Funding Opportunity: ACL Releases Innovation Lab Solicitation
The Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) Administration on Aging (AoA) has released a solicitation for a single entity to establish an ACL Innovation Lab to conduct research and evaluations on falls prevention for older adults both with and without disabilities. The awardee will be responsible for developing a taxonomy for falls prevention research; building a data and evidence system to house research results; developing relevant research questions and methods in collaboration with ACL; funding sub-awardees to pilot new interventions and providing technical assistance; and disseminating findings; among other responsibilities.
ACL states that applicants must have the capacity and expertise to collaborate with the Aging Network and other partners, and must be able to make and manage competitive sub-awards. ACL expects the awardee to make up to 15 sub-awards to community-based aging and disability-focused entities. The sub-awardees will use core components and community-based participatory research methods to investigate efficacy of new and existing interventions.
Award Information: Applicants may request a cooperative agreement of up to $4.79 million over the three-year project period, of which the applicant may retain up to 40 percent for administrative costs and technical assistance. The rest will be allocated to sub-awards. ACL anticipates awarding approximately $1 million for the first year of the project, $3.29 million for the second year, and $500,000 for the final year. Cost matching is allowed but not required.
Deadlines: Applications are due July 4, 2023. Letters of intent are encouraged but not required, and are due May 22, 2023.
The full funding opportunity is available at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347805.