Innovations in Caregiver Services and Supports Pilot Sites

USAging has awarded 18-month seed grants to eight Aging Network organizations to support the development of new, or expansion of existing innovative caregiver practices and programs aimed at meeting the unique needs of caregivers across the nation.

Each of the Innovations in Caregiver Services and Supports Pilot Site Grantees address one or more of the focus areas aligned with Goal 3 of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. These projects officially launched in September 2025 and will conclude in March 2027. 

 
Pilot Site Grantee City, State Primary Focus Area
Age Well  Colchester, Vermont Respite Care
Council on Aging in Union County  Monroe, North Carolina Emergency Response, Planning and Preparedness
Direction Home of Eastern Ohio  Youngstown, Ohio Kinship Care
Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey  Elizabeth, New Jersey Person-Centered Trauma-Informed Care
Peninsula Agency on Aging  Newport News, Virginia Education, Counseling and Peer Supports
Region IV Area Agency on Aging  St. Joseph, Michigan Future Care/Long-Term Services and Support
Southeast Idaho Council of Governments-Area V Agency on Aging Pocatello, Idaho Kinship Care
Valley Program for Aging Services Waynesboro, Virginia Volunteer-Driven Programs