The Network Development Learning Collaborative (NDLC), hosted by the National Council on Aging is focused on providing community-based organizations (CBOs) with the knowledge and skills to create, enhance, and/or successfully manage community integrated health networks. 
 
Key dates
  • Application released: September 29, 2021 
  • Application deadline: November 12, 2021 (By midnight, local time) 
  • Selected participants notified: December 17, 2021
  • Monthly webinars: To be announced
Learning collaborative eligibility
  • Applicants have carefully read the NDLC Charter, describing the purpose, expectations, and benefits of participating in the learning collaborative. 
  • Applicants agree to participate in the entire 10-month learning collaborative curriculum and dedicate 4-5 hours per month to prepare for monthly lectures and homework assignments. 
  • Applicant organizations or networks are interested in forming community integrated health networks and/or establishing a Network Lead Entity. 
  • Applicants are nonprofit, university, or governmental organizations (state, county, or municipal level) focused on aging and/or disability services and supports. 
  • Applicants are not participating in another business acumen learning collaborative with an overlapping timeframe. 
  • Applicants may have participated in the NCOA Network Development Learning Collaborative in the past. Preference will be given to first-time applicants.
  • Applicants must submit a letter of support from their organization’s leadership and key partners, if identified. 
Submission guidelines:  
  • Proofread all submissions and carefully avoid errors. 
  • Answer all questions according to the specified word limit. 
  • Define all acronyms in parentheses after the first use of the word or phrase. 
 
Supplemental materials

View application questions in PDF format here

Contact Kathleen Zuke (kathleen.zuke@ncoa.org) with any questions regarding this application. 

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* 1. Lead Organization

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* 2. Lead Contact

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* 3. Co-Lead Contact

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