The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an online training course and a series of resources that offer strategies and information on self-direction of home and community-based services, strengthening the direct service workforce (DSW) in rural areas, and emerging strategies for states.

The National Council on Aging and the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative led by USAging are now awarding grants to communities across the country to support vaccine clinics, in-home vaccinations, transportation to vaccination sites, outreach and education, and more.

The Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) is hosting a webinar on tools for exploring the disability and rehabilitation federal funding landscape.

In this policy round up:

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has opened a new funding opportunity for a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERC) Program: RERC on Rehabilitation Strategies, Techniques, and Interventions.

Join ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) and the National Council on Aging for a webinar on creating a welcoming environment for men at congregate nutrition sites.

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 | 2:00-3:30 PM ET Register for the webinar. 

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has opened a new funding opportunity under the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program for the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) Multi-Site Collaborative Research Project.

ACL awarded a new cooperative agreement to the International Association for Indigenous Aging (IA2) to operate ACL’s Native American Elder Justice Initiative National Resource Center.

New funding opportunities from ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) have been announced for the Field Initiated (FI) Projects Program for minority-serving institutions.