PNS: Empowering Individuals

Key Facts

Status: Open

Posted date: August 1, 2022

Opportunity ID: 342852

Opportunity number: HHS-2023-ACL-AOD-DNSD-0016

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: Administration for Community Living

Agency code: HHS-ACL

Award floor: $300,000

Award ceiling: $1,000,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Income Security and Social Services
Eligible Applicants
  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Independent school districts
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
  • Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
  • Special district governments
  • State governments
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
  • agency_code:hhs_acl
  • category_of_funding_activity:income_security_and_social_services
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
  • eligible_applicants:county_governments
  • eligible_applicants:independent_school_districts
  • eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
  • eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_organizations_other_than_federally_recognized_tribal_governments
  • eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:nonprofits_that_do_not_have_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:public_housing_authoritiesindian_housing_authorities
  • eligible_applicants:special_district_governments
  • eligible_applicants:state_governments
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:open
Description

A project will be funded under the Projects of National Significance (PNS) within the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. The project will focus on empowering Individuals with intellectual and disabilities, their families, and the communities they live in. Overall, these projects will "create opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities to directly and fully contribute to, and participate in, all facets of community life; and support the development of national and State policies that reinforce and promote, with the support of families, guardians, advocates, and communities, of individuals with developmental disabilities, the self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion in all facets of community life of such individuals." Projects funded under this announcement will work toward one or more of the following performance measures: Outcome Measure 1: Number of policies changed to improve the experience of people with ID/DD and their families • Output Measure 1.1: Number of people who participated in policy advocacy activities • Output Measure 1.2: Number of trainings about policy implemented • Output Measure 1.3: Number of policy products created • Output Measure 1.4: Number of times policy products were shared Outcome Measure 2: Number of people with ID/DD and their families who report new or increased leadership roles • Output Measure 2.1: Number of tools and resources created related to leadership by people with I/DD and their families • Output Measure 2.2: Number of tools and resources shared related to leadership by people with I/DD and their families • Output Measure 2.3: Percent of people with I/DD and their families who reported learning new leadership skills • Output Measure 2.4: Number of people with I/DD and their family members who train or mentor others as leaders or advocates Outcome Measure 3: Percent of people with ID/DD and their families who reported increased knowledge of supports needed to help them achieve the life they want • Output Measure 3.1: Number of trainings held to increase knowledge of supports available to help achieve a desired life • Output Measure 3.2: Number of resources created to increase knowledge of supports available to help individuals achieve the life they want • Output Measure 3.3: Number of resources shared to increase knowledge of supports available to help individuals achieve the life they want Outcome Measure 4: Number of data resources accessed • Output Measure 4.1: Number of data resources created • Output Measure 4.2: Number of activities to disseminate data

PNS: Empowering Individuals
A project will be funded under the Projects of National Significance (PNS) within the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. The project will focus on empowering Individuals with intellectual and disabilities, their families, and the communities they live in. Overall, these projects will "create opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities to directly and fully contribute to, and participate in, all facets of community life; and support the development of national and State policies that reinforce and promote, with the support of families, guardians, advocates, and communities, of individuals with developmental disabilities, the self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion in all facets of community life of such individuals." Projects funded under this announcement will work toward one or more of the following performance measures: Outcome Measure 1: Number of policies changed to improve the experience of people with ID/DD and their families • Output Measure 1.1: Number of people who participated in policy advocacy activities • Output Measure 1.2: Number of trainings about policy implemented • Output Measure 1.3: Number of policy products created • Output Measure 1.4: Number of times policy products were shared Outcome Measure 2: Number of people with ID/DD and their families who report new or increased leadership roles • Output Measure 2.1: Number of tools and resources created related to leadership by people with I/DD and their families • Output Measure 2.2: Number of tools and resources shared related to leadership by people with I/DD and their families • Output Measure 2.3: Percent of people with I/DD and their families who reported learning new leadership skills • Output Measure 2.4: Number of people with I/DD and their family members who train or mentor others as leaders or advocates Outcome Measure 3: Percent of people with ID/DD and their families who reported increased knowledge of supports needed to help them achieve the life they want • Output Measure 3.1: Number of trainings held to increase knowledge of supports available to help achieve a desired life • Output Measure 3.2: Number of resources created to increase knowledge of supports available to help individuals achieve the life they want • Output Measure 3.3: Number of resources shared to increase knowledge of supports available to help individuals achieve the life they want Outcome Measure 4: Number of data resources accessed • Output Measure 4.1: Number of data resources created • Output Measure 4.2: Number of activities to disseminate data
PNS: Empowering Individuals
Open
Administration for Community Living
Income Security and Social Services
Grant
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
2022-08-01