Project Grant 90MA0048

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the National Family Caregiver Support, Title III, Part E program (CFDA 93.052), will enable the Alabama Department of Senior Services (ADSS) and its partners to implement key goals of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. The $435,610 award, spanning from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2027, will fund initiatives to: 1) Increase awareness and outreach...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living under the National Family Caregiver Support Program (CFDA 93.052) provides $435,610 to the Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to enhance support services for the state's 112,000 family caregivers. The award aims to address the challenges faced by rural, Native American, veteran, and Alzheimer's caregivers in Montana through targeted interventions,...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded a $1,928,657 Project Grant under the Aging Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.866) to the Regents of the University of Michigan, doing business as the University of Michigan. The 3-year project aims to develop and evaluate new measures of family availability to provide care for people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The study will leverage national survey data to: 1) Create sub-indices and a composite measure of...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award for $372,521.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the National Family Caregiver Support, Title III, Part E program (CFDA 93.052) supports the State of South Carolina's implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. The award period runs from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2027. The South Carolina Department on Aging, a state government entity, will use these...

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...

This National Research Service Award (NRSA) from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 Aging Research) provides $148,050 in funding to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to conduct a qualitative descriptive study on family caregiver inclusion in the context of dementia-friendly hospital practices. The study aims to fill a gap in understanding key stakeholder perspectives and strategies for implementing family caregiver inclusion as part of dementia-friendly initiatives in U.S....

The University of Utah was awarded a $449,934 Cooperative Agreement under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects (CFDA 93.048) program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living. The project, titled "Enhancing Caregiver Access: Utah's No Wrong Door Approach," aims to inventory and curate the supports and resources available to family caregivers in Utah across all ages, diseases, and...

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...

The Respite Care Association of Wisconsin (RCAW) has been awarded a $1,250,000 cooperative agreement (90LRSP0002) from the Administration on Aging (AoA), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Lifespan Respite Care Program (CFDA 93.072). The project aims to strengthen and advance the National Respite Care Provider Training (NRCPT) program, with key objectives including: Increasing nationwide uptake and use of the NRCPT in new and emerging respite service...

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...