The Administration on Aging (AoA) will award approximately $ 2. 6 million in competitive cooperative agreements to State Units on Aging through this initial Funding Opportunity Announcement entitled:
Creating Dementia Capable, Sustainable Service Systems for Persons with Dementia and their Family
credit:
Caregivers.
This new funding opportunity will award cooperative agreements to 4 to 7 successful applicants that agree to implement and sustain a dementia capable service system as described in this Program Announcement.
The funding period is 3 years, with an anticipated start date of September 30, 201 1. Cooperative agreement amounts are expected to range from $370,000 to $1,000,000 for each 3 year grant.
Awards will be fully funded for the 3 year grant period.