The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has opened two new funding opportunities under the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) program.

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has opened two new funding opportunities under the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) program.

The eight selected grantees include health care systems, academic institutions, municipalities, and community-based organizations. They will receive approximately $4.3 million in combined funding to implement an array of evidence-based falls prevention programs in eight states across the country.

In this policy round up:

ACL plans to award approximately $11.5 million as a single cooperative agreement to a domestic public or private nonprofit entity to serve as a national center of excellence (COE) to support the development and enhancement of aging and disability organizations funded by ACL to become community care hubs (CCHs).

Today marks the start of Older Americans Month (OAM) – a chance to celebrate the contributions older adults make to our lives and our communities.

Grants will support implementation of the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It was created to raise awareness about sexual violence around the world and to educate communities on how to prevent it. This is a critical issue for the disability community, and particularly for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). This blog post explores why.

In this blog, Erin Long, who leads ACL’s Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative, and Melissa Hunter, from the ACL-funded National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center, reflect on ways ACL’s dementia grantees are broadening their reach and serving more people living with dementia and their caregivers by training and engaging volunteers.

Registration is now open for the 3rd annual Walk for WEAAD (World Elder Abuse Awareness Day). Join us and help build a national elder justice movement, through movement!