Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2017 ACL AOA INNU 0235
The Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services grant opportunity (HHS-2017-ACL-AOA-INNU-0235) is a competitive federal funding program offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Administration for Community Living (ACL). Issued under the Older Americans Act (OAA) Title IV authority, it is designed to strengthen nutrition services for older adults by expanding what is known to work, improving health outcomes for people receiving services, and making nutrition programs run more efficiently. Rather than funding routine operations, the program is aimed at helping the aging services network test, refine, and spread newer approaches that can be supported by evidence and shown to improve real-world results.
At the center of the opportunity is the idea of innovation in nutrition service delivery, meaning practical changes that raise service quality, increase effectiveness, or improve participant outcomes. The solicitation emphasizes moving nutrition providers toward evidence-based practices, including building the knowledge base by testing promising strategies and sharing measurable results. The types of innovations envisioned are broad and flexible: examples include caregiver-friendly service products like web-based meal ordering or carryout meal options; deeper volunteer engagement such as involving retired chefs or other skilled volunteers; and service redesigns that better reflect participant preferences and daily routines, such as variable meal times, salad bars, or a stronger focus on fresh fruits and vegetables. It also encourages new and hybrid models of service delivery, where programs might blend or compare approaches to see what works best for different communities.
A major theme is connecting nutrition programs more directly to health and long-term care goals for older adults. Applicants are encouraged to propose models that show how nutrition services can play a meaningful role in supporting health, delaying functional decline, and helping people remain in their homes and communities. The desired outcomes go beyond participant satisfaction and meal counts; the opportunity specifically calls for results that improve collaboration with local health care entities, reduce health care costs for a defined population, or decrease the likelihood that older adults will need institutional care. In other words, the program is looking for nutrition innovations that can demonstrate value in a broader health system context, including partnerships and data that make the case for prevention and cost avoidance.
Funding can be used both to develop and test new models and to replicate models that have already shown success in other community-based settings. This allows applicants either to pilot something new and evaluate it carefully, or to scale a proven approach into a different setting while documenting outcomes. Awards are made as cooperative agreements (not simple grants), which typically means ACL expects active involvement in the project’s direction, learning, and dissemination, with an emphasis on generating lessons that others in the aging network can use.
The opportunity lists a wide range of eligible applicants, reflecting how nutrition services for older adults are delivered across sectors. Eligible entities include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than universities); small businesses; and other organizations as clarified in the full eligibility guidance. The published award ceiling is $250,000, with an anticipated total of four awards. The original posting date was June 5, 2017, and the original application deadline was August 1, 2017, with electronic applications due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The program is associated with CFDA number 93.048 and falls under the broad activity area of income security and social services.
Overall, this grant opportunity is aimed at pushing older adult nutrition programs toward approaches that are more responsive to modern consumer expectations, more integrated with health partners, and more accountable for outcomes. The intent is not just to innovate for innovation’s sake, but to produce credible evidence and practical models that the aging services network can adopt to improve health, strengthen independence, and deliver nutrition supports more effectively and efficiently.Apply for HHS 2017 ACL AOA INNU 0235
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.048.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 05, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 01, 2017 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 $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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, Private institutions of higher education, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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What is the Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services opportunity?
Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services (HHS-2017-ACL-AOA-INNU-0235) is a competitive federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), administered through the Administration for Community Living (ACL). It supports projects that strengthen nutrition services for older adults by testing, refining, and spreading newer approaches that can be supported by evidence and shown to improve real-world outcomes.
What authority is this funding issued under?
This opportunity is issued under the Older Americans Act (OAA) Title IV authority.
What is the main purpose of this grant program?
The program is designed to strengthen older adult nutrition services by expanding what is known to work, improving health outcomes for people receiving services, and making nutrition programs run more efficiently. It is intended to help the aging services network move toward evidence-based practices and to build the knowledge base by testing promising strategies and sharing measurable results.
Is this funding meant to support routine operations of a nutrition program?
No. The opportunity is not intended to fund routine operations. Instead, it focuses on innovation in nutrition service delivery, including developing, testing, refining, and spreading approaches that improve service quality, effectiveness, and participant outcomes.
What does "innovation in nutrition service delivery" mean in this solicitation?
Innovation is described as practical changes that raise service quality, increase effectiveness, or improve participant outcomes. The solicitation emphasizes advancing evidence-based practices and producing measurable results that can be shared across the aging services network.
What kinds of projects or activities does the opportunity encourage?
The opportunity envisions a broad range of innovations, including (but not limited to): caregiver-friendly service products such as web-based meal ordering or carryout meal options; deeper volunteer engagement such as involving retired chefs or other skilled volunteers; and service redesigns that reflect participant preferences and routines, such as variable meal times, salad bars, or a stronger emphasis on fresh fruits and vegetables. It also encourages new and hybrid models of service delivery, including blending or comparing approaches to determine what works best in different communities.
Does the opportunity support both new model development and replication of existing models?
Yes. Funding may be used to develop and test new models and to replicate models that have already demonstrated success in other community-based settings. Applicants can propose piloting something new with careful evaluation or scaling a proven approach into a different setting while documenting outcomes.
What kinds of outcomes is ACL looking for beyond meal counts and participant satisfaction?
The solicitation emphasizes outcomes that connect nutrition programs to health and long-term care goals for older adults. It specifically calls for results such as improved collaboration with local health care entities, reduced health care costs for a defined population, or decreased likelihood that older adults will need institutional care.
How should applicants think about the connection between nutrition services and health or long-term care goals?
Applicants are encouraged to propose models showing how nutrition services can meaningfully support health, delay functional decline, and help older adults remain in their homes and communities. The opportunity seeks innovations that can demonstrate broader value in a health system context, including partnerships and data that support prevention and cost avoidance.
What is meant by "evidence-based practices" in the context of this opportunity?
Within this solicitation, the emphasis on evidence-based practices means moving toward approaches supported by credible evidence and building the knowledge base by testing promising strategies, measuring results, and sharing findings so other nutrition providers and the aging network can learn what works and adopt effective models.
What type of award is this (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
Awards are made as cooperative agreements, not simple grants. This typically means ACL expects active involvement in the project’s direction, learning, and dissemination, with a strong emphasis on generating lessons and measurable outcomes that others in the aging services network can use.
Who is eligible to apply?
The opportunity lists a wide range of eligible applicants, including: state, county, and local governments; special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than universities); small businesses; and other organizations as clarified in the full eligibility guidance.
How much funding is available per award?
The published award ceiling is $250,000.
How many awards does ACL anticipate making?
The opportunity anticipates a total of four awards.
What is the funding agency and office for this opportunity?
The funding is offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Administration for Community Living (ACL).
What is the opportunity number or identifier?
The opportunity is identified as HHS-2017-ACL-AOA-INNU-0235.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 93.048.
What is the activity area for this funding?
The opportunity falls under the broad activity area of income security and social services.
When was the opportunity originally posted?
The original posting date was June 5, 2017.
When was the original application deadline?
The original application deadline was August 1, 2017.
What time were electronic applications due on the deadline date?
Electronic applications were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
What is the overall intent of the program for the aging services network?
The overall intent is to push older adult nutrition programs toward approaches that are more responsive to modern consumer expectations, more integrated with health partners, and more accountable for outcomes. The program aims to produce credible evidence and practical models that the aging services network can adopt to improve health, strengthen independence, and deliver nutrition supports more effectively and efficiently.
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