On November 27th, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) Administration on Aging (AoA) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for the 2019 Empowering Older Adults with Disabilities Through Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs. The RFA will provide funding to organizations to develop and sustain evidence-based self-management education and support programs that empower older adults and adults with disabilities to better manage their chronic conditions. Approximately $6.4 million in total funding will be allocated to up to 10 organizations through this RFA. Organizations may apply for one of the two following grant options:
- Capacity-Building Grants, which aim to build capacity in areas with no or limited infrastructure to introduce evidence-based chronic disease self-management education and support programs into underserved geographic areas and/or populations; or
- Sustainable Systems Grants, which aim to develop integrated, sustainable evidence-based chronic disease self-management education and support programs.
A summary of the RFA and the full RFA are attached. Applications are due January 29, 2019.