These 2017 CDSME grantees will reach about 38,000 older adults and adults with disabilities with evidence-based self-management programs, empowering them to better manage their chronic conditions.

* Note: The deadline for the RFI survey has been extended to August 16. July 17, 2017

  Five state teams have been selected for participation in the Disability Network Business Acumen Learning Collaborative. This effort is led by the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD) in partnership with nine national organizations.

  The Home and Community- Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Development webinar is the third event in ACL's HCBS quality informational webinar series. Agenda items will include discussion of the importance of quality measurement, how measures are developed, and the progress made through measure development. The webinar will conclude with a brief question and answer session.

  ACL is releasing new resources from the Business Acumen Initiative to provide background on this work and to feature case studies from community-based organizations (CBOs) that highlight their activities to secure contracts and develop relationships with partner organizations. Launched in 2012, this program aims to strengthen the aging and disability networks from the inside, building their business skills and enhancing their effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability. View these new materials:

Staff from the Administration for Community Living will be attending the national n4a conference on July 29 - August 2 to make several presentations.

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to improving quality of life for individuals living with paralysis, is awarding seven Quality of Life Nursing Home Transition (NHT) grants totaling $280,000 to seven Centers for Independent Living (CILs) nationwide. Funding for the grants is made available through the Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) operated by the Reeve Foundation under a cooperative agreement with the Administration for Community Living at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is conducting a three-part evaluation of its Title III-C Nutrition Services Pr

Tuesday, July 18, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET   Keeping a pulse on the latest trends in the Aging Network helps drive innovation as Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) adapt to shifting demographics and policy priorities in their communities. How are AAAs engaging in integrated care opportunities? What kinds of services do AAAs commonly offer? How are AAAs addressing funding and sustainability?

ACL's Administration for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities recently awarded five-year grants to 42 University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs). The UCEDDs will receive a total of $22,974,000 a year to address issues, find solutions, and advance research in order to improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families. ACL also awarded continuation grants to an additional 25 UCEDDs, to continue their five-year grant cycles.