FY2026 (oaph) older americans act title III - preventive health - older americans act title III - preventive health

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded $1,381,484 to the Arizona Department of Economic Security on October 1, 2025, under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services program (CFDA 93.043). The award funds evidence-based preventive health services and health promotion activities for older adults, including programs related to physical fitness, medication management, chronic disease self-management education, psychosocial behavioral health intervention, falls prevention, diabetes, arthritis, depression, brain health, and chronic pain. Performance runs through September 30, 2027, in Arizona.

Arizona Department of Economic Security, the state administering agency, sub-awarded funding to eight regional and tribal organizations on January 12, 2026: Pinal Gila Council for Senior Citizens, Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona Inc., Pima Council On Aging Inc., Southeastern Arizona Governments Organization, Area Agency on Aging Region One, Northern Arizona Council of Governments, Navajo Nation Tribal Government, and Western Arizona Council of Governments. These sub-recipients deliver preventive health and health promotion services through Area Agencies on Aging and regional councils of governments serving Arizona's counties and 22 federally recognized tribes. The formula grant is awarded on a non-competitive basis to states under statutory entitlement.