OpportunityTitle: Closing the Health Disparity Gap for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Strengthening the U.S. Health Care Workforce
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Description: The Administration on Disabilities (AoD) seeks to fund one five-year cooperative agreement that will increase and accelerate current efforts to embed ID/DD content into medical and allied health school education programs. The goal of the project is to expand access to quality healthcare for individuals with ID/DD by increasing the ID/DD-specific knowledge, skills, attitudes, and competence of the health care workforce. By funding this project, AoD seeks to create greater health equity and increase life expectancy of the ID/DD population.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants Policy
GrantorContactText: Elizabeth Leef&lt;br/&gt;Elizabeth.Leef@acl.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.