Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The Administration on Aging (part of the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living) awarded Maine Department of Health and Human Services $147,374 under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VII, Chapter 2, Long Term Care Ombudsman Services for Older Individuals program (CFDA 93.042) for the two-year period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This non-competitive formula grant funds Maine'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 long-term care residential communities.

Through a subaward to Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (awarded December 6, 2024), the funding supports comprehensive ombudsman services designed to protect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of long-term care residents. Core services include identifying and investigating resident complaints, providing information to residents about long-term services and supports, ensuring regular and timely access to ombudsman services, representing resident interests before governmental agencies to secure administrative and legal remedies, and analyzing and recommending changes to laws and regulations affecting long-term care quality and consumer protections.