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 Senior Services West Virginia Bureau Of $8,221,628 under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition Services program (CFDA 93.045) on October 1, 2025, to provide congregate meals and nutrition services for older adults in West Virginia through September 30, 2027.

The award funds nutrition services including congregate meals, home-delivered meals, nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and other nutrition services to maintain health, independence, and quality of life for older adults. This is a formula grant awarded by statute, with the award amount obligated in full at $8,221,628.

Senior Services West Virginia Bureau Of, the state's designated aging services agency, passes funding to four sub-recipients for congregate meals delivery: Bel-O-Mar Regional Council, Appalachian Area Agency On Aging, Region 8 Planning & Development Council, and Metro Area Agency Aging. Each sub-recipient received their sub-award on October 1, 2025, under the same program authority.

Performance occurs statewide across West Virginia. State plans for nutrition services programs are submitted for two- to four-year periods with annual revisions. Recipients expending $750,000 or more in federal awards in a single year are subject to single or program-specific audit requirements. Records must be maintained for three years following submission of the final expenditure report.