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

Objective

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.

Who Can Apply

• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)

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

Who Benefits

• Senior Citizen (60+)

Older individuals, age sixty and older, especially those living in areas of States which are medically underserved and in which there are a large number of older individuals who have the greatest economic need for the services.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

Alice.Kelsey@acl.hhs.gov
202-795-7342