Alzheimer's Association Center for Dementia Respite Innovation Releases Grant Information

(Feb. 25, 2025) The Administration for Community Living (ACL), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), awarded the Alzheimer’s Association a $25 million grant to enhance respite services for people living with dementia and their caregivers nationwide. This grant, the largest ever made to the Association, established the Center for Dementia Respite Innovation (CDRI).

The CDRI funds new respite care innovation projects across the country. Over the course of five years, the CDRI will award $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.

What types of opportunities are available?

Start-up awards provide the opportunity for an organization or provider not already providing respite services to get involved in respite and implement a small innovative program.
Pilot awards provide the opportunity for an organization or provider already providing respite to enhance a program or add innovation to an existing/new program.
Continuation awards provide the opportunity to enhance a program further or explore a related respite component after the successful completion of a Start-up or Pilot award.

Who is eligible for a CDRI grant?

Organizations providing services to communities at higher risk for Alzheimer's or other dementia are encouraged to apply. This may include domestic public or private for-profit or non-profit entities, such as state and local governments and organizations, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and higher education institutions.

Grant Request for Applications (RFA)

View the CDRI grant program's objectives, eligibility, submission process, and more here.

CDRI grant application details

RFA Release Date: Feb. 24, 2025
Letter of Intent Due Date: March 24, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ET
Application Due Date: April 25, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ET
Award Notification Date: May 30, 2025
Participation Period: July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, with the potential opportunity to apply for future continuation awards.
Requirements: Awarded providers or organizations must contribute a match of 25 percent, including 2.5 percent in indirect costs. These costs can include time and effort, volunteer hours, supplies, and materials.

To learn more about the CDRI grants, click here.

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