FY2026 (OASS) older americans act title III - supportive services - older americans act title III - supportive services

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded $101,875,883 to the Health & Human Services Commission of Texas on October 1, 2025, under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part B, Grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers program (CFDA 93.044). The award, a formula grant with a period of performance through September 30, 2027, funds comprehensive and coordinated community-based systems of supportive services and multipurpose senior centers for older adults across Texas.

HHSC passes funding to 24 Area Agencies on Aging and regional councils of governments serving distinct geographic regions of Texas: Alamo Area Council of Governments, Ark-Tex Council of Governments, Brazos Valley Council of Governments, Capital Area Council of Governments, Central Texas Council of Governments, City of Houston Finance Department, Coastal Bend Council of Govts, Community Council of Greater Dallas, Concho Valley Council of Governments, Deep East Texas Council of Governments, East Texas Council of Governments, Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission, Heart of Texas Council of Governments, Houston Galveston Area Council, Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council, Middle Rio Grande Development Council, North Central Texas Council of Governments, Nortex Regional Planning Commission, Panhandle Regional Planning Commission, Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission, Rio Grande Council of Governments, South East Texas Regional Planning Commission, South Plains Association of Governments, South Texas Development Council, Texoma Council of Governments, United Way of Tarrant County, and West Central Texas Council of Government.

Through these sub-recipients, the funding supports transportation services, in-home services, nutrition programs (congregate and home-delivered meals), family caregiver support, preventive health services, ombudsman programs, and multipurpose senior centers designed to enable older Americans to remain independent in their homes and communities. Sub-recipients also deliver regional coordination, planning, and administration of aging services networks across their service territories.