FUNDING-ACL -
Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services; August 07, 2017
Agency
Administration
for Community Living
Description
This
funding opportunity is for competitive grants to be awarded under the OAA Title
IV authority to increase the evidenced based knowledge base of nutrition
providers, drive improved health outcomes for program recipients by promoting
higher service quality, and increase program efficiency through innovative
nutrition service delivery models. Funding will support innovative and promising
practices that move the aging network towards evidenced based practices that
enhance the quality, effectiveness of nutrition services programs or outcomes
within the aging services network. Innovation can include service products that
appeal to caregivers (such as web-based ordering systems and carryout food
products), increased involvement of volunteers (such as retired chefs),
consideration of eating habits and choice (such as variable meal times, salad
bars, or more fresh fruits and vegetables), new service models (testing
variations and hybrid strategies) and other innovations to better serve a
generation of consumers whose needs and preferences are different. Innovation
and promising practices may include the testing and publishing of positive
outcomes in which nutrition programs provide a meaningful role in support of
the health and long-term care of older individuals. Outcomes should focus on
methods to improve collaboration with local health care entities, decrease
health care costs for a specific population or decrease the incidence of the
need for institutionalization among older adults. Through this program, funds
may be used to help develop and test additional models or to replicate models
that have already been tested in other community-based settings.
Announcement
Number:
HHS-2017-ACL-AOA-INNU-0235
Closing
Date:
Aug
07, 2017
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=294025
Contact
Information
Phantane J. Sprowls