Purpose: The Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) Road Map Champion Program supports Tribally-led health programs in implementing public health strategies to address brain health, caregiving and dementia in their community.
Up to eight (8) Tribally-led health programs and urban Indian health organizations will receive direct funding, education, and technical assistance to designate a part-time HBI Road Map Champion to advance community-focused population health approaches related to dementia. The HBI Road Map Champion will receive education and technical assistance that enables them to:
- Develop expertise in Alzheimer’s and dementia across primary, secondary and tertiary prevention levels with emphasis on a strengths-based approach that honors American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) cultures and incorporates the Indigenous and social determinants of health;
- Share dementia-related knowledge with community members and other program or organizational staff;
- Assess local needs and community strengths;
- Provide local leadership to prioritize, implement, and coordinate actions from the HBI Road Map for American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples.
Eligibility: Tribally-led health programs and urban Indian health organizations.
Applicants must designate an existing employee with public health knowledge to participate in the Road Map Champion Program. This individual should be able to devote at least 20% of their time to this program during the participation period. Organizations that have previously participated in the Road Map Champion Program are not eligible to apply.
Application Instructions: For additional details, visit alz.org/HBIPrograms to see the Request for Applications.
Application open: October 5, 2026
Application due: November 10, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Frequently Asked Questions: Register here for an informational meeting and opportunity to ask questions on October 20, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Additional guidance can be found in Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions.
Notification: By November 30, 2026
Participation Period: January 2027 through September 2027
Support Provided: $50,000 total budget and virtual education, coaching, technical assistance, tools and peer learning.
Contact: publichealth@alz.org
Purpose: The Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) Road Map Strategist Program increases the capacity of local health departments (LHDs) and their community partners to address dementia.
Up to eight (8) local health departments will receive direct funding, training, and technical assistance to establish a part-time HBI Road Map Strategist to advance population health approaches related to dementia. These population health professionals will receive training and technical assistance that enables them to:
- Develop their expertise in Alzheimer’s and dementia from a life course perspective;
- Develop their understanding of social determinants of health;
- Assess local needs and strengths by identifying community partners, local data and existing resources to inform their work throughout the HBI Road Map Strategist Program;
- Educate health department staff; and
- Provide local leadership to integrate brain health, dementia and caregiving into organizational and community-based activities for sustained action, informed by the HBI State and Local Road Map for Public Health, 2023 - 2027.
Eligibility: This funding opportunity is intended for local health departments only.
Applicants must designate a specific senior or mid-career employee with public health knowledge to actively participate in the HBI Road Map Strategist Program. LHDs that have previously completed the HBI Road Map Strategist Program are not eligible to apply.
Application Instructions: For additional details, visit alz.org/HBIPrograms to see the Request for Application.
Application Open: October 5, 2026
Application Due Date: November 10, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Frequently Asked Questions: Register here for an informational meeting and opportunity to ask questions on October 20, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Additional guidance can be found in Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions.
Notification Date: November 30, 2025
Participation Period: January 2027 through September 2027
Support Provided: $50,000 total budget and virtual education, coaching, technical assistance, tools and peer learning.
Contact: publichealth@alz.org