PPHF- 2014 - National Falls Prevention Resource Center Financed Solely by 2014 Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF-2014)

Post Date

June 23rd 2014

Application Due Date

July 29th 2014

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.

Funding Opportunity Number

HHS-2014-ACL-AOA-FC-0085

CFDA Number(s)

93.761

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Income Security and Social Services

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Eligible applicants are domestic public or private non-profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $400000

• Award Range:

  $400000 - $400000

Grant Description

Through this funding opportunity, the Administration on Aging (AoA), part of the Administration for Community Living (ACL), plans to award one two-year grant to a domestic public or private non-profit entity. The grant would be funded at approximately $400,000 for Year 1 and, subject to available funding, approximately $400,000 for Year 2. The purpose of this grant is to establish and support a National Falls Prevention Resource Center that will work collaboratively – on behalf of the public, aging services network, and other stakeholders – to accomplish the following goals and objectives: Goal 1: Increase public education about the risks of falls and how to prevent them. Goal 2: Support and stimulate the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based community programs and strategies that have been proven to reduce the incidence of falls among seniors. This funding opportunity is financed solely by 2014 Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF-2014).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Administration for Community Living

• Agency Contact:

  Michele Boutaugh
  Michele.Boutaugh@acl.hhs.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grants Policy

• Agency Email Address:

  Michele.Boutaugh@acl.hhs.gov

• More Information:

  http://acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/Index.aspx