Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2022 ACL AOD NCDE 0083

  • The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Center for Disability, Equity, and Intersectionality" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.432, 93.631.
  • This funding opportunity was created on Apr 26, 2022.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 27, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: 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.
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Opportunity Summary:

The National Center for Disability, Equity, and Intersectionality grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2022 ACL AOD NCDE 0083) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Administration on Disabilities (AOD). It is funded under Subtitle E of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (Projects of National Significance) and Section 21 of the Rehabilitation Act. The purpose is to fund the creation and long-term operation of a single, national resource center that strengthens communities across the country in becoming more inclusive and culturally competent for people with disabilities, especially those who also hold marginalized identities.

The center is expected to focus on how systemic barriers show up in real life for people with disabilities, with explicit attention to systemic ableism, racism, and other forms of discrimination that can overlap and compound. A major emphasis is health equity, meaning the center should help stakeholders better understand and address disparities in access, quality, and outcomes in health and related systems. At the same time, the grant allows room for the recipient to identify and pursue additional priority topics as needs emerge, as long as they remain aligned with the overall mission of disability equity and intersectionality.

In terms of what the center will actually do, the opportunity describes a mix of education, capacity-building, and practical tools designed to move beyond awareness into action. The center is expected to translate research into usable guidance for communities and organizations, and to disseminate information through multiple methods so that materials are reachable by different audiences and access needs. A key strategy is convening and supporting forums for cross-cultural and cross-disability exchanges, creating spaces where different disability communities and cultural communities can share experiences, identify barriers, and develop approaches that reflect a culturally competent disability framework. The center is also expected to develop tools that organizations can use to change their own practices, including an organizational self-assessment tool that helps systems and service providers evaluate where inequities exist and what steps can be taken to improve.

Another core element is systems change support through communities of practice. These communities of practice are meant to help agencies, providers, and organizations learn from one another over time while implementing changes that reduce inequities and improve inclusion. The center is also tasked with leadership development, with a specific expectation to build the next generation of leaders in disability equity work by engaging youth with disabilities. This youth engagement is framed as a way to strengthen future capacity and ensure the work reflects the lived experience and priorities of emerging leaders.

The intended audience is broad and includes people with disabilities themselves, their families, and others in their support networks. It also includes major disability infrastructure and service systems such as the developmental disabilities network, independent living programs, youth-serving disability organizations, providers, and the wider systems of services and supports that affect daily life, access, and outcomes. In other words, the center is meant to serve both community members directly impacted by inequity and the organizations and systems that need guidance and accountability to become more equitable.

This opportunity will make only one award, and it is structured as a five-year grant to create and maintain the national center over time rather than as a short-term project. The award ceiling is $500,000. Eligible applicants include a wide range of public and private entities: state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3), excluding higher education institutions where specified). The opportunity was posted April 26, 2022, with an original application deadline of June 27, 2022, and required electronic submission by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.

FAQs: National Center for Disability, Equity, and Intersectionality (NCDEI) Grant (HHS 2022 ACL AOD NCDE 0083)

What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal discretionary cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), administered through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Administration on Disabilities (AOD). The Funding Opportunity Number is HHS 2022 ACL AOD NCDE 0083.

What is being funded?

The grant funds the creation and long-term operation of a single national resource center: the National Center for Disability, Equity, and Intersectionality. The center is intended to strengthen communities nationwide to become more inclusive and culturally competent for people with disabilities, especially people with disabilities who also hold marginalized identities.

How many awards will be made?

Only one award will be made under this opportunity.

How long is the project period?

The opportunity is structured as a five-year grant to create and maintain the national center over time.

What is the maximum funding amount (award ceiling)?

The award ceiling is $500,000.

Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?

The opportunity is offered by HHS through ACL, specifically the Administration on Disabilities (AOD).

What laws or authorities fund/authorize this grant?

The funding is under Subtitle E of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (Projects of National Significance) and Section 21 of the Rehabilitation Act.

What is the overall purpose of the center?

The purpose is to strengthen communities across the country in becoming more inclusive and culturally competent for people with disabilities, with an explicit emphasis on disability equity and intersectionality.

What does "disability equity and intersectionality" mean in this opportunity?

In this opportunity, intersectionality is reflected in the expectation that the center address how systemic barriers show up in real life for people with disabilities, especially when disability overlaps with other marginalized identities. The center is expected to explicitly attend to systemic ableism, racism, and other forms of discrimination that can compound.

Is health equity a required focus area?

Yes. A major emphasis is health equity, meaning the center should help stakeholders better understand and address disparities in access, quality, and outcomes in health and related systems.

Can the center work on topics beyond health equity?

Yes. The grant allows room for the recipient to identify and pursue additional priority topics as needs emerge, as long as those topics remain aligned with the overall mission of disability equity and intersectionality.

What kinds of activities is the center expected to carry out?

The opportunity describes a mix of education, capacity-building, and practical tools designed to move beyond awareness into action. It also emphasizes translating research into usable guidance and disseminating information through multiple methods to reach different audiences and access needs.

What does "translate research into usable guidance" mean in this context?

It means the center is expected to take research and turn it into practical, actionable guidance that communities and organizations can use, rather than leaving it only in academic or technical forms.

How is the center expected to share information?

The center is expected to disseminate information through multiple methods so materials are reachable by different audiences and access needs.

What kinds of convenings or forums are expected?

A key strategy is convening and supporting forums for cross-cultural and cross-disability exchanges. These are intended to create spaces where different disability communities and cultural communities can share experiences, identify barriers, and develop approaches that reflect a culturally competent disability framework.

What is meant by "cross-cultural and cross-disability exchanges"?

These exchanges are opportunities for learning and problem-solving across different cultural communities and across different disability communities, with the goal of identifying inequities and developing culturally competent approaches to inclusion.

Are tools and assessments part of the required work?

Yes. The center is expected to develop tools that organizations can use to change their own practices, including an organizational self-assessment tool.

What is the purpose of the organizational self-assessment tool?

The organizational self-assessment tool is intended to help systems and service providers evaluate where inequities exist and what steps can be taken to improve.

Does the opportunity include systems change support?

Yes. A core element described is systems change support through communities of practice.

What are "communities of practice" in this opportunity?

Communities of practice are described as ongoing learning and implementation groups meant to help agencies, providers, and organizations learn from one another over time while they implement changes that reduce inequities and improve inclusion.

Is leadership development part of the center's responsibilities?

Yes. The center is tasked with leadership development, with a specific expectation to build the next generation of leaders in disability equity work by engaging youth with disabilities.

Why does the opportunity emphasize engaging youth with disabilities?

Youth engagement is framed as a way to strengthen future capacity and ensure the work reflects the lived experience and priorities of emerging leaders.

Who is the intended audience for the center's work?

The intended audience is broad. It includes people with disabilities, their families, and others in their support networks. It also includes major disability infrastructure and service systems such as the developmental disabilities network, independent living programs, youth-serving disability organizations, providers, and the wider systems of services and supports that affect daily life, access, and outcomes.

Is this center meant to serve individuals, systems, or both?

Both. The center is meant to serve community members directly impacted by inequity and the organizations and systems that need guidance and accountability to become more equitable.

Who is eligible to apply?

Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3), excluding higher education institutions where specified).

When was the opportunity posted?

The opportunity was posted on April 26, 2022.

What was the application deadline?

The original application deadline was June 27, 2022.

How did applications need to be submitted?

The opportunity required electronic submission by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.

What makes this a "cooperative agreement"?

The opportunity is explicitly described as a discretionary cooperative agreement. (No additional details about how that cooperative structure would operate are provided in the information given.)

Is this a short-term pilot project?

No. The opportunity is designed as a five-year effort to create and maintain a national center over time rather than a short-term project.

What is the central "action" orientation of the center?

The center is expected to move beyond awareness into action by building capacity, providing practical tools, supporting communities of practice, and creating forums that help stakeholders identify barriers and implement changes that reduce inequities and improve inclusion.

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