New Grant Expands Outreach and Professional Training in Behavioral Health for Aging Network

September 25, 2024

ACL's Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs is pleased to award the 2024 Expanding Outreach and Professional Training to Engage Older Adults With Behavioral Health Conditions in Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs funding opportunity to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. The total award is $3.2 million for a three-year project period (September 2024-August 2027).

The training, resources, and technical assistance provided through this grant will help the ACL aging and disability network to develop new, practical skills to support older adults with behavioral health conditions and improve coordination among local aging and behavioral health service providers.

For questions about this grant, contact [email protected]. To learn more about ACL's chronic disease grant program, visit ACL's Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs webpage.

The Administration on Aging, part of ACL, is the principal agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services designated to carry out the provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA), as amended (42 U.S.C.A. § 3001 et seq.). The OAA promotes the well-being of older individuals by providing services and programs designed to help them live independently in their homes and communities. The Act also empowers the federal government to distribute funds to the states for supportive services for individuals over the age of 60.

See Notice of Funding Opportunity: HHS-2024-ACL-AOA-CSSG-0018, "Expanding Outreach and Professional Training to Engage Older Adults With Behavioral Health Conditions in Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs," posted April 1, 2024.