FUNDING-ACL
– Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services - HHS-2018-ACL-AOA-INNU-0300;
July 17, 2018
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. Innovative 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-2018-ACL-AOA-INNU-0300
Closing
Date:
July
17, 2018
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=303333
Contact
Information
Phantane Sprowls