Cooperative Agreement 90ADPI0009

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...

The Center For Excellence In Aging & Geriatric Health was awarded a $999,623.00 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative (ADPI) (CFDA 93.470). The purpose of the 3-year project is to develop and expand the availability of dementia-capable supports and services for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Specifically, the project will focus on developing a...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $2,406,482 to the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) to develop, optimize, test, and implement dyadic behavioral prevention interventions (DBPIs) across the spectrum of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRDs) in both hospital and community settings. The project aims to improve health outcomes and prevent negative individual and dyadic (patient-caregiver) outcomes. Key activities...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $980,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Family Caregiver Support, Title III, Part E (CFDA 93.052) program to the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The purpose of this award is to improve the family caregiving experience and increase support for family caregivers in Wisconsin, using the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers as a framework. The grant funding will...

The University of Illinois Chicago, in partnership with Brandeis University, was awarded a $875,000 Project Grant from the Administration for Community Living's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) for the "Family Support Research and Training Center (FSRTC) to Bridge Aging and Disability." The goal of this 5-year research and training center is to: 1) bridge aging and disability across the life course to advance family...

This $1.5 million project grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, will support Memorywell, Inc. in delivering services under the Aging Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.866). Specifically, Memorywell will partner with the University of California San Francisco Acute Care for Elders unit to adapt its life story solution for use in acute care hospital settings, where brief patient life stories would be incorporated into electronic...

The project, titled "Improving Incontinence Support for Family Caregivers and Persons Living with Dementia," is funded by a $246,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) with a start date of September 1, 2024 and an end date of June 30, 2026. The overarching objective of this project is to better understand the unique urinary incontinence (UI) support needs, preferences, and priorities of family caregivers of persons living with...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $840,931 to Duke University to characterize family structures, care utilization, and well-being among persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) in the Asian region. The project aims to: (1) identify major types of family structures of dementia caregiving across Asian countries, (2) assess factors associated with family structures, and (3) evaluate how family structures relate...

This $3,732,394 five-year Project Grant was awarded by the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 Aging Research) to the University of South Florida to evaluate the impact of the Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living for Dementia Care Providers (PCEAL-DCP) intervention. The intervention aims to improve advance care planning discussions and hospice use among residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias living in assisted living facilities. The study will conduct a cluster...

The University of Rochester received a $1,092,079 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 Aging Research) to study the impacts of informal family caregiving on nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), as well as the associations between state Essential Caregiver (EC) programs and caregiving outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project aims to determine how family caregiving affects the health of nursing home residents...