ACL is pleased to announce the 2024 awardees of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) grants. They will receive approximately $2.4 million in combined funding to implement CDSME programs across four states and territories.
The new CDSME grantees will reach nearly 4,200 older adults and adults with disabilities over the next four years (June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2028). They will collaborate with diverse partners to:
- Develop capacity to engage older adults and adults with disabilities in communities with little or no infrastructure to offer CDSME programs.
- Engage underserved populations, including rural, Hispanic/Latino, Black, LGBTQ+, low-income, and older adults experiencing homelessness.
- Identify strategies to ensure the programs are available and accessible long-term.
Chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, arthritis, and diabetes represent the leading causes of illness, disability, death, and health care costs in the United States. Empowering older adults to engage in evidence-based CDSME programs greatly impacts overall health and well-being, including improved physical activity and nutrition, better health-related quality of life, and improved health literacy, as well as reduced loneliness and social isolation.
2024 CDSME Grantees
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment (Kansas)
- Puerto Rico Department of Health (Puerto Rico)
- Shasta Community Health Center (California)
- University of Louisville Research Foundation – Trager Institute (Kentucky)
These grantees join a large network of CDSME program providers who are collaborating with health care providers and payors, working to address the social determinants of health needs of older adults, and embedding programs in nontraditional settings.
For questions about CDSME programs, contact lesha.spencer-brown@acl.hhs.gov.