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2013Business Acumen Webinar on 10/31: Embracing Change**October 24, 2018**The HCBS Business Acumen Center presents a webinar on Wednesday, October 31, at 12:30 pm ET.
    RSVP: Dec. 6 Elder Justice Coordinating Council Meeting**October 24, 2018**
    Today 10/18: NIDILRR 40th Anniversary Event**October 18, 2018**ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) will celebrate its 40th Anniversary today (Thursday, October 18) fro
    New Grants Address Involuntary Discharge, Opioids in Long-Term Care Facilities**October 16, 2018**ACL has awarded a supplemental grant for $70,000 to the National Ombudsman Resource Center (NORC) to address two critical issues in long-term care facility settings, involuntary discharges and opioids.
    ACL Seeks Nominations for Advisory Councils on Family Caregiving and Grandparents Raising Children**October 12, 2018**Deadline: December 3, 2018
The Administration for Community Living is leading the Department of Health and Human Services’ efforts to establish two new advisory councils, one to address the needs of family caregivers and a second to focus on the needs grandparents raising grandchildren and older relatives caring for children.
    Aging and Disability Business Institute Selects Participants in Health Information Technology Learning Collaborative**October 11, 2018**The Aging and Disability Business Institute, led by The National Association of Area Agencies
    New Grants Help States Evaluate ROI, Business Case for No Wrong Door Systems**October 11, 2018**ACL has awarded grants to 10 states to quantify the “return on investment” associated with streamlining access to long-term services and supports that allow older adults and people with disabilities to live independently in the community. The nearly $1.2 million per grantee over two years will help demonstrate the impact of
    ACL Announces State and Community Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI) Awards**October 10, 2018**ADPI three-year cooperative agreements have been awarded to 4 states and 15 community organizations for a total value of $16,913,374. The 2018 awards are located in 13 states across the nation.
    ACL Announces New Grant Focused on Peer Support**October 9, 2018**ACL is pleased to highlight a new grantee in its 2018 Chronic Disease Self-Management Education cohort focused on peer support using the evidence-based intervention
    Two Disaster Assistance Awards Funded by ACL**October 5, 2018**Puerto Rico:
  
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