On May 27, 2010 a Program Announcement was released for the Step Up to Stop Falls™ Collaborative. The Collaborative is designed to help older adults to continue living safely in the community for as long as possible by reducing falls. This will be accomplished through two types of grants, both of which will focus on specific behavior and practice changes that can lead to a reduction in falls and falls risks:

• Advanced Grants in Erie County to further deepen and spread the success already achieved in the WNY Falls Prevention Collaborative; and
  
• Diffusion Grants to New Counties which can build a collective capacity within a county to reduce falls and can replicate and build upon the success of the work of the WNY Falls Prevention Collaborative. Eligible counties are Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming, and in CNY are Cayuga, Cortland, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego and Tompkins.

For information on the program details, timelines, eligibility and how to apply see the attached Program Announcement.

Question and Answer calls are scheduled for the following dates and times to provide interested parties the opportunity to ask questions and get additional information. To register, email falls@chfwcny.org at least two days prior to the call. Call-in instructions will be emailed to you.

• Advanced Grants: June 29th at 10:00am and July 6th at 3:00pm
• Diffusion Grants: June 22nd at 10:00am and June 30th at 3:00pm

DEADLINES FOR PROPOSALS:

• Advanced Grants in Erie County: July 15, 2010 - 5:00pm
  
• Diffusion Grants to New Counties: July 8, 2010 - 5:00pm