Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2021 ACL AOA INNU 0092
The Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services - Statewide Research grant opportunity (HHS 2021 ACL AOA INNU 0092) is a discretionary funding program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), administered by the Administration for Community Living (ACL). It uses a cooperative agreement model, which typically means the federal agency expects to be actively involved with awardees during the project period (for example, through collaboration, technical guidance, or shared planning around deliverables). The overall aim is to fund statewide research efforts that identify, study, and document innovative or promising nutrition services practices within the aging services network, especially approaches that proved useful or emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
At its core, the opportunity is about strengthening nutrition services supported under the Older Americans Act (OAA). OAA-funded nutrition programs are a major pillar of community-based aging services because they do more than provide meals; they often function as an entry point to other supports that help older adults remain independent. This grant is specifically looking for research that can show how certain innovations improve program quality and effectiveness and produce measurable outcomes. The emphasis is not simply on new ideas, but on practices that can be shown to work and can be replicated broadly across the aging services network. In other words, funded projects should generate evidence and practical documentation that other jurisdictions and providers can use, rather than producing results that only apply in a narrow local setting.
A key requirement is that proposed research projects have the potential for broad implementation statewide and, ideally, relevance beyond a single community or provider. Applicants are expected to demonstrate the value of the innovation being studied, with examples of value including improvements in participant well-being and potential cost savings. The cost-savings angle is important because the program is aligned with preventing avoidable, more expensive interventions downstream, such as hospitalizations or nursing facility placement. As a result, the research focus is expected to connect nutrition services improvements to outcomes that matter for both quality of life and public systems sustainability.
The opportunity also strongly prioritizes equity and targeting of need. Research innovations must focus on services for underserved older adults with the greatest social and economic need, as well as individuals who are at risk of institutional placement. The intent is to support nutrition-related strategies that help people remain in home and community-based settings, reducing reliance on more costly medical or institutional care. This focus implies that projects should pay attention to barriers like low income, social isolation, limited transportation, rural access challenges, disability-related needs, and other factors that can prevent older adults from receiving consistent, appropriate nutrition support.
In terms of funding details, the award ceiling is $600,000, and ACL expected to make two awards under this announcement. The opportunity was created on March 24, 2021, with an original application closing date of May 24, 2021. The funding activity category is Health, and the CFDA number associated with this opportunity is 93.045.
Eligibility is broad and includes many public and nonprofit entities that could plausibly lead statewide research, such as state, county, city/township, and special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; other Native American tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). This range of eligible applicants reflects the reality that nutrition services within the aging network often involve partnerships among state units on aging, area agencies on aging, community-based nonprofits, universities, and tribal organizations.
Overall, this grant opportunity is designed for applicants that can conduct rigorous, practical research on nutrition services innovations, translate findings into useful documentation, and support approaches that can be scaled across a state to improve outcomes for older adults who face the greatest barriers and risks. The end goal is a stronger, more effective nutrition services system within the OAA aging services network, with evidence-backed practices that help older adults stay healthier and remain in their homes and communities.Apply for HHS 2021 ACL AOA INNU 0092
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services - Statewide Research" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.045.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 24, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 24, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $600,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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