Pa Department Of Aging

Pa Department Of Aging is a U.S. state government entity and a division of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient under Older Americans Act programs and related federal aging initiatives, with no federal contract prime footprint. The agency operates as the State Unit on Aging for Pennsylvania and distributes formula allocations to 21–52 Area Agencies on Aging and regional service providers across the state. Federal grant activity concentrated in the past several years spans nutrition services, supportive services, family caregiver support, elder abuse prevention, long-term care ombudsman services, Medicare enrollment assistance, and senior employment programs administered through HHS Administration for Community Living, HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, and the Center for Integrated Programs.

The agency's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward HHS Administration for Community Living, which funds the bulk of Older Americans Act formula grant programs. Recent major awards include a $30.7 million FY2026 Title III congregate and home-delivered meals formula grant (CFDA 93.045) awarded October 1, 2025, a $23.8 million FY2026 Title III supportive services and senior centers grant (CFDA 93.044) also from October 1, 2025, a $20.45 million home-delivered meals formula grant (CFDA 93.045) effective October 1, 2025, a $10.71 million family caregiver support grant (CFDA 93.052) from October 1, 2025, and a $5.7 million Nutrition Services Incentive Program award (CFDA 93.053) from October 1, 2025. The agency also received a $4.63 million Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) project grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.235) effective July 1, 2025, which funds part-time community service employment and job-training placements for low-income individuals aged 55 and older. Grant work extends to Medicare enrollment assistance and counseling through multiple MIPPA (Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act) priorities funded by the Center for Integrated Programs, including a $689,068 FY2025 MIPPA Priority 1 for State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) award and related Priority 2 and Priority 3 for Area Agencies on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Centers allocations. The agency also manages a $600,492 cooperative agreement with Administration for Community Living for a PA Carekit evaluation project (CFDA 93.052) in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, and holds an Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program award of $1.5 million (CFDA 93.747) for the period August 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025.

Federal grant volume has remained relatively steady in recent years — 18 awards in 2022, 11 in 2023, 14 in 2024, and 15 in 2025 — with 22 awards facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Prime grant receipts account for 98% of the agency's federal award footprint, while sub-award activity (2% of total) includes sub-grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Health for pharmaceutical services to residents with chronic renal disease and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services for pharmaceutical program administration. As a state government entity, Pa Department Of Aging does not compete for federal contracts and holds no SBA certifications or set-aside eligibility; the agency's federal role is limited to grant administration and pass-through funding to regional aging services networks.