Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2014 ACL AOA CC 0068
Apply for HHS 2014 ACL AOA CC 0068
- The Administration for Community Living in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Volunteer Resource Center" 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 22, 2014 and posted on Apr 22, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 3, 2014 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $258,518.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $258,518.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Domestic public or private non profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith based organizations, community based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher learning. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Volunteer Resource Center grant opportunity (HHS-2014-ACL-AOA-CC-0068) is a discretionary cooperative agreement from the Administration for Community Living (ACL), through the Administration on Aging (AoA), designed to strengthen and expand the volunteer workforce that supports Older Americans Act (OAA) services nationwide. The central idea is that OAA programs have always depended on volunteers to deliver home and community-based services, but the combination of a rapidly growing older population, rising demand for critical supports, and constrained funding makes it increasingly important to mobilize volunteers more strategically. AoA is looking to capture and grow the "social capital" of volunteers, especially older adults, and deploy them more effectively throughout the Aging Network.
The opportunity is grounded in the structure and reach of the Aging Network itself, which includes 56 State Units on Aging, 629 Area Agencies on Aging, 264 Tribal and Native organizations, about 20,000 service providers, and large numbers of volunteers. Because this network touches nearly every community, even modest improvements in how volunteers are recruited, trained, supported, and retained can translate into meaningful service capacity gains across the country. The proposed National Volunteer Resource Center is meant to function as an organizing hub that helps the network build and sustain volunteer workforce capacity over time rather than relying on scattered local efforts.
This program also builds on federal policy direction and prior investments related to civic engagement and volunteerism under the OAA. The 2002 OAA amendments explicitly elevated civic engagement, defining it broadly as individual or collective action that addresses public concerns or unmet needs across areas like human services, education, health care, the environment, and public safety. The amendments encouraged Area Agencies on Aging to use trained volunteers for direct services benefiting older adults and people with disabilities, expand opportunities for older adults to participate in civic engagement, and improve coordination among volunteer programs. They also supported demonstration efforts aimed at identifying and documenting program models that are effective, sustainable, and replicable, including models engaging older volunteers in direct service roles as well as organizational, technical, and developmental roles. Those earlier demonstrations targeted three priority groups: grandparents and other relatives raising grandchildren, families raising children with special needs, and caregivers of frail and vulnerable older adults.
AoA frames this 2014 announcement as an extension of the work begun under a 2010 cooperative agreement awarded to the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a). Under that earlier effort, n4a and partners launched the Aging Network's Volunteer Collaborative (agingnetworkvolunteercollaborative.org) and developed practical infrastructure to support volunteer expansion across the network. Activities included assessing barriers and needs related to volunteering, offering technical assistance through workshops and webinars, and creating a virtual resource center with a technical assistance clearinghouse and interactive learning features (such as blogs, online chats, polls, webinars, and communities of practice). The prior project also provided small incentive grants, ran a national communications campaign, built evaluation mechanisms to measure performance, and established a partnership with LexisNexis to lower the cost of volunteer background checks. The new National Volunteer Resource Center is intended to build on those lessons and tools, reflecting current knowledge about volunteer engagement and what the Aging Network needs to scale success.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, ACL expected to make one award totaling $258,518, with the award ceiling and floor both listed at $258,518. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial federal involvement in guiding or collaborating on project activities compared with a standard grant. Cost sharing or matching is required. The CFDA listing is 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV and Title II Discretionary Projects), and the activity area is categorized under income security and social services.
Eligibility is limited to domestic public or private nonprofit entities. Examples explicitly included are state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible. The announcement was posted April 22, 2014, with an application deadline of June 3, 2014 (electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time), and it was archived July 3, 2014. The funding opportunity materials were hosted through ACL's funding announcements page, and the listed contact for access issues was Aiesha Gurley (aiesha.gurley@aoa.hhs.gov).
In practical terms, the opportunity seeks a single national-level awardee that can operate as the Aging Network's central resource for volunteer development: gathering and sharing best practices, delivering technical assistance, supporting peer learning, promoting proven approaches to recruitment and retention, improving program coordination, and helping the network measure results. The overall outcome AoA is pursuing is a more capable, better supported, and more scalable volunteer workforce that strengthens the Aging Network's ability to meet increasing service demands for older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers.
National Volunteer Resource Center Grant (HHS-2014-ACL-AOA-CC-0068) FAQs
What is the National Volunteer Resource Center grant opportunity?
It is a discretionary cooperative agreement announced by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), through the Administration on Aging (AoA), to strengthen and expand the volunteer workforce that supports Older Americans Act (OAA) services nationwide. The funded effort is intended to operate as a national hub that helps the Aging Network build volunteer workforce capacity over time.
What is the main purpose of this funding?
The central purpose is to mobilize and deploy volunteers more strategically across OAA programs in response to a rapidly growing older population, rising demand for critical supports, and constrained funding. AoA emphasizes capturing and growing the "social capital" of volunteers (especially older adults) and putting that capacity to work more effectively throughout the Aging Network.
Which agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by ACL (Administration for Community Living), through AoA (Administration on Aging).
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is HHS-2014-ACL-AOA-CC-0068.
What type of award is this?
This is a cooperative agreement. Compared with a standard grant, a cooperative agreement typically involves substantial federal involvement in guiding or collaborating on project activities.
How much funding is available?
ACL expected to make one award totaling $258,518. The award ceiling and the award floor are both listed as $258,518.
How many awards were expected?
One award was expected.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Cost sharing or matching is required under this opportunity.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA listing is 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV and Title II Discretionary Projects).
How is this opportunity categorized by activity area?
The activity area is categorized under income security and social services.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to domestic public or private nonprofit entities. Examples explicitly included are state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education.
Who is not eligible to apply?
Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible.
What is the Aging Network and why does it matter for this opportunity?
The opportunity is grounded in the reach of the Aging Network, which includes 56 State Units on Aging, 629 Area Agencies on Aging, 264 Tribal and Native organizations, about 20,000 service providers, and large numbers of volunteers. Because the network touches nearly every community, improvements in how volunteers are recruited, trained, supported, and retained can translate into meaningful service capacity gains nationwide.
What is the National Volunteer Resource Center expected to do?
The National Volunteer Resource Center is intended to function as an organizing hub for volunteer workforce development across the Aging Network. Based on the description provided, expected functions include gathering and sharing best practices, delivering technical assistance, supporting peer learning, promoting proven approaches to recruitment and retention, improving coordination among volunteer programs, and helping the network measure results.
What kinds of services or programs are expected to benefit from this work?
The work is intended to strengthen volunteer support for OAA services, including home and community-based services, and to improve the Aging Network's ability to meet increasing service demands for older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers.
How does this opportunity relate to the Older Americans Act (OAA) and civic engagement?
The opportunity reflects federal policy direction under the OAA. The 2002 OAA amendments elevated civic engagement and encouraged Area Agencies on Aging to use trained volunteers for direct services benefiting older adults and people with disabilities, expand civic engagement opportunities for older adults, and improve coordination among volunteer programs.
Does this opportunity build on any prior federal investments?
Yes. AoA frames the 2014 announcement as an extension of work begun under a 2010 cooperative agreement awarded to the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a). Under that earlier effort, n4a and partners launched the Aging Network's Volunteer Collaborative and developed infrastructure to support volunteer expansion across the network.
What was the Aging Network's Volunteer Collaborative?
It was an initiative launched under the prior (2010) cooperative agreement to support volunteer expansion across the Aging Network. The provided description notes it included assessments of barriers and needs related to volunteering, technical assistance via workshops and webinars, and a virtual resource center with a technical assistance clearinghouse and interactive learning features.
What types of tools or supports were developed under the prior 2010 effort?
Activities described include a virtual resource center and technical assistance clearinghouse; interactive learning features such as blogs, online chats, polls, webinars, and communities of practice; small incentive grants; a national communications campaign; evaluation mechanisms to measure performance; and a partnership with LexisNexis intended to lower the cost of volunteer background checks.
What outcomes is AoA trying to achieve through this award?
The intended outcome is a more capable, better supported, and more scalable volunteer workforce that strengthens the Aging Network's capacity to meet increasing service demands for older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers.
When was the opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The announcement was posted on April 22, 2014. The application deadline was June 3, 2014, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
What is the current status of the opportunity?
The opportunity was archived on July 3, 2014.
Where were the funding opportunity materials hosted?
The funding opportunity materials were hosted through ACL's funding announcements page.
Who was listed as the contact for access issues?
The listed contact for access issues was Aiesha Gurley (aiesha.gurley@aoa.hhs.gov).
Is the award intended to be local, state, or national in scope?
It is intended to fund a single national-level awardee that can operate as a central resource for volunteer development across the Aging Network.
Why is AoA emphasizing volunteers in this announcement?
OAA programs have long depended on volunteers to deliver home and community-based services. AoA notes that demographic growth among older adults, increased demand for supports, and constrained funding make it increasingly important to expand and improve volunteer recruitment, training, support, and retention so volunteer capacity can help meet rising service needs.
What earlier demonstration priorities are mentioned in relation to volunteer models?
The provided description notes earlier demonstrations that targeted three priority groups: grandparents and other relatives raising grandchildren, families raising children with special needs, and caregivers of frail and vulnerable older adults.
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