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2013RSVP for Traumatic Brain Injury Stakeholder Day on March 3, 2020**December 30, 2019**Please join the Administration for Community Living (ACL) this March in observance of Brain Injury Awareness Month. ACL will host Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Stakeholder Day on March 3, 2020, and a brown bag lunch during Brain Injury Awareness Day on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2020.
Brain Injury Awareness Day is hosted by the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, chaired by Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.). See note below for more information.
    New Funding Opportunities for Field Initiated Projects for Minority-Serving Institutions and Small Business Innovation Research Program**December 20, 2019**New funding opportunities from the National Institute on Disability, Independent
    American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Webinar: Developing the Road Map to Improve Data on the Health of People with IDD**December 16, 2019**Tuesday, January 21, 2020 4:00-5:00 pm ET
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    Living Well Grants Evaluation Reports Available**December 11, 2019**During the last two decades, the number of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) living in community settings and receiving home and community based services (HCBS) increased dramatically. While this led to better outcomes, including people with I/DD making more of their own choices and being a part of the community, there are great variations in the accessibility of quality HCBS across the country.
    National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC) Webinar: Innovative Approaches to Reach Underserved Populations Living with Dementia**December 10, 2019**Wednesday, January 8, 2020, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
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    Resources for Integrated Care (RIC) Releases Video on Successful Member Advisory Councils**December 10, 2019**RIC has released a new video on successful member engagement in plan governance: Listening to the Voice of Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Successful Member Advisory Councils.
    Webinar 12/12: Responding to Dementia in Diverse Communities: Models and Lessons**December 9, 2019**Register for the webinar on Thursday, December 12 at 4 pm ET.
    Request for Information: Caregiver Advisory Councils**December 9, 2019**ACL leads the implementation of the RAISE Family Caregivers Act and the
    2020 National Nutrition & Aging Services Conference Call for Proposals**December 6, 2019**The National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs (NANASP) invites you to share your nutrition, senior center, and aging services expertise, research, and promising practices by submitting a presentation proposal for their 2020 Annual Training Conference on June 3-5, 2020 at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin, TX.
    New Field Initiated Projects Program Funding Opportunities**December 5, 2019**Two new funding opportunities from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL have been announced for the
  
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