A Demonstration to Scale Innovative Person-Centered Approaches to Falls Prevention through Clinical-Community Partnerships
This grant funds a three-year project to scale and evaluate person-centered, evidence-based falls prevention programs through clinical-community partnerships using technology and data tools, focusing on older adults.
Funder: Administration for Community Living
Due Dates: May 31, 2026 (forecasted)
Funding Amounts: $4,700,000 total; one award; project period up to 3 years
Summary: Supports demonstration and evaluation of scalable, person-centered, evidence-based falls prevention approaches through clinical-community partnerships, with a focus on advanced technology and data tools.
Key Information: Forecasted opportunity; only one award will be made.
Description
This funding opportunity, administered by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), aims to demonstrate and evaluate the scalability of person-centered and evidence-based approaches to falls prevention, leveraging clinical and community partnerships as well as advanced data and technology tools. The program will support a single cooperative agreement for a three-year project period, with the expectation that the recipient will fund up to three demonstration projects.
The initiative builds upon the ACL Innovation Lab and seeks to scale interventions through community care hubs and their clinical partners, focusing on the aging services network. The successful applicant will collaborate closely with ACL to design and implement demonstrations that support care transitions, risk screening for falls, and chronic disease management. Emphasis is placed on rapid cycle evaluation, the use of artificial intelligence, data analytics, assistive technology, virtual delivery, and tools to support consumer behavior and data infrastructure. The grantee must also be able to administer sub-awards to community care hubs capable of implementing and scaling these interventions.
