News & Announcements From Our Partners
In addition to resources from our grantees, we periodically share information from our partners in the field. Below is a December roundup of funding opportunities, articles, news and events to improve care for older adults.
Resources
- Milken Institute report, Effective yet Undervalued: Elevating Community Health Workers
- SAGE resource, Enhancing HIV Inclusion in Multisector Plans on Aging Toolkit
- Pew Research report, How Americans Are Thinking About Aging
Age-Friendly Recognition & Other Accolades
- News8 WTNH, Hospital of Central Connecticut and Midstate Medical Center Recognized as Age-Friendly Health System Participants
- South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report, NCH Baker Emergency Department Earns Silver Level II Geriatric Accreditation – One of Only Three in Florida
- Shaw Local, Riverside Healthcare Earns National Recognition for Excellence in Senior Emergency Care
- Veterans Affairs Health News, Every VHA Health Care System Now has an Age-Friendly Team
- Daily Independent, Chandler Receives Dementia, Age-Friendly Designations
Articles and Papers
- Forbes, New Ways To Close The Care Navigation Gap For Seniors And Families
- Salon, Candidates Win When They Run on Affordable Family Care
- Pharmacy Times, Application of the Age-Friendly 4Ms Movement Across Different Areas of Pharmacy
- Monticello Times, How to Locate an Age-Friendly Doctor
- American Health Care Journalists, Social Isolation Sends More Older Adults to the Emergency Room, Study Says
- American Health Care Journalists, U.S. News Rankings Highlight Significance of Nursing Home Staffing Shortages
News / News Releases
- Administration for Community Living (ACL): ACL Awards $2M to Implement the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. This is the second round of grants to advance state implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
- Administration for Community Living (ACL): ACL Awards Over $3M to Strengthen Respite Care Services Nationwide. Eight new State Program Enhancement Grants have been awarded under ACL's Lifespan Respite Care Program, which supports state efforts to develop, enhance, and coordinate systems of accessible, community-based respite services
- The Strategic Plan for Aging Act (S.3827) was reintroduced by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Aging Committee, along with U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) and Andy Kim (D-NJ)
Podcasts
- American Society on Aging LeverAGE Podcast:
- Kansas Health Institute Health on the Plains Podcast:
- Episode 15: All In for All Ages, with the Logan LIFE Center
Events
- American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP): Geriatric Pharmacist Boot Camp (March 26-27, 2026), register for either in-person in Los Angeles (prior to APhA’s Annual Meeting) or livestream
- Network for Investigation of Delirium: Unifying Scientists (NIDUS): 14th Annual 2026 NIDUS Delirium Research Boot Camp: “Researching the Delirium-ADRD Inter-Relationship: Innovation, Translation, Prediction, and Implementation” (June 12-June 14, 2026), University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Aurora, CO (applications due April 6, 2026)
Opportunities
Grant Opportunities
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI): multiple funding opportunities including:
- Partnering Research and Community Organizations for Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research Across the Cancer Care Continuum PCORI Funding Announcement (The Cancer Partner PFA) -- Cycle 1 2026 (LOIs due January 6, 2026)
- The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory:
- Career Development Award Program - Request for Applications (due January 15, 2026)
- Real World Data Scholars Program - Request for Applications (due January 15, 2026)
Leadership/Career Development Opportunities
- Tideswell at the University of California San Francisco: Emerging Leaders in Aging Program 2026-2027 (applications due February 2, 2026)
- Network for Investigation of Delirium: Unifying Scientists (NIDUS): 14th Annual 2026 NIDUS Delirium Research Boot Camp: “Researching the Delirium-ADRD Inter-Relationship: Innovation, Translation, Prediction, and Implementation” (June 12-June 14, 2026), University of Colorado (applications due April 6, 2026)
Call for Papers
- The Journal of Advanced Home Medicine (JAHM): New open-access, peer-review journal dedicated to advancing research and commentary on the delivery of acute and advanced medical care at home. Submissions for the journal are open
Call for Input
- Pulse: December More Voices: House Calls and Home Care, by Paul Gross
- December’s More Voices theme is House Calls and Home Care. What’s your experience been with either of these? Share your story using the More Voices submission form
Call for Award Nominations
- The American Society on Aging (ASA) is seeking nominations for the ASA Membership Awards 2026 which will be presented at ASA's 2026 Conference On Aging. These awards are an opportunity to acknowledge the significant contributions of professionals in the field of aging (deadline for nominations and self-nominations January 14, 2026)
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