ACL Administrator Lance Robertson and The SCAN Foundation President and CEO Bruce Chernoff published a blog on the Health Affairs website about health care organizations partnering with community-based social services networks (such as aging and disability organizations) to address social determinants of health. Read the blog here: Health Affairs (February 24)

The HCBS Business Acumen Center has released the fourth module of the

Back in January, ACL sent out a draft of the March activities for Nutrition Month. We asked for comments and feedback from stakeholders and ACL Regions. Based on the feedback we received, we decided to adjust the focus of our celebration. We have been advised the that the phrase, “National Nutrition Month” is a trademarked one. So during March, we will now celebrate the “OAA National Senior Nutrition Program”* instead.  This program began in March of 1972, and has a rich and vibrant history across the Nation.

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has updates to a forecasted new funding opportunity that will be open in the near future.

Update: The resources referenced in this announcement have moved. The complete toolkit can be found on ADvancing States’ current HCBS Business Acumen Center website.

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has opened a new funding opportunity for the 

A new grant opportunity from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has been announced.