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Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services (93.043)

Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services (Assistance Listing 93.043) is run by the Administration for Community Living, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $189 million in 383 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $494,022 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $329,312. Half of the 383 awards fell between $130,378 and $708,965, and they ranged from $2,829 to $4.6 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

To develop or strengthen preventive health service and health promotion systems through designated State Agencies on Aging and Area Agencies on Aging. Funds are provided for evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion services including programs related to: physical fitness; medication management; chronic disease self-management education; psychosocial behavioral health intervention; HIV; arthritis; brain health; diabetes; falls prevention; depression; and chronic pain.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Only States and U.S. Territories which have State Agencies on Aging designated by the governors are eligible to receive these grants.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds are awarded to States to develop or strengthen preventive health service and health promotion systems through designated State Agencies on Aging and Area Agencies on Aging. A State plan covering 2, 3, or 4 years, with annual revisions as necessary, must be submitted to the Administration for Community Living regional office for approval. Funds are to be used only for disease prevention and health promotion programs which have been demonstrated through rigorous evaluation to be evidence-based and effective. Funds are used to implement evidence-based programs for preventive health services to be provided at senior centers or alternative sites as appropriate. The preventive health services under this part may not include services eligible for reimbursement under Medicare.

Matching requirements

Statutory Formula: Title III, Part D, Subpart NA,Public Law Older Americans Act of 1965.NAMatching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. See funding agency for further details.

Deadlines

Deadlines do not apply

Award range and average, in the agency's words

FY21 Est: $15,375 - $2,757,691

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services (93.043) awarded $189 million across 383 grant awards, an average of $494,022 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Department of Aging CaliforniaCalifornia6$17.7 million
Department of Elder Affairs FloridaFlorida6$12.9 million
Health & Human Svc Commn TXTexas6$11.5 million
New York State Office for the AgingNew York6$10.0 million
PA Department of AgingPennsylvania6$6.5 million
Ohio Department of AgingOhio6$6.2 million
Illinois Department on AgingIllinois6$6.0 million
Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichigan6$5.3 million
North Carolina Department of Health & Human ServicesNorth Carolina6$5.3 million
New Jersey Department of Human ServicesNew Jersey7$4.6 million
Department for Aging and Rehabilitative ServicesVirginia6$4.2 million
Department of Human ServicesGeorgia6$4.1 million
Arizona Department of Economic SecurityArizona6$3.9 million
Department of Social & Health ServicesWashington6$3.6 million
Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging and IndependenceMassachusetts6$3.5 million
Tennessee Commission on Aging and DisabilityTennessee6$3.5 million
Indiana Family and Social ServIndiana6$3.3 million
State of Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsin7$3.2 million
Missouri Department of Health & Senior ServicesMissouri6$3.2 million
Maryland Department of AgingMaryland6$2.8 million

Top states: California ($17.7 million), Florida ($12.9 million), Texas ($12.3 million), New York ($10.0 million), Pennsylvania ($7.3 million), Illinois ($6.7 million), Ohio ($6.2 million), Georgia ($6.2 million), North Carolina ($6.1 million), Michigan ($5.3 million).

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 97% of the money, nonprofits 2.3% and colleges and universities 0.5%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
State and local governments375$184 million97%
Nonprofits5$4.3 million2.3%
Colleges and universities3$942,3770.5%

By state

40 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
California6$17.7 million
Florida6$12.9 million
Texas7$12.3 million
New York7$10.0 million
Pennsylvania7$7.3 million
Illinois8$6.7 million
Ohio7$6.2 million
Georgia8$6.2 million
North Carolina7$6.1 million
Michigan6$5.3 million
New Jersey7$4.6 million
Maryland9$4.5 million
Massachusetts8$4.4 million
Virginia7$4.3 million
Tennessee7$4.3 million
Indiana7$4.1 million
Missouri8$4.0 million
Wisconsin8$4.0 million
Arizona7$4.0 million
Washington6$3.6 million
Minnesota7$3.6 million
Colorado7$3.4 million
Kentucky8$3.2 million
Oregon7$3.0 million
Louisiana7$3.0 million
South Carolina6$2.7 million
Connecticut7$2.6 million
Oklahoma7$2.6 million
Alabama6$2.6 million
Arkansas7$2.2 million
Puerto Rico6$1.9 million
Utah7$1.9 million
West Virginia8$1.9 million
New Mexico7$1.9 million
Alaska8$1.7 million
Iowa6$1.7 million
Nevada7$1.6 million
Hawaii8$1.5 million
Mississippi7$1.4 million
Kansas7$1.4 million
South Dakota7$942,353
Rhode Island7$923,225
North Dakota7$917,770
Nebraska7$907,876
Idaho6$905,218
New Hampshire7$880,587
Maine6$866,281
Vermont6$856,286
Delaware8$854,315
District of Columbia6$847,277
Montana6$812,791
Guam6$416,591
U.S. Virgin Islands3$242,907
Wyoming7$222,661
Northern Mariana Islands6$84,538
American Samoa5$30,524

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.