Lifespan Respite Technical Assistance and Resource Center 

Lifespan Respite is defined in the Lifespan Respite Care Act as "coordinated systems of community-based respite for family caregivers of children or adults regardless of special need."

• Lifespan Respite Care Program Funding Opportunity Announcements, 2021

• Lifespan Respite System Tools

• Introduction to Lifespan Respite: A "101" Toolkit 

• Sustainability Planning Resources

• TA Center Advisory Committee

• Lifespan Respite Grant State Contacts

• Interactive Map of Grantee Activities 

• Archived Webinars, Teleconferences, and Resources

• Lifespan Respite Grantee/Primary Stakeholder Networking Page

• Respite FACTS and Talking Points

• Archived Lifespan Respite Program Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)

• Contact Us

Overview of the T/TA Network for Lifespan Respite

In 2020, ARCH was awarded its fourth cooperative agreement from the Administration for Community Living to house the Lifespan Respite Technical Assistance and Resource Center (TARC).  Through the TARC, ARCH provides training and technical assistance to the Lifespan Respite Network with a focus on performance measurement, sustainability, best practices, and research. Since the Lifespan Respite Care program was first funded in 2009, ACL has funded thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia to establish or enhance Statewide Lifespan Respite systems and ARCH provides training and technical assistance to them as well. For more information on the Lifespan Respite Program funded by ACL, click here. 

ARCH training and technical assistance activities include:

• State site visits to assist with State Lifespan Summits to help states build or strengthen coalitions and prepare state agencies to apply for federal Lifespan Respite grants in the future

• ARCH respite fact sheets on topics across age and disability categories

• Learning Collaboratives and Symosiums

• Guidebooks and webinars

• Performance measurement guidance

• Sustainability Planning

• Promotion of new respite research through the Respite Research Consortium

• Nine Steps to Respite for family caregivers and the National Respite Locator Service

• A repository for respite training curricula and links to specific state resources 

• An ongoing needs assessment of ARCH and State Lifespan Networks to assess new training and TA needs

• Phone and email consultation 

 2018 Training and Technical Assistance Needs Assessment Results

 2020 Training and Technical Assistance Needs Assessment Results (abbreviated assessment)

Jill Kagan, MPH
Program Director
703.256.2084
703.256.0541 FAX
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Casandra Firman
ARCH Senior Staff
360.769.7167
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If you are a State Lifespan Respite Grantee or Stakeholder, Visit the Grantee Networking Site

States with  Lifespan Respite Grants

Contact information

2009 Grantees

• Alabama
• Arizona
• Connecticut
• District of Columbia
• Illinois
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• North Carolina
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas

2010 Grantees

• Delaware
• Kansas
• Louisiana
• Massachusetts
• Minnesota
• Nebraska
• New York
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• Utah
• Washington State
• Wisconsin

2011 Grantees

• Colorado
• Hawaii
• Montana
• New Jersey
• Ohio
• Virginia

2012 Grantees

New state Grantee

• Iowa

Integration and Sustainability Grantees

• Alabama
• Arizona
• Nevada
• North Carolina
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• Texas

Expansion Grantees

• Massachusetts
• Virginia

2013 Grantees

New State Grantee

• Idaho

Integration and Sustainability Grantees

• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Massachusetts
• Oklahoma
• South Carolina
• Texas
• Washington
• Wisconsin

2014 Grantees

New State Grantee

• Arkansas

Integration and Sustainability Grants

• Alabama
• Colorado
• Delaware
• Iowa
• Massachusetts
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New York
• North Carolina
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• Washington

2015 Grantee

New State Grantee

• Florida

2016 Grantees

New State Grantees

• Maryland
• Mississippi

Program Expansion Supplement Grantees

• Colorado
• Delaware
• Massachusetts
• Montana
• North Carolina
• Washington

2017 Grantees

First Time State Grantees

• North Dakota
• South Dakota

Advancing State Lifespan Respite Systems Grantees

• Alabama
• Arizona
• Colorado
• Idaho
• Nevada
• New York
• North Carolina
• Oklahoma
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Washington

2018 Grantees

Advancing State Lifespan Respite Systems Grantees

• Arkansas
• Massachusetts
• Montana
• Virginia

2020 Grantees

State Program Enhancement Grants

•  Alabama
• Arizona
• Idaho
• Maryland
• Mississippi
• Nevada
• New York
• North Carolina
• Oklahoma
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Washington
• Wisconsin