ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing a 2022 a Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) Collaborative Research Projec

Visit the 2023 National Family Caregiver Month page. About the Observance Celebrated every November, National Family Caregivers Month (NFCM) is a time to recognize and honor family caregivers across the country. It offers an opportunity to raise awareness of caregiving issues, educate communities, and increase support for caregivers.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | 2-3:15 PM ETRegister for the webinar. The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institute on Aging and Trauma is hosting a webinar on end-of-life care for older adults with a history of trauma and their family caregivers. 

The Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network is identifying and designating exemplary kinship and grandfamilies policies, practices, and programs, with the goal of sharing replicable strategies with others. The Network encourages applications from government agencies in states, tribes, and territories, as well as kinship navigator programs and other community-based organizations that serve kinship and grandfamilies. 

ACL is proud to announce the final winners of the Social Care Referrals Challenge. Launched in March 2020, the competition sought IT solutions to support health care systems and community-based organizations in partnering to provide holistic health and social care for older adults and people with disabilities. 

ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing eight 2022 Switzer Research Fellowships awards.

Join ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) and the National Council on Aging (NCOA) for a webinar on how to retain congregate meal program participants.

ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing two 2022 Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program grantees.  The purpose of the DRRP program is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities (including international activities) to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities.

You are invited to the first webinar of the series, Cultivating Community Care Hubs: An Evolving Model to Improve Alignment between Health and Social Care Services, which will be held on Thursday, October 27 at 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET. The webinar series will offer a deep dive into the important role of Community Care Hubs in promoting an equitable health and social care ecosystem.

ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing three 2022 Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERC) Program grantees. The planned project period for these grants is September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2027 with an estimated award amount of $925,000 per year for each grantee.