News (August)

Fall Prevention Initiative

The Archstone Foundation is pleased to announce the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) entitled California Senior Fall Prevention Projects.  The California Senior Fall Prevention Projects are being funded as a part of the Foundation's 5-year initiative to reduce the risk of falls in the elderly. 

Fall prevention has been an interest area of the Archstone Foundation for almost a decade with more that 25 grants being awarded, totaling over 10 million dollars.  The Foundation has funded programs which address many of the risk factors of falls.  These have included the development of balance and mobility programs, home modifications, and statewide and national convenings.  In 2003, the Archstone Foundation brought together key stakeholder groups throughout California to begin a strategic planning process for the prevention of falls among older adults.  In response to participants' recommendations, the Archstone Foundation provided funding to establish the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence as a coordinating body for fall prevention activities across the State.  

The Fall Prevention Center of Excellence is a consortium of public and private organizations consisting of the following:

• University of Southern California, Andrus Gerontology Center
• California State University, Fullerton Center for Successful Aging
• University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine
• Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center
• California Department of Health Services, State and Local Injury Control 

The Archstone Foundation and the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence are now collaborating through the Senior Fall Prevention Projects to help communities build their capacity to address falls in the elderly and deliver integrated fall prevention services that allow seniors to continue to live vital, independent lives.

The Archstone Foundation will allocate up to $500,000 for the Senior Fall Prevention Projects.  The Fall Prevention Center of Excellence will provide technical support and project evaluation assistance to grantees and it will coordinate the request for proposal process.  Projects may address either one of the following categories: Fall Prevention Coalition Development or Fall Prevention Program Expansion.

Proposals are due on Friday, October 14, 2005.  An Applicant Informational Teleconference is scheduled for Wednesday, September 21, 2005 to allow prospective applicants to learn more about the RFP and to ask questions.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) announcement which describes this funding opportunity and all of the attachments necessary to complete the proposal may be downloaded (see below).  We encourage your organization to consider the RFP and to share it with your colleagues working in the area of fall prevention.  Updates about the initiative will be posted in our website at www.stopfalls.org and at the Archstone Foundation website at www.archstone.org.

Attachments

	Fall Prevention Request For Proposals (597K) [download]
	Application Cover Sheet (70K) [download]
	Project Timeline Template (52K) [download]
	Budget and Budget Narrative Templates (34K) [download]
	Teleconference Reservation Form (27K) [download]
	Frequently Asked Questions (UPDATED)  (29K) [download]