# Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part B, Grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers (93.044)

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Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part B, Grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $2.8 billion in 451 grants, about $6.2 million per award.

## Objectives

To encourage State Agencies on Aging and Area Agencies on Aging to concentrate resources to develop and implement comprehensive and coordinated community-based systems of service for older individuals via Statewide planning, and area planning and provision of supportive services, including multipurpose senior centers. The objective of these services and centers is to maximize the informal support provided to older Americans to enable them to remain in their homes and communities. Providing transportation services, in-home services, and other support services, this program insures that elders receive the services they need to remain independent.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $956 million | 175 |
| 2022 | $493 million | 115 |
| 2023 | $477 million | 107 |
| 2024 | $440 million | 64 |
| 2025 | $451 million | 72 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Aging California | California | $277 million |
| Department of Elder Affairs Florida | Florida | $221 million |
| Health & Human Svc Commn TX | Texas | $192 million |
| PA Department of Aging | Pennsylvania | $152 million |
| New York State Office for the Aging | New York | $146 million |
| Illinois Department on Aging | Illinois | $104 million |
| Ohio Department of Aging | Ohio | $101 million |
| North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | North Carolina | $96.8 million |
| Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services | Virginia | $87.1 million |
| Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Michigan | $84.1 million |
| Department of Human Services | Georgia | $72.3 million |
| Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging and Independence | Massachusetts | $71.3 million |
| Arizona Department of Economic Security | Arizona | $71.3 million |
| New Jersey Department of Human Services | New Jersey | $70.3 million |
| Department of Social & Health Services | Washington | $66.5 million |
| South Carolina, State of | South Carolina | $59.7 million |
| Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability | Tennessee | $53.0 million |
| Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services | Missouri | $52.5 million |
| Indiana Family and Social Serv | Indiana | $50.6 million |
| Department of Human Services Colorado | Colorado | $47.4 million |