Alzheimer’s Awareness Grant (MN)

The Alzheimer’s Awareness Grant (MN) aims to foster public understanding of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) through a statewide information campaign. The Minnesota Department of Health seeks partnerships with organizations experienced in reaching underserved communities, including BIPOC and LGBTQ+ populations. Funded projects will promote early detection, cognitive testing benefits, and awareness of ADRD. Grants range from $20,000 to $80,000, with up to four grantees selected to implement impactful strategies.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Aging and Healthy Communities Unit is requesting proposals to partner with MDH to implement a public information campaign to provide awareness of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia's (ADRD). These communities include Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+), American Indian, people living with disabilities, and communities in Greater Minnesota.
Project proposals will demonstrate how organizations can use implementation-ready strategies to disseminate messages that increase awareness of ADRD.
The purpose of this funding is to design and make publicly available materials for a statewide public information program that:

• Promotes the benefits of early detection and the importance of discussing cognition with a health care provider.
• Outlines the benefits of cognitive testing, the early warning signs of cognitive impairment, and the difference between normal cognitive aging and dementia.
• Provides awareness of ADRD.
• Funding

Up to four grantees will be awarded. The minimum funding amount is $20,000 and the maximum funding amount is $80,000.