The Administration for Community Living (ACL), Administration on Disabilities (AOD) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Partnership Program grants.

The purpose of this program is to create and strengthen person-centered, culturally competent

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systems of services and supports that maximize the independence and overall health and well-being of all people with TBI across the lifespan, their family members, and their support networks.

The TBI State Partnership Program seeks to build and maintain an interstate community of collaboration that enhances the national impact of the program through, among other things, work groups focused on specific topics related to individuals with TBI.For the 2023 funding cycle, ACL is funding one TBI State Partnership Program grant to a state for building, enhancing, or expanding infrastructure that supports the stated purpose of the TBI State Partnership Program.

Applicants for this program must agree to:Provide a required 2:1 state match;Support a state TBI Advisory Board with a person-centered focus that includes a make-up of at least 50% individuals with TBI within the first 12 months of the start of the grant;Provide the equivalent of 1 full-time employee at the state or sub-awardee level;Create a TBI state plan developed by and with individuals with lived experience and family members/support networks that clearly outlines how the state is assessing and serving all people with TBI with an emphasis on diverse, underserved populations; andEstablish culturally competent resource facilitation practices that educate individuals with TBI and their support networks on available resources, services, and supports within their state and/or communities.