Expanding the national capacity for person-centered, trauma-informed care: services and supports for holocaust survivors and other older adults with a history of trauma and their family caregivers -…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $25.1685 million Cooperative Agreement to The Jewish Federations of North America on September 30, 2025, under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects program (CFDA 93.048).

The Jewish Federations will build on previous ACL grants to expand national capacity for person-centered, trauma-informed (PCTI) care services and supports for Holocaust survivors, older adults with a history of trauma, and their family caregivers. The recipient will deepen subgrants and technical assistance provided through a broad network of local and national agencies to advance PCTI care throughout the aging services network.

Expected products include new training resources on aging, trauma, and the PCTI approach in formats including journal articles, fact sheets, reports, webinars, and online and in-person course offerings. The Jewish Federations will develop an updated and streamlined website for a National Resource Center to house training resources and connect aging service practitioners to learning opportunities. The recipient will also produce a common evaluation strategy report featuring grant and subgrant impact, best practices, and recommendations for scaling and expanding PCTI services and support.

Objectives are to increase the number and type of PCTI services available to the target population and to increase resources and educational opportunities that build aging services providers' capacity to implement PCTI care. Anticipated outcomes include improved health and well-being of Holocaust survivors and older adults with trauma histories, and improved knowledge and capacity of aging services providers to implement PCTI care.

Place of performance is New York. The period of performance runs through September 29, 2028.

Expanding the national capacity for person-centered, trauma-informed care: services and supports for holocaust survivors and other older adults with a history of trauma and their family caregivers - the jewish federations of north america (the jewish federations), in partnership with a broad network of local and national agencies, will build off its previous ACL grants and deepen the subgrants and technical assistance IT provides to advance person-centered, trauma-informed (pcti) care throughout the aging services network. The goal of the project is to expand the national capacity to provide pcti care to holocaust survivors, older adults with a history of trauma, and family caregivers. The objectives are to: 1) increase the number and type of pcti services for holocaust survivors, older adults with a history of trauma, and their family caregivers; 2) increase the number and type of resources and educational opportunities to train and build the capacity of aging services providers to implement pcti care for holocaust survivors, older adults with a history of trauma, and their family caregivers. Anticipated outcomes include: 1) improved health and well-being of holocaust survivors, older adults with a history of trauma, and their family caregivers; 2) improved knowledge and capacity of aging services providers to implement pcti care to holocaust survivors, older adults with a history of trauma, and their family caregivers. Expected products include: 1) new training resources on aging, trauma, and the pcti approach such as journal articles, fact sheets, reports, webinars, and online and in-person course offerings; 2) an updated and streamlined website for the national resource center to house all training resources and connect aging service practitioners to learning opportunities; 3) a common evaluation strategy report featuring grant and subgrant impact as well as best practices and recommendations for scaling and expanding pcti services and support.