GRANTS

Through funding received from Title III of the federal Older Americans Act and matching State of Connecticut funds, the Southwestern CT Agency on Aging (SWCAA) awards grants and contracts to community agencies through an annual Request for Proposals process.

Funded programs provide supportive services to persons aged 60 and older. Priority is given to programs that are able to assist economically and socially disadvantaged seniors. Public, incorporated non-profit, or private for-profit agencies serving seniors within the fourteen-town southwestern CT area are eligible to apply. Types of services for which funding is available include:

• Community-based and in-home supportive social services (Title III-B)
• Disease prevention, health promotion, and medication management services (Title III-D)
• Family caregiver support services, grandparents raising grandchildren (Title III-E)
• Congregate and home-delivered meals and nutrition education (Title III-C)