Cooperative Agreement 90EAH0012

This $750,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living's Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative (CFDA 93.470) aims to implement a dementia-capable Community Health Worker (CHW) model in North Central Florida. The project, led by the Mid-Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc. (dba Elder Options), will expand access to early dementia detection, evidence-based caregiver interventions, and direct services for individuals living...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (CFDA 93.324) provides $739,284 in funding to the Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services to enhance the CHOICES program, Connecticut's State Health Insurance Assistance Program. The key objectives of this five-year project are to: 1) improve recruitment and retention of CHOICES team members across...

This $750,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative (CFDA 93.470) will enable the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) to equip community health workers (CHWs) to conduct dementia and depression screenings, provide dementia-capable counseling, and deliver other direct services to persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their family caregivers (FCs) in...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $749,999 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative (CFDA 93.470) aims to increase access to community-based dementia care in Pima County, Arizona. The key project activities and deliverables include: integrating dementia-capable training into the local community health worker (CHW) curriculum, developing dementia-care capacity among CHWs at partner organizations,...

The Tufts University School of Medicine will provide a Community Health Worker Training Program titled "Community Health Workers Engaging in Integrated Care" (COHERE) through this $4,999,888 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals. The three-year grant period began on September 15, 2022. The program aims to increase diversity among community health workers and improve healthcare...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $1,261,267 cooperative agreement to Qualis Health under the Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs program (CFDA 93.734). The three-year award beginning May 1, 2021 will support Qualis Health's efforts to grow the Community Integrated Network of Oregon to deliver and sustain evidence-based chronic disease self-management education...

The Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging was awarded a $115,789 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living to support building the Rhode Island public health workforce through the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects program (CFDA 93.048). This funding will be used from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024 to develop and test innovative programs and services that respond to the needs of Rhode...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.527) to Community Health Center, Incorporated (CHCI), a Federally Qualified Health Center in Middletown, Connecticut. The grant funds the "Women in Transition (WIT)" program, which aims to provide comprehensive healthcare and social services to women being released...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $405,536 Formula Grant to the Connecticut Department of Aging & Disability Services from August 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 under the Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program (CFDA 93.747). The grant will support the development, implementation, and evaluation of elder abuse prevention interventions and programs, including adult protective services, with the goal of demonstrating successful...

The Department of Aging & Disability Services of Connecticut received a $145,360 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071). This grant will support outreach, education, and application assistance for Medicare beneficiaries in Connecticut, with a focus on helping eligible individuals access preventive, wellness, and limited income benefits such as the Medicare...