The Donaghue Fndn Research to Improve Health for Older Adults Across Care Settings
Award: up to $300,000 for up to 2 years
Deadline: LOI due April 23, 2026 with internal deadline of April 17, 2026
Overview
Funder is calling this opportunity "Another Look 2026", and is seeking to fund health-related research that has the near term potential to improve health, well-being, and the quality and equity of care for adults who are 65 years or older.
Funder is particularly interested in supporting research focused on high priority issues that were identified through a landscape analysis recently conducted by the Foundation. These high priority topics are:
Improving the quality, availability, and coordination of palliative, end-of-life, and hospice care across care settings
Evaluating how innovations in workforce roles, expertise, and care delivery models affect the quality of life for older adults and those who care for them
Examining the role of family members and informal caregivers in shaping health outcomes and quality of life.
Reducing the negative health and well-being effects of isolation and loneliness among older adults
Addressing disparities in care quality or health outcomes related to race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, or income
Improving care models for older adults with complex behavioral or cognitive health needs, including developmental disabilities, serious mental illness, or substance use disorders
Important Information
Must:
Use existing datasets rather than new data collected
Include stakeholders on project team
Blinded LOI: no identifying information in the LOI. Full application is not blinded.
Process
This is a two-step application process.
The Letter of Intent (LOI/step 1) is managed by the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations.
If you would like to apply, email [email protected] for more details and an LOI worksheet.
Submit the completed LOI worksheet by April 17, 2026.
If invited to submit a full proposal (step 2), it will be managed by the Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA).