News Release
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, July 8, 2004 |
Contact: AoA Press Office
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HHS Awards $6.78 Million to Expand Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Programs
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced $6.78 million to
develop innovative approaches to provide care for people with
Alzheimer’s disease and support for their family
caregivers.
The Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Grants to States
(ADDGS) Program works to improve the responsiveness of home and
community-based services to persons with dementia and their
caregivers.
“The pain of losing a loved one to Alzheimer’s disease
is too often compounded by not being able to care of them,”
Secretary Thompson said. “This funding will give
thousands of families the opportunity to provide the support,
compassion, and love that only a family member could.”
The awards will support one-year capacity building demonstration
programs in two new states: South Dakota and Wyoming. The
awards will further support three-year systems change demonstration
programs in 22 states/territories: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,
California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Indiana,
Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont,
Virginia, and Wisconsin.
The program is administered by HHS’ Administration on Aging
(AoA). It focuses on serving hard-to-reach and underserved people
with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders.
With this fiscal year’s grant awards, the AoA significantly
strengthened the ADDGS program by incorporating the following new
design elements:
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A greater focus on using the ADDGS program as a vehicle for
advancing changes to a state’s overall system of home and
community based care, including requirements that three-year
project activities be linked to other state system change
efforts, including state programs to streamline consumer access
to services and family caregiver support programs.
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A requirement that all applicants, in the formulation of their
project proposals, review and use findings from research on
service models and techniques for supporting persons with
Alzheimer’s disease and their family caregivers, including
findings from research supported by the National Institute on
Aging.
New ADDGS grants were awarded to:
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Alabama Department of Senior Services -- $311,150
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Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Aging and
Community Services, Aging and Adult Administration -- $276,059
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Arkansas Department of Human Services, Aging and Adult Services
-- $281,150
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State of California Department of Aging, Director’s Office
-- $311,150
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Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of
Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities --
$161,150
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District of Columbia Office on Aging -- $263,768
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Florida Department of Elder Affairs -- $311,150
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Indiana Bureau of Aging and In-Home Services -- $311,150
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Iowa Department of Elder Affairs -- $311,150
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Louisiana Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs -- $311,150
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Maine Dept of Human Services, Bureau of Elder and Adult Services
- $297,121
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Minnesota Board on Aging -- $311,150
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Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of
Senior Services and Regulation -- $230,523
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Nevada Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
-- $311,150
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New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department -- $311,150
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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division
of Aging and Adult Services -- $311,150
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North Dakota Department of Human Services, Aging Services
Division -- $261,150
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Rhode Island Department of Elderly Affairs -- $294,050
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South Dakota Department of Social Services, Office of Adult
Services and Aging, (one-year project) -- $225,000
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Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability -- $311,150
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Vermont Department of Aging and Independent Living, Division of
Advocacy and Independence -- $311,150
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Virginia Department for the Aging -- $311,150
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Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Division of
Disability and Elder Services -- $311,150
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Wyoming Department of Health, Aging Division, (one-year project)
-- $150,000
Additional information about the new ADDGS grants, continuing
grants, and other information about Alzheimer’s disease and
tips for families affected by it are available at http://www.aoa.gov/alz.
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Last Revised: July 8, 2004
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