Funding & Training Opportunities

Fellowships

• VA GRECC Advanced Fellowship in Geriatrics
• VA Health Professions Education, Evaluation and Research Fellowship
• VA CHOIR Implementation Science Fellowship 

Training Opportunities

• Caregivers as Partners in Care Teams
• Free Courses on Age- and Dementia-Friendly Care via NextGen Aging
  • Foundations of Practice for Interprofessional Age-Friendly Care
  • Integrating the 4Ms into the Care of Older Adults
  • Integrating the 4Ms into the Care of Older Adults for Social Workers
  • Introducing the 4Ms: A Case Study for Direct Caregivers
  • The Teaching Nursing Home Series
• Free IHI Open School course: PFC 203: Providing Age-Friendly Care to Older Adults

Funding Opportunities

• CDRI Funding Opportunity: The Alzheimer’s Association is accepting applications for the Center for Dementia Respite Innovation (CDRI) grant. The CDRI is a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to making respite service providers (adult day centers, in-home services, innovative models) more dementia-capable and provide the best person-centered care possible. 

   

  This winter, the CDRI will provide grants totaling $4 million to respite providers. Providers can learn more and apply at alz.org/CDRI. Applications are due on March 30th, 2026.

• The Donaghue Foundation: Research to Improve Health for Older Adults Across Care Settings. This program provides funding for health-related research that has the near term potential to improve health, well-being, and the quality and equity of care for adults who are 65 years or older.
  • LOI Deadline: April 23, 2026

• VA RFA & AFHS NOSI: VA investigators are welcome to explore new Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs) and Requests for Applications (RFAs) for AFHS funding opportunities. (Note: This page is not available to the public as VA-ORD funding is available to VA investigators only).