Lifespan respite care grants and cooperative agreements

The purposes of this section are— Subject to subsection (e), the Secretary is authorized to award grants or cooperative agreements for the purposes described in subsection (a) to eligible State agencies for which an application is submitted pursuant to subsection (d). In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall work in cooperation with the National Family Caregiver Support Program of the Administration on Aging and other respite care programs within the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure coordination of respite care services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs. Each Governor desiring the eligible State agency of his or her State to receive a grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an application on behalf of such agency to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary shall require. Each application submitted under this section shall include— a description of the eligible State agency’s— with respect to the population of family caregivers to whom respite care information or services will be provided or for whom respite care workers and volunteers will be recruited and trained, a description of— a memorandum of agreement regarding the joint responsibility for the eligible State agency’s lifespan respite program between— When awarding grants or cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall— Each eligible State agency awarded a grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall use all or part of the funds— Each eligible State agency awarded a grant or cooperative agreement under this section may use part of the funds for— Each eligible State agency awarded a grant or cooperative agreement under this section may carry out the activities described in paragraph (1) directly or by grant to, or contract with, public or private entities. With respect to the costs of the activities to be carried out under paragraph (1), a condition for the receipt of a grant or cooperative agreement under this section is that the eligible State agency agrees to make available (directly or through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions toward such costs in an amount that is not less than 25 percent of such costs. Non-Federal contributions required by subparagraph (A) may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the amount of such non-Federal contributions. The Secretary shall award grants or cooperative agreements under this section for terms that do not exceed 5 years. The Secretary may renew a grant or cooperative agreement under this section at the end of the term of the grant or cooperative agreement determined under paragraph (1). Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and local funds available for respite care services.