Southern Maine Agency On Aging

Southern Maine Agency On Aging operates as a tax-exempt nonprofit providing senior services and health-related support programs to federal agencies and state pass-through grantors, functioning as both a prime recipient of federal grants and a sub-recipient under state administrative agreements, with a footprint heavily concentrated in grant-funded aging services rather than federal contracting.

The organization is headquartered in Biddeford, Maine, and operates under the doing-business-as name Information & Resource—ADRC (Aging and Disability Resource Center). Southern Maine Agency On Aging is a nonprofit entity without SBA designations; it competes entirely through federal grant awards and sub-awards under aging, disability, and community living programs rather than through competitive federal contracting vehicles.

Southern Maine Agency On Aging's federal footprint spans senior services, dementia care, volunteer programs, caregiver support, and health insurance counseling. As a prime recipient, the organization holds grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service for the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002) — a $219,444 award effective June 25, 2026 through March 31, 2029 that funds volunteer recruitment and management for tutoring, workforce development, food security, tax preparation, and disaster preparedness work in Maine. The organization also received a $959,852 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative (CFDA 93.470) effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, to expand dementia-capable home and community-based services including Alzheimer's disease support, adult day health care, meals programs, and falls prevention workshops. A third prime award, a $600,000 project grant from the Administration on Aging under the Older Americans Act Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), ran from August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025 to establish community hubs serving older adults in Greater Portland and Western York County.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward HHS. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living accounts for the majority of the organization's 174 total awards (prime and sub combined), complemented by sub-award work routed through the Maine Department of Health and Human Services under multiple Older Americans Act programs. The organization functions predominantly as a sub-recipient (87% of awards) under state administration, performing work including Older Americans Act community-based services, National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) activities, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) outreach and counseling, Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) fraud detection and education, and State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Medicare and Medicaid counseling. A smaller set of six task orders placed under VA Basic Ordering Agreement VA24114A0033 with the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 carry $420,000 in combined potential value.

Activity has remained consistent in recent years, with 22 awards in 2022, 23 in 2023, 11 in 2024, 26 in 2025, and 7 awards in 2026 through July. Combined potential value across all 174 awards stands at $420,000; however, the organization has obligated $27.8 million across these awards, reflecting that most reported awards are small sub-awards tracking portions of larger pass-through arrangements from state grantees. The vast majority of Southern Maine Agency On Aging's federal activity is routed through the Maine Department of Health and Human Services as prime grantee, with Southern Maine Agency On Aging executing implementation and direct service delivery under MIPPA, NFCSP, SMP, SHIP, and Older Americans Act provisions in Cumberland and York Counties.