MAC Project Gero Innovations Grant: Proposals Due Soon

The Master’s Advanced Curriculum (MAC) Project, the Gero-Ed Center’s newest project, is now accepting proposals for its Gero Innovations Grant. The Request for Proposals (RFP) is available online and proposals are due April 16, 2006 by 5:00 PM EDT.

The Gero Innovations Grant will provide funding for up to 20 MSW programs to infuse gerontological competencies into their curriculum for one or more of the three Master’s advanced specialty practice areas - mental health, substance use, and health. Please visit the MAC Project Web pages to access the RFP and supporting informational documents: www.Gero-EdCenter.org/mac/ .

The MAC Project is also seeking existing evidenced-based literature and curricular resources relevant to the aging population in the three practice areas. These materials will be reviewed and incorporated into a resource guide that will be disseminated to all social work programs. Examples of items that will be considered for this resource guide include but are not limited to: syllabi, case studies, and online teaching modules. Please contact Project Principal Investigator Dr. Sadhna Diwan at sdiwan@sjsu.edu with any materials to be considered for this guide.