The National Council on Aging (NCOA) was awarded a $6,561,125 cooperative agreement from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (CFDA 93.761) program. The grant aims to strengthen the state falls prevention coalition network and implement evidence-based falls prevention programs across community settings to reduce falls and fall-related injuries among older adults and adults with...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded the Department of Aging California $3,751,512 under the Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program (CFDA 93.747) Formula Grant for the period of August 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program aims to demonstrate successful or promising interventions to prevent elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including adult protective services programs. Specifically,...
The Department of Aging California received a $786,844 Fiscal Year 2025 Older Americans Act Title VII - Elder Abuse Prevention Formula Grant from the Administration for Community Living (CFDA 93.041) to support comprehensive elder abuse prevention efforts across the state. This two-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will allow the department to develop, strengthen, and implement strategies for preventing, detecting, assessing, treating, investigating, and responding to various forms of...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded Rush University Medical Center a $549,092 cooperative agreement from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2027 under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF) program. Rush University Medical Center will deliver falls prevention screening and tiered community-integrated intervention services to Chicago communities through this funding. Specifically, the...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $600,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (CFDA 93.761) program supports Metropolitan Community Health Services Inc., a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center, in implementing and sustaining evidence-based falls prevention programs for older adults and adults with disabilities in rural Eastern...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging's Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) provides $241,500 to the University of California, Davis to develop and test an online Emergency Preparedness Toolkit (EPT) for spousal caregivers of patients with dementia. The goal is to engage these caregivers in planning for their own unexpected health emergencies, which can disrupt the caregiving relationship. The project will compare the ability of caregivers to identify and engage a...
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 cooperative agreement from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living provides $553,163 to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2025. The funding supports the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds program, which aims to increase the availability and sustainability of evidence-based falls prevention programs for older adults. Specifically, the state...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Administration for Community Living (ACL), under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects (CFDA 93.048) program, provides $200,000.00 in funding to the Department of Aging California. The award aims to support the development and testing of innovative programs, services, and systems that respond to the needs of California's growing elderly population. Through this award, the Department of Aging California will...
This federal Project Grant award of $794,410.00 was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs (CFDA 93.136). The award supports the development of an augmented reality personalized motion tracking, assessment, and improvement technology for fall prevention with seniors living in subsidized housing. The awardee, Kinima, Inc., is a women-owned small business that specializes in innovative...