As the number of people and communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic grows, so do the scams associated with it. Scammers use public health emergencies as opportunities for new fraud schemes, and because older adults and people with disabilities are at greater risk for serious illness from COVID-19, they may target these populations.

Adapting to Serve Communities ACL programs address behavioral health, prevention of injuries and illness, chronic disease self-management, and more. During the pandemic, grantees have adapted services and outreach to serve and connect their communities safely. Here is a sampling of stories from the Aging Network. Click on a title to read the full article.

Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET Register for this webinar.

ACL is pleased to announce that the theme of Older Americans Month (OAM) 2021 is Comm

Updates from the RAISE Family Caregiving and Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Advisory Councils

January 6, 2021, at 2:00 - 3:30pm ET Register for the webinar.

2021 ACL Funding Opportunity Announcements All opportunities close Tuesday, February 2, 2021.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is proposing a rule to substantively revise the “Estimated cost of the assistance” disaster declaration factor that FEMA uses to review a governor's request for a major disaster under the Public Assistance Program. FEMA’s Public Assistance Program provides supplemental grants to state, tribal, territorial, and local governments, and private nonprofit organizations so that communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies.

Webinar: Reaching Socially Isolated People Living with Dementia Wednesday, January 13, 2020 3:00-4:00 PM ET

Several new research funding opportunities from the