Project Grant 90AL0002

The National Institute on Aging awarded $736,747 to the University of Southern California on September 15, 2025, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to conduct an efficacy study of K-SAVVY, a culturally adapted, evidence-based psychoeducational intervention for dementia caregivers in ethnic immigrant communities with limited English proficiency. Building upon preliminary pilot work demonstrating feasibility and efficacy in reducing depressive symptoms, this five-year project...

CAL COMMUNITY CONNECT Cooperative Agreement Summary The Department of Aging California received a $1.35 million Cooperative Agreement from the Administration for Community Living under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects program (CFDA 93.048) awarded June 1, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2027. CAL COMMUNITY CONNECT addresses California's No Wrong Door (NWD) system by training and certifying Community Health Workers (CHWs) to serve as NWD...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded $131,568.00 on July 15, 2025, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco for a research project extending through March 31, 2030. This career development award supports the investigation and standardization of an improvisation music therapy (IMT) intervention prototype designed to address behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), through its Aging Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.866), awarded a $2,374,537 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) on Sep 15, 2024. The grant supports a research project titled "Personal Values in Dementia Experience, Caregiving, and Research" that aims to examine how changes in personal values and self-narratives among people with different dementia syndromes impact caregivers and caregiving...

This $562,314 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) supports a 3-year study to identify risk and protective factors associated with psychosocial resilience in spousal caregivers for spouses with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The study leverages data from several large, longitudinal cohort studies, including the Health and Retirement Study, to examine how caregivers' well-being, mental health, and cognitive...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded a $1,987,023 Project Grant under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop new measurement tools and computer adaptive tests to better characterize the experiences of non-traditional and minority informal caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The 3-year project aims to identify critical elements of the caregiving role through semi-structured interviews...

The U.S. Administration on Aging has awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Community Health Centers Of America, a non-profit organization based in Mariposa, California. The grant will fund the "CALIFORNIA - GERIATRIC WHOLE COMMUNITY MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS PROJECT" from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The project aims to expand access to comprehensive medical and behavioral healthcare services for older...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) totaling $956,214 will fund Ceresti Health, Inc. to develop and validate a Spanish-language version of their Caregiver-Enabled Care Program (CECP) for Hispanic/Latino families caring for loved ones with dementia. The CECP is a digital population health intervention that provides personalized education, coaching, and remote monitoring to unpaid/informal caregivers via a dedicated tablet. This project aims...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded University of California, Davis $690,934 under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) beginning March 1, 2026, with completion targeted for November 30, 2030. This project grant supports research investigating subjective cognitive decline (SCD) as an early risk indicator for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) across diverse racial and ethnic populations. The research will generate scientific...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, Irvine received a $3.22 million Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to conduct biomedical research investigating the role of the retrosplenial cortex (RSC) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. The research project, which runs from September 15, 2025, through August 31, 2029, will generate scientific knowledge regarding early neurobiological mechanisms driving...