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 February roundup of funding opportunities, articles, news and events to improve care for older adults.
Resources
- AARP Spotlight report, How States Can Support Family Caregivers Under Medicaid’s Community Engagement Requirements
Age-Friendly Recognition & Other Accolades
- Penn State Center for Healthy Aging, Age Friendly University Initiative
Articles and Papers
- Hackensack Meridian Health, Age-Friendly Health System Summary Expansion Improves Care for Older Adults Across HMH
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Atlanta Health Care Stories, Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize: Embedding Age-Friendly Care as the Standard for Older Adults
- Aging in America News, Good Eating: Why 2026 Could Be a Nourishing Policy Year
- Center for Health Care Strategies, What New Long-Term Services and Supports Data Show About Rebalancing — and How States Can Respond
- Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, Aging with Dignity: State of Missouri Master Plan on Aging
- University of North Dakota blog, UND Launches Gero-STARR to Tackle Rural Nursing Shortage, Improve Older Adult Care
Events
- Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS): Benefits of Joining the 2026 Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community webinar (February 25)
- The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC): Addressing Food Insecurity for People Living Alone with Dementia webinar (March 17)
- American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP): Geriatric Pharmacist Boot Camp (March 26-March 27), register for either in-person in Los Angeles (prior to American Pharmacists Association’s Annual Meeting) or livestream
- American Society on Aging: On Aging 2026: The Power of Belonging, Annual Conference (April 20-April 23), Atlanta
- American Geriatrics Society: 2026 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting (April 30-May 2. Pre-conference: April 27-29)
- The Family Caregiving Collaborative at the University of Utah College of Nursing 4th Biennial Conference on Caregiving: Reaching New Heights: Elevating Caregiving Research, Policy, and Practice Research Conference (September 23-25), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
- Abstract submissions open March 1 through March 31. The Family Caregiving Collaborative invites abstracts that address caregiving research, workforce/education, practice, and policy across the lifespan.
Opportunities
Grant Opportunities
- National Community Care Corps request for proposals:
- Organizations are encouraged to apply for 18-month grants to develop and scale innovative nonmedical assistance volunteer programs to support family caregivers, older adults, and adults with disabilities (deadline February 26)
- The Alzheimer’s Association Center for Dementia Respite Innovation (CDRI) grants:
- Over the course of five years, the CDRI will award up to $20 million in competitive grants to local respite care providers to improve and increase the delivery of person-centered dementia care, with a focus on innovation, collaboration, outcomes, accessibility, affordability and sustainability (LOIs due March 2)
- The AARP Community Challenge grants:
- Nonprofit organizations and governments across the country are encouraged to apply for grants for quick-action projects as part of AARP's Livable Communities initiative. This year, applications are being accepted across three distinct opportunities (flagship grants, capacity-building microgrants and demonstration grants). All projects must meet eligibility criteria and be consistent with AARP’s mission to serve the needs of people 50 and older. (deadline March 4)
- The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory grants:
- 2026 Health Care Systems Scholars Program - Request for Applications. 1-year mentored experience designed to support immersion of mid-career investigators (MD, PhD, or equivalent) within a health care system to foster durable partnerships, advance system-informed research priorities, and lay the groundwork for future embedded pragmatic clinical trials in dementia care. Informational webinar on February 26 at 12 p.m. ET. (LOIs due April 2)
- Administration for Community Living prize challenge:
- The Caregiver Artificial Intelligence (AI) Prize Challenge seeks practical and effective ways to use AI to reimagine how technology can improve care quality, reduce burden and strengthen the caregiving infrastructure for the future. The competition will recognize and reward innovators who are developing, testing, and scaling AI-enabled tools across two tracks: for family caregivers and for extending the direct care workforce. Related article in Healthcare Innovation. Informational webinar (March and May t.b.d.), intent to apply submission (optional, April 15), Phase 1 application (deadline July 31)
Career Development/Training Opportunities
- 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)
- E4 Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities in Aging: Foundational Competencies in Older Adult Mental Health Certificate Program. 16-hour self-paced online certificate program for mental health clinicians, this serves as a first step in developing competency in older adult mental health. Developed by the E4 Center, in partnership with CATCH-ON, the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program based at Rush, and the Rush Center for Excellence in Aging.
Call for Workshop Proposals
- Grantmakers in Aging (GIA) Annual Conference:
- GIA invites funders to submit workshop proposals for the GIA Annual Conference in Denver. Submissions deadline March 17
- GIA is also seeking thought partners to serve on their workshop proposals Content Review Committee. Apply by March 5
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
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