Evangelical Lutheran

THE GOAL OF THE KIZAZI HODARI (OVC-NEXTGEN) ACTIVITY IS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA (GOT) AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND PROTECTION OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC) AND YOUTH IN HIGH HIV BURDEN COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE NORTHEASTERN ZONE OF TANZANIA

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THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 37.62%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HAS BEEN THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATION FOR THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM IN SOUTH DAKOTA SINCE 1978. SENIOR COMPANIONS OF SD'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS HEALTHY FUTURES ? AGING IN PLACE, PROMOTING INDEPENDENT LIVING AND PROVIDING RESPITE CARE. SENIOR COMPANIONS ASSIST THEIR CLIENTS WITH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING MEAL PREPARATION, LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING, AND TRANSPORTATION FOR GROCERY SHOPPING AND HEALTH CARE APPOINTMENTS. THIS SUPPORT HELPS OLDER ADULTS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE WEEKLY CONTACT WITH THE SENIOR COMPANION HELPS REDUCE ISOLATION AND INCREASE SOCIALIZATION. COMPANIONS ALSO PROVIDE RESPITE CARE FOR CAREGIVERS, PROVIDING A BREAK FROM THE STRESSFUL 24/7 CARE OF THEIR LOVED ONE. WITH IN-HOME RESPITE SERVICES, CAREGIVERS CAN EXPERIENCE CLOSER TIES TO THEIR COMMUNITY, GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, WHICH ALSO DECREASES THEIR FEELING OF ISOLATION. AN ESTIMATED 57 SENIOR COMPANIONS, WITH 54 HAVING OUT-COME BASED ASSIGNMENTS WILL SERVE AN ANTICIPATED 300 PLUS CLIENTS STATEWIDE, PROVIDING 56,376 HOURS OF ASSISTANCE. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $327,127 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $186,543 IN LOCAL NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HAS BEEN THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATION FOR THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM IN SOUTH DAKOTA (SCP) SINCE 1978. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF SENIOR COMPANIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA (SD) IS HEALTHY FUTURES - AGING IN PLACE, PROMOTING INDEPENDENT LIVING AND PROVIDING RESPITE CARE. SENIOR COMPANIONS ASSIST THEIR CLIENTS WITH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING MEAL PREPARATION, LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING, AND TRANSPORTATION FOR GROCERY SHOPPING AND HEALTH CARE APPOINTMENTS. THIS SUPPORT HELPS OLDER ADULTS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE WEEKLY CONTACT WITH THE SENIOR COMPANION HELPS REDUCE ISOLATION AND INCREASE SOCIALIZATION. COMPANIONS ALSO PROVIDE RESPITE CARE FOR CAREGIVERS, PROVIDING A BREAK FROM THE STRESSFUL 24/7 CARE OF THEIR LOVED ONE. WITH IN-HOME RESPITE SERVICES, CAREGIVERS CAN EXPERIENCE CLOSER TIES TO THEIR COMMUNITY, GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, WHICH ALSO DECREASES THEIR FEELING OF ISOLATION. AN ESTIMATED 58 SENIOR COMPANIONS WILL HAVE OUT-COME BASED ASSIGNMENTS SERVING AN ANTICIPATED 250 PLUS CLIENTS STATEWIDE, PROVIDING 60,552 HOURS OF ASSISTANCE. THE AMERICORPS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $369,407 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $206,200 IN LOCAL NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. WE HAVE ALSO ADDED EXPENSES IN EXCESS OF $39,170 FOR 10 NON-STIPENDED VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE.

STUDENT AID AND INSTITUTIONAL EXPENSES RELATED TO COVID-19

INSTITUTIONAL PORTION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 18004(A)(1) OF THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF

EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND TO PROVIDE DIRECT EMERGENCY CASH GRANTS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS WHOSE LIVES AND EDUCATIONS HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. FUNDING AUTHORIZED BY CARES ACT.

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TELEMEDICINE GRANT

PROJECT GLORY: GOOD LIFE IN MEMORY CARE - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT MANY ADULTS OVER AGE 65 WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS (ADRD) RESIDE IN NURSING HOMES (NHS) TO RECEIVE ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE AND SUPERVISION AS THE DISEASES PROGRESS. YET, NUMEROUS NHS ARE STRUGGLING WITH BEST PRACTICES IN THE DELIVERY OF CARE TO RESIDENTS WITH ADRD. NH ALZHEIMER’S SPECIAL CARE UNITS (ASCUS) ARE ONE POTENTIALLY PROMISING FEATURE IN SOME NHS RELATED TO BETTER RESIDENT CARE AND OUTCOMES. HOWEVER, WE ARE YET TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS ‘SPECIAL’ ABOUT THESE UNITS AND THE CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH BENEFICIAL OUTCOMES AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. THIS PATHWAY TO INDEPENDENCE PROPOSAL WILL CONTRIBUTE SUBSTANTIALLY TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO ENSURE THE “GOOD LIFE” AMONG RESIDENTS WITH ADRD IN A NOVEL, STRUCTURED, AND EVIDENCE-INFORMED APPROACH, ESTABLISHING THE CANDIDATE AS AN EMERGING LEADER IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH COMMITTED TO ADVANCING RESEARCH ON CARE FOR PERSONS WITH ADRD. THE DATA OBTAINED IN AIM 1 OF THIS PROPOSAL WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCES FROM RESIDENTS WITH ADRD, THEIR FAMILIES, AND NURSING STAFF PROVIDERS ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND CARE PRACTICES AMONG THIS POPULATION. THESE FINDINGS WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO AN EVIDENCE-INFORMED “GOOD LIFE” MODEL OF NH CARE IN AIM 2 AND IMPLEMENTED AND EVALUATED IN AIM 3 IN A SMALL BUT RIGOROUS RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL. THESE AIMS ARE WELL-ALIGNED WITH NIA PRIORITIES INCLUDING CHALLENGES AND BURDENS ASSOCIATED WITH CAREGIVING, MODELS OF CARE IN LONG-TERM SUPPORTS AND SERVICES, DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE ACCESS, AND PROMOTING HEALTH IN PERSONS WITH ADRD. COLLECTIVELY, KNOWLEDGE GAINED IN THIS PROPOSAL WILL INFORM A SUBSEQUENT R01 APPLICATION TO CONDUCT A MORE DEFINITIVE EXAMINATION OF THE “GOOD LIFE” MODEL OF NH CARE. FINDINGS WILL ALSO HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH ADRD AND THEIR FAMILIES, NHS, POLICY MAKERS, AND RESEARCHERS ON HOW TO PROMOTE THE “GOOD LIFE” IN LONG-TERM CARE COMMUNITIES. TO PROMOTE THIS PATHWAY TO INDEPENDENCE, THE CANDIDATE HAS ESTABLISHED COMMITMENT FROM AN EXCEPTIONAL, HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED MENTORSHIP TEAM OF LEADING EXPERTS IN LONG-TERM CARE RESEARCH, CONDUCTING PRAGMATIC CLINICAL TRIALS IN NHS, QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY, AND DIRECT RESIDENT CARE. IMPORTANTLY, THESE MEMBERS HAVE SUCCESSFUL CURRENT AND PRIOR COLLABORATIONS AMONGST THEMSELVES AND WITH THE CANDIDATE, ONE EVEN SERVING ON THE CANDIDATE’S DISSERTATION COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION TO THE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AIMS, THIS PROPOSAL WILL PURSUE RIGOROUS TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT AND FURTHER THE CANDIDATE’S SKILLS IN KEY RESEARCH AREAS: QUALITATIVE METHODS, PRAGMATIC CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN, TRANSLATIONAL AND IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, CAREGIVER SHADOWING IN NHS TO OBSERVE DIRECT RESIDENT CARE, GRANT WRITING, TEACHING, AND SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS. THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK IS PLEASED TO SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL AND ALL RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE CANDIDATE. THIS PATHWAY TO INDEPENDENCE PROPOSAL IS THE NATURAL AND NECESSARY NEXT STEP TO ESTABLISH THE CANDIDATE AS AN INDEPENDENT INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCHER AND LEADER COMMITTED TO IDENTIFYING, OPTIMIZING, AND DISSEMINATING BEST CARE PRACTICES FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH ADRD.

INSTITUTIONAL EXPENSES RELATED TO COVID-19

EMERGENCY GRANTS TO STUDENTS.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

LIMITED DEPLOYMENT OF SENSOR TECHNOLOGY IN AN 11 COUNTY AREA IN RURAL NEBRASKA. THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO AID

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