Center for Dementia Respite Innovation Special Awards

This Special Award opportunity allows an existing community-based organization/respite provider to enhance their program by adding innovative components to make an impact in multiple service delivery sites (3 site minimum).  View full RFA here. 

Eligibility: Local respite providers and organizations prepared to expand their existing programs with an innovative component or those prepared to launch a new respite program. Organizations providing services to communities at higher risk for Alzheimer's or other dementia are encouraged to apply.

• Domestic public or private for-profit or non-profit entities, including state and local governments, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and higher education institutions. Other types will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 
• Currently providing dementia-related services with the bandwidth to expand, or prepared to launch a new program.
• Propose new respite programming which impacts at least 3 sites.
• Dedicate a staff member to lead the project, engaged in all required aspects of the initiative, including participation in all learning and support opportunities.
• Commitment to abiding by all terms and conditions set out in the program award.
• Ability to contribute the required match, as described in Section 2.5. 
• Establish and maintain collaborative partnerships with relevant community stakeholders.
• Organizations must be able to demonstrate that there is a pre-existing need within the community for the proposed programs. 
• Organizations must be able to demonstrate the ability to launch their proposed program immediately and begin serving clients within 6 weeks of grant award.
• For CDRI funded respite program purposes, a caregiver cannot be required to participate in additional programming as a condition of benefiting from funded respite services.
• Applicants may not apply for both this funding opportunity and the standard yearly CDRI RFA released on February 24, 2025.