FY2026 (OAHD) older americans act title III - home-delivered meals - older americans act title III - home-delivered meals

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded $19.795 million to the Arizona Department of Economic Security on October 1, 2025, under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition Services formula grant program (CFDA 93.045) to deliver home-delivered meals and nutrition services to older adults in Arizona through September 30, 2027.

The recipient administers this formula grant through sub-awards to seven regional Area Agencies on Aging and tribal entities serving older adults across Arizona counties and tribal lands. Sub-recipients include the Northern Arizona Council of Governments (Apache, Coconino, Navajo, and Yavapai Counties), Navajo Nation Tribal Government, Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona Inc., Pinal Gila Council (Pinal and Gila counties), Area Agency on Aging Region One (Phoenix area), Pima Council on Aging Inc. (Tucson/Pima County), Western Arizona Council of Governments (La Paz, Mohave, and Yuma counties), and Southeastern Arizona Governments Organization (Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, and Santa Cruz counties). Each sub-recipient delivers home-delivered and congregate meal services, nutrition education, and nutrition counseling to homebound and community-dwelling seniors maintaining health, independence, and quality of life.

This assistance type is a formula grant. The funding obligation date is October 1, 2025, with performance through September 30, 2027. Place of performance is Arizona. The federal grant program awards funds by statutory formula to states and territories for nutrition services under Title III, Part C of the Older Americans Act, with state plans approved for two-, three-, or four-year periods.