Cooperative Agreement 83336001

This $2,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program (CFDA 66.921) will fund a targeted recycling education and outreach initiative led by Ecomaine, a non-profit organization. The goal is to enhance recycling participation and divert more recyclable materials from landfills in southern, coastal, and central Maine, with a focus on multi-family dwelling units where recycling access has...

This $243,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) will fund a 5-year study to address the issue of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use among older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) receiving home health care. The key objectives are to: 1) Identify factors and barriers/facilitators associated with routine PIM deprescribing practices for ADRD patients in home health care, using a mixed methods approach; and...

The Department of Environmental Protection Maine was awarded a $531,690 Cooperative Agreement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The purpose of this award is to enhance Maine's efforts to support long-term planning and data collection related to advancing a circular economy for materials and supporting state-led implementation of post-consumer materials management plans. The key activities funded...

The Aroostook Area Agency on Aging Inc. will receive $1,954,630 through a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative (ADPI) to create a memory care center in Aroostook County, Maine. The purpose of the ADPI program is to develop and expand supports and services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias at the state and community levels. Through this...

The University of Maine System, through its University of Maine division, was awarded a $400,802 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the "Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care" (CFDA 10.025) grant program. The goal of this two-year project is to train 75 animal agriculture sector responders on carcass disposal and waste management techniques, particularly through the use of...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $676,912 to Brown University to conduct research on the impact of medications on functional recovery and successful transition back to home for older adults discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) after a heart failure hospitalization. The research will focus on three specific aims: 1) estimating the effects of heart failure-specific and other medications administered in SNFs on...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging has awarded a $222,648 Formula Grant under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services (CFDA 93.043) program to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. This funding will support the development and strengthening of preventive health and wellness services for older adults in Maine through designated state and local Area Agencies on Aging. The grant...

The MaineHealth Alzheimer's Partnership was awarded a $1,582,920 cooperative agreement by the Administration for Community Living under the Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative (ADPI) federal grant program. The three-year award will support MaineHealth's efforts to expand dementia-capable supports and services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in Maine through August 2025. As the primary awardee, MaineHealth will work with sub-awardee MaineHealth Services to...

This K76 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 Aging Research) provides $243,000 to The General Hospital Corporation (doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital) to develop and test an intervention called the Geriatric Assessment Strategy for Ostomy Management and Adaptation (GA-STOMA). The goal is to improve integration of geriatric principles into the surgical care of older adults undergoing fecal ostomy surgery, in order to enhance their biopsychosocial...

This $917,701 federal Project Grant award under the National Institute on Aging's Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) will fund a 5-year study conducted by Brigham & Women's Hospital to implement and evaluate an Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) pathway specifically for people living with dementia. The study aims to: 1) Evaluate the effect of a pre-enrollment AHCAH pathway on quality of life over 12 months for persons with moderate to severe dementia (Aim 1); and 2) Evaluate the...