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How to Apply for a Grant Opportunity:
As a Community-based organizations (CBOs) or Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), you can streamline your grant application process by first identifying grants specifically targeted to your mission and services. Get started by browsing the grant opportunities below. It’s essential to carefully read the eligibility criteria and application instructions for each grant. Utilizing templates and grant writing workshops can also enhance their proposals, making the application process more efficient. Staying organized with deadlines and required documents is crucial. Focus on grants that closely align with your organizations mission and greatly increase your chances of securing some vital funding.
For more in depth instructions, refer to our article:
Grant Opportunities:
As a charitable affiliate of AARP, AARP Foundation works to end senior poverty by helping older adults build economic opportunity. Through our grantmaking, we collaborate with organizations to advance projects that can become sustainable solutions to the challenges facing older adults living with low income.
ACL awards more than one billion dollars in grants, primarily to state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education and small businesses. Some are awarded in accordance with formulas (mandatory grants) established in legislation, while others are awarded in a competitive process (discretionary grants).
ACL awards grants to states and organizations that provide services and supports for older adults and people with disabilities, conduct research, and develop innovative approaches to doing both.
ADvancing States provides a table of grant opportunities.
Increasing federal investment in the Aging Network and the cost-effective and life-sustaining programs and services it delivers to older adults and caregivers is a major focus of USAging. In addition to our advocacy on this issue, we bring concrete funding opportunities to the attention of our members. If you have a national, regional or state funding opportunity to share, please contact ckelly@usaging.org
Timeline of Aging Legislation
2023 – Washington (State) Cares Fund
2022 – R.A.I.S.E. Act
2022 – Pennsylvania LTC Legislation – Pending
2022 – Long Term Care Trust Act (Passes Senate in NY – with the Gov)
2021 – Minnesota Tax Credit for Private LTC
2021 – American Rescue Plan Act -COVID recovery w/ $ for HCBS
2020 – STRENGTHENING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS ACT S 4477HR 8026
2020 – HEROES Act
2020 – Cares Act
2020 – Families First Act
2019 – Medicare Advantage Rule Changes
2019 – Long Term Care Trust Act (Washington State. 2022 NY passes senate in NY)
2018 – Social Security Beneficiaries Act
2018 – Chronic Care Act
2017 – Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act
2016 – 21st Century Cures Act
2014 – Medicaid Payment Reform / Balancing Incentive Payment Program (BIP)
Ensuring older adults and people with disabilities have the opportunities to live independently and fully participate in their communities requires robust, accurate information about both populations. The following resources are available through data collection and research projects funded by ACL, and data compilation performed by ACL.
Read about research on aging-related health issues, healthy aging, and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias conducted at or funded by NIA.
Read about research on aging-related health issues, healthy aging, and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias conducted at or funded by NIA.
America’s aging population is ever changing. We field surveys and analyze the latest data to understand the shifting needs of older adults, especially those who are most at risk of health and financial insecurity. Explore our latest research reports and findings.
2024 ONC Standards Bulletin
Read the current ONC standards bulletin here.
FHIR Standards
Learn more about FHIR standards here.
HIPAA Standards
Stay up to date with Current HIPAA standards here.
The ALCA provides a list of conferences and events for education on Aging Care.
Providing you with resources to explore comprehensive services and supports for your clients, review state-of-the-art research and evidence-based programs, and learn from experts in the field of aging.
Gerontological Society of America
A directory of Geriatric and Gerontology educational programs.
On-demand learning is available anytime from the LeadingAge Learning Hub—and it’s discounted or free for members. More than 100 free on-demand resources for members!
National Council for Quality Assurance
Educational webinars, classes, videos and more.
ADvancing States has launched this new section of their website in order to provide updated information on Cornonavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This section highlights the latest guidance from our federal partners. They are also beginning to collect state resources and will continue to update the website as states share their resources with us.
Included in this page are information on Aging 2.0’s Mentor Network and the Aging Innovation Fund.
A list of educational resources including books, articles and more.
A full listing of all AGS resources, publications, and tools.
The content provided in this DEI Resource Library serves as a starting point to lay the foundation of your DEI learning. ASA highly encourages you to engage within each topic to find additional resources and learning tools to further your education.
Benjamin Rose provides a comprehensive list of resources for CBOs and Aging Americans.
Here you’ll find links to useful information from subject-matter experts from the field of aging–and beyond.
Add your voice to protect and strengthen programs we all depend on as we age. Join the National Council on Aging, and follow federal aging services legislation and speak up on the issues you care about.
Action Network to help healthcare patients experiencing homelessness.
Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) and Title VI Native American aging programs offer a wide range of services and supports targeted to assist older adults and, increasingly, people of all ages who have disabilities, live independently in their homes and communities—typically referred to as home and community-based services (HCBS).
