The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees recently approved new grants totaling $5,047,896 to promote dementia care, support family caregivers, and develop leadership and advocacy to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse aging population. The grantees include:

Expanding Evidence-Based Comprehensive Dementia Care
Education Development Center & University of California, Los Angeles

Two grants will support a partnership between the development center, UCLA, and the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging to ensure that people with dementia and their caregivers receive high-quality, evidence-based care.

Act On RAISE Campaign
National Alliance for Caregiving

This grant will support the next phase of the alliance’s Act On RAISE Family Caregiving Advocacy Campaign, focusing on: 1) increasing Medicare-funded caregiver training; 2) advocating for federal funding for the Older Americans Act and caregiving programs; and 3) improving awareness and access to financial resources, especially Medicaid-funded long-term care.

ASA RISE: Advancing Equity in Aging
American Society on Aging

Building on lessons learned in the pilot phase of the program, this grant will continue to promote equity through a sustainable fellowship program to strengthen an increasingly diverse aging sector. The expanded 24-week curriculum will include a greater focus on ageism as a key component of equity initiatives.

Transitioning Training Curriculum and Sustaining Advocacy to Support Diverse Family Caregivers
Diverse Elders Coalition

With this grant, the coalition will transition its “Caring for Those Who Care” training curriculum to SAGECare to expand the curriculum’s reach to a broader audience and provide long-term sustainability.

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