The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced the National Coordinating Center on Transition (NCCT) Program.
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: $500,000 to $1 million
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.
NCCT will support recipients in meeting their program objectives, and to provide national leadership to improve transition outcomes for YAES and their families/caregivers through training, technical assistance, evaluation, and the development and dissemination of resources to transition stakeholders.
Program Objectives
- By August 2029, increase by 50% from baseline the percentage of all YAES within the catchment areas of the HRSA-24-042 (DP) recipients that successfully transition to adult serving systems.
- By August 2029, increase to 100% from baseline the awareness/knowledge of HRSA-24-042 (DP) recipients in developing, implementing, and evaluating sustainable and scalable transition strategies as a result of the technical assistance, training, education, peer-to-peer learning, and resources provided by the NCCT. )
- By August 2029, increase to 100% from baseline the awareness/knowledge of key stakeholders of transition issues related to the target population as a result of the technical assistance, training, education, and resources provided by the NCCT.
Funding Information
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.
