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Funding by Topic: Informal caregivers

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Advancing Innovation in Aging Grants
Grants for innovative projects that support older adults and/or address issues around aging, such as quality of life and longevity. Rural and other underserved populations/communities are considered a program priority.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
Sponsor: NextFifty Initiative
Addressing Dementia in Indian Country: Models of Care
Funding to support the development of models of comprehensive and sustainable dementia care and services in tribal and urban Indian communities. Models should be responsive to the needs of persons living with dementia and their caregivers.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 27, 2023
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Preventing Youth Overdose: Treatment, Recovery, Education, Awareness, and Training
Grants to increase services across the spectrum of prevention, treatment, and recovery for youth and young adults with, or at risk for, opioid use disorder and/or co-occurring disorders by supporting local efforts to raise awareness about fentanyl, improve access to treatment with medications, and to support youth with their treatment and recovery. Tribal and rural populations are a program priority.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 27, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Community Care Corps Local Models Program
Funding for innovative local models in which volunteers assist family caregivers, older adults, and adults with disabilities to help individuals maintain their independence and age in place. The program intends to fund local models that represent a diverse cross section of the United States in terms of geography; urban, rural, frontier, and tribal communities; and underserved and limited English-speaking populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 7, 2023
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, Altarum Institute, Caregiver Action Network, The Oasis Institute, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, USAging
Michigan Health Endowment Fund Healthy Aging Grants
Grants to support projects in Michigan that work toward improving the quality of care for older adults in the healthcare system, coordinating care in the community that will improve health outcomes and lower overall costs, and providing support at home for formal and informal caregivers.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jun 22, 2023
Application Deadline: Aug 9, 2023
Sponsor: Michigan Health Endowment Fund
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Underserved and Vulnerable Populations
Notice of Special Interest for research in understanding the response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help prepare more effectively for future public health emergencies. Populations that experience health disparities are a particular focus.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Sep 8, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health
Arthur N. Rupe Foundation Caregiver Grants
Grants to California-based nonprofit organizations for projects designed to provide education, skills training, and/or respite for family, professional, and volunteer caregivers.
Geographic coverage: California
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arthur N. Rupe Foundation
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Small Grants Program
Funding for nonprofit organizations in the Weinberg Foundation service area that are working in the areas of health, housing, jobs, and education.
Geographic coverage: Rural communities surrounding Baltimore, Chicago, Hawaii, New York City, Northeastern Pennsylvania, and San Francisco
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Protecting Futures: Building Capacity to Serve Children and Youth Impacted by America's Drug Crisis Inactive
Funding for direct crime victim services to address the needs of child and youth crime victims of America's drug crisis, and their families/caregivers. Priority will be given to applicants with experience serving underserved and under-resourced communities and addressing inequities, and to projects implemented by culturally specific organizations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Apr 28, 2023
Sponsors: JBS International, Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice
Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative - State and Community Grant Program Inactive
Funding to support the development and expansion of dementia-capable home and community-based service systems in states and communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 15, 2023
Application Deadline: Apr 24, 2023
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services