2024 Grant Program Funding Opportunity

Cooperative Agreements – Dementia Models of Care

Supporting expansion and increasing local clinical capacity for culturally relevant dementia care and services for American Indian and Alaska Native people living with dementia, their caregivers, and their communities.

Funding Overview and Eligibility

Funding Announcement Number: HHS-2024-IHS-ALZ-0001 Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
Opportunity Name: Addressing Dementia in Tribal and Urban Indian Communities: Enhancing Sustainable Models of Care
Eligibility: Federally recognized Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations. To be eligible for this funding opportunity, an applicant cannot be an existing awardee under the IHS Addressing Dementia in Indian Country program.
Other Eligibility Criteria: You must be able to provide ambulatory care services directly or through coordination with IHS Direct Services and must be able to coordinate with elder services.

Funding Details

Funding Amount: $1.2 million per year in total funding is available, pending the availability of funding and IHS priorities.
Funding range per applicant for the first budget period: $100,000 to $200,000
Expected number of awards: 6
Total Period of Performance Length: 3 years
Application Period Ends: July 16, 2024
Anticipated Award Start Date: TBD

Purpose

This program is designed to improve clinical care, services, and outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native people living with dementia, their caregivers, and their communities. The program supports Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Urban Indian organizations already working toward comprehensive dementia care to:

Primary Objectives

• Expand and improve capacity to provide culturally relevant services and clinical diagnostic workflow.
• Expand and improve capacity to provide care coordination.
• Plan for and evaluate the long-term sustainability of comprehensive dementia care and services. This includes diagnostic and procedural coding and billing for clinical and community services.
• Develop and disseminate local models for comprehensive dementia care, services, and best practices throughout the project.

Primary Drivers

In your application, you must demonstrate your existing infrastructure and how you currently provide dementia care and services in at least two of the five primary drivers of comprehensive care, which are:

1. Increase Awareness and Recognition of Dementia
2. Make an Accurate and Timely Diagnosis
3. Provide an Interdisciplinary Assessment to identify need for services and an appropriate care plan for individuals living with dementia and their caregivers.
4. Provide comprehensive, person-centered Management and Referral to meet needs
5. Support Caregivers

Application Support Tools

• Alzheimer’s Work Plan Template Sample [DOCX - 21 KB]
• Budget and Narrative Template Sample [DOCX - 43 KB]
• Evaluation Plan Template Sample [DOCX - 20 KB]
• Driver Diagram Sample Template for Addressing Dementia in Tribal and Urban Indian Communities: Models of Care [DOCX - 33 KB]