Administration on Aging
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The Administration on Aging (AoA) is an agency within the Administration for Community Living of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Functions
AoA works to ensure that older Americans can stay independent in their communities, mostly by awarding grants to States, Native American tribal organizations, and local communities to support programs authorized by Congress in the Older Americans Act of 1965. AoA also awards discretionary grants to research organizations working on projects that support those goals. It conducts statistical activities in support of the research, analysis, and evaluation of programs to meet the needs of an aging population.
AoA's FY 2013 budget proposal includes a total of $1.9 billion, $819 million of which funds senior nutrition programs like Meals on Wheels. The agency also funds $539 million in grants to programs to help seniors stay in their homes through services (such as accomplishing essential activities of daily living, like getting to the doctor's office, buying groceries etc.) and through help given to caregivers.[https://www.acl.gov/sites/default/files/about-acl/2016-09/FY_2013_AoA_Budget_Statement%5B1%5D.pdf FY 2013 President's Budget Justification for Appropriations Committees of Congress, p.22] Some of these grants are for Cash & Counseling programs that provide Medicaid participants a monthly budget for home care and access to services that help them manage their finances.[https://innovations.ahrq.gov/profiles/self-directed-budget-enhances-access-home-health-and-other-needed-services-resulting-fewer Self-Directed Budget Enhances Access to Home Health and Other Needed Services, Resulting in Fewer Unmet Needs, Better Health Outcomes, and High Satisfaction for Medicaid Beneficiaries]
Leadership
AoA is headed by the Assistant Secretary for Aging. From July 2016 to August 2017, Edwin Walker served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging.{{cite web |title=Leadership |date=19 August 2016 |website=Administration for Community Living |url=https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/organization/leadership }} The Assistant Secretary reports directly to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Lance Allen Robertson was confirmed in August 2017, and served until January 20, 2021. On January 20, 2021, Alison Barkoff was sworn in as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, and was named as Acting Assistant Secretary.{{cite web |title=Leadership {{!}} ACL Administration for Community Living |url=https://acl.gov/about-acl/organization/leadership |website=acl.gov |access-date=1 July 2021 |language=en}} On March 9, 2022, President Biden Nominated Rita Landgraf, the former Secretary of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, to serve as his first Assistant Secretary.{{cite web |title=President Biden Announces Key Nominees |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/09/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-5/ |website=White House |date=9 March 2022 |access-date=10 March 2022 |language=en}}
History
AoA was established by the Older Americans Act of 1965. It became part of the Administration for Community Living in 2012.{{Cite web |date=2017-04-26 |title=History |url=https://acl.gov/about-acl/history |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=U.S. Administration for Community Living |language=en}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|1=https://acl.gov/about-acl/administration-aging|2=Administration on Aging}}
- [https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/authorizing-statutes/older-americans-act Older Americans Act of 1965]
- [https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/aging-administration Administration on Aging] in the Federal Register
- [https://www.acl.gov/sites/default/files/about-acl/2016-09/FY_2013_AoA_Budget_Statement%5B1%5D.pdf Congressional Justification of FY 2013 President's Budget]
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