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Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Grants

Federal funding opportunity HHS-2026-ACL-AOA-LRLI-0053 from Administration for Community Living (Department of Health and Human Services).

Posted
June 22, 2026
Closes
July 22, 2026
Award ceiling
$500,000
Award floor
$300,000
Program funding
$4,430,133
Expected awards
10
Cost sharing
Yes
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Assistance listing
93.072
Category
Income Security and Social Services
Archives
October 30, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.072 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$9.3M
FY2025 obligated
$8.6M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$3.4M
Awards in window
54

Top recipients: Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability, State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Respite Care Association of Wisconsin Inc, Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Arizona Department of Economic Security

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

This opportunity is closed. Applications are no longer accepted. Similar open grants are listed below, and the free Tuesday digest carries the next ones like it.

Synopsis

ACL is seeking applications from eligible state agencies that will advance the provision of respite services through their statewide Lifespan Respite Care system as outlined in the Act. There are two application options for states contained in this single Notice of Funding Opportunity. State Applicants for Option A (Grants to New States and States Re-Establishing Their Core Respite Infrastructures): This opportunity is for states who have never had a grant, OR who had a grant before, but the program has stopped, and they wish to start it up again. State Applicants for Option B (State Program Enhancement Grants): This opportunity is intended for states that have had at least one grant in the past and/or wish to continue building and expanding upon their programmatic activities to enhance and expand the availability of lifespan respite services. Grantees will collaborate with state respite organizations and coalitions to enhance and expand the availability of lifespan respite services. The goal of the program is to enhance state systems and capacities to deliver respite care and related services to family caregivers of children and adults across all age groups, disabilities, and chronic conditions.

Who can apply

Based on statutory requirements for the Lifespan Respite Care Program authorized by Congress in 2006 under Title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C 201), and the Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020, awards may only be made to eligible state agencies administering the state"s program under the Older Americans Act of 1965 or Title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid), or those designated by a Governor to administer the state"s program under this title. The eligible state agency is or works with an Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/No Wrong Door System and works in collaboration with a public or private nonprofit statewide respite care coalition or organization. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

How to apply

Applications go through the official government listing. Grants Radar links you straight to the source — applying is free.

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Agency contact: Administration for Community Living · [email protected] · 202-795-7325

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