On May 1^st, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) announced $20 million in new funding over five years for its first major initiative in support of the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.

ACL will award five cooperative agreements for projects to foster advancements in two programs authorized by the Older Americans Act: the National Family Caregiver Support Program and the Native American Caregiver Support Program. Each project will receive up to $1.1 million annually for four years to develop, test, and disseminate new approaches to supporting family caregivers. A wide range of public and private organizations are eligible and encouraged to apply, and it creates an unprecedented opportunity for the aging and disability networks to build new partnerships with organizations in other fields that can help drive innovation in these areas.

The initiative is in keeping with President Biden’s Executive Order on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers, signed April 18^th. Applications are due Mon., June 26^th.

ACL hosted an informational conference call to share more details regarding the grant announcement on Thurs., May 4^th. The transcript of the call is located in the supporting documents for the grant on the grant website.

Complete details and application instructions are posted on Grants.gov, available here.

Contact: Meg Everett, meverett@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8871