Innovations in Alzheimer’s Caregiving Awards

With support from The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation and RRF Foundation for Aging, Family Caregiver Alliance is pleased to oversee the annual Innovations in Alzheimer’s Caregiving Awards program.

Application and Timeline

The application period typically opens each year in the Fall. The awards are announced by the end of December.

Review the online application form.

Awards Details

One award of $20,000 will be given in each of the following three categories:

Creative Expression

Programs or projects that use novel, creative approaches to support persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their family/informal caregivers. Examples include art, music, theater, poetry, multimedia (e.g. film, documentary, radio), or technology used for creative engagement or other types of creative expression.

Increasing Access and Reducing Stigma

Programs or projects that address a gap or chart a new way to deliver services, support, or outreach to family/informal caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias in diverse racial/ethnic, age, religious/spiritual, LGBTQ+, rural/remote, limited income, and other groups of caregivers with unique needs.

Public Policy

Programs or projects that advocate for policy or systems changes for the benefit of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and/or their family/informal caregivers. These efforts could focus on legislation, executive or administrative changes, media or public awareness campaigns, advocacy campaigns, or any other actions to strengthen public or private recognition and support of family/informal caregivers.

Background

In June 2007, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation conducted a comprehensive review of the challenges facing caregivers of adults with Alzheimer’s disease. This effort culminated in an expert panel discussion report, Strengthening Caregiving for Alzheimer’s Disease, which identified promising practices, research recommendations, and key principles for supporting caregivers. Building on this foundation, the Foundation launched the Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards, selecting Family Caregiver Alliance to administer the initiative. The program aimed to advance the report’s core principles by recognizing and rewarding innovative organizations that address the complex needs of Alzheimer’s caregivers.

From 2018 to 2024, Bader Philanthropies, Inc. joined as a key funding partner, supporting the program’s expansion and the transition to a new name: Innovations in Alzheimer’s Caregiving Awards. In 2025, RRF Foundation for Aging became a co-funding partner alongside The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, helping to continue and enhance the program’s legacy of supporting excellence and innovation in Alzheimer’s caregiving.