This Replication Plan describes an Administration on Aging funded Project, "Assisting Caregivers of Black and Rural Elders with Dementia: Progressive Training through Trusted Resources." The project directly developed the capacities of trusted community leaders (n=69) who served as trainers of African American and rural family caregivers (n=200) in Central and Southside Virginia. The project indirectly improved the capacities of caregivers through the conduct of workshops, and subsequently increased the ability of elders with dementia to remain, as appropriate, in their communities and avoid premature institutionalization. A proven model, this project has been used by the Administration on Aging at national and regional meetings to demonstrate its effectiveness as an educational delivery system. The primary products from this project were a substantive training manual ("Families Who Care: Assisting African American and Rural Family Caregivers Dealing with Dementia" (RC020823)); two directories of helpful resources--one with national resources, and the other, Virginia resources; this Replication Plan; and a Final Report to the Administration on Aging (RC020822). The pilot project officially ended August 30, 1994, but its benefits will continue to be felt via the community leaders who have been empowered to help those in their communities through linkages with their local chapters of the Alzheimer's Association and other community based resources. (AA/Author)