Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACL AOD DDTI 0173
Apply for HHS 2016 ACL AOD DDTI 0173
- The HHS-ACL in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "UCEDD Network Diversity and Inclusion Training Action Planning Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.632.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 26, 2016 and posted on May 26, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 25, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 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).
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Opportunity Summary:
The UCEDD Network Diversity and Inclusion Training Action Planning Grant (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2016-ACL-AOD-DDTI-0173) is a discretionary federal grant offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (HHS-ACL). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the funder expects to be actively involved with the recipient during the project period through coordination, guidance, or shared planning responsibilities rather than simply issuing funds with minimal interaction. The opportunity falls under the broad area of income security and social services and is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 93.632, which relates to developmental disabilities activities supported by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD).
The purpose of the grant is to support University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs) in delivering a comprehensive Diversity Training program and related action planning. The training is meant to reach every level of a UCEDD, including leadership, staff, and governing bodies, and to build practical capability, not just awareness. In other words, the focus is on equipping UCEDD participants with concrete skills, knowledge, strategies, and methods they can apply to sustain diversity and to strengthen cultural and linguistic competence across programs and services connected to developmental disabilities. The emphasis on "sustaining" suggests the grant is intended to help embed these practices into ongoing operations, policies, and organizational culture, rather than treating diversity training as a one-time event.
The grant is explicitly tied to several long-term outcomes across the broader developmental disabilities (DD) network. A central goal is to increase diversity in leadership, staffing, and governance structures throughout the network, reflecting an intent to influence who holds decision-making authority and how representative those bodies are. Another major goal is building cultural competence capacity among leadership, staff, and governing bodies, highlighting that effective inclusion requires organizational-level readiness and ongoing learning, especially in programs serving people with developmental disabilities and their families across varied cultural, racial, ethnic, and language backgrounds.
A further priority is improving equitable reach and benefit: increasing the number of people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who are served by or benefit from AIDD-supported programs. This positions the work not only as an internal workforce and governance effort, but also as a service-impact effort, where improved inclusion and competence should translate into more accessible, relevant, and effective supports for communities that have historically been underserved. The opportunity also targets recruitment and employment outcomes, aiming to strengthen the hiring and retention of underrepresented groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and individuals from diverse or disadvantaged backgrounds within UCEDDs. Taken together, these goals point to a pipeline approach: improving internal systems and culture, strengthening competency, and increasing the diversity of both the workforce and the populations reached by services and programs.
In terms of funding specifics, the award ceiling is $300,000, and the agency anticipated making one award, indicating a competitive opportunity likely intended to support a single lead recipient to develop or deliver a training and action planning approach that could influence practices across the UCEDD network. The original and current closing date for applications was July 25, 2016, and the opportunity was created and posted on May 26, 2016. Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in the full announcement, which commonly means applicants must meet a specific definition or status described in the detailed eligibility section (for example, particular UCEDD entities or partners designated in the notice).
Overall, this grant opportunity is aimed at strengthening the UCEDD network's ability to operationalize diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence in a sustained, measurable way. It supports training paired with action planning so that learning is translated into organizational change, with the long-range expectation of more diverse leadership and staffing, more culturally competent governance and operations, and a broader, more equitable impact for underrepresented communities in developmental disabilities programs.
FAQs: UCEDD Network Diversity and Inclusion Training Action Planning Grant (HHS-2016-ACL-AOD-DDTI-0173)
What is the UCEDD Network Diversity and Inclusion Training Action Planning Grant?
This is a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL). The specific funding opportunity number is HHS-2016-ACL-AOD-DDTI-0173.
Which federal agency is sponsoring this opportunity?
The opportunity is sponsored by HHS-ACL (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living).
What type of funding instrument is used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement. This typically means the funder expects active involvement during the project period, such as coordination, guidance, or shared planning responsibilities, rather than providing funds with minimal interaction.
What program area does this funding fall under?
The opportunity falls under the broad area of income security and social services and is connected to developmental disabilities activities supported by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD).
What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number for this opportunity?
The associated CFDA (now commonly called Assistance Listing) number is 93.632.
What is the main purpose of this grant?
The purpose is to support University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs) in delivering a comprehensive Diversity Training program and related action planning, with an emphasis on practical capability and sustained organizational change.
Who is the training intended to reach within a UCEDD?
The training is intended to reach every level of a UCEDD, including leadership, staff, and governing bodies.
Is the focus mainly on awareness training, or on practical skills?
The focus is on building practical capability, not just awareness. The training is meant to equip participants with concrete skills, knowledge, strategies, and methods that can be applied to sustain diversity and strengthen cultural and linguistic competence.
What does "action planning" mean in the context of this opportunity?
Based on the description provided, action planning is paired with training so that what participants learn is translated into organizational change. The intent is to embed practices into ongoing operations, policies, and organizational culture rather than treating diversity training as a one-time event.
What long-term outcomes is the grant trying to influence across the developmental disabilities network?
The opportunity is explicitly tied to long-term outcomes across the broader developmental disabilities (DD) network, including increased diversity in leadership, staffing, and governance; improved cultural competence capacity; and more equitable reach and benefit for historically underserved groups.
How does the grant address diversity in leadership and governance?
A central goal is to increase diversity in leadership, staffing, and governance structures throughout the network, reflecting an intent to influence who holds decision-making authority and how representative those bodies are.
What does the grant mean by building cultural and linguistic competence?
The grant emphasizes strengthening cultural and linguistic competence across programs and services connected to developmental disabilities. It highlights organizational-level readiness and ongoing learning among leadership, staff, and governing bodies to better serve people and families across varied cultural, racial, ethnic, and language backgrounds.
Does the opportunity aim to change internal workforce systems as well as service outcomes?
Yes. The goals include internal workforce and governance changes (such as recruitment, hiring, and retention of underrepresented groups) and service-impact outcomes (such as increasing the number of people from underrepresented groups who are served by or benefit from AIDD-supported programs).
Which populations are specifically highlighted as priorities for improved reach and benefit?
The description highlights underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
How does recruitment and employment fit into the grant's goals?
The opportunity targets recruitment and employment outcomes by aiming to strengthen the hiring and retention of underrepresented groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and individuals from diverse or disadvantaged backgrounds within UCEDDs.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $300,000.
How many awards did the agency anticipate making?
The agency anticipated making one award.
What do the funding details suggest about competitiveness?
Because the opportunity anticipated only one award with a $300,000 ceiling, it suggests a competitive process likely intended to support a single lead recipient to develop or deliver a training and action planning approach with network-wide influence.
What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The opportunity was created and posted on May 26, 2016. The original and current closing date for applications was July 25, 2016.
Is this opportunity still open?
Based on the information provided, the closing date for applications was July 25, 2016.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in the full announcement. This generally indicates applicants must meet a specific definition or status described in the detailed eligibility section of the notice.
What organizations does the opportunity appear to be designed to support?
The opportunity is aimed at supporting University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs) in delivering a comprehensive Diversity Training program and related action planning.
What is the overall intent of the grant in plain terms?
Overall, the grant is aimed at strengthening the UCEDD network's ability to operationalize diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence in a sustained, measurable way by pairing training with action planning to drive lasting organizational improvements.
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