Expanding Strategies for Community Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programming | HHS 2025 ACL AOA FPSG 0007

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2025 ACL AOA FPSG 0007

The Expanding Strategies for Community Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programming grant (Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2025 ACL AOA FPSG 0007) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the Administration on Aging (AoA) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning awardees should expect an active partnership with the federal program office rather than a hands-off grant arrangement. The program sits within the health funding activity category (CFDA 93.761) and is designed to support practical, community-level approaches that measurably reduce falls and fall risk.

At its core, the opportunity is about reaching the people most likely to be missed by traditional prevention programming and then delivering evidence-based, in-person interventions in a way that fits their real lives. The target population is primarily older adults age 60 and above and adults with disabilities, with a clear emphasis on individuals with the greatest social and/or economic need. The program is looking for approaches that are not only evidence-based, but also person-centered and innovative, particularly in how communities build partnerships and conduct outreach to recruit participants who may face barriers such as limited transportation, social isolation, language access needs, housing instability, low income, or limited connection to health and aging services.

The funding announcement lays out two main goals. Goal 1 focuses on developing an innovative falls prevention method that relies on targeted partnerships and deliberate outreach to bring the target population into small-group, in-person, evidence-based falls prevention programs. In practice, this signals that applicants should go beyond simply offering a class; they should show how they will identify, engage, and enroll people at higher risk who often do not self-refer. Partnerships are central here, and the expectation is that applicants will work with organizations and systems that already interact with the target population, then use those channels to recruit effectively into proven falls prevention programs delivered face-to-face in a small-group format.

Goal 2 shifts from implementation to proof and knowledge-sharing. Applicants must design an evaluation plan that can assess whether the intervention reduces falls and/or reduces fall risk. The evaluation component is not optional or generic; it is meant to demonstrate impact and produce usable findings. Just as important, awardees must develop and disseminate results and practical materials that other organizations can replicate. Dissemination must be 508-compliant, meaning materials need to be accessible to people with disabilities (for example, accessible PDFs, properly structured documents, and content that works with screen readers). The announcement also specifically calls for sharing resources, lessons learned, and process documentation, and it requires a comprehensive list of partnerships developed, reinforcing that the partnership model itself is a deliverable that should be transferable to other communities.

ACL plans to make two awards, each with a maximum (ceiling) of $1,250,000, for a three-year project period, contingent on available funding. The relatively small number of awards suggests a competitive process and a preference for applicants that can present a strong, clearly articulated model with credible partners, a realistic recruitment strategy, and an evaluation approach that can stand up to scrutiny over the full project timeline. The closing date listed is February 27, 2025, and the opportunity was created on December 17, 2024.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of public and nonprofit entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories). Faith-based and community organizations are explicitly eligible as long as they meet the stated requirements. Foreign entities are not eligible to apply for or receive awards under this announcement.

Overall, this opportunity is aimed at scaling what works in falls prevention by combining evidence-based group programming with smarter community engagement: building the right partnerships, recruiting the people at highest risk and highest need, measuring outcomes in a meaningful way, and packaging the tools and lessons so other communities can replicate the approach.

• The Administration for Community Living in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Expanding Strategies for Community Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programming" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.761.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-12-17.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-02-27. (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 $1,250,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 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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