Formula Grant 2601MSOAPH

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded the Mississippi Department of Human Services $505,667 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) to deliver preventive health services and health promotion to older adults across Mississippi through September 30, 2027.

The program funds evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion services including physical fitness, medication management, chronic disease self-management education, psychosocial behavioral health intervention, HIV prevention, arthritis management, brain health, diabetes, falls prevention, depression screening, and chronic pain management. As the State Agency on Aging, MDHS administers the award as a formula grant distributed to regional planning and development districts designated to deliver services at the substate level.

MDHS passes funding to nine regional planning and development districts: North Delta Planning & Development District Inc., East Central MS Planning & Dev, North Central Planning & Development District Inc., Golden Triangle Planning & Development D, South Delta Planning & Development District Inc., Central MS Planning & Dev, Three Rivers Planning & Development District, Southern Mississippi Planning And Development District Inc., Southwest Mississippi Planning and Development District Inc., and Northeast Mississippi Planning And Development District. These sub-recipients deliver congregate and home-delivered meals, supportive services including transportation and case management, family caregiver support, and area plan administration across their respective multi-county service areas throughout Mississippi.

This is a formula grant awarded non-competitively upon state plan approval.