Notice2026-18729
Announcing the Intent To Award a Single-Source Supplement for Expanding Outreach and Professional Training To Engage Older Adults With Behavioral Health Conditions in Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs
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Published
September 14, 2026
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCommunity Living Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the intent to award a single-source supplement to the current cooperative agreement held by the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) for Expanding Outreach and Professional Training to Engage Older Adults with Behavioral Health Conditions in Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs. The purpose is to expand national outreach, training, and resources to increase participation in community-based, evidence-based programs (EBPs) for older adults with behavioral health issues, to help the aging and disability network develop new practical skills, and to improve coordination among local aging and behavioral health service providers. The administrative supplement for FY 2026 will be for $1,084,718, bringing the total award for the FY 2024 to FY 2027 budget period to $4,345,417.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 176 (Monday, September 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18729]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Announcing the Intent To Award a Single-Source Supplement for
Expanding Outreach and Professional Training To Engage Older Adults
With Behavioral Health Conditions in Evidence-Based Health Promotion
Programs
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of single-source award.
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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 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)
for Expanding Outreach and Professional Training to Engage Older Adults
with Behavioral Health Conditions in Evidence-Based Health Promotion
Programs. The purpose is to expand national outreach, training, and
resources to increase participation in community-based, evidence-based
programs (EBPs) for older adults with behavioral health issues, to help
the aging and disability network develop new practical skills, and to
improve coordination among local aging and behavioral health service
providers. The administrative supplement for FY 2026 will be for
$1,084,718, bringing the total award for the FY 2024 to FY 2027 budget
period to $4,345,417.
DATES: The supplement award will be issued to align with Year 3
(September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027) of the September 1, 2024,
through August 31, 2027 project period.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments
regarding this program supplement, contact Patricia Keane, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community
Living, Administration on Aging, Office of Nutrition and Health
Promotion Programs; telephone (202) 795-7783; email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3f3c2d7d1cac0cac28de8c6c2cdc6e3c2c0cf8dcbcbd08dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eebe8f9a9c878d878fc0a58b8f808bae8f8d82c086869dc0898198">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This supplemental funding will increase
LECOM's capacity to expand the reach and impact of its approved
Behavioral Health Resources for Integrated Development, Growth,
Engagement, and Support (BRIDGES) for Older Adults project. The goals
for expanded funding align with the overall goals of the grant to
expand outreach and professional training nationally to increase the
participation of older adults with behavioral health conditions in
community-based EBPs, to help the aging and disability network develop
new practical skills, and to improve coordination among local aging and
behavioral health service providers.
LECOM should expand BRIDGES training and technical assistance (TA)
to all ACL Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) grantees,
including those specifically focused on preventing and managing chronic
disease in older adults with behavioral health conditions and
stressors. They should build a tiered TA model for CDSME and other ACL
grantees, scaled to organizational readiness level. This model should
include individual consultation, implementation coaching, office hours,
cohort models, and peer-to-peer learning opportunities. LECOM should
facilitate the federal agencies contributing to the 10th anniversary of
the virtual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day and convene
grantees and the network for behavioral health continuing education and
training opportunities to include speakers, partner organizations, and
subject matter experts. LECOM should broaden the existing BRIDGES
curriculum to specifically include CDSME grantees, and develop a CDSME
grantee partnership track to onboard CDSME grantees with targeted
implementation resources and communities of practice. LECOM should
develop an evidence-informed Dissemination and Engagement Playbook to
use across BRIDGES, CDSME, and the broader grantee portfolio, and other
ACL-supported initiatives.
Program Name: Expanding Outreach and Professional Training to
Engage Older Adults with Behavioral Health Conditions in Evidence-Based
Health Promotion Programs.
Recipient: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM).
Period of Performance: The award will be issued in Year 3 of the
project period of September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027.
Total Award Amount: $4,345,417 ($3,260,699 fully funded in FY 2024
+ $1,084,718 in FY 2026).
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement Supplement.
Basis for Award: LECOM is currently funded to carry out the
Behavioral Health Resources for Integrated Development, Growth,
Engagement, and Support (BRIDGES) for Older Adults project for the
period of September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027. LECOM has made
substantial progress to date: the project conducted an environmental
scan, needs (re)assessments, and stigma surveys; launched a national
destigmatization campaign with an accompanying education multimedia
toolkit; stood up a technical assistance center and online resource hub
focused on the intersection of older adult programming and behavioral
health needs; and distributed toolkits to organizations across the
aging and disability network. LECOM has also delivered training and
outreach through webinars and virtual conferences, including Older
Adult Mental Health Awareness Day, and in-person presentations at two
national conferences. In addition, the project developed a free,
accessible online behavioral health literacy curriculum comprising 13
modules, designed to help CDSME facilitators, caregivers, and older
adults recognize, respond to, and refer behavioral health concerns as
they emerge.
It would be unnecessarily time consuming and disruptive to the
BRIDGES project and the beneficiaries being served for the ACL to
establish a new grantee at this time when critical services are
presently being provided in an efficient manner.
LECOM is ideally and uniquely positioned to make the best use of
the increased funding quickly and efficiently to effectively deliver
what is needed to meet the needs of CDSME grantees and the broader
aging and disability network. LECOM has established itself nationally
as a recognized leader and expert in
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delivering behavioral health resources and TA to support those
implementing CDSME programs in the aging and disability network. LECOM
has already established relationships with CDSME grantees with a
behavioral health focus, which will allow them to seamlessly expand the
TA and training they can offer to ensure CDSME grantees' success in
meeting their goals and deliverables.
Additionally, the grantee has worked diligently to develop
relationships with stakeholders through outreach and conference
presentations, and to ensure that an inclusive range of partners are in
place, engaged in the work, and committed to the success of CDSME.
LECOM is successfully meeting all programmatic goals under the
current Expanding Outreach and Professional Training to Engage Older
Adults with Behavioral Health Conditions in Evidence-Based Health
Promotion Programs cooperative agreement.
Authority: Older Americans Act, Title IV; Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C. 300U-11 (Prevention and Public Health
Fund).
Dated: September 9, 2026.
Richard Nicholls,
Deputy Administrator and Chief of Staff of the Administration for
Community Living.
[FR Doc. 2026-18729 Filed 9-11-26; 8:45 am]
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