The Health Resources and Services Administration is pleased to announce the 2024 Transition for Youth with Autism and/or Epilepsy Demonstration Projects.
Donor Name: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/11/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The goal of this program is to improve outcomes including quality of life and well-being for YAES and their families/caregivers transitioning from child to adult systems. These systems include but are not limited to post-secondary education, inclusive postsecondary education, employment, community, independent/daily living, and healthcare. The target population for this program is characterized as YAES between the ages of 13 and 26 who have co-occurring conditions, intellectual disabilities, experience challenges in social cognition, communication, interpersonal skills, and/or behaviors and require a higher level of family support and coordination.
Transition for Youth with Autism and/or Epilepsy DPs will be funded to implement and evaluate innovative, sustainable, and scalable strategies that support YAES and their families/caregivers in successfully transitioning from child to adult serving systems. There will be up to four (4) autism and seven (7) epilepsy grants. Applicants for DPs shall propose a catchment area as well as the methodology and data source for identifying the target population of YAES. For the purpose of this program, catchment areas include but are not limited to school districts, states, local health districts, counties, regional health districts, etc. Catchment areas proposed by organizations such as health care systems and family-based organizations cannot be limited to the youth served exclusively by the applicant organization.
Program Objectives
- By August 2029, increase by 50% from baseline the percentage of all YAES in the catchment area that successfully transition to adult serving systems.
- By August 2029, adopt a framework for ongoing partnership, collaboration, and consultation between agencies to support YAES and their families/caregivers in successfully transitioning from child to adult serving systems.
- By August 2029, increase by 75% from baseline the percentage of all families/caregivers of YAES in the catchment area that report improved selfefficacy with the transition process.
Funding Information
It estimates $1,800,000 from the Autism CARES Act funding/authority will be available each year to fund up to four (4) autism DP recipients. It estimated $3,150,000 from the SPRANS Epilepsy funding/authority will be available each year to fund up to seven (7) epilepsy DP recipients. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $450,000 annually (reflecting direct and indirect costs) for either the autism or epilepsy funding.
HRSA-24-041 NCCT
It estimates $735,000 to be available annually to fund one (1) recipient. This includes $275,000 from the Autism CARES Act funding/authority and $460,000 from the SPRANS Epilepsy funding/authority. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $735,000 annually (reflecting direct and indirect costs).
Project Period
The period of performance is September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2029 (5 years).
Eligibility Criteria
If your organization is in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau and is:
- Public or private
- Community-based
- Tribal (governments, organizations)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
