Massachusetts Executive Office Of Aging And Independence

Massachusetts Executive Office Of Aging And Independence is a U.S. state government entity and child of The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts that acts exclusively as a federal grant recipient, distributing formula grants and block awards from the Administration on Aging, the Administration for Community Living, and the Department of Labor to regional Area Agencies on Aging, nonprofit service providers, and community-based organizations throughout Massachusetts.

The agency operates as the State Unit on Aging under the Older Americans Act and related federal entitlements. It holds no federal contracts and does not compete for procurement vehicles; all 213 awards in the source data are federal grants and cooperative agreements, with Massachusetts maintaining 100% prime recipient status and zero subcontractor exposure. The agency is headquartered in Boston at the McCormack Building.

Customer concentration is extreme and statutory: the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living and Administration on Aging account for virtually all awards across the portfolio. Recent grant work spans a broad aging-services mandate. Nutrition services dominate the dollar footprint: the agency received $22.9 million under Older Americans Act Title III Part C Congregate Meals (CFDA 93.045, October 2025–September 2027), $19.5 million for home-delivered meals under the same Title (CFDA 93.045, October 2025–September 2027), and $3.58 million under the Nutrition Services Incentive Program (CFDA 93.053, October 2025–September 2027). Supportive services and family caregiver support carried $22.5 million (Title III Part B, CFDA 93.044) and $5.36 million (Title III Part C family caregivers, CFDA 93.052) respectively, both running through September 2027. The agency also holds formula grants for long-term care ombudsman services ($608,886, CFDA 93.042), preventive health programs ($729,107, CFDA 93.043), elder abuse prevention ($145,906, CFDA 93.041), and disease prevention ($750,710, CFDA 93.747). Adult protective services awards include a $279,017 block grant under the Elder Justice Act (CFDA 93.698, April 2026–March 2028) and a $302,735 prior-year block grant. Medicare enrollment assistance comes through three formula-grant tracks totaling roughly $606,000 under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (CFDA 93.071), distributed across State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Area Agencies on Aging, and Aging and Disability Resource Centers. The agency manages two cooperative agreements: a $115,789 project grant for No Wrong Door workforce expansion and a Massachusetts SHINE (Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone) cooperative agreement for Medicare counselor training and outreach. The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration funds the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), a formula grant placing unemployed adults aged 55 and older in part-time community service assignments; recent awards include project grants for IT case-management system implementation and direct SCSEP operations.

Awards reflect a two-year federal budget cycle characteristic of formula-grant entitlements. The agency received recurring awards obligated October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, and earlier cohorts on October 1, 2024–September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2023–September 30, 2025. Twenty-four awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing the cyclical recompete exposure inherent in formula-grant administration. Combined dollars obligated across all 213 awards total $1.15 billion. Recent activity shows 14 awards in 2025, 15 in 2024, and 10 in 2023, reflecting stable annual obligations tied to federal entitlement formulas rather than competitive procurement dynamics. The agency distributes all federal grant funds through sub-awards to regional councils, Area Agencies on Aging, nonprofit organizations, and community service providers, making it an administrative pass-through for federal aging and employment services funding rather than a direct service provider.