Idaho Commission On Aging

Idaho Commission On Aging (Icoa), the state agency designated as Idaho's State Unit on Aging, operates as a U.S. government entity and child of the State of Idaho, receiving federal grant funding as a prime recipient — not a contractor — from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living, the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. Icoa administers federal entitlement grants and formula allocations on a non-competitive, statutory basis under the Older Americans Act and related federal programs, distributing funds through cascading intrastate structures to Area Agencies on Aging, nonprofit organizations, and community service providers for direct service delivery to vulnerable elderly populations and family caregivers throughout Idaho.

Icoa's federal grant portfolio centers on aging-services programs under the Older Americans Act (CFDA 93.044, 93.045, 93.042, 93.043, 93.052, 93.053) and complementary HHS programs (CFDA 93.071, 93.698). Representative work includes a $5.171 million formula grant under Special Programs for the Aging Title III, Part B for statewide supportive services and senior centers (October 2025 through September 2027), a $7.034 million award for congregate meals programming, a $4.783 million home-delivered meals grant, and a $1.137 million nutrition services incentive program award — all awarded October 1, 2025. Icoa also receives a $2.484 million National Family Caregiver Support Program award, a $278,721 Long Term Care Ombudsman Services grant, a $102,529 Elder Justice Act adult protective services block grant, and a $222,504 Commodity Supplemental Food Program administrative grant from USDA for food distribution to low-income elderly. The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration funds a $414,386 Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) award (July 2025 through June 2026) supporting part-time community service employment and skills training for low-income individuals aged 55 and older; Icoa sub-awards SCSEP services to Easter Seals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain, Inc. The HHS Administration for Community Living also funds Icoa's Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program work (CFDA 93.071) and operates a five-year Senior Medicare Patrol cooperative agreement (June 2023 through May 2028) supporting volunteer-led fraud detection and beneficiary education.

Icoa's customer base is concentrated in aging-focused HHS programs. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living dominates the award portfolio with 102 awards, followed by 77 additional awards under the same agency umbrella — covering roughly 75% of Icoa's total awards. The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration placed 20 awards, the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service 9 awards, and eight other HHS sub-agencies placed the remainder. Icoa's combined obligated dollars across all awards total $298.6 million over recent decades. As a state government entity, Icoa does not hold parent contracts, IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs; all awards flow directly to Icoa as the statutory state entitlement recipient under formula allocation. Recent activity shows 3 awards in 2026 (year to date), with 13 awards in each of 2024 and 2025 and 12 in 2023. Fifteen awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and face recompete or renewal in that window, though most are non-competitive statutory entitlements requiring state plan submission rather than competitive procurement. Place of performance is Idaho across all grants.