New Grants Totaling Over $5.2 Million Approved by JAHF Board of Trustees
The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees approved two grants totaling $5,288,275 that will continue to support an age-friendly workforce and drive action and implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.
Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program Coordinating Center (GWEP-CC), Phase III ($2,902,606 for 4 years)
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
This grant supports the development of a health care workforce to care for older adults by integrating Age-Friendly Health Systems principles into the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) funded by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). In 2019, HRSA announced its support for 48 GWEP sites, which are partnerships between educational institutions and clinical sites to maximize patient and family engagement and improve health outcomes for older adults by integrating geriatrics with primary care, including a special emphasis on dementia and nursing home care. With this grant funding, the American Geriatrics Society will continue to host a national Coordinating Center and work with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to support learning and professional development at the GWEP sites.
RAISE 2.0: The RAISE Act Family Caregiver Implementation and Technical Assistance Center ($2,385,669 for 3 years)
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
The Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregiver Act led to the 2022 release of the nation’s first-ever, whole-of-society National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. In close collaboration with the federal Administration for Community Living (ACL), the Foundation funded the RAISE Resource and Dissemination Center at the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) to help support the strategy’s development. This new project will continue support for NASHP and the National Strategy in three areas: 1) engaging states and other organizations to drive action and implementation of the strategy’s recommendations, 2) supporting the update of the strategy by building partnerships and leveraging the lived experiences of family caregivers and 3) implementing a comprehensive dissemination and communications strategy to serve as a national resource for policymakers and others to improve family caregiver policies.
