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ACL Launches Prize Competition for Responsible AI Solutions to Strengthen Caregiving at Home

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) launched Phase 1 of the ACL Caregiver AI Prize Competition, a national challenge designed to support caregivers and the caregiving workforce through responsible uses of artificial intelligence (AI). The prize challenge calls on technology innovators to partner with caregivers, home care providers, and organizations in aging and disability networks to develop tools that strengthen care at home and in the community.

The competition will be run in three phases. Phase 1 participants will compete for up to $2.5 million in prize funding, with awards expected to go to as many as 20 winners. Funding is intended to support the development of AI tools that strengthen caregiving and the caregiving workforce. More information about Phase 1 is available at Caregiver AI Prize Competition.

Commit to Connect Community of Practice

Commit to Connect (CTC), an ACL initiative, invites aging and disability network organizations to apply to a community of practice (COP) focusing on measuring the social connection impact of Chronic Disease Self-Management Education programs through pre- and post-test measures. COP participants will meet five times between March and September 2026. Members will receive no-cost access to collection instruments, technical assistance, and support from CTC staff and a leading researcher, Matthew Lee Smith, PhD. Applications are due by Friday, February 27, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET.  Find out more about this opportunity and submit an application here. Interested applicants are encouraged to attend a 30-minute virtual information session on February 12, 2026, from 2:00–2:30 p.m. ET. Register for the information session here.

North Carolina No Wrong Door Podcast Episode

The Western North Carolina Health Policy Initiative released a podcast episode titled, “Fragmented Care & the No Wrong Door Approach.” Joined by No Wrong Door expert and consultant (Christina Neill Bowen), No Wrong Door technical assistance communications lead (Catherine Zontine), and North Carolina’s No Wrong Door grant program manager (Taylor Paré), host Andrew Rainey explores the No Wrong Door framework, the essential role of area agencies on aging and care coordinators, and the service navigation possibilities for North Carolina moving forward. Listen to the podcast here.

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