(FOA)-Innovations
in Nutrition Programs and Services; May 28, 2019
Agency
Department
of Health and Human Services
Administration
for Community Living
Description
This
funding opportunity is for competitive grants to be awarded to support
systematic testing and documentation of innovative and promising practices that
enhance the quality, effectiveness, and proven outcomes of nutrition programs
and services within the aging services network. Innovative and promising
practice projects awarded through previous INNU announcements have focused on
at least one of the following areas; Creating partnerships between Universities
and/or other research organizations in collaboration with aging network
organizations to develop or test innovative evidence based programs or
practices for senior nutrition; Modernizing the congregate and/or home
delivered meal program infrastructure, delivery mechanisms, and/or marketing
and outreach that can be used by the national aging network to ensure that
States are able to maximize the return on their investment in nutrition
programs and expanding the reach of the OAA target populations; Enhancing
partnerships with health care partners (e.g. oral health, behavioral health,
alternative health, and etc.) to further demonstrate the network's value in
solving local and national problems, and/or increasing business acumen
opportunities and; Advancing the use of technology within the aging and
nutrition network. Successful awardees will be expected to focus on outcomes
including, but not limited to, methods to improve collaboration with local
health care entities, decrease health care costs for a specific population,
and/or decrease the incidence of the need for institutionalization among older
adults.
Announcement
Number
HHS-2019-ACL-AOA-INNU-0345
Closing
Date
May
28, 2019
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=312013
Contact
Information
Phantane Sprowls
(202)
795-7443