Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2009 AOA OI 0905
Apply for HHS 2009 AOA OI 0905
- The Administration on Aging in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Resource Centers on Older Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.048 Special Programs for the AgingTitle IVand Title IIDiscretionary Projects.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 2, 2009 and posted on Mar 13, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 30, 2009 See link to full announcement for details.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $672,041.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $350,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Resource Centers on Older Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians grant opportunity (HHS 2009 AOA OI 0905) is a discretionary, cooperative agreement program run by the Administration on Aging under the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006. It was created in response to the growing number of older adults in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities and the resulting pressure on service systems that are often more fragmented and harder to navigate than those serving non-Native populations. Congress directed that at least two and no more than four national Resource Centers be supported, with the overall purpose of strengthening what is known about aging in Native communities and using that knowledge to improve the availability, quality, and effectiveness of services for older Native people.
At the core of the program is the expectation that each Resource Center will operate with a national scope and will function as a hub for practical expertise. Rather than primarily funding direct services, the Centers are meant to build capacity across Indian tribal organizations, Native communities, educational institutions (including Tribal Colleges and Universities), and the broader workforce that supports older adults (professionals and paraprofessionals). The work emphasizes developing and sharing technical information, delivering training and technical assistance, identifying and spreading best practices, and helping organizations apply proven approaches in real community settings. A key theme is that each Center should help untangle complex service environments by improving coordination, access, and the usability of health and long-term care supports for elders and their families.
Applicants are required to choose at least two areas of primary concern as the focus of their Center. The main areas highlighted in the announcement include health issues, long-term care (explicitly including in-home care), elder abuse, and other significant challenges affecting Native communities. The intent is for Centers to go beyond broad discussion and instead develop concrete activities, resources, and practice models tailored to the distinct needs of different tribal and Native populations. Cultural competence is not treated as an add-on; each Center is expected to weave culturally grounded principles into staffing, program design, materials, and delivery methods so that the technical assistance and best practices shared are relevant, respectful, and usable across diverse communities.
In addition to the required focus areas, Centers are expected to align their activities with one or more Administration on Aging priority areas. These priorities include: making it easier for older adults to access an integrated array of health and long-term care services; helping older adults remain active and healthy; supporting family caregivers in providing care at home and in the community; ensuring older adults rights while preventing abuse, neglect, and exploitation; providing training and technical assistance; and improving coordination within the university structure (reflecting that eligible applicants are institutions of higher education and that internal university coordination is part of successful national-center operations). An example offered in the announcement under the "active and healthy" priority is the use of evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention interventions that can be delivered by non-clinical personnel in community settings, with the Stanford Model and the Indian Health Service Chronic Care Initiative cited as illustrations of the kind of scalable interventions Centers might help communities adopt.
The application must be outcome-driven. Proposals are expected to spell out what results the Center anticipates achieving, how performance and outcomes will be measured, and how overall success will be determined. This reflects an emphasis on accountability and demonstrable impact, such as measurable improvements in service coordination, increased adoption of best practices, strengthened local capacity through training, or improved community-level implementation of evidence-based programs.
From a funding and eligibility standpoint, the opportunity anticipated up to four awards, with an estimated total program funding amount of $672,041. Individual awards were expected to range from $117,000 (floor) to $350,000 (ceiling), and cost sharing or matching was required. Eligible applicants were limited to public/state-controlled and private institutions of higher education, reinforcing the expectation that universities will serve as national infrastructure for research translation, training, technical assistance, and dissemination. The program was listed under CFDA 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV and Title II Discretionary Projects). The original and current closing date for this archived competition was April 30, 2009, and the funding opportunity was posted March 13, 2009. For access issues related to the full announcement, the listed contact was Margaret Graves at margaret.graves@aoa.hhs.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the National Resource Centers on Older Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians grant opportunity?
This opportunity (HHS 2009 AOA OI 0905) is a discretionary, cooperative agreement program run by the Administration on Aging under the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006. It supports national Resource Centers focused on aging in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities.
Why was this program created?
The program was created in response to the growing number of older adults in Native communities and the resulting strain on service systems that can be fragmented and difficult to navigate compared to systems serving non-Native populations.
What is the overall purpose of the Resource Centers?
The overall purpose is to strengthen what is known about aging in Native communities and use that knowledge to improve the availability, quality, and effectiveness of services for older Native people.
How many Resource Centers were intended to be supported?
Congress directed that at least two and no more than four national Resource Centers be supported.
Is this funding meant to pay for direct services to older adults?
Not primarily. The Centers are designed to build capacity and function as hubs of practical expertise, focusing on training, technical assistance, dissemination of best practices, and helping organizations apply proven approaches in real community settings.
What does it mean that the Resource Centers must have a national scope?
Each Center is expected to operate with a national scope and serve as a hub for practical expertise, sharing technical information, training, and best practices that can be used across Indian tribal organizations and Native communities.
Who is the program intended to strengthen and support?
The program emphasizes capacity-building across Indian tribal organizations, Native communities, educational institutions (including Tribal Colleges and Universities), and the broader workforce that supports older adults (professionals and paraprofessionals).
What kinds of activities are Resource Centers expected to deliver?
Activities emphasized in the announcement include developing and sharing technical information, delivering training and technical assistance, identifying and spreading best practices, and assisting organizations in implementing proven approaches within communities.
What service-system problems are the Centers expected to address?
A key theme is helping untangle complex service environments by improving coordination, access, and the usability of health and long-term care supports for elders and their families.
What focus areas must applicants choose?
Applicants are required to select at least two areas of primary concern to focus their Center. The main areas highlighted include health issues, long-term care (including in-home care), elder abuse, and other significant challenges affecting Native communities.
What is expected regarding cultural competence?
Cultural competence is treated as integral to the work. Each Center is expected to weave culturally grounded principles into staffing, program design, materials, and delivery methods so that technical assistance and shared best practices are relevant and respectful across diverse tribal and Native populations.
Do Centers need to align with Administration on Aging (AoA) priorities?
Yes. In addition to the required focus areas, Centers are expected to align their activities with one or more AoA priority areas described in the announcement.
What AoA priority areas are listed in the announcement?
The listed priorities include: improving access to an integrated array of health and long-term care services; helping older adults remain active and healthy; supporting family caregivers providing care at home and in the community; ensuring older adults rights and preventing abuse, neglect, and exploitation; providing training and technical assistance; and improving coordination within the university structure.
Does the announcement mention evidence-based programs?
Yes. Under the "active and healthy" priority, the announcement references evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention interventions deliverable by non-clinical personnel in community settings, citing the Stanford Model and the Indian Health Service Chronic Care Initiative as examples.
What does the announcement mean by an "outcome-driven" application?
Proposals are expected to clearly state anticipated results, explain how performance and outcomes will be measured, and describe how overall success will be determined, reflecting an emphasis on accountability and demonstrable impact.
What kinds of outcomes does the announcement emphasize?
Examples implied by the announcement include measurable improvements in service coordination, increased adoption of best practices, strengthened local capacity through training, and improved community-level implementation of evidence-based programs.
How many awards were anticipated, and what was the total estimated funding?
The opportunity anticipated up to four awards, with an estimated total program funding amount of $672,041.
What was the expected funding range for individual awards?
Individual awards were expected to range from $117,000 (floor) to $350,000 (ceiling).
Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The announcement states that cost sharing or matching was required.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants were limited to public/state-controlled and private institutions of higher education.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The program was listed under CFDA 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV and Title II Discretionary Projects).
What were the key dates for this archived competition?
The funding opportunity was posted on March 13, 2009. The original and current closing date listed for the archived competition was April 30, 2009.
Who was the contact for access issues related to the full announcement?
For access issues, the announcement listed Margaret Graves at margaret.graves@aoa.hhs.gov.
What type of grant mechanism is described?
The opportunity is described as a discretionary, cooperative agreement program.
What role do universities play in this program design?
Because eligibility is limited to institutions of higher education, the program design reflects an expectation that universities will serve as national infrastructure for research translation, training, technical assistance, and dissemination, including attention to coordination within the university structure.
Are Tribal Colleges and Universities mentioned in the announcement?
Yes. The announcement explicitly includes educational institutions such as Tribal Colleges and Universities among the groups the Centers are intended to support through capacity-building.
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