Department Of Elder Affairs Florida

Department Of Elder Affairs Florida, a U.S. state government entity headquartered in Tallahassee, operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient (97% of awards are prime grants, 3% are sub-awards) delivering aging services, nutrition support, Medicare counseling, employment training, and child nutrition administration across Florida. The state agency receives formula grants from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living, the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, and related federal funders under statutory entitlements tied to state population and prior-year expenditure formulas.

The agency's customer concentration is heavily weighted to HHS Administration for Community Living, which anchors the portfolio with 94 awards across multiple Older Americans Act Title programs and Medicare Enrollment Assistance initiatives. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 68 awards supporting National School Lunch Program administration, Child and Adult Care Food Program management, and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program delivery. The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration funds the Senior Community Service Employment Program (CFDA 17.235) under project grants, with the most recent $5.05 million award effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Over the past several years, the agency has received approximately $4.08 billion obligated across 380 total awards.

Representative prime grant work includes $125.044 million in FY 2026 formula funding under Older Americans Act Title III, Part B (CFDA 93.044) for supportive services and senior centers, with sub-awards distributed to eleven Area Agencies on Aging across Florida; $112.104 million for congregate meals and nutrition education under Title III, Part C (CFDA 93.045); $105.086 million for home-delivered meals and nutrition services under the same program; and $37.453 million for National Family Caregiver Support under Title III, Part E (CFDA 93.052), all running through September 2027. The agency administers approximately $21.037 million in combined FY 2026 Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program funding under CFDA 93.071 split across three statutory priorities (Statewide Health Insurance Assistance Program/SHIPS, Area Agencies on Aging/AAAs, and Aging and Disability Resource Centers/ADRCs) awarded by the Administration for Community Living's Center for Integrated Programs. A $3.935 million formula grant under Older Americans Act Title VII, Chapter 2 (CFDA 93.042) funds Long-Term Care Ombudsman services through September 2027. The Department of Agriculture obligated $13.161 million and $7.876 million in separate National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555) formula awards for FY 2026, and $9.832 million under the Nutrition Services Incentive Program (CFDA 93.053) effective October 2025 through September 2027.

As sub-recipient on grant awards, the agency receives Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) formula sub-awards from the Florida Department of Commerce, most recently in August 2026. The agency also received a five-year cooperative agreement from the Administration for Community Living effective April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2028 to expand the Statewide SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) volunteer counseling program, with anticipated 25-percent increases in beneficiary contacts and outreach engagement. A second cooperative agreement from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2028 funds the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program to help beneficiaries detect and report healthcare fraud, errors, and abuse.

Activity volume averaged 17 to 23 awards per year from 2022 through 2025, with 17 awards reaching completion within the next twenty-four months. The agency distributes federal formula funds to subordinate Area Agencies on Aging, aging and disability resource centers, and community-based service providers across Florida's planning and service areas as a condition of grant administration. Work is performed in Florida with administrative oversight at the Tallahassee headquarters.