If you are a public health or Tribal public health agency in Washington, we invite you to complete the application for a mini grant to increase and promote awareness and education about brain health and dementia. The deadline for submitting the application is 11:59 p.m. on January 30, 2026.
To request an alternate format of the application, please email tiffany.turner@doh.wa.gov. Each organization can submit only 1 application.
Please review the application questions on this page before applying.
Application Scoring
We will issue awards to 5 public health organizations. If we receive more than we can fund, a grant advisory group consisting of the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and the Dementia Action Coalition advisory staff will assist with making the final selections.
We may consider additional criteria along with the application, such as:
- Agencies serving communities who are most heavily impacted by rates of dementia
- Agencies implementing grant activities in underserved areas
The committee will prioritize a mix of awardees from different geographical areas in the state when possible. DOH will notify applicants of the award by February 2026.
If you have any questions about the grant or concerns about meeting the grant requirements, please contact Tiffany Turner at tiffany.turner@doh.wa.gov or 360-764-3174.
Application Information Needed
The electronic application form will ask for the following information:
- Name, email and phone number of the person completing the application
- Name, email and phone number of the person who would manage grant activities
- Agency
- Agency address
- In 200 words or less, describe particular characteristics of the populations and areas your agency serves. Your answers may include demographics such as:
- Urban/rural
- Counties/cities served
- Estimates of particular ethnic, race, gender, or socioeconomic groups
- Risk factors
- Resource limitations
- List the number and roles of staff who you have identified would complete the Public Health Approach to Dementia Curriculum. Curriculum can be completed as a group or individually. Suggested roles include:
- Staff working on older adult topics, chronic disease, falls or injury prevention
- Program leadership
- Worksite wellness coordinators
- Strategic planners
- Agency leadership
- Evaluation staff
- Health educators
- Community health workers
- Nurses
- Identify which action item you plan to implement. A list is available on the grant overview page.
- In 200 words or less, describe what you hope to accomplish if you receive this grant.