The Administration for Community Living is seeking applications for programs that improve the health and well-being of older Americans with behavioral health conditions such as depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Donor Name: Administration for Community Living
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/20/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The Advancing Strategies to Support Older Adults with Behavioral Health Conditions in the Senior Nutrition Program is designed to support a project for behavioral health-focused innovations in the senior nutrition program setting with intentions to 1) learn of existing barriers and facilitators to serving older adults living with behavioral health conditions in the congregate meal setting, 2) develop and implement person-centered, trauma-informed, and appropriate best practices to meet the needs of seniors living with behavioral health conditions in the senior nutrition program setting, and 3) develop and disseminate resources from tested findings and already existing practices.
This NOFO has the following goals: 1) learn of existing barriers and facilitators to serving older adults living with behavioral health conditions in the congregate meal setting, 2) based on learnings from Goal 1, train staff and sub-grantees to develop and implement person-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally appropriate best practices to meet the needs of older adults living with behavioral health conditions in the congregate nutrition program setting, 3) evaluate the effectiveness of implemented practices through measurable outcomes, and 4) create and share a minimum of ten (10) resource materials and disseminate findings to help the senior nutrition program network adopt best practices.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $500,000
- Award Floor: $400,000.
Grant Period
36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Private institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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