Four New Grants Totaling $5.6 Million Approved by JAHF Board of Trustees at March 2020 Meeting

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees has approved funding for four grants totaling $5,594,025 that will assist retail clinics and public health in becoming more age-friendly, expand access to coordinated community-based health and social services for frail older adults, and support the membership association for funders in the field of aging.

Case Western Reserve University: Age-Friendly Health Systems, Ambulatory Care Continuum Implementation ($2,435,164 for three years)

In order to improve the quality of care and outcomes for older adults in retail clinic settings, Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will work with MinuteClinic, CVS Health’s retail medical clinic, to implement, evaluate and sustainably embed the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms framework across all 1,100 MinuteClinic locations in 33 states and the District of Columbia. Building on a successful planning grant, this implementation phase aims to impact approximately 1.2 million older adults annually by providing age-friendly care.

Trust for America’s Health: Expanding Age-Friendly Public Health Systems, Phase II ($2,349,358 for three years)

This three-year grant will expand Age-Friendly Public Health Systems to new states and promote the health and well-being of older adults as a core component of public health at the local, state and federal levels. The initiative, which was successfully piloted in Florida and newly launched in Michigan, will expand to at least two other states, develop new training resources and tools, establish a national recognition program and advance supportive federal policies. The effort will closely align with the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement and bridge efforts with Age-Friendly Communities and other national age-friendly initiatives.

National PACE Association: PACE 2.0 Growth Strategy Implementation ($500,000 for three years)

Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) effectively provide coordinated community-based health and social services to frail, older adults in their homes and PACE sites as an alternative to nursing home placement. Since PACE reaches only a fraction of the people who could benefit, this three-year grant supports a national growth plan to expand existing programs and spread PACE to new communities and populations with a goal of increasing enrollment to 90,000 by 2023 and to 200,000 by 2028.

Grantmakers in Aging: Core Support Renewal, Developing the Aging Lens in Philanthropy and Beyond ($309,503 for three years)

Grantmakers in Aging (GIA) is the membership organization for funders in the field of aging. This grant will provide operational support to GIA, which has created a new strategic plan to accelerate its leadership on aging issues by serving as a network, a resource and a champion. GIA will identify opportunities where it can engage and amplify JAHF's and other funders’ work to create age-friendly health systems, support family caregivers and improve serious illness and end-of-life care.