Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The Administration on Aging (AoA), under the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Board on Aging a formula grant of $101,632 effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VII, Chapter 3, Programs for Prevention of Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation (CFDA 93.041). This funding supports comprehensive elder abuse prevention activities at the state level, including the development and implementation of programs focused on prevention, detection, assessment, treatment, intervention, and response to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

The Minnesota Board on Aging will utilize these funds to deliver professional training for law enforcement officers, healthcare providers, and other professionals on recognizing and responding to elder abuse; conduct public awareness and education campaigns to increase community understanding of elder abuse prevention; and support state and local elder abuse prevention coalitions and multidisciplinary teams. As a formula-allocated grant distributed by AoA to all state agencies on aging following review of submitted state plans, this award enables Minnesota to strengthen elder justice strategic planning and advance prevention initiatives across the state's aging population.