Notice2021-18748
Intent To Award a Supplement for the Lifespan Respite Program: Special Projects To Strengthen Program Development, Implementation and Sustainability
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August 31, 2021
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Abstract
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the intent to award a single-source supplement to the current cooperative agreement held by the Center for Health Policy Development.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48711-48712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18748]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Intent To Award a Supplement for the Lifespan Respite Program:
Special Projects To Strengthen Program Development, Implementation and
Sustainability
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award a single-source supplement to the current cooperative
agreement held by the Center for Health Policy Development.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments
regarding this program supplement, contact Lori Stalbaum, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community
Living, Administration on Aging, Office of Supportive and Caregiver
Services: telephone (202) 795-7444; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1975766b70376a6d78757b786c7459787a753771716a377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b5754495215484f5a57595a4e567b5a585715535348155c544d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary objective of this project is to
complement the work of the Lifespan Respite Technical Assistance and
Resource Center (TARC) funded in FY 2020 (42 U.S.C. 300ii-2: National
Lifespan Respite Resource Center) and, based on the forthcoming
National Family Caregiving Strategy, focus on improving access to
respite services, workforce capacity, and the role of natural supports,
which will be a likely focus of attention nationwide following the
dissemination of the Family Caregiving Advisory Council's National
Family Caregiving Strategy.
1. Workforce Development: Develop, test and scale a respite
workforce recruitment, training and retention program to better meet
the respite needs of culturally diverse, urban, suburban, rural, or
frontier families, particularly in light of the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic on the workforce;
2. State-based respite planning: Develop and field test a state-
based framework and roadmap for respite system planning and
development, which ties to the forthcoming National Family Caregiving
Strategy; and
3. Natural supports: Enhance approaches to help caregivers and
families develop or strengthen their own natural support systems to
include respite and other supports
The original FY 2020 award was in the amount of $562,737 for a
three-year fully funded project. The administrative supplement for FY
2021 will be in the amount of $183,000, bringing the total award for
the project to $745,737.
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The additional funding will not be used to begin new projects, but
to expand existing activities under the existing grant. Specifically,
supplemental funds will be used to:
1. Increase the number of states that will participate in the
upcoming pilot project to field test a competency-based, entry-level
respite provider-training curriculum and recruitment campaign. This
also includes the option to request additional funding for increased
administrative and management oversight; the provision of stipends, if
necessary; and increased technical assistance to the pilot states.
2. Enhance documentation and reporting on the pilot project, which
could include reports, journal articles, or blogs on pre- and post-
pilot work. For example, topics may include, but are not limited to:
a. Detailing the methodology for developing the core competencies
being piloted from conception to pilot implementation; and
b. Documenting state successes as a part of the pilot program and/
or detailing findings, positive or negative, learned from the one-year
pilot.
3. Expand/enhance the respite care tracking (mapping) system that
will be available to state program policy personnel to allow them ready
access to the findings of the state scans of respite programs and
services and build on case studies being developed under this grant
program.
4. Expand and enhance the planned communication and information
dissemination strategy to reach larger audiences of potential users of
the materials developed under this project.
Program Name: Lifespan Respite Care Program: Promoting Best
Practices, Building State Capacity.
Recipient: Center for Health Policy Development.
Period of Performance: The supplement award will be issued in the
second year of this three-year, fully funded, project scheduled to be
completed on September 29, 2023.
Total Award Amount: $562,737 in FY 2020.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement Supplement.
Statutory Authority: The statutory authority for grants under this
program announcement is contained in Title XXIX of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ii-1: Lifespan Respite Care Grants and
Cooperative Agreements), as amended by the Public Health Service Act
Public Law 109-442. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 93.072).
Basis for Award: The Lifespan Respite Care Program: Special
Projects to Strengthen Program Development, Implementation and
Sustainability is currently funded to carry out the objectives of this
project for the period of September 30, 2020 through September 29,
2023. Since project implementation began in late 2020, the grantee has
accomplished a great deal. The supplement will enable the grantee to
carry their work even further, reaching more states with workforce
development assistance, information dissemination, direct technical
assistance and tracking of state innovations and advancements in
respite service design and delivery. The additional funding will not be
used to begin new projects or activities.
Dated: August 25, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2021-18748 Filed 8-30-21; 8:45 am]
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