Maine CDC Among 1st to Participate in Project to Expand Dementia Services

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be among the first public health organizations in the United States to receive federal funding to expand services for people with dementia under the Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimer's (BOLD) Act, reports the Portland Press Herald . The organization said it will receive $200,000, which can be renewed annually through 2023. The BOLD Act was signed into law at the end of 2018, and empowers the U.S. CDC to allocate up to $20 million a year for five years to local entities that deliver dementia care and support. Maine CDC said it is among the first 15 public health groups to receive this funding.