The 2025 theme, Flip the Script on Aging, focuses on transforming how society perceives, talks about, and approaches aging. It encourages individuals and communities to challenge stereotypes and dispel misconceptions. This year, join us in honoring older adults’ contributions, exploring the many opportunities for staying active and engaged as we age, and highlighting the opportunities for purpose, exploration, and connection that come with aging.

On January 15, ACL announced a funding opportunity, “Enhancing State No Wrong Door Systems for Efficient Access to Long-Term Services and Supports.” ACL plans to fund up to 10 two-year grants to strengthen the No Wrong Door systems that make it easier for people to connect to the long-term services and supports available in their communities.

The purpose of the RRTC programs is to achieve the goals and improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act through well-designed research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities in important topic areas as specified by NIDILRR. These activities are designed to benefit rehabilitation service providers, individuals with disabilities, family members, and other stakeholders.

ACL's Center for Innovation and Partnership, Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling (OHIC), is announcing a new funding opportunity for the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) State Project Grant in Michigan. 

The Center of Excellence to Align Health and Social Care (COE), operated by USAging, has selected the participants for its 2025 Community Care Hub National Learning Community (NLC) — an opportunity that will foster shared learning, engagement, and capacity building for community care hubs (CCHs).

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has unveiled its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategic Plan, which provides a framework and roadmap to ensure the responsible use of AI to improve people’s lives.

The grantee must conduct research and development activities toward new technologies and products that facilitate communication among people with disabilities who cannot rely on speech alone to be heard and understood. This grant will have a 60-month project period, with five 12-month budget periods.

Topics to be covered include how to conduct in-person and virtual support groups, lead engaging discussions, encourage members to participate, keep support groups going, and more. The training will also provide opportunities for participants to connect with group leaders from across the country and learn from each other’s experiences.

The purpose of the federal SBIR Program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting federal research or research and development needs, and improve the return on investment from federally funded research for economic and social benefits to the nation. The program aims to improve the lives of people with disabilities through research and development of products generated by small businesses and increase the commercial application of NIDILRR-supported research results and development products.

During this webinar, participants will hear about how state teams, made up of representatives from across agencies, have come together through the peer learning collaboratives to share best practices, brainstorm strategies for tackling common barriers and challenges, and achieve meaningful milestones toward building a more robust HCBS direct care workforce.