Lifespan Respite National Technical Assistance and Resource Center
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Administration for Community Living is funding a cooperative agreement to support the Lifespan Respite Care Program: Technical Assistance and Resource Center. The selected grantee will deliver national training, technical assistance, and capacity-building support to state lifespan respite programs, maintain a national respite care database, and disseminate public educational resources. Key responsibilities include partnering with the ASPR Medical Reserve Corps to enhance emergency preparedness, and the project requires a minimum 25 percent non-federal cost-sharing match. Eligible public and private non-profit entities must submit their electronic applications through Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 27, 2026, for this single award valued at up to $1,260,000 over a three-year performance period.
Eligible Applicants
Based on statutory requirements for the Lifespan Respite Care Program authorized by Congress in 2006 under Title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C 201), and the Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020, awards may only be made to public or private nonprofit entities. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.