Formula Grant 2601NMMIDR

This $2,497,615 federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), aims to evaluate the impact of new Medicare home health agency (HHA) payment policies on healthcare utilization and outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The project has three key objectives: 1) characterizing changes in the ADRD beneficiary population eligible for HHA services, 2) evaluating the effect of...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services a $580.254648 billion cooperative agreement on December 29, 2025, to support rural communities across Illinois in improving healthcare access, quality, and outcomes through transforming healthcare delivery under the Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798). The award extends through October 30, 2030, with performance in Illinois. HFS delivers work through three categories...

Grant Award Summary The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded a $1.5 million Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects) to Northeast Iowa Area Agency On Aging Inc. (doing business as Hawkeye Valley) for the Senior Medicare Patrol Resource Center (SMPRC). The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, supports the organization's continuation and...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded Mid-America Regional Council Community Services Corporation a $1.199 million cooperative agreement on August 1, 2026, to expand chronic disease self-management education (CDSME) and behavioral health integration across Missouri's Community Integrated Health Network. The recipient will deliver evidence-based CDSME programs to 1,333 participants across nine program models—including Chronic Disease...

The National Institute on Aging awarded The University of Chicago $597,239 on September 1, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to support investigation of inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) utilization and outcomes for older adult patients with and without Alzheimer's disease or other dementias (ADRD). The research examines comparative value and appropriateness of care delivery across post-acute care settings, specifically comparing higher-cost IRF care—which provides acute...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $10 million to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation on August 1, 2026, under the Paralysis Resource Center program (CFDA 93.325). The National Paralysis Resource Center will deliver a coordinated national system of person-centered services for individuals living with paralysis and their families, caregivers, and support networks from September 1, 2026, through August...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a cooperative agreement to Monitor My Health Inc. totaling $1,055,671 on August 1, 2026, under the Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs (CFDA 93.734). Monitor My Health Inc., a Connecticut-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, will expand statewide capacity to deliver the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP/Tomando Control de Su Salud)...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $616,996,422 to the Connecticut Department of Social Services on December 29, 2025, to implement Connecticut's Rural Health Transformation Plan under the Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798). The award supports modernization of rural health delivery across Connecticut through shared technology infrastructure, predictive analytics, facility upgrades, digital inclusion, and telehealth expansion,...

The Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality awarded the University of Utah $248,956 on April 1, 2026, under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes program (CFDA 93.226) to develop and test health information technology tools supporting an age-friendly learning healthcare system for outpatient geriatrics care. The funded work delivers a point-of-care clinical decision support system that integrates patient-generated health data and...

The National Institute on Aging awarded The Washington University $406,707 on September 1, 2026, under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) to conduct a national longitudinal study examining whether integrated dual-eligible special needs plans improve health outcomes for adults with intellectual disabilities and dementia who are dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. The study addresses the absence of national research on dementia care access, quality, and outcomes among...