Dementia CAReS Grants for American Indian and Alaska Native Elders is a grant from the Indian Health Service (IHS) that funds federally recognized Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations to expand culturally relevant dementia care and services for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.

The program, formally titled Addressing Dementia in Tribal and Urban Indian Communities: Enhancing Sustainable Models of Care (ALZ), provides $1. 6 million per year in total funding, with individual awards ranging from $100,000 to $200,000 per year for up to 3 years (Announcement Number HHS-2025-IHS-ALZ-0002). Up to 8 awards are expected.

Applicants must provide ambulatory care clinical services and cannot be existing IHS Addressing Dementia in Indian Country awardees. The application period closed August 1, 2025.

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Application information below is for reference only. Addressing Dementia in Tribal and Urban Indian Communities: Enhancing Sustainable Models of Care (ALZ) 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-2025-IHS-ALZ-0002 Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www. ihs. gov Opportunity Name : Addressing Dementia in Tribal and Urban Indian Communities: Enhancing Sustainable Models of Care (ALZ) 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 provide ambulatory care clinical services directly or through coordination with an ambulatory care clinic. You must provide a letter of support from a clinic if you are not providing services directly.

The application package has all the forms you need to apply. You can find it online. Go to Grants.

gov, opportunity number HHS-2025-IHS-ALZ-0002 . Notice of Intent to Apply We ask that you let us know if you plan to apply for this opportunity. We do this to plan for the number of expert reviewers we will need to evaluate applications.

Please email notice to Jolie Crowder The funding opportunity number and title. Your organization's name and address. A contact name, phone number, and email address.

The deadline for notices of intent is 20 business days prior to the application deadline. You do not have to submit a notice of intent to apply. Funding Amount : $1.

6 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 : 8 Total Period of Performance Length : We expect to fund projects in three 1-year budget periods for a period of performance of 3 years.

Application Period Ends : August 1, 2025 Anticipated Award Start Date : September 1, 2025 Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the Indian Health Service (IHS) aims to improve care, services, and outcomes for AI/AN people living with dementia, their caregivers, and their communities. This program will identify and share clinical care models that work within Tribal and Urban Indian communities.

It provides support to Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Urban Indian organizations that are already working toward comprehensive dementia care. Expansion and increased local capacity so clinical and community health professionals can provide culturally relevant, comprehensive care and services. New opportunities and additional services to strengthen existing care approaches in clinical settings.

Long-term sustainability planning and evaluation of Tribal and Urban Indian Health clinical programs, services, and systems. Documentation and dissemination of locally developed Tribal and Urban Indian Health emerging practices and models of comprehensive care.

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: Awareness and recognition. Accurate and timely diagnosis. Interdisciplinary assessment.

Your activities must be designed to serve and respond to the needs, culture, and historical experiences of AI/AN people living with dementia and their caregivers in your local community.

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] Resources to Support Planning Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map for American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.

ihs. gov – Alzheimer's Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) CDC – Funded Public Health Dementia Centers of Excellence Dementia Risk Reduction Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www. ihs.

gov Early Detection of Dementia Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www. ihs. gov Dementia Caregiving Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.

ihs. gov American Indian and Alaska Native Resource Center for Brain Health Online Resource Library – International Association for Indigenous Aging (IA 2 ) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www. ihs.

gov – The Commonwealth Fund Age Friendly Health Systems Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www. ihs. gov – An initiative of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the John A.

Hartford Foundation Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www. ihs. gov Dementia Friendly America Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.

ihs. gov ( see Community Toolkit and Resources ) Mini-Cog: Quick Screening for Early Dementia Detection Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www. ihs.

gov Health Systems and Medical Professionals: Care planning Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www. ihs. gov – Alzheimer’s Association Best Practice Caregiving Database (Compendium of evidence-based caregiver interventions) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.

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