FY2026 (OACM) older americans act title III - congregate meals - older americans act title III - congregate meals

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded the California Department of Aging $177.122 million in FY2026 funding under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition Services program (CFDA 93.045) on October 1, 2025.

The award funds congregate meals, home-delivered meals, nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and other nutrition services for older adults across California, with performance extending through September 30, 2027. Place of performance is California.

The California Department of Aging, through its Financial Management Branch, received the formula grant as the prime recipient and passed funding through 33 sub-awards to regional and county-level aging service entities, effective July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. Sub-recipients include county aging and adult services departments (Monterey, Kern, Stanislaus, El Dorado, Ventura, Alameda, San Diego, San Bernardino, Orange, Marin, San Mateo, San Joaquin, Inyo, Merced, Sonoma), designated Area Agencies on Aging (PSA 26, PSA 2, Area 1, Area 4, Area 12, Fresno-Madera, Kings Tulare), nonprofit senior-service organizations (Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens, Sourcewise, Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties), and the Aging & Disabilities Department. These sub-recipients deliver meal programs, operate senior centers, provide nutrition counseling and incentive support, and administer supportive services for seniors across their respective service areas. Two sub-award records carried no sub-grantee detail.

This assistance type is a formula grant. State plans covering two-, three-, or four-year periods with annual revisions govern the award, and recipients with expenditures of $750,000 or more in federal awards annually are subject to audit requirements under 2 CFR 200, Subpart F.