healthcare equity for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities – Aug 15

Posted by WITH Foundation on July 18, 2023

WITH Foundation issues RFP to support healthcare equity for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

The WITH Foundation, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has issued an RFP for efforts to support healthcare equity in communities of color for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Through the RFP, grants ranging from $50,000 to $100,000 will be awarded for collaborative proposals that support projects fostering health and healthcare systems transformation for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in communities of color, centering this population’s goals, perspectives, and needs. Proposals should prioritize implementation, educational resources, advocacy, or research. A secondary goal of this RFP is to foster new partnerships or significantly enhance existing partnerships between disability organizations, advocates, community organizations, and healthcare providers. Partnerships should support community-driven visioning and community-driven solutions, as well as adapting and learning that engages self-advocates as leaders and experts. Projects that intentionally address the experiences of Black women with I/DD, women of color with I/DD, and other historically excluded perspectives within inclusive gender-based and gender-affirming care are also encouraged.

Examples of projects that may be eligible for support through this RFP include, but are not limited to development, expansion, or implementation of service delivery models that effectively support older adults of color with intellectual and developmental disabilities in receiving optimal primary care, gynecologic healthcare, reproductive choice, sexual health, and related services; development of curricula, training programs, and educational materials that prioritize the needs and experiences of older adults of color with intellectual and developmental disabilities; regional or national advocacy efforts in collaboration with grassroots organizing groups, social movement organizations, movement-building entities, community-based organizations, community organizing groups, and base building groups; regional or national research endeavors that focus on healthcare access for, and the experiences of, older adults of color with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Eligible applicants include those tax-exempt as defined by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including healthcare, community, and disability organizations based and operating in the United States.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the WITH Foundation website.

Deadline: August 15, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. PT