This $9,825,328.00 federal Formula Grant award from the Administration on Aging is for the National Family Caregiver Support, Title III, Part E (CFDA 93.052) program. The grant supports comprehensive services for family caregivers and older relative caregivers across Michigan, including information dissemination, counseling, training, respite care, and supplemental services. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is the prime recipient, and they are sub-awarding portions of the...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) provides $1,999,421 to Regional Hospice and Home Care of Western Connecticut, Inc. to renovate their Center for Comfort Care & Healing facility in Danbury, Connecticut. The renovation project aims to enhance physical security, upgrade technology, improve energy efficiency, replace aging infrastructure, and enlarge nursing stations to maintain the...
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services was awarded a $1.923 million project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration under the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant program (CFDA 93.870). The goal of this program is to improve health and development outcomes for at-risk children through evidence-based home visiting services for pregnant women and families with young children up to kindergarten entry....
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), awarded a $122,583 Project Grant to HopeHealth Hospice & Palliative Care in Providence, RI. The funding will support three key initiatives: 1) furnishings, media, toys, and books for the children's playroom in the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, the only freestanding inpatient hospice center in the region; 2) pediatric equipment and materials for the hospice's pediatric supportive...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,144,000.00 was made by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) on September 30, 2024. The award supports the construction or renovation of healthcare facilities, as well as the purchase of medical equipment, in underserved communities in Michigan. The prime awardee is Michigan State University (MSU), a premier public land-grant research institution. MSU has extensive experience executing...
The Minnesota Department of Human Services has been awarded a $5,254,453 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living under the National Family Caregiver Support, Title III, Part E (CFDA 93.052) program. This grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026, supports the development and implementation of a comprehensive system of support services for family and older relative caregivers in Minnesota. The grant funding will be...
The Federal Grant Award of $339,287.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071). The funding will support the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services in delivering outreach, education, and application assistance services to eligible Medicare beneficiaries in Michigan. Key services include conducting community outreach, providing one-on-one enrollment counseling, and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $1,122,000 Project Grant to Blue Ridge Hospice, Inc. under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). This award will support the delivery of community healthcare, mental health, and social services interventions in Winchester, VA over a 12-month performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. The Congressional Directives program represents a federal grant mechanism that enables Congress to directly fund...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (Federal Grant Program 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $157,000.00 in funding to support a pilot study evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a 6-week nature meditation intervention for bereaved friend and family caregivers of cancer patients who died in hospice care. The study, conducted by the partnership between Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University Health Sciences, aims to develop 6 nature-based healing...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,668,115.00 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration under the HIV Care Formula Grants program (CFDA 93.917). The grant, awarded on April 1, 2025, with a performance period through March 31, 2026, is supporting the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) in improving the quality, availability, and organization of comprehensive HIV/AIDS healthcare, treatment, and support services...