Operating Division Grant Portfolios:
Administration on Aging (AoA)

Mission: To promote the dignity and independence of older people, and to help society prepare for an aging population.

The Administration on Aging (AoA) serves as an advocate for older people and oversees the development of a comprehensive and coordinated system of care that is responsive to the needs and preferences of older people and their family caregivers.

AoA is one of the nation's largest providers of home and community based care for older persons and their caregivers. Created in 1965 with the passage of the Older Americans Act, AoA is part of a Federal, State, tribal and local partnership called the National Network on Aging. This network provides assistance and services to older individuals and their families in urban, suburban, and rural areas throughout the United States. While all older Americans may receive services, AoA targets those older individuals who are in greatest economic and social need: the poor, the isolated, and those elders disadvantaged by social or health disparities.

AoA Totals by Award Class
Award Class Awards Dollars
Discretionary 265 $46,248,513
Mandatory 841 $1,287,237,973
Total 1,106 $1,333,486,486

Pie Chart showing the percentages of AOA mandatory and discretionary awards in FY 2006.Pie Chart showing the percentages of AOA awards by Recipient Type in FY 2006.

Pie Chart showing the percentages of the AOA awards in total dollars by award class in FY 2006.

AoA Discretionary - All CFDA Programs
CFDA Program Name Awards Dollars
93.048 Special Programs for the Aging Title IV Training, Research and Discretionary Projects and Programs 224 $36,691,746
93.051 Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants to States 37 $9,570,005
AoA Mandatory - All CFDA Programs
CFDA Program Name Awards Dollars
93.045 Special Programs for the Aging Title III, Part C Nutrition Services 56 $1,091,238,898
93.053 Nutrition Services Incentive Program 291 $144,663,706
93.047 Special Programs for the Aging Title VI, Part A, Indian Programs Grants to Indian Tribes and Part B, Grants to Native Hawaiians 239 $25,201,983
93.042 Special Programs for the Aging Title V, Chapter 2 Long Term Care Ombudsman Services for Older Individuals 56 $19,954,836
93.052 National Family Caregiver Support Program 199 $6,178,550

For additional information on AoA programs and funding please visit www.aoa.gov

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