Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACL AOD DD 0121
Apply for HHS 2016 ACL AOD DD 0121
- The HHS-ACL in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service" 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 Dec 29, 2015 and posted on Dec 29, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 29, 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 $547,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity comes from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It anticipates the availability of Fiscal Year 2016 discretionary grant funding to support organizations that will be designated as University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDDs). The goal is to strengthen university-linked, interdisciplinary centers that improve services and supports for people with developmental disabilities through training, community engagement, applied research, and broad sharing of practical information.
Awards are expected to run for five years, with up to two grants anticipated. The maximum annual award amount listed is $547,000, and the funds are intended to cover the federal share of the costs required to administer and operate UCEDD programs. The opportunity is identified as HHS 2016 ACL AOD DD 0121 under CFDA 93.632, with a funding activity category focused on income security and social services. The application deadline for this cycle was February 29, 2016, and the notice was posted on December 29, 2015.
UCEDDs supported through this program are expected to carry out four core functions that define the model. First, they provide interdisciplinary pre-service education and continuing professional development, meaning they train students and practitioners across multiple fields so the workforce is better prepared to serve individuals with developmental disabilities. Second, they deliver community services such as training and technical assistance, and they may run demonstration projects or model programs that can be replicated elsewhere. Third, they conduct research, which often emphasizes real-world, community-relevant questions and outcomes. Fourth, they disseminate information so that what is learned through training, service, and research is shared widely with communities, service systems, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
The centers are described as interdisciplinary education, research, and public service units based in universities, or in public or nonprofit entities that are associated with universities. Their work can address one or more areas of emphasis that shape quality of life for people with developmental disabilities. Examples listed include quality assurance; education and early intervention; child care; health; employment; housing; transportation; recreation; and other formal and informal community supports and services. In practical terms, the funding is meant to help a UCEDD function as a hub that connects academic expertise with community needs, builds capacity in service systems, and spreads effective practices that can improve outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What agency is offering this funding opportunity?
This opportunity comes from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
What is the purpose of this grant program?
The purpose is to support organizations that will be designated as University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDDs). The overall goal is to strengthen university-linked, interdisciplinary centers that improve services and supports for people with developmental disabilities through training, community engagement, applied research, and broad sharing of practical information.
What is a UCEDD in this context?
A UCEDD is described as an interdisciplinary education, research, and public service unit based in a university, or in a public or nonprofit entity associated with a university. These centers connect academic expertise with community needs and work to improve outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
What core functions are UCEDDs expected to carry out under this funding?
UCEDDs supported through this program are expected to carry out four core functions:
- Interdisciplinary training: pre-service education and continuing professional development across multiple fields to strengthen the workforce serving individuals with developmental disabilities.
- Community services: training and technical assistance, and potentially demonstration projects or model programs that can be replicated elsewhere.
- Research: often focused on real-world, community-relevant questions and outcomes.
- Information dissemination: broad sharing of practical information learned through training, service, and research with communities, service systems, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
How long are awards expected to run?
Awards are expected to run for five years.
How many awards are anticipated?
Up to two grants are anticipated.
What is the maximum annual award amount?
The maximum annual award amount listed is $547,000.
What costs are the funds intended to cover?
The funds are intended to cover the federal share of the costs required to administer and operate UCEDD programs.
What types of activities can UCEDDs address to improve quality of life?
The centers may address one or more areas of emphasis that shape quality of life for people with developmental disabilities. Examples listed include:
- Quality assurance
- Education and early intervention
- Child care
- Health
- Employment
- Housing
- Transportation
- Recreation
- Other formal and informal community supports and services
What kinds of training are supported through the UCEDD model?
The UCEDD model includes interdisciplinary pre-service education and continuing professional development. This means training students and practitioners across multiple fields so the workforce is better prepared to serve individuals with developmental disabilities.
What are "community services" in the UCEDD model?
Community services include activities such as training and technical assistance provided to communities and service systems. The opportunity also notes that centers may run demonstration projects or model programs that can be replicated elsewhere.
What kind of research is expected from funded UCEDDs?
Research is a core function and often emphasizes real-world, community-relevant questions and outcomes.
Who is the intended audience for information dissemination?
Information dissemination is meant to share practical information widely with communities, service systems, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
What is the official opportunity identification information?
The opportunity is identified as HHS 2016 ACL AOD DD 0121 under CFDA 93.632.
What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is focused on income security and social services.
When was this notice posted?
The notice was posted on December 29, 2015.
What was the application deadline for this cycle?
The application deadline for this cycle was February 29, 2016.
How is this funding intended to help communities in practical terms?
In practical terms, the funding is meant to help a UCEDD function as a hub that connects academic expertise with community needs, builds capacity in service systems, and spreads effective practices that can improve outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
Do UCEDDs have to be based at a university?
They are described as units based in universities, or in public or nonprofit entities that are associated with universities.
What makes the UCEDD approach "interdisciplinary"?
The model is interdisciplinary because it emphasizes training and professional development across multiple fields and links education, research, and public service activities to improve supports for people with developmental disabilities.
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