Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2014 ACL AIDD DM 0084
Apply for HHS 2014 ACL AIDD DM 0084
- The Administration for Community Living in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Supported Decision Making" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.631 Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 28, 2014 and posted on May 28, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 2, 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 $325,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $325,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) City or township governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- 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 Supported Decision Making grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2014-ACL-AIDD-DM-0084) was offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance program (CFDA 93.631). It was a discretionary cooperative agreement focused on strengthening independence, well-being, and health for older adults and people with disabilities across the lifespan by advancing supported decision making as an alternative to substituted decision making arrangements such as guardianship. ACL intended to fund a single project, meaning one awardee would be selected to carry out the work nationwide.
At the center of the opportunity was the creation of a training and technical assistance and resource center dedicated to supported decision making. The intent was not simply to produce a report, but to build a practical hub that could help stakeholders understand, adopt, and improve supported decision making approaches. The center would be responsible for collecting, organizing, and sharing a wide range of materials, with special emphasis on the real experiences of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) who make informed decisions using supports. In other words, the project emphasized lived experience and real-world practice, not just theory.
The required deliverables were framed as a set of public-facing products and tools. The center was expected to produce a review of existing literature and resources, compile success stories, document existing models, and summarize innovative research on how supported decision making works in practice. A key part of that analysis was to identify the mechanics of supported decision making, including the essential elements that make it effective, as well as the current gaps that keep it from being consistently recognized and implemented. The announcement also highlighted the need to discuss appropriate limits and protections, signaling that the work should address safeguards and practical concerns so that individuals choices are respected while also considering risk, undue influence, and accountability.
A major expectation was dissemination and accessibility. The compiled information had to be collected, organized, and made available to the general public on the World Wide Web, effectively creating an online repository that practitioners, people with disabilities and families, aging-service providers, advocates, institutions, and policymakers could use. This web-based approach suggests ACL wanted the center to become a go-to national reference point for supported decision making materials, models, and guidance.
In addition to the resource and training functions, the project was also expected to propose an approach for measuring and comparing outcomes. Specifically, the center needed to develop a proposal for measures that could compare outcomes for people with I/DD and older Americans who use supported decision making to exercise control and choice, versus outcomes for individuals under substituted decision making arrangements. This component points toward building the evidence base: clarifying what success looks like, how to track it, and how supported decision making affects autonomy, quality of life, health and social outcomes, and other meaningful indicators compared with more restrictive decision-making structures.
The funding level was fixed at an estimated total of $325,000, with both the award ceiling and floor set at $325,000, and no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity anticipated exactly one award. Eligible applicants included state, county, and city or township governments; federally recognized tribal governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions where applicable). Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships were explicitly not eligible.
Key dates showed the opportunity was posted May 28, 2014, with an application deadline of July 2, 2014 (electronic submission due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time), and an archive date of August 1, 2014. The listed agency contact for access issues related to the full announcement was Katherine Cargill Willis at ACL. Overall, the grant was designed to establish a single, nationally focused center that would strengthen knowledge, practice, safeguards, and outcome measurement for supported decision making, while making high-value resources broadly accessible online.
Supported Decision Making Grant (HHS-2014-ACL-AIDD-DM-0084) - FAQs
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity was the Supported Decision Making grant under Funding Opportunity Number (FON) HHS-2014-ACL-AIDD-DM-0084.
Which federal agency offered this opportunity?
It was offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL).
What program was this grant offered under?
The grant was offered under the Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance program, CFDA 93.631.
What type of funding mechanism was used?
This opportunity was a discretionary cooperative agreement.
What was the overall purpose of the grant?
The purpose was to strengthen independence, well-being, and health for older adults and people with disabilities across the lifespan by advancing supported decision making as an alternative to substituted decision making arrangements such as guardianship.
What is supported decision making in the context of this opportunity?
Supported decision making was framed as an approach that helps people (including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities) make informed decisions using supports, as an alternative to substituted decision making structures like guardianship.
How did ACL describe the main project to be created with the funds?
ACL intended to create a training and technical assistance and resource center dedicated to supported decision making, designed to function as a practical hub rather than just producing a report.
Was this funding intended to support multiple awards or a single award?
ACL intended to fund a single project, with exactly one award anticipated nationwide.
What was the expected geographic scope of the project?
The work was intended to be national in scope, with one awardee carrying out the work nationwide.
What were the major responsibilities of the supported decision making center?
The center was expected to collect, organize, and share a wide range of supported decision making materials; provide training and technical assistance; and build a web-accessible repository for the general public.
What kinds of materials was the center expected to collect and share?
The center was expected to gather and make available materials such as existing literature and resources, success stories, documentation of existing models, and summaries of innovative research on supported decision making in practice.
Did the opportunity emphasize real-world experience or primarily academic research?
It emphasized real experiences and real-world practice, with special focus on lived experiences of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who make informed decisions using supports.
What public-facing deliverables were required?
Deliverables were framed as public-facing products and tools, including a review of existing literature and resources, compiled success stories, documentation of models, and summaries of innovative research.
What did ACL want the project to identify about how supported decision making works?
The project was expected to identify the mechanics of supported decision making, including essential elements that make it effective and gaps that prevent it from being consistently recognized and implemented.
Did the announcement address safeguards or protections?
Yes. It highlighted the need to discuss appropriate limits and protections, including safeguards and practical concerns related to respecting an individual's choices while considering risk, undue influence, and accountability.
How was dissemination and accessibility expected to be handled?
The compiled information was expected to be collected, organized, and made available to the general public on the World Wide Web, creating an online repository that many stakeholder groups could use.
Who were the intended audiences for the center's online repository?
The repository was intended for practitioners, people with disabilities and families, aging-service providers, advocates, institutions, and policymakers.
Was outcome measurement part of the required work?
Yes. The project was expected to propose an approach for measuring and comparing outcomes related to supported decision making versus substituted decision making arrangements.
What outcomes was the center expected to compare?
The center was expected to develop a proposal for measures comparing outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and older Americans using supported decision making to exercise control and choice versus individuals under substituted decision making arrangements.
How much funding was available?
The estimated total funding level was $325,000.
What were the award floor and award ceiling?
Both the award ceiling and the award floor were set at $325,000.
Was cost sharing or a match required?
No. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Which applicants were eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included state, county, and city or township governments; federally recognized tribal governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions where applicable).
Who was not eligible to apply?
Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships were explicitly not eligible.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on May 28, 2014.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was July 2, 2014, with electronic submission due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was August 1, 2014.
Who was the listed agency contact?
The listed agency contact for access issues related to the full announcement was Katherine Cargill Willis at ACL.
What was the practical end goal of the grant-funded work?
The goal was to establish a single nationally focused center that would strengthen knowledge, practice, safeguards, and outcome measurement for supported decision making and make high-value resources broadly accessible online.
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