Grant Opportunities
The Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging (MNRAAA) works with a variety of providers and other professionals in the delivery of services for older adults and their caregivers in southwest Minnesota.
Healthy Aging Fund
Healthy Aging Fund
MNRAAA received a grant from the Otto Bremer Trust to fund training expenses and startup costs for service providers new to offering evidence-based health programs or providing new programming. As a result of this project, there will be increased opportunities for rural older adults to participate in healthy aging classes and experience better health outcomes.
Healthy aging classes that organizations can hold for older adults include but are not limited to: A Matter of Balance, Aging Mastery Program, Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, Diabetes Prevention Program, Living Well with Chronic Conditions, Living Well with Chronic Pain, Living Well with Diabetes, Programa de Manejo Personal de la Diabetes, Stay Active and Independent for Life, Stepping On, Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, Tomando Control de su Salud, and Walk With Ease.
Application form: https://mnraaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Healthy-Aging-Fund-Application.pdf (PDF)
Providers interested in this funding should contact Krista Eichhorst at keichhorst@mnraaa.org.
Funding, Grants & Contracts
Title III
The Older Americans Act (OAA) was signed into law on July 14, 1965. The original Act created the Administration on Aging and authorized grants to states for community planning, services, research, and demonstration and training projects in the field of aging. Later amendments provided grants to area agencies on aging for local needs identification, planning and funding of services. The Act was reauthorized and amended in 2000, at which time the National Family Caregiver Support Program was established to support family, friends and neighbors caring for an older person as well as for grandparents and other older relatives caring for children.
MNRAAA is a non-profit organization governed by a Board of Directors. MNRAAA has been designated by the Minnesota Board on Aging (MBA) as the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for the Southwest Planning and Service Area in Minnesota.
As a state-designated AAA, MNRAAA administers OAA funds and is responsible for the development of a coordinated and comprehensive system of services for older adults and their caregivers in Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan and Yellow Medicine Counties. To accomplish this, MNRAAA awards Title III OAA funding to agencies and organizations that provide direct services for older people (age 60+) and their caregivers.
2022 Title III Older Americans Act Funding Cycle
The Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging (MNRAAA) is seeking applicants for funding under Title III of the Older Americans Act. Funding is available to develop and/or expand services for older adults (age 60+) and their caregivers in MNRAAA’s twenty-seven county service area for the period of January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022.
All grant applications and contract proposals must be submitted via MNRAAA’s grant platform. To access the platform for more information or to apply, register your organization by clicking the Register button below.
Funding categories include Title III-B Supportive Services, Title III-C Nutrition Services, Title III-D Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services and Title III-E National Family Caregiver Support Program Services. Examples include:
Title III-B
- Chore
- Special Access
- Telephone Reassurance
- Technology
- See the 2022 Title III Allowable Services for a complete listing of services.
For additional information and a complete list of Title III-B services click the following links:
2022 Title III-B Request for Grant Applications and Application Handbook
2022 Title III-B Request for Contract Proposals and Proposal Handbook
Title III-C
- Congregate and
- Home Delivered Meals
For additional information click the following link:
2022 Title III-C Request for Contract Proposals and Proposal Handbook
Title III-D
Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs such as
- A Matter of Balance (MOB)
- Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL)
- Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP)
For additional information click the following link:
2022 Title III-D Request for Grant Applications and Application Handbook
Title III-E
- Caregiver Respite
- Caregiver Counseling
- Caregiver Training
- See the 2022 Title III Allowable Services for a complete listing of services.
For additional information and a complete list of Title III-E services click the following link:
2022 Title III-E Request for Grant Applications and Application Handbook
Additional Resource Materials can be accessed by clicking the following links:
2022 Title III Funding Schedule
2022 Title III Allowable Services
Title III Provider Handbook
Cost Sharing Tool Kit for Title III Service Providers
Submission Process and Deadline:
All grant applications and contract proposals must be submitted via MNRAAA’s grant platform.
To access the platform for more information or to apply, register your organization by clicking the Register button. Note: Registration does not commit your organization to submission of an application.
The applications/proposals must be submitted by 4:30 p.m., on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at which time the ability to submit via MNRAAA’s grant platform will be closed. Late responses are not accepted.
Older adults and their caregivers are key members of our society, community, and family. The pandemic has taught us that when we work together, we can successfully support and assist those in need. If your organization is interested in continuing to support older adults and their caregivers or in implementing a new service, MNRAAA encourages you to submit a 2022 Title III application. Together, we can assist older adults in maintaining the lifestyle of their choice.
Direct Questions to:
Rhonda Hiller Fjeldberg, LSW, Grant and Contract Manager
rfjeldberg@mnraaa.org
Responses to questions will be posted on the applicant portal in MNRAAA’s grant platform.
Technical Assistance is Available from MNRAAA’s Program Development Staff.
Click here to find the Program Developer in your area.
Questions should be directed to Rhonda at 507.387.1256 x 105 or rfjeldberg@mnraaa.org.
MINNESOTA RIVER
AREA AGENCY ON AGING
Administrative Office
201 N. Broad St.
Suite 102
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507.387.1256
Fax: 507.387.6223
Provided through Older Americans Act funding from the Minnesota Board on Aging.
