Alzheimer"s Disease Demonstration Grants to States
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Innovation grants require states and their partners to explore innovative approaches to improving the delivery of supportive services at the community-level to people with ADRD and their family caregivers.
Dementia capability grants require states to help ensure that people with dementia and their family caregivers have access to a home and community-based services system that identifies those with dementia, ensures that program staff have appropriate dementia care training, and assures delivery of quality services.
- Alzheimer's Disease Supportive Services Program (ADSSP): Creating and Sustaining Dementia-Capable Service Systems for People with Dementia and their Family Caregivers
- Alzheimer's Disease Supportive Services Program (ADSSP): Creating and Sustaining Dementia-Capable Service Systems for People with Dementia and their Family Caregivers
- Alzheimer's Disease Supportive Services Program (ADSSP): Creating and Sustaining Dementia-Capable Service Systems for People with Dementia and their Family Caregivers
- Alzheimer's Disease Supportive Services Program (ADSSP): Creating and Sustaining Dementia-Capable Service Systems for People with Dementia and their Family Caregivers
- Alzheimers's Disease Supportive Services Program (ADSSP): Creating and Sustaining Dementia-Capable Service Systems for People with Dementia and their Family Caregivers
The Department of Health and Human Services is the Federal government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially to those who are least able to help themselves.
Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, located at all HHS Federal Regional Offices.
(See Appendix IV of the Catalog for listings.).
Program Accomplishments
Fiscal Year 2012: $2,981,801 among 11 awards was issued in FY12. Fiscal Year 2013: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available
Uses and Use Restrictions
(1) Not less than 50 percent of the federal grant must be spent on home health care, personal care, day care, companion services, short-term care in health facilities, and other respite care to individuals with Alzheimer"s disease and related disorders.
(2) Grant funds cannot be used to replace existing, State, Federal, or private insurance funds.
(3) Matching funds are required.
(4) Not more than 10 percent of the grant will be expended for administrative expenses.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
State government agencies are eligible for grant awards; the applicant agency is encouraged to have the support and active involvement of the Single State Agency on Aging.
Only one application per State will be funded, however, multiple state and local agencies are encouraged to collaborate in planning and carrying out the project.
Beneficiary Eligibility
(1) Individuals with Alzheimer"s disease and related disorders; (2) families of those individuals; and (3) care providers of those individuals.
Credentials/Documentation
Applicants must submit: (1) A description of intended use of the grant; (2) information describing programs and activities to be supported; (3) the number of individuals receiving services and the cost of services; and (4) a plan describing coordination of such services. Applicable costs and administrative procedures will be determined in accordance with Part 92 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is required.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Grant Application for Federal Assistance (Nonconstruction Programs) are in accordance with program announcements developed by the Administration on Aging (AoA)/Administration for Community Living and will be published in Grants.gov when funding is available.
Award Procedures
After review and approval, notification of award will be issued to the grantee, along with appropriate notification to the public.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Authorization
Sec 398 of the Public Health Service Act (P.L. 78-410; 42 U.S.C. 280c-3.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
As specified in guidelines published in the Program Announcement.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
As outlined in the program announcement.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching Requirements: Percent: 25.%. Match Requirements: 25% match (cash and/or in-kind) during the first year, 35% during the second year, and 45% during the third and subsequent years of the grant period. Waivers to these match requirements are not allowed.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Awards are typically 3 years in duration. Length of future awards will be published in the Program Announcement and on Grants.gov. Support beyond the first year is contingent upon the availability of funds and evidence of satisfactory progress. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: by letter of credit. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: by letter of credit.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
As outlined in the program announcement.
Semi-annual progress reports and final reports are required of grantees.
Financial SF-425, Performance monitoring accomplished through site visits, review of progress reports and general interaction between the Federal Program Officer and grantee.
Payment Management System reporting.
See Program Announcement.
SF425.
Through site visits and reports.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
Records must be kept available for 3 years after submission of the final expenditure report.
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0142-0-1-506.
Obigations
(Cooperative Agreements) FY 12 $2,981,801; FY 13 est $3,098,502; and FY 14 est $3,098,502
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
12 grants were awarded for a total of $2,981,801 in FY12. The average was $248,482 per award.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Home Health Care and Alzheimer"s Disease Amendments of 1990 (Public Law 101-557); Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-392).
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, located at all HHS Federal Regional Offices. (See Appendix IV of the Catalog for listings.).
Headquarters Office
Erin Long One Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20001 Email: Erin.Long@ACL.HHS.gov Phone: (202) 357-3448
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
As specified in the program announcement.
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