Community Innovations for Aging In Place (CIAIP) Grant Project

Community Innovations for Aging In Place (CIAIP) Grant Project is sponsored by Administration on Aging (AoA). This project builds on the success of AoA-funded Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) and Livable Communities award winners, integrating innovative models to support aging in place.

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gov Maintenance Calendar Community Innovations In Aging In Place (CIAIP) Department of Health and Human Services Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:HHS-2009-AOA-AP-0914 Funding Opportunity Title:Community Innovations In Aging In Place (CIAIP) Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Grant Category of Funding Activity:Income Security and Social Services Expected Number of Awards:16 Assistance Listings:93.

048 -- Special Programs for the Aging_Title IV_and Title II_Discretionary Projects Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:Yes Original Closing Date for Applications:Jul 15, 2009 Current Closing Date for Applications:Jul 15, 2009 Archive Date:Aug 14, 2009 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 5,000,000 Eligible Applicants:Special district governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) City or township governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Additional Information on Eligibility:Faith-Based Organizations ## Additional Information Agency Name:Administration on Aging Description:For more than forty years, the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA) has served as the effective and visible advocate for older Americans at the Federal level while at the same time providing support and guidance to the Aging Services Network.

In this role, AoA is committed to ensuring that older Americans have the support they need to remain in their homes and communities for as long as possible.

Since the passage of the Older Americans Act in 1965, the Aging Network has grown to encompass an array of state, local and community organizations and entities responsible for promoting the development of a comprehensive and coordinated system of home and community based services for older people and, most recently, family caregivers.

The Network consists of 56 State Units on Aging, 629 Area Agencies on Aging, 246 Tribal organizations, nearly 20,000 community services provider organizations and 500,000 volunteers. The Network reaches into every community and plays a key role in delivering services and supporting consumer-centered systems of care to some of the most vulnerable members of society.

Reauthorizations of the Older Americans Act in 2000 and 2006 took significant steps towards positioning AoA and the Aging Services Network to be a leader in the provision of long-term care home and community based services.

These steps have realized the following:  The establishment/expansion of Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs);  The incorporation of evidence-based disease and disability prevention programs into the array of programs and services currently provided by the Aging Services Network; and  The launch of consumer-directed nursing home diversion programs targeted to individuals before they spend down to Medicaid.

AoA Funded Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities In addition to these important efforts, AoA has provided funding to various community organizations to develop innovative ways of supporting seniors as they age in place in various settings such as, apartment buildings and neighborhoods with a large percentage of households headed by older adults.

For Federal fiscal years 2003 through 2008 more than $22 million in federal funds and match exceeding $7 million has been used to establish more than 40 supportive service programs for older adults living independently in geographically defined residential areas and building complexes. An additional $1. 5 million has been allocated for similar programs in FY-2009.

Labeled “NORC’s or ‘Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities,’ these programs serve more than 20,000 participants over the age of 75 and many are 85 and older.

The accomplishments of the AoA funded NORCs include: • Enhancing the ability of older adults living in a residential community to continue living independently • Increasing healthy aging behaviors through exercise, recreation, socialization, educational and culturally appropriate activities • Identifying needs of at risk residents, facilitating access to existing community and government resources and create gap filling supportive services For purposes of this grant program, a ‘Naturally Occurring Retirement Community’ (NORC) is defined as a community with a concentrated population of older individuals, which may include a residential building, a housing complex, an area (including a rural area) of single family residences, or a neighborhood composed of age-integrated housing— (A) where— (i) 40 percent of the heads of households are older individuals; or (ii) a critical mass of older individuals exists, based on local factors that, taken in total, allow an organization to achieve efficiencies in the provision of health and social services to older individuals living in the community; and (B) that is not an institutional care or assisted living setting.

AoA Awards to Livable Communities Livable Communities are places where people of all ages can live comfortably. In 2005 the Administration on Aging (AoA) sponsored a competition to honor some of the country’s most livable places.

For the competition, AoA defined livable communities as cities and counties that have successfully taken specific actions to make significant improvements in the following six key areas: • affordable/accessible housing; • affordable/accessible transportation; • accessible built environments; • work, education and volunteer opportunities; • access to health and supportive services; and • citizen participation in civic and cultural activities.

In addition to honoring the efforts of seven communities, the competition served to help answer the questions ‘What makes a community “livable” for people across the life span? ’ and ‘How can communities meet the needs of residents who have invested a lifetime in a place and want to grow older in their own homes?

’ The goal of the Community Innovations for Aging In Place (CIAIP) grant project will be to build on the success of AoA funded NORCs and AoA Livable Communities award winners, while integrating additional innovative models that support aging in place. Link to Additional Information:http://www. aoa.

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