Caregiving

2008 Community College Caregiver Training Initiative: Request for Proposals

The Caregiving Project for Older Americans, a partnership of the ILC-USA and the Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education, with support from MetLife Foundation, invites proposals from community colleges and other 2-year institutions under the 2008 Community College Caregiver Training Initiative. Up to twelve grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded.

Purpose

The purpose of the initiative is to encourage the development of new and novel programs to train both family caregivers and in-home care workers, promote skill development, advance the quality of care, and provide opportunities for career development. In addition, the Initiative will raise national awareness both of the critical need for caregiver training and of the central role that community colleges can play in providing this training.

Requirements

We encourage innovation in the design, management, and implementation of caregiver training programs under this initiative. The only explicit program requirements are as follows:

The training must prepare students to care for older people, either exclusively or in addition to other groups.
The training must prepare students to provide care in home settings, either exclusively or in addition to institutional care.
While the overall program may be for the training of paid care workers, some components must address family caregivers.
At a minimum, the planning stages for implementation of your program must begin by September 2008. Full implementation of the training program must begin by Spring 2009.

Eligibility

Community colleges and other 2-year institutions located in the United States are eligible. Colleges that award 4-year degrees are not eligible, nor are winners of the 2007 grants under this initiative. Please download the Request for Proposals (RFP) for full details.

How to Submit

Please download the Request for Proposals (RFP) for full details regarding how to format and submit your proposal. Please note: only email submissions will be accepted.

Deadline

Proposals must be submitted by May 15, 2008.

Inquiries

Questions may be emailed to ccct.2008@ilcusa.org. Please put “Question about RFP 2008” in the subject line. Please note: we are unable to answer questions by phone.

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