Funding Opportunity Informational Call

Critical Relief for COVID-19 Pandemic

Response

HHS-2020-ACL-CIP-NWIG-0431

April 9, 2020
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• All lines are muted. 

• This webinar will be recorded. Slides, video recording and a 

transcript will be posted to the ACL COVID - 19 website: 

https://acl.gov/COVID-19

•To submit questions, please use the chat feature.

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Agenda

1. Background & Purpose 

2. Emergency Funding Opportunity 

3. Use of Grant Funds 

4. Application Requirements 

5. Required Documents 

6. Due Dates 

7. Additional Resources

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Background

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ACL Support and Assistance to States

• Emergency funding opportunity announcement in response to the 

outbreak of COVID - 19. 

• This funding is a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 

Security Act (CARES) Act to support U.S. state and territory Aging and 

Disability Resource Center (ADRC) efforts to prevent, prepare for and 

respond to COVID-19.

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ADRC/NWD System

• ADRCs provide essential services related to application assistance, 

assessments, person-centered planning, care coordination, and followup for all populations, including older adults, persons with disabilities, 

and caregivers. 

• ADRCs , through a coordinated NWD infrastructure, provide the 

foundation to support the most vulnerable populations during crises. 

• ADRCs are well - positioned to address and support efforts around 

COVID-19 as they can provide coordinated assessments, personcentered care plans, service plans, eligibility determination, data 

collection, and reporting.

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Emergency Funding Opportunity

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Purpose and Goals

Support capacity and resource allocation at the state, local and territorial level to 

ensure coordination across agencies and support immediate response and urgent 

needs resulting from COVID - 19. 

Primary Goals for ADRCs: 

1. Provide critical access functions virtually to populations most at - risk of 

COVID - 19. 

2. Mitigate adverse effects resulting from COVID - 19, including social isolation, 

limited access to nutritional supports and personal care services, etc.

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Eligibility Information & Key Requirements 

• All states and territories are eligible to receive funding. ACL will 

review one application per state / territory. 

• Applicants are required to: 

• Identify a NWD System Lead Agency responsible; 

• Identify and list NWD/ADRC organizations in the state. 

• Applicants are strongly encouraged to work with key stakeholders 

that embody the state’s NWD System. 

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Eligibility Information & Key 

Requirements (cont’d) 

• All applicants will be required to conduct rapid assessment of the 

existing and emerging workforce relevant to ADRC functions. 

• ACL will only review one application and fund one agency per state.

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Use of Grant Funds

INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGES 2 TO 4

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Potential Use of Funds

• ADRCs will conduct rapid assessment of workforce, population and 

services; 

• Virtual management of ADRC access functions; 

• Deploy targeted care transition services; 

• Mitigate social isolation through proactive Information and Referral 

(I&R) follow - up; and 

• Develop and/or enhance innovative services or service structures.

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Application Submission 

Requirements 

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Application - Project Narrative

The Project Narrative portion of the application will be 

limited to one (1) page and include two response criteria: 

1. Identify the geographic coverage area and list of current 

ADRCs within the state/territory 

2. Identify and select areas to support COVID-19.

§ Briefly describe what activities funds will be used for (may use the 

list provided on pages 7 and 8)

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Required Documents 

1. SF - 424 

2. SF - 424B 

3. Project Narrative (1 page) 

4. Budget Narrative / Justification

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Due Dates

• Application Due April 15, 2020 (by 11:59pm, EST)

o If a state cannot meet the deadline, please reach out as 

soon as possible for additional support to: 

§ nowrongdoor@acl.hhs.gov or ami.patel@acl.hhs.gov

• For technical assistance with grants.gov, please contact them 

at support@grants.gov or 800 - 518 - 4726 between 7:00 a.m. 

and 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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ACL COVID-19 Resources

For additional resources from ACL about COVID - 19 

please visit: https://acl.gov/COVID-19

A recording of today’s webinar and updated 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) will be posted to 

this ACL webpage.

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Questions?

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