ACL Awards More Than $12 Million to Strengthen State Respite Systems
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Summary
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) recently announced the selection of awardees to receive funding under its Lifespan Respite Care Program to strengthen services, expand partnerships, and reduce barriers to respite care.
Respite care provides caregivers with a much-needed break, helping protect their health and well-being. These new grants will strengthen state respite systems and help ensure that caregivers and families have better access to high-quality, sustainable caregiving support. States must develop or advance respite care at the state and local levels, train and recruit respite care workers and volunteers, provide respite services, share information about available services, and help caregivers access them. In addition, states may offer training programs and other essential services for family caregivers, including new caregivers, to help them make informed decisions about respite care.
The 2026 awardees include:
• Colorado Department of Human Services
• Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
• Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
• Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services
• Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
• New York State Office for the Aging
• North Dakota Department of Human Services
• Tennessee Commission on Aging & Disability
• Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
• Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Respite care provides caregivers with a much-needed break, helping protect their health and well-being. These new grants will strengthen state respite systems and help ensure that caregivers and families have better access to high-quality, sustainable caregiving support. States must develop or advance respite care at the state and local levels, train and recruit respite care workers and volunteers, provide respite services, share information about available services, and help caregivers access them. In addition, states may offer training programs and other essential services for family caregivers, including new caregivers, to help them make informed decisions about respite care.
The 2026 awardees include:
• Colorado Department of Human Services
• Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
• Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
• Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services
• Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
• New York State Office for the Aging
• North Dakota Department of Human Services
• Tennessee Commission on Aging & Disability
• Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
• Wisconsin Department of Health Services