ADMINISTRATION
ON AGING, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AUTHORIZATION:
Older
Americans Act of 1965, Title III, Parts A and B, Public Law 89-73,
as amended; Public Law 90-42, 81 Stat. 106; Public Law 91-69, 83
Stat. 108; Public Law 93-29, 89 Stat. 301; Public Law 93-351, 88
Stat. 357; Public Law 94-135, 89 Stat 713; Public Law 95- 65, 91
Stat. 269; Public Law 95-478, 92 Stat. 1513; Public Law 97-115,
95 Stat. 1595; Public Law 98-459, 98 Stat. 1767; Public Law 100-175;
Section 705, Public Law 100-628; 42 U.S.C. 3022-3030d; Public Law
106-501.
To
encourage State Agencies on Aging and Area Agencies on Aging to
concentrate resources to develop and implement comprehensive and
coordinated community-based systems of service for older individuals
via Statewide planning, and area planning and provision of supportive
services, including multipurpose senior centers. The objective of
these services and centers is to maximize the informal support provided
to older Americans to enable them to remain in their homes and communities.
Providing transportation services, in-home services and caregiver
support services, this program insures that elders receive the services
they need to remain independent.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Formula Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Funds
are awarded to States to develop and strengthen comprehensive and
coordinated service delivery systems through designated State Agencies
on Aging and area Agencies on Aging. A State plan covering 2, 3,
or 4 years, with annual amendments as necessary must be submitted
for approval to the Assistant Secretary for Aging. Area Plans also
cover 2, 3, or 4 years, and are to be submitted to State agencies
for approval. These funds are distributed by intrastate funding
formulas to area agencies in States with planning and service areas
and directly to service providers in the 13 States designated as
single-planning-and-service-area States. In addition to supportive
nutrition services, these funds may be used to support other services
including the renovation, acquisition and alteration, and construction
of multipurpose senior centers.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: State Agencies on Aging as designated
by State Governors and U.S. Territories.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Individuals age 60 and over,
targeting those older individuals with the greatest economic needs,
the greatest social needs, and those residing in rural areas.
Credentials/Documentation:
Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87
for State and local governments.
Pre-application
Coordination: This program is subject only to
the State Plan Consolidation Section of E.O. 12372 State plans are
covered under this Section, but Intergovernmental Consultation review
is excluded.
Application
Procedure: Consult the appropriate Regional
Office for State application instructions. Also, see 45 CFR 1321.
Award
Procedure: Formula Grants - The Administration
on Aging awards funds through a statutory formula to State Agencies
on Aging. State agencies approve and award funds to substate level
organizations which they have designated.
Deadlines:
Funds are awarded to State Agencies on Aging based on the Federal
fiscal year.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: States are entitled
to these grants by statute.
Appeals:
Appeals are processed in accordance with HHS regulations in 45
CFR 1321 and Section 2112 of Title 28, U.S.C.
Renewals:
State Plans are submitted for a 2-, 3-, or 4-year period with
annual revisions as necessary.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Formula Grants are
85 percent Federal and 15 percent nonfederal funds. This program
has maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements. See funding agency
for further details.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: One year.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
SF 269 Financial Status Report (semi-annually), and the Annual Program
Performance Report.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133, (Revised,
June 24, 1997), "Audits of State and Local Governments, and Nonprofit
Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance
of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a
program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities
that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards is exempt
from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted
in OMB Circular No. A-133.
Records:
Financial records must be kept available for 3 years after submission
of expenditure reports and 5 years after final disposition of
non-expendable property in accordance with the regulations at
45 CFR 74, Subpart D.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 75-0142-0-1-506.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $325,027,000; FY 02 est $356,994,000; and FY 03
est $357,000,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
$202,725 to $30,782,807; Average: $5,804,054.
In fiscal year 2001, 56 grants were awarded to States and U.S. Territories.
In fiscal years 2002 and 2003, 56 grants to States and U.S. Territories
awards are anticipated. Approximately 6.5 million older persons
were served in fiscal year 2001.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
45 CFR 92 and 45 CFR 1321.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Regional Administrator, Administration
on Aging, Regional Offices. (See Appendix IV of the Catalog.)
Headquarters
Office: Brian Lutz, Director, Office of Community-Based
Services, Administration on Aging, Department of Health and Human
Services, Washington, DC 20201. Telephone: (202) 690-7525; e-mail:
Brian.Lutz@aoa.gov.
Web
Site Address: http://www.aoa.gov
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Not applicable.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Noncompetitive. State grants awarded based on approval of State
Plan, and intrastate funding formula for States with area agencies.
