Federal Income Security and Social Services Grants

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to implement the demonstration authority in Section 373(i) of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (OAA), using the framework provided by the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act and the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers (the Strategy). Specifically, this project seeks to: 1) better understand the extent to which caregiver/care navigator services are used in the programs and entities funded under Title III-E of the OAA; 2) design and test new materials and methods for delivering these services; and 3) evaluate the effectiveness and opportunities for scaling and replicating them. ACL will award one cooperative agreement to a single entity to undertake activities of a national scope and reach. The project will last for a duration of 36 months, with three, 12-month budget periods. The amount of federal funds available will be up to approximately $882,000 per year, pending availability of federal funds.The intended recipients of the technical assistance developed in this project are those entities typically involved with implementing and operating programs funded by the OAA, including state units on aging (SUAs); area agencies on aging (AAAs); local aging services and family caregiver support providers; kinship, grandparent and grandfamily services providers; tribes and tribal entities, and other entities that may be part of the aging and/or tribal services networks. Additionally, given the NFCSPs inclusion of family caregivers of individuals with early onset-dementia and older relative caregivers supporting adults with disabilities, ACL desires that proposals identify how these populations will also be included in the work.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to Tribal Colleges and Universities to develop programs that train and qualify education staff for American Indian and Alaskan Native Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

This funding opportunity provides up to $1 million to a wide range of organizations to develop a centralized resource for exploring and analyzing single-cell genomics data from the human brain, enhancing research on brain health and disease.

This grant provides funding to state and local courts, as well as eligible nonprofit organizations, to obtain expert assistance for diagnosing issues, developing solutions, and implementing necessary changes within the judicial system.

This funding opportunity supports research projects aimed at reducing disparities in maternal health outcomes among vulnerable populations in the U.S. by investigating healthcare system and clinician factors.

This grant provides funding to support postdoctoral researchers from underrepresented backgrounds in neuroscience as they transition to independent faculty positions, promoting diversity in the field.

In 2024, SSA is looking for a new organization to help manage the ARDRAW program through a cooperative agreement. The new ARDRAW program will include one-year $15,000 stipends for supervised independent graduate-level student research on rehabilitation, work, and disability topics to a broad spectrum of graduate students, to cultivate new scholars in the field of disability research. In accordance with recent Executive Orders to advance racial equity, support underserved communities, and increased access to federal funding opportunities (including EO 13895 and EO 14112), a new objective for ARDRAW is to the increase the recruitment and participation of students of color and other underrepresented populations in the research areas of work, rehabilitation, and disability, for the purpose of fostering new and inclusive perspectives on disability research.

This funding opportunity supports early-career clinicians dedicated to patient-oriented research, providing resources for studies that involve direct interaction with human subjects to advance understanding of health and disease.

This funding opportunity supports independent research projects in health-related fields for a wide range of eligible applicants, including universities, nonprofits, and small businesses, without allowing clinical trials.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations to develop the necessary plans for managing foster care and adoption assistance programs in compliance with federal regulations.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for small-scale research projects that investigate the ethical, legal, and social challenges arising from advancements in human genetic and genomic research.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that improve legal assistance for older adults facing economic and social challenges, particularly in underserved communities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for various organizations to research and improve reflective supervision practices in early childhood home visiting programs, ultimately enhancing service quality and outcomes for families.

This funding opportunity is exclusively for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to continue a major study tracking the health and life experiences of individuals from adolescence to midlife, focusing on factors related to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

This grant provides funding to colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations to develop sustainable solutions that help postsecondary students overcome challenges related to basic needs like housing, food, and childcare, ultimately improving their academic success and workforce readiness.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to State Workforce Agencies for managing ongoing administrative tasks related to expired pandemic unemployment programs, ensuring they can effectively handle fraud prevention, account reconciliation, and outstanding claims.

This grant provides funding for a Data Coordinating Center to support research projects focused on preventing stillbirth, emphasizing collaboration and equity in addressing disparities in vulnerable populations.

The "Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders" grant aims to fund projects that explore the causes, prevalence, diagnosis, and best service delivery methods for Autism Spectrum Disorders, with a focus on small, well-defined projects that can be completed within two years using limited resources.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) hereby notify recipient organizations holding specific types of NIH grants, listed in the full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), that applications for change of recipient organization may be submitted to this FOA. This assumes such a change is programmatically permitted for the particular grant. Applications for change of recipient organization are considered prior approval requests (as described in Section 8.1.2.7 of the NIH Grants Policy Statement) and will be routed for consideration directly to the Grants Management Specialist named in the current award. Although requests for change of recipient organization may be submitted through this FOA, there is no guarantee that an award will be transferred to the new organization. All applicants are encouraged to discuss potential requests with the awarding IC before submission.

This funding opportunity supports researchers in discovering and validating new targets for developing safe and effective pain treatments with minimal side effects and low addiction risk.