Dementia CAReS Grants for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Forecast: Grants for American Indian/Alaska Native communities to design, implement, and promote dementia care activities through mini-grants, a "Call to Action" network, and documenting best practices.
Funder: Indian Health Service
Due Dates: Forecasted; application package and due date not yet posted
Funding Amounts: $750,000 total; one cooperative agreement award; project duration not specified
Summary: Supports Tribal and Urban Indian communities in designing, implementing, and promoting dementia care activities through mini-grants, network-building, and best practice dissemination.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity; details and deadlines will be updated when published on Grants.gov.
Description
This forecasted funding opportunity from the Indian Health Service (IHS) aims to achieve tangible, meaningful, and measurable improvements in dementia care for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The grant will support a national effort to design, implement, and promote activities that positively impact people at risk of or living with dementia in Tribal and Urban Indian communities.
The initiative is structured around four core strategies:
- Providing “Mini-Grant” funding, training, technical assistance, and evaluation support to Tribal and Urban Indian clinical settings, addressing direct care, service, and training needs.
- Developing and supporting a “Call to Action” to connect a multi-disciplinary network of dementia champions and engage communities for collective impact.
- Documenting and disseminating locally developed emerging practices and success stories to promote innovation and change in clinical and community systems.
- Developing and implementing an evaluation and data management plan, including the creation and testing of performance measures.
This opportunity is currently a forecast; the full application package and finalized due date will be posted on Grants.gov when available.
