State Of South Carolina

The State Of South Carolina Department On Aging, a state government entity based in Columbia, South Carolina, operates as a federal grant recipient administering aging and senior-support programs funded by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living and the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. The agency does not hold federal contracts or sit on contract vehicles; it receives and passes through federal grant funding to regional Area Agencies on Aging, councils of governments, and community-based service providers across South Carolina.

The Department on Aging's federal footprint centers on Older Americans Act Title III and Title VII formula grants, Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071) awards, and Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP, CFDA 17.235) grants. Recent representative awards include a $39.3 million formula grant under Older Americans Act Title III, Part B (CFDA 93.044) for Supportive Services and Senior Centers, a $36.9 million formula grant under Title III, Part C (CFDA 93.045) for home-delivered meals, a $27.1 million formula grant for congregate meals delivery, a $7.5 million National Family Caregiver Support grant (CFDA 93.052), and a $1.1 million Senior Community Service Employment Program award from the Department of Labor. The agency also holds cooperative agreements, including a $372.5 thousand award for implementing South Carolina's National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers (CFDA 93.052) and a $1.6 million award for the Senior Medicare Patrol program (Medicare fraud prevention). All grants run multi-year performance periods (typically October 1 through September 30) with work performed statewide in South Carolina.

The Department on Aging's customer concentration is dominated by HHS Administration for Community Living (218 awards across its three main program streams) and the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (21 awards), accounting for 96% of recent awards. The agency passes funding to ten principal sub-recipients — Trident Area Agency on Aging, Inc.; Central Midlands Council of Governments; Lowcountry Council of Governments; South Carolina Appalachian Council of Governments; Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments; Caresouth Carolina Inc.; Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments; Lower Savannah Council of Governments; Catawba Area Agency on Aging; and Upper Savannah Council of Governments — which deliver congregate meals, home-delivered meals, ombudsman services, supportive services, caregiver support, and health-promotion activities across their respective service regions. Sub-awards were distributed on May 18, 2026, for most Older Americans Act grants. Activity remained steady over the past five years (12 to 17 awards annually), with 17 awards reaching completion inside the next twenty-four months. The Department on Aging holds a single federal contract sub-award — a technical-assistance role under the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors on a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 3 vehicle (awarded January 25, 2025).