Nutrition Services Incentive Program

Objective

To reward effective performance by States and Tribes in the efficient delivery of nutritious meals to older adults through the use of cash or USDA Foods.

Who Can Apply

• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)

State Units on Aging (SUA) and Indian Tribal Organizations (ITO) that receive funding through Titles III and VI of the OAA may receive grants of cash from the Administration for Community Living, and/or USDA Foods.

Who Benefits

• Disabled (e.g. Deaf, Blind, Physically Disabled)
• Physically Afflicted (e.g. TB, Arthritis, Heart Disease)
• Mentally Disabled
• Senior Citizen (60+)

For Title III congregate meals, persons who are older adults (age 60 years and above) or a spouse of an older adult, regardless of age; disabled adults who live in housing facilities primarily occupied by older adults where a congregate site is located; disabled adults under age 60, who reside at home with older adults; and volunteers, regardless of age, who assist in meal service during meal hours. For Title III home-delivered meals, an older individual (age 60 years and above) must be assessed to be homebound. The spouse of a homebound individual regardless of age or condition may receive a meal if receipt of the meal is assessed to be in the best interest of the homebound older adult. For Title VI, all of these criteria apply. In addition, an ITO may select the age that defines who is an older adult.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

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