The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities to advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Hybrid Programming for COAs Grant - Executive Office of Elder Affairs (deadline, Sept. 25) A new $1.45M...
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Advocacy Campaigns for Healthcare and Housing Seek Support
By request, the Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative is passing along two opportunities for those looking to add their voices to advocacy campaigns related to healthcare and housing for older adults. Please consider the following, which includes summaries provided by...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to pass along the following events and trainings that may be of interest to stakeholders supporting inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Innovations in Caregiving: The Healthy Aging Challenge (Sept....
Governor Healey Signs Fiscal Year 2024 State Budget with Support for Older Adults
Gov. Maura Healey signed a $55.98 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2024 that includes many items that are of interest to communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly, including an increased formula grant to councils on aging across the state. This...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: National League of Cities Hosts ‘Local Infrastructure Hub” to Help Communities Apply for Federal Funding
Thanks to a group of national philanthropies, a $50 million effort to help cities navigate new federal infrastructure funding opportunities is being hosted by the National League of Cities (NLC), which is intended to connect cities and towns with the resources and...
The Community Healthy Equity Survey from Mass DPH is Now Available
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the Community Health Equity Survey from the Mass. Department of Public Health (DPH). They survey will help communities improve conditions that impact health, particularly those most impacted by health...
Mass. EOHHS Seeking ‘Consumer Readers’ to Provide Feedback on One Care and SCO Health Programs
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is offering stipends for "Consumer Readers" that can assist in selecting future health plans for One Care and Senior Care Options (SCO) in Massachusetts. One Care and SCO are comprehensive health programs for...
Resources to Support Physical Activity Opportunities for Older Adults
The US Department of Health and Human recently released the Physical Activity Guidelines Midcourse Review: Implementation Strategies for Older Adults, and a CDC-funded network called PAPREN (Physical Activity Policy Research and Evaluation Network) is taking the...
Smart Growth America Releases “An Active Roadmap: Best Practices in Rural Mobility”
The more than 1 million rural American households without cars face unique barriers as alternate modes are not always accessible or affordable. Rural non-drivers—including older adults, low-income individuals, school-aged children, and people with disabilities—need...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: ADA Improvements Grant, Safe Routes to Schools
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities to advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Municipal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvement Grant Program, The Massachusetts Office on...