PPHF 2012 Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease Self Management Education Programs financed by 2012 Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF 2012) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "PPHF 2012 Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease Self Management Education Programs" (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2012-AOA-CS-1211) was a discretionary federal funding announcement from the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA). It was financed through the 2012 Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF 2012) and offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning awardees would carry out program activities with substantial federal involvement, guidance, and coordination rather than operating entirely independently. The program sat within an education-focused funding activity category and was intended to help states expand access to evidence-based Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) programs for older adults and adults with disabilities.

At its core, the opportunity aimed to embed evidence-based self-management education into the nation’s health care and long-term services and supports (LTSS) systems in a lasting way. Instead of treating CDSME as a short-term grant project, the federal intent was to make these programs part of the routine service infrastructure that older adults and people with disabilities can rely on over time. A major emphasis was preserving and expanding the distribution and delivery networks that had already been built using earlier investments, particularly those created under prior AoA Evidence-Based Disease and Disability Prevention grants and the Recovery Act Communities Putting Prevention to Work CDSMP grants. In practical terms, the grant was designed to keep established CDSME pipelines alive (trained leaders, delivery sites, referral pathways, partnerships, and administrative systems) and to push them further into mainstream systems where they could be sustained beyond the grant period.

The announcement also explicitly tied this work to broader federal strategy and national health goals. It supported the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Strategic Framework on Multiple Chronic Conditions by helping bring proven self-management programs to scale and improving their long-term sustainability. It aligned with specific Healthy People 2020 objectives, particularly increasing the share of older adults with one or more chronic conditions who feel confident managing their health, and increasing the proportion of older adults who receive Medicare benefits for Diabetes Self-Management Training. That alignment signaled that the program was not only about delivering workshops, but also about measurable improvements in self-efficacy, chronic condition management, and better integration with clinical and payer systems.

The funding opportunity was built around two primary goals. Goal 1 focused on reach and outcomes: significantly increasing the number of older adults and/or adults with disabilities who have chronic conditions and who complete evidence-based CDSME programs, with the intent that participation helps them maintain or improve health status. Completion is important here because evidence-based programs are typically evaluated based on participants finishing a defined series of sessions rather than attending only once or twice; the goal suggests a strong focus on retention, completion tracking, and program quality. Goal 2 focused on systems change: strengthening and expanding integrated and sustainable statewide service systems that can deliver these evidence-based CDSME programs over the long term. This second goal highlights coordination across aging services, public health, health care, and community partners, plus practical sustainability planning such as financing strategies, referrals, and institutional commitments that continue after federal funds end.

In terms of who could apply, eligibility was limited to state governments, specifically State Units on Aging and State Public Health Departments across U.S. states and territories. Only one application was accepted from each state or territory, which pushed states to coordinate internally and present a unified plan rather than submitting competing proposals from multiple agencies. While states and territories were eligible generally, the announcement gave priority consideration to agencies in the 48 U.S. states and territories that had previously received and successfully completed either an AoA Evidence-Based Disease and Disability Prevention grant or a Recovery Act CDSMP grant. Additional priority factors included whether a Recovery Act CDSMP grantee had successfully met its CDSMP completer target by March 30, 2012, and whether the applicant had made substantial progress toward sustainable financing strategies to keep CDSME offerings going beyond the grant period. Those priorities reveal that AoA was looking for places with proven implementation capacity, demonstrated performance, and credible sustainability plans, rather than funding brand-new systems from scratch.

Funding levels and scale were clearly defined. AoA expected to make around 20 awards nationwide, with an estimated total funding amount of $8,450,000. Individual awards were projected to range from $200,000 (floor) to $575,000 (ceiling). The announcement indicated no cost sharing or matching requirement, which lowered barriers for state participation while still maintaining performance expectations through the cooperative agreement structure. The opportunity listed CFDA numbers 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV and Title II Discretionary Projects) and 93.734 (the specific CDSME empowerment program funded by PPHF), indicating the federal assistance cataloging and programmatic home for the awards.

Key dates and administrative details were also specified. The funding opportunity was posted April 26, 2012, with an application deadline of 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 11, 2012, and it was archived June 12, 2012. An optional technical assistance conference call was scheduled for May 7, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. EST, using a provided dial-in number and passcode, which suggests the agency anticipated detailed implementation questions and wanted to help applicants interpret requirements and expectations. For applicants who could not access the announcement electronically, the listed contact was Heather Wiley (heather.wiley@aoa.hhs.gov), reflecting standard federal grant practice of offering a program or policy contact for access and process issues.

Overall, this grant opportunity was a targeted effort to expand the number of program completers in evidence-based self-management education while simultaneously building durable, statewide delivery and financing systems. It was designed to convert earlier grant-built CDSME capacity into a stable part of public health and aging-service infrastructure, with explicit attention to scaling, sustainability, and alignment with national chronic disease and healthy aging objectives.

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