Minnesota Department Of Human Services

The Minnesota Department of Human Services Minnesota Board On Aging, a U.S. state government entity headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, serves as a prime recipient of federal formula grants under the Older Americans Act and Medicare-related programs, with no federal contract prime or sub-award activity. The entity operates exclusively in the grant space, receiving statutory entitlements from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living and the Administration on Aging, and distributes funds downstream to Area Agencies on Aging and other local service providers across Minnesota's 87 counties.

The Board on Aging's federal footprint centers on Older Americans Act Title III and Title VII programs, Medicare enrollment assistance, and caregiver support services. Representative recent grants include a $26.96 million formula grant for home-delivered meals under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition Services program (CFDA 93.045) awarded in October 2025 for the period through September 2027; a $24.12 million formula grant for congregate meals under the same CFDA also awarded in October 2025; a $15.67 million grant for supportive services and senior centers under CFDA 93.044 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part B) awarded October 2025; a $7.41 million National Family Caregiver Support Program award under CFDA 93.052 (Older Americans Act Title III, Part E) awarded October 2025; and a $3.52 million Nutrition Services Incentive Program grant under CFDA 93.053 awarded October 2025. The Board on Aging also administers Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program grants under CFDA 93.071 and programs addressing elder abuse prevention (CFDA 93.041), disease prevention and health promotion (CFDA 93.043), and long-term care ombudsman services (CFDA 93.042). A five-year State Health Insurance Program cooperative agreement awarded in April 2025 runs through March 2030 and supports Medicare counseling and enrollment assistance delivered statewide. A Senior Medicare Patrol cooperative agreement awarded in June 2023 runs through May 2028 and funds fraud awareness and prevention outreach.

The Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living dominates the Board on Aging's award portfolio, accounting for 100% of recent grants tracked. The entity has received 229 total awards across three decades, with combined obligations of $859.1 million. Activity has remained consistent across the past five fiscal years—ranging from nine awards in 2023 to fourteen in 2022—with thirteen awards in 2025 and three in 2026 year-to-date as of September 2026. Sixteen awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will require recompete or renewal action.

The Board on Aging's role is that of a state-level administrator and pass-through recipient. Under the formula-grant structure of Older Americans Act programs, the Board on Aging approves state plans, receives statutory entitlements from HHS, and sub-awards funding to the six regional Area Agencies on Aging (covering all 87 Minnesota counties) and the American Indian Area Agency on Aging to deliver community-based services including home-delivered and congregate meals, supportive services, transportation, in-home care, disease prevention programs, family caregiver supports, long-term care ombudsman services, and Medicare enrollment counseling. This is direct federal-to-state pass-through grant administration rather than procurement or service delivery contracting. The Board on Aging does not compete for awards; it receives entitlements based on approved state plans and demographic formulas established under the Older Americans Act.