Closed · HHS-2025-ACL-AOA-LRLI-0004 · CFDA 93.072 · Discretionary
Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Program Enhancement Grants
Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Community Living, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $200K-$400K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 15, 2025
- Close date
- 7
- Expected awards
The verdict
Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Program Enhancement Grants is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Community Living that offered $200,000 -- $400,000 across 7 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $200K-$400K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 7
- expected awards
- 93.072
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Program Enhancement Grants - is cataloged under number HHS-2025-ACL-AOA-LRLI-0004 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.072, posted by Administration for Community Living. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 28, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $200,000 -- $400,000. The agency has projected $2.5 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 7 awards. If the agency funds the expected 7 awards from the $2.5 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $352,000. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on August 15, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$200,000 -- $400,000
Close Date
August 15, 2025
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Posted
July 28, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$2,466,000
Expected Awards
7
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Eligible state agencies funded under this announcement shall use grant funds to advance the provision of respite services through their statewide Lifespan Respite Care system as outlined in The Act. The goal of the program is to enhance state systems and capacities to deliver respite care and related services to family caregivers of children and adults across all age groups, disabilities, and chronic conditions. All programs must from the outset, address the respite needs of all populations regardless of the age, disability, or chronic condition of the care recipient population. Funded applicants will continue to build collaborations and partnerships across the state and carry out key activities including expanding options for volunteers; ensuring adequate respite provider training is offered; identifying gaps in current services and conducting outreach to reduce those gaps; and continue to, or increase efforts to, target underserved populations across the lifespan. ACL will fund approximately seven (7) cooperative agreements over the course of the 4-year project period.Applications should reflect an understanding of and grounding in the principles and actions contained in the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. It is ACL"s expectation that using the Strategy as a roadmap or guide, applicants will incorporate the approaches outlined in the Strategy, as applicable, for enhancing their State Lifespan Respite Systems of care.Awardees under this funding opportunity will work with ACL to implement the data collection and reporting requirements, under Section 2904 of the Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act of 2020.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 00. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Kari Benson aoa.oaa@acl.hhs.gov
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