Call for Applications: Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards

The Family Caregiver Alliance will be accepting applications until Friday, September 5th, 2014 for the Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards. Three awards of $20,000 each will be given to innovative programs serving those with Alzheimer's Disease and their caregivers.

The Family Caregiver Alliance will be accepting applications until Friday, September 5th, 2014, 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) for the Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards.

Three awards of $20,000 each will be awarded to nonprofit organizations, government agencies or universities responding to a community need with a program or project which focuses primarily on family/informal caregivers of adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Only agencies operating within the continental United States are eligible to apply. One award will be granted in each of these categories:

Creative Expression: This award will go to programs or projects that use imaginative and creative approaches in supporting persons with dementia or family/informal caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Some examples are programs or projects using art, music, theatre, journaling, multimedia (e.g. film, documentary, radio) or other types of creative expression.

Diverse/Multicultural Communities: This award will go to programs or projects that provide services, support or other types of outreach to family/informal caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias in diverse ethnic, age diversity, religion/spirituality, gender, rural, low income, and LGBT or other communities.

Policy and Advocacy: This award will go to programs or projects that advocate for systems change for the benefit of family/informal caregivers or care recipients with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. These efforts could focus on legislation, executive or administrative changes, advocacy campaigns, or any other action to strengthen the public or private sector's recognition and support of family/informal caregivers.

Applications are available online only. The closing deadline for 2014 applications has been extended to Friday, Sept 5, 2014, 5 p.m. (Pacific Time). Award announcements will be made by late November 2014. Award recipients will be honored at the 2015 Annual Conference of the American Society on Aging (ASA). Participates will be invited to present information about their awarded program or project at the conference. Travel stipends will be available for the conference.

For additional information, head over to the Family Caregiver Alliance website.