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ACL Announces 2019 CDSME and Falls Prevention Grantee Cohorts
ACL Announces 2019 CDSME and Falls Prevention Grantee Cohorts
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May 14, 2019
ACL is pleased to announce the 2019 cohorts of Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) and Falls Prevention grantees. The project period for these grants is May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022.
The new CDSME grantees will reach an estimated 20,000 participants through evidence-based CDSME and self-management support programs. The cooperative agreements are intended to increase the number of CDSME program participants, while concurrently enhancing the sustainability of these proven programs in the aging and disability network.
The new Falls Prevention grantees will reach approximately 30,000 older…
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