Not listed A NOVEL, PERSONALIZED INNOVATION TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS: CAREVIRTUE RESOURCE CONNECTION. - PROJECT SUMMARY RURAL CARE PARTNERS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS (ADRD) FACE PERSISTENT BARRIERS TO IDENTIFYING AND ACCESSING NEEDED RESOURCES, AND THE HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES (HCBS) PROVIDERS WHO SERVE THEM ARE CONSTRAINED BY MANUAL, FRAGMENTED RESOURCE WORKFLOWS. OUR PHASE I PROJECT (R43AG080849) ESTABLISHED FEASIBILITY OF THE CAREVIRTUE RESOURCE CONNECTION PROTOTYPE, WHICH ASSESSES RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNER NEEDS, DELIVERS PERSONALIZED RESOURCES BASED ON THOSE NEEDS AND GEOGRAPHY, AND STORES THEM IN A DIGITAL LIBRARY. FOLLOWING THE NIH STAGE MODEL, PHASE II (I) OPERATIONALIZES THE PROTOTYPE FOR DELIVERY BY HCBS PROVIDERS AND (II) DEMONSTRATES FEASIBILITY OF THE OPERATIONALIZED INTERVENTION. THE AIMS HAVE NOT BEEN MODIFIED FROM THE ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED PHASE II APPLICATION. AIM 1: CO-DESIGN AN AUTOMATED RESOURCE MATCHING AND REFERRAL SYSTEM WITH HCBS PROVIDERS SERVING RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS. IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER HCBS PROVIDERS, WE ARE OPERATIONALIZING THE PHASE I PROTOTYPE SO HCBS PROVIDERS CAN DELIVER PERSONALIZED RESOURCES TO RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS. THE OPERATIONALIZED RESOURCE CONNECTION INCLUDES (I) INTERACTIVE ASSESSMENT OF CARE PARTNER NEEDS, (II) AUTOMATED DELIVERY OF PERSONALIZED RESOURCES BASED ON NEEDS AND GEOGRAPHY, AND (III) A DASHBOARD FOR HCBS PROVIDERS TO EVALUATE THE RESOURCES CARE PARTNERS USE. USING OUR PUBLISHED PARTICIPATORY DESIGN PROCESS, WE CONVENED A CODESIGN TEAM OF HCBS STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS AND CONDUCTED FIVE PARALLEL CO-DESIGN SESSIONS IN A CONVERGENT FUNNEL DESIGN, WITH RAPID IDENTIFICATION OF THEMES FROM AUDIO-RECORDINGS (RITA) ANALYSIS BETWEEN SESSIONS. CODESIGNERS CONVERGED ON FOUR FEATURE AREAS - SCHEDULING, UPDATING PROFILES, FOLLOW-UP COMMUNICATION, AND ONGOING ASSESSMENTS - WHICH FORM THE BASIS OF THE PROTOTYPE. AT SESSION 5, CO-DESIGNERS REVIEWED THE DESIGN UPDATES, OBSERVED A LIVE DEMO, AND EXPLORED THE WORKING PROTOTYPE BEFORE COMPLETING THE SYSTEM USABILITY SCALE (SUS). THE PROTOTYPE ACHIEVED A MEAN SUS OF 85 ("BEST IMAGINABLE"), EXCEEDING OUR TARGET OF 75 ("GOOD") AND COMPLETING AIM 1. AIM 2: DESIGN AN 'AI RESOURCE NAVIGATOR' WITH AN ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED FRAMEWORK TO CONTINUALLY MATCH PERSONALIZED RESOURCES AS CAREGIVING NEEDS EVOLVE. THE FRAMEWORK COMPRISES TWO COMPONENTS: (I) A REINFORCEMENT LEARNING (RL) POWERED RECOMMENDER SYSTEM THAT USES CARE PARTNER DATA TO ADAPTIVELY GENERATE PERSONALIZED RESOURCE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND (II) A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL (LLM) BASED INTERFACE THAT ELICITS RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNER FEEDBACK ON EVOLVING NEEDS. THE AI RESOURCE NAVIGATOR WILL COMMUNICATE THE BEST AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO CARE PARTNERS BASED ON UPDATED RL RECOMMENDATIONS. WE WILL USE AN ONLINE TRAINING PARADIGM IN A SIMULATION STUDY SO THE MODEL UPDATES AS NEW DATA ARE COLLECTED, EVALUATING CANDIDATE MODELS BY CROSS-VALIDATION. CONSISTENT WITH CO-DESIGNER REQUIREMENTS FOR HUMAN OVERSIGHT, AN MLBASED FLAGGING SYSTEM WILL ROUTE POTENTIALLY CONCERNING EXCHANGES (E.G., INDICATIONS OF SELF-HARM, OR REQUESTS FOR DIRECT MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE) TO THE STUDY MPIS, WITH CONTINUOUS MANUAL MONITORING BY A TEAM MEMBER. AIM 2 PERFORMS INITIAL COMPUTATIONAL VALIDATION USING PHASE I DATA; THE MODEL'S ABILITY TO ADDRESS THE DYNAMIC, LONGITUDINAL NATURE OF RURAL ADRD CAREGIVING WILL BE VALIDATED AND IMPROVED IN THE AIM 3 FIELD TEST. AIM 3: DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF OUR ENHANCED INTERVENTION WITH RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS AND HCBS PROVIDERS. WE WILL CONDUCT A 90-DAY FIELD TEST WITH N=5 HCBS PROVIDERS SERVING RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS, ENROLLING N=1 HCBS PROVIDER STAFF MEMBER PER SITE (N=5 STAFF, NONE OF WHOM PARTICIPATED IN AIM 1) AND N=30 RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS (SIX PER SITE), PURPOSIVELY SAMPLED FOR VARIATION IN SEX, RACE AND ETHNICITY, CARE PARTNER RELATIONSHIP TO THE PERSON LIVING WITH ADRD, AND STAGE OF ADRD. CARE PARTNERS WILL RECEIVE AN INITIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT AT ONBOARDING, BIWEEKLY SMS CHECK-INS TO CONFIRM OR UPDATE CURRENT NE $1.0m 8/17/26 Not listed A NOVEL, PERSONALIZED INNOVATION TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS: CAREVIRTUE RESOURCE CONNECTION. - PROJECT SUMMARY RURAL CARE PARTNERS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS (ADRD) FACE PERSISTENT BARRIERS TO IDENTIFYING AND ACCESSING NEEDED RESOURCES, AND THE HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES (HCBS) PROVIDERS WHO SERVE THEM ARE CONSTRAINED BY MANUAL, FRAGMENTED RESOURCE WORKFLOWS. OUR PHASE I PROJECT (R43AG080849) ESTABLISHED FEASIBILITY OF THE CAREVIRTUE RESOURCE CONNECTION PROTOTYPE, WHICH ASSESSES RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNER NEEDS, DELIVERS PERSONALIZED RESOURCES BASED ON THOSE NEEDS AND GEOGRAPHY, AND STORES THEM IN A DIGITAL LIBRARY. FOLLOWING THE NIH STAGE MODEL, PHASE II (I) OPERATIONALIZES THE PROTOTYPE FOR DELIVERY BY HCBS PROVIDERS AND (II) DEMONSTRATES FEASIBILITY OF THE OPERATIONALIZED INTERVENTION. THE AIMS HAVE NOT BEEN MODIFIED FROM THE ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED PHASE II APPLICATION. AIM 1: CO-DESIGN AN AUTOMATED RESOURCE MATCHING AND REFERRAL SYSTEM WITH HCBS PROVIDERS SERVING RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS. IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER HCBS PROVIDERS, WE ARE OPERATIONALIZING THE PHASE I PROTOTYPE SO HCBS PROVIDERS CAN DELIVER PERSONALIZED RESOURCES TO RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS. THE OPERATIONALIZED RESOURCE CONNECTION INCLUDES (I) INTERACTIVE ASSESSMENT OF CARE PARTNER NEEDS, (II) AUTOMATED DELIVERY OF PERSONALIZED RESOURCES BASED ON NEEDS AND GEOGRAPHY, AND (III) A DASHBOARD FOR HCBS PROVIDERS TO EVALUATE THE RESOURCES CARE PARTNERS USE. USING OUR PUBLISHED PARTICIPATORY DESIGN PROCESS, WE CONVENED A CODESIGN TEAM OF HCBS STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS AND CONDUCTED FIVE PARALLEL CO-DESIGN SESSIONS IN A CONVERGENT FUNNEL DESIGN, WITH RAPID IDENTIFICATION OF THEMES FROM AUDIO-RECORDINGS (RITA) ANALYSIS BETWEEN SESSIONS. CODESIGNERS CONVERGED ON FOUR FEATURE AREAS - SCHEDULING, UPDATING PROFILES, FOLLOW-UP COMMUNICATION, AND ONGOING ASSESSMENTS - WHICH FORM THE BASIS OF THE PROTOTYPE. AT SESSION 5, CO-DESIGNERS REVIEWED THE DESIGN UPDATES, OBSERVED A LIVE DEMO, AND EXPLORED THE WORKING PROTOTYPE BEFORE COMPLETING THE SYSTEM USABILITY SCALE (SUS). THE PROTOTYPE ACHIEVED A MEAN SUS OF 85 ("BEST IMAGINABLE"), EXCEEDING OUR TARGET OF 75 ("GOOD") AND COMPLETING AIM 1. AIM 2: DESIGN AN 'AI RESOURCE NAVIGATOR' WITH AN ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED FRAMEWORK TO CONTINUALLY MATCH PERSONALIZED RESOURCES AS CAREGIVING NEEDS EVOLVE. THE FRAMEWORK COMPRISES TWO COMPONENTS: (I) A REINFORCEMENT LEARNING (RL) POWERED RECOMMENDER SYSTEM THAT USES CARE PARTNER DATA TO ADAPTIVELY GENERATE PERSONALIZED RESOURCE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND (II) A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL (LLM) BASED INTERFACE THAT ELICITS RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNER FEEDBACK ON EVOLVING NEEDS. THE AI RESOURCE NAVIGATOR WILL COMMUNICATE THE BEST AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO CARE PARTNERS BASED ON UPDATED RL RECOMMENDATIONS. WE WILL USE AN ONLINE TRAINING PARADIGM IN A SIMULATION STUDY SO THE MODEL UPDATES AS NEW DATA ARE COLLECTED, EVALUATING CANDIDATE MODELS BY CROSS-VALIDATION. CONSISTENT WITH CO-DESIGNER REQUIREMENTS FOR HUMAN OVERSIGHT, AN MLBASED FLAGGING SYSTEM WILL ROUTE POTENTIALLY CONCERNING EXCHANGES (E.G., INDICATIONS OF SELF-HARM, OR REQUESTS FOR DIRECT MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE) TO THE STUDY MPIS, WITH CONTINUOUS MANUAL MONITORING BY A TEAM MEMBER. AIM 2 PERFORMS INITIAL COMPUTATIONAL VALIDATION USING PHASE I DATA; THE MODEL'S ABILITY TO ADDRESS THE DYNAMIC, LONGITUDINAL NATURE OF RURAL ADRD CAREGIVING WILL BE VALIDATED AND IMPROVED IN THE AIM 3 FIELD TEST. AIM 3: DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF OUR ENHANCED INTERVENTION WITH RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS AND HCBS PROVIDERS. WE WILL CONDUCT A 90-DAY FIELD TEST WITH N=5 HCBS PROVIDERS SERVING RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS, ENROLLING N=1 HCBS PROVIDER STAFF MEMBER PER SITE (N=5 STAFF, NONE OF WHOM PARTICIPATED IN AIM 1) AND N=30 RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS (SIX PER SITE), PURPOSIVELY SAMPLED FOR VARIATION IN SEX, RACE AND ETHNICITY, CARE PARTNER RELATIONSHIP TO THE PERSON LIVING WITH ADRD, AND STAGE OF ADRD. CARE PARTNERS WILL RECEIVE AN INITIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT AT ONBOARDING, BIWEEKLY SMS CHECK-INS TO CONFIRM OR UPDATE CURRENT NE $0 12/3/25 Not listed A NOVEL, PERSONALIZED INNOVATION TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS: CAREVIRTUE RESOURCE CONNECTION. - PROJECT SUMMARY CARE PARTNERS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA (ADRD) IN RURAL AREAS EXPERIENCE DISPROPORTIONATE CAREGIVING BURDEN AND EXPERIENCE LOWER SOCIAL SUPPORT THAN THEIR URBAN COUNTERPARTS, WHICH ARE IMPACTED BY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ISOLATION ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING CARE FOR A PERSON LIVING WITH ADRD. CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY LACKS FOCUS ON THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS. IN RESPONSE TO THIS CRITICAL GAP, OUR TEAM TOOK FIRST STEPS WITH A SUCCESSFUL PHASE I PROJECT (R43AG080849); THE PROJECT INCLUDED AN ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCE NEEDS FOR RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS, CO-DESIGNING A PROTOTYPE INTERVENTION WITH RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS, AND DEMONSTRATING FEASIBILITY OF THE PROTOTYPE INTERVENTION (THE CAREVIRTUE RESOURCE CONNECTION). THE RESOURCE CONNECTION PROTOTYPE ASSESSES INDIVIDUAL RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNER NEEDS, DELIVERS PERSONALIZED RESOURCES BASED ON THEIR NEEDS AND GEOGRAPHY, AND STORES PERSONALIZED RESOURCES IN A DIGITAL LIBRARY FOR EASY ACCESSIBILITY. PHASE I SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED PROTOTYPE FEASIBILITY, PROVIDING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE PROPOSED PHASE II PROJECT. CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THE NIH STAGE MODEL, WE WILL (I) OPERATIONALIZE THE PROTOTYPE INTERVENTION FOR USE BY HCBS PROVIDERS FOR EASIER IMPLEMENTATION AND (II) DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE OPERATIONALIZED INTERVENTION. OUR PHASE I RESULTS PROVIDE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR THIS PROPOSED PHASE II PROJECT, AND FOLLOWING THE NIH STAGE MODEL WE WILL: (I) CO-DESIGN WITH RURAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS AN AI-ASSISTED ADRD RESOURCE MATCHING AND REFERRAL SYSTEM AND (II) DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF THESE NEW FEATURES. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO COMMERCIALIZE AN EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION THAT CAN OVERCOME BARRIERS ENCOUNTERED BY RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS. OUR TEAM (INDIANA UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, AND CAREVIRTUE) HAS DEEP EXPERIENCE IN ADRD CAREGIVING, USER-CENTERED DESIGN, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, AI ETHICS AND AI-ENABLED FRAMEWORK DESIGN, AND PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATION. OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH HCBS PROVIDERS ACROSS MULTIPLE RURAL COMMUNITIES (NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, FLORIDA PANHANDLE) ARE POISED TO ENGAGE WITH RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS FOR THIS PROJECT. IF SUCCESSFUL, THIS PHASE II PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A USER-CENTERED INTERVENTION DESIGNED FOR BOTH RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS AND HCBS PROVIDERS TO OVERCOME COMMON BARRIERS, REDUCE CAREGIVING BURDEN, AND REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION FOR RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS. $0 12/3/25 Not listed A NOVEL, PERSONALIZED INNOVATION TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS: CAREVIRTUE RESOURCE CONNECTION. - PROJECT SUMMARY CARE PARTNERS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA (ADRD) IN RURAL AREAS EXPERIENCE DISPROPORTIONATE CAREGIVING BURDEN AND EXPERIENCE LOWER SOCIAL SUPPORT THAN THEIR URBAN COUNTERPARTS, WHICH ARE IMPACTED BY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ISOLATION ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING CARE FOR A PERSON LIVING WITH ADRD. CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY LACKS FOCUS ON THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS. IN RESPONSE TO THIS CRITICAL GAP, OUR TEAM TOOK FIRST STEPS WITH A SUCCESSFUL PHASE I PROJECT (R43AG080849); THE PROJECT INCLUDED AN ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCE NEEDS FOR RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS, CO-DESIGNING A PROTOTYPE INTERVENTION WITH RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS, AND DEMONSTRATING FEASIBILITY OF THE PROTOTYPE INTERVENTION (THE CAREVIRTUE RESOURCE CONNECTION). THE RESOURCE CONNECTION PROTOTYPE ASSESSES INDIVIDUAL RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNER NEEDS, DELIVERS PERSONALIZED RESOURCES BASED ON THEIR NEEDS AND GEOGRAPHY, AND STORES PERSONALIZED RESOURCES IN A DIGITAL LIBRARY FOR EASY ACCESSIBILITY. PHASE I SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED PROTOTYPE FEASIBILITY, PROVIDING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE PROPOSED PHASE II PROJECT. CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THE NIH STAGE MODEL, WE WILL (I) OPERATIONALIZE THE PROTOTYPE INTERVENTION FOR USE BY HCBS PROVIDERS FOR EASIER IMPLEMENTATION AND (II) DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE OPERATIONALIZED INTERVENTION. OUR PHASE I RESULTS PROVIDE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR THIS PROPOSED PHASE II PROJECT, AND FOLLOWING THE NIH STAGE MODEL WE WILL: (I) CO-DESIGN WITH RURAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS AN AI-ASSISTED ADRD RESOURCE MATCHING AND REFERRAL SYSTEM AND (II) DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF THESE NEW FEATURES. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO COMMERCIALIZE AN EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION THAT CAN OVERCOME BARRIERS ENCOUNTERED BY RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS. OUR TEAM (INDIANA UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, AND CAREVIRTUE) HAS DEEP EXPERIENCE IN ADRD CAREGIVING, USER-CENTERED DESIGN, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, AI ETHICS AND AI-ENABLED FRAMEWORK DESIGN, AND PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATION. OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH HCBS PROVIDERS ACROSS MULTIPLE RURAL COMMUNITIES (NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, FLORIDA PANHANDLE) ARE POISED TO ENGAGE WITH RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS FOR THIS PROJECT. IF SUCCESSFUL, THIS PHASE II PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A USER-CENTERED INTERVENTION DESIGNED FOR BOTH RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS AND HCBS PROVIDERS TO OVERCOME COMMON BARRIERS, REDUCE CAREGIVING BURDEN, AND REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION FOR RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS. $1.0m 8/21/25 Not listed A NOVEL, PERSONALIZED INNOVATION TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS: CAREVIRTUE RESOURCE CONNECTION. - PROJECT SUMMARY CARE PARTNERS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA (ADRD) IN RURAL AREAS EXPERIENCE DISPROPORTIONATE CAREGIVING BURDEN AND EXPERIENCE LOWER SOCIAL SUPPORT THAN THEIR URBAN COUNTERPARTS, WHICH ARE IMPACTED BY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ISOLATION ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING CARE FOR A PERSON LIVING WITH ADRD. CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY LACKS FOCUS ON THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS. IN RESPONSE TO THIS CRITICAL GAP, OUR TEAM TOOK FIRST STEPS WITH A SUCCESSFUL PHASE I PROJECT (R43AG080849); THE PROJECT INCLUDED AN ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCE NEEDS FOR RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS, CO-DESIGNING A PROTOTYPE INTERVENTION WITH RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS, AND DEMONSTRATING FEASIBILITY OF THE PROTOTYPE INTERVENTION (THE CAREVIRTUE RESOURCE CONNECTION). THE RESOURCE CONNECTION PROTOTYPE ASSESSES INDIVIDUAL RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNER NEEDS, DELIVERS PERSONALIZED RESOURCES BASED ON THEIR NEEDS AND GEOGRAPHY, AND STORES PERSONALIZED RESOURCES IN A DIGITAL LIBRARY FOR EASY ACCESSIBILITY. PHASE I SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED PROTOTYPE FEASIBILITY, PROVIDING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE PROPOSED PHASE II PROJECT. CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THE NIH STAGE MODEL, WE WILL (I) OPERATIONALIZE THE PROTOTYPE INTERVENTION FOR USE BY HCBS PROVIDERS FOR EASIER IMPLEMENTATION AND (II) DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE OPERATIONALIZED INTERVENTION. OUR PHASE I RESULTS PROVIDE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR THIS PROPOSED PHASE II PROJECT, AND FOLLOWING THE NIH STAGE MODEL WE WILL: (I) CO-DESIGN WITH RURAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS AN AI-ASSISTED ADRD RESOURCE MATCHING AND REFERRAL SYSTEM AND (II) DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF THESE NEW FEATURES. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO COMMERCIALIZE AN EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION THAT CAN OVERCOME BARRIERS ENCOUNTERED BY RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS. OUR TEAM (INDIANA UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, AND CAREVIRTUE) HAS DEEP EXPERIENCE IN ADRD CAREGIVING, USER-CENTERED DESIGN, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, AI ETHICS AND AI-ENABLED FRAMEWORK DESIGN, AND PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATION. OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH HCBS PROVIDERS ACROSS MULTIPLE RURAL COMMUNITIES (NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, FLORIDA PANHANDLE) ARE POISED TO ENGAGE WITH RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS FOR THIS PROJECT. IF SUCCESSFUL, THIS PHASE II PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A USER-CENTERED INTERVENTION DESIGNED FOR BOTH RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS AND HCBS PROVIDERS TO OVERCOME COMMON BARRIERS, REDUCE CAREGIVING BURDEN, AND REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION FOR RURAL ADRD CARE PARTNERS. $1.0m 8/21/25