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 the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services $13.993 million on October 1, 2025, under the Older Americans Act Title III, Part B, Grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers program (CFDA 93.044), a formula grant supporting community-based systems of service for older individuals through statewide and area planning. The award funds supportive services including transportation, in-home services, and multipurpose senior centers designed to enable older Americans to remain in their homes and communities. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2027, with work performed in Iowa.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services distributed sub-awards to six Area Agencies on Aging—Aging Resources of Central Iowa, Connections Area Agency on Aging Inc., Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging Inc. (doing business as Hawkeye Valley), Milestones Agency on Aging, Heritage Area Agency on Aging, and Elderbridge Agency on Aging—to implement supportive services area plans for 2026. These sub-recipients deliver home-delivered meals, congregate nutrition services, transportation, caregiver support, information and assistance, health promotion and disease prevention, elder abuse prevention services, and community-based activities to older adults across their respective service regions in Iowa. The program operates as a statutory formula grant; states receive funding based on an approved state plan and intrastate funding formula, with Area Agencies on Aging designated by the state to receive and administer the funds.