New York State Office For The Aging

The New York State Office For The Aging, a state government entity and child division of the State of New York, is the designated state unit on aging in New York and operates as a prime recipient of federal formula grants and project grants—not as a contractor or subcontractor on federal contracts. NYSOFA does not pursue or hold federal contract vehicles; its entire federal footprint consists of grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor, awarded on a non-competitive, statutory basis or through competitive project solicitations.

NYSOFA administers comprehensive aging-services programs across New York through a network of 59 local Area Agencies on Aging, county organizations, and nonprofit partners. The agency receives formula grants under the Older Americans Act (Titles III and VII) and Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program funding, then distributes those grants to its sub-recipient network to deliver concrete services: congregate meals, home-delivered meals, nutrition counseling, transportation, senior centers, Medicare enrollment counseling, long-term care ombudsman services, elder abuse prevention, disease prevention and health promotion programming, family caregiver support, and respite care. In addition, NYSOFA receives project grant funding from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration to operate the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), placing low-income individuals aged 55 and older in part-time community service positions while providing employment training and support services.

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living is NYSOFA's overwhelming customer, funding 220 awards (97% of all awards) across multiple Older Americans Act programs and Medicare Enrollment Assistance initiatives. The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration funds 18 SCSEP project grants. The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services accounts for 6 awards. Recent representative work includes a $75.324 million Older Americans Act Title III congregate meals formula grant (October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027), a $57.001 million Title III supportive services grant, a $51.218 million Title III home-delivered meals grant, a $26.712 million family caregiver support grant, a $3.574 million disease prevention and health promotion services grant, a $2.984 million Long-Term Care Ombudsman services grant, and a $5.7 million Senior Community Service Employment Program project grant for the program year ending June 30, 2026. NYSOFA also received an $800,000 cooperative agreement from the Administration for Community Living under the Lifespan Respite Care Program (September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028) to expand respite care capacity and caregiver support infrastructure across New York.

Activity has remained consistent at roughly 13–15 awards per year over the past four years, with 15 awards facing ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months. NYSOFA acts as a pass-through distributor rather than a direct service provider; it holds 250 prime grants (99% of its federal awards) and carries 2 sub-award relationships, both routed through the New York State Office of Victim Services under victim assistance programs. All work is performed in New York. NYSOFA's federal grant portfolio is characterized by non-discretionary, formula-based statutory awards to state units on aging — these are not competitive solicitations and do not shift year to year. The organization has no federal contracting footprint and does not bid on GSA Schedules, GWACs, IDIQs, or agency BPAs; it is a grant recipient operating within the structure of federal aging and employment programs authorized by statute.