Formula Grant 2501MNOAEA

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) received a $127,522 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VII, Chapter 3, Programs for Prevention of Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation (CFDA 93.041) program. This grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports comprehensive efforts to prevent, detect, assess, treat, investigate, and respond to various forms of elder abuse, including physical, emotional, and financial exploitation, across Minnesota.

As the primary grant recipient, the Minnesota DHS leverages this funding to develop community-based support networks and intervention services through sub-awards to local organizations like the Metropolitan Area Agency On Aging, Inc. These sub-recipients deliver a range of services, including conducting community outreach, providing enrollment counseling for Medicare benefits, delivering nutritious meals to seniors, offering caregiver training and respite care, investigating and resolving complaints for long-term care facility residents, and developing evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion systems for older adults across Minnesota's local and regional communities.