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Lifespan Respite Care Program: Grants to New States and States Re-Establishing Their Core Respite Infrastructures

Administration for Community Living

Posted
Dec 17, 2025
Amount
$200,000 - $235,000
Closes
No deadline published by the funder
Last verified
Jul 6, 2026

At a glance

This funding opportunity is offered by Administration for Community Living. Awards range from $200,000 to $235,000.

Classification and identifiers

Solicitation number
HHS-2025-ACL-AOA-LRLR-0005
Assistance listing (CFDA)
93.072

Amount

$200,000 - $235,000

Who can apply

State governments

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. Awardees under this funding opportunity will work with ACL to implement the data collectio...

About this opportunity

ACL is seeking applications from eligible state agencies that will establish, or reestablish, state and local coordinated Lifespan Respite Care systems and deliver respite care and related services to family caregivers of children and adults across all age groups, disabilities, and chronic conditions as defined in the statute. Eligible states applying must fall within one of the following two categories: 1) New States who have not previously received a grant under this program. 2) Returning States who have had at least one (1) Lifespan Respite Program grant, but whose programs have gone dormant or lapsed since federal funding ended and, thus, desire to re-establish their core state respite infrastructures, rather than apply for a Program Enhancement grant. ACL will fund approximately two (...

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