Formula Grant 2601AKOAOM

The State of Alaska Department of Health received a $144,415 formula grant award from the Administration on Aging under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VII, Chapter 2, Long Term Care Ombudsman Services for Older Individuals program (CFDA 93.042), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This funding supports the operation of Alaska's Long-Term Care Ombudsman program, which investigates and resolves complaints made by or on behalf of residents in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, board and care facilities, and other residential care communities.

The ombudsman program provides comprehensive advocacy services including identifying and investigating resident complaints, delivering information to residents about long-term care services and supports, ensuring regular and timely access to ombudsman services, and representing resident interests before governmental agencies to secure administrative and legal remedies. Additionally, the program analyzes complaints and recommends changes to laws and regulations affecting long-term care quality and consumer protections. As a statutory formula grant distributed on a non-competitive basis to all states and territories with designated State Agencies on Aging, these funds enable Alaska to sustain its ombudsman operations protecting vulnerable older adults in long-term care facilities throughout the state.