Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program Competing Supplement

This notice announces the opportunity for recipients who are currently funded in the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (HRSA-19-008) to apply for supplemental funding under the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) Competing Supplement. The purpose of this Competing Supplement is to create and deliver COVID-19 specific education and training to the nursing home workforce and nursing home residents and their families and caregivers within the context of the age-friendly health systems framework. This training must address best practices regarding the management and treatment of older adults living in nursing homes, including those living with dementia, those who are at risk of contracting COVID-19 or who are currently ill with COVID-19, their families and caregivers who have been impacted by COVID-19, and families and caregivers of persons who have died of COVID-19.