Cooperative Agreement 90HDRC0010

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Aging (AoA) awarded a $1,000,000 Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) project grant to Services And Advocacy For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgender Elders, Inc. (SAGE), doing business as Elders Inc., a non-profit organization based in New York. The grant, titled "SAGEYOU - A DIGITAL INITIATIVE FOR LGBTQ+ OLDER ADULTS," will fund the development and implementation of digital programs and resources specifically...

This Project Grant award of $887,750 from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), aims to develop and pilot a peer-led intervention called "Bridge to Belonging" (B2B) to reduce depression and loneliness among older gay and bisexual men living with HIV (OGBMLH). The project will leverage evidence-based strategies like cognitive behavioral therapy-based friendship enrichment, motivational interviewing, and peer mentorship to increase...

The Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center, Inc. (The Center) in New York City was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant, titled "Supporting LGBTQ Youth in NYC through Prevention, Resources, Information, Data, and Evaluation (PRIDE)," aims to reduce substance use and related...

The U.S. Administration on Aging (AOA), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $850,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts. The award will support programming and services to low-income seniors at the PRYDE facility from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The Congressional Directives program enables Congress to directly fund specific community healthcare, mental health, and social...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $600,000 project grant under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program to the Los Angeles LGBT Center and its partner, the LGBTQ Center of Long Beach. The 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will be used to strengthen the capacity of these organizations to provide comprehensive domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking services to underserved LGBTQI+ populations in...

This Project Grant award, titled "Developing an Inclusive Measure of Financial Hardship for People Living with Dementia and Their Care Contributors", is funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research (CFDA 93.866) federal grant program. The total funding amount is $1,188,879.00 with an award date of August 15, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2029. The project aims to develop and validate an "Inclusive Screener for AD/ADRD Financial...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $1,924,078 Cooperative Agreement to the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, doing business as Hebrew Senior Life, to enhance elder shelter services through APS collaboration, trauma-informed housing, and person-led goal-setting. This award is funded under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects (CFDA 93.048) program, which supports the development and testing of...

This $599,927 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program will enable the Gay & Lesbian Community Center (The Center) in Las Vegas, Nevada to launch "Project Resilience and Empowerment for LGBTQ+ Youth and Families." The project aims to provide advocacy, crisis hotline services, and emergency shelter to LGBTQ+ survivors of domestic...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded a $1,584,006 Cooperative Agreement under the Aging Research (CFDA 93.866) federal grant program to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) on September 15, 2024. The project, titled "Promoting Health Aging through Semantic Enrichment of Solitude Research (PHASES)", aims to bridge the gap between research on solitude and gerotranscendence in order to deepen the understanding of how solitude can promote...

This Project Grant award of $750,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) supports the PACT Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Communities' initiative to address substance use and mental health disparities among the LGBTQI+ population in Clark County, Nevada. The key products and services to be delivered include: disseminating substance...