GRANT RECIPIENTS
MNRAAA has announced 27 Title III funding awards totaling more than $5 million. The awards are funded under Title III of the Older Americans Act (OAA) and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
As a state-designated Area Agency on Aging, 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.
Congress passed ARPA in 2021 to support older adults and caregivers that are struggling in the wake of COVID-19. Funding under ARPA follows the guidelines established by the OAA.
“MNRAAA is thrilled to partner with these organizations to continue expanding services to older adults and caregivers in our twenty-seven-county area.” MNRAAA Executive Director Jason W. Swanson stated. “These services are integral in assisting older adults in their communities and as independent as possible.” The following grants have been awarded for 2023:
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- III-B Supportive Services (For example: Chore, Homemaker, Assisted Transportation, Special Access, Legal Assistance)
- III-C Nutrition Services (Home delivered meals, Congregate meals)
- III-D Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Services (Evidence-based health promotion program)
- III-E National Family Caregiver Support Services (For example: Caregiver counseling, respite)
- III-B Supportive Services (For example: Chore, Homemaker, Assisted Transportation, Special Access, Legal Assistance)
- III-C Nutrition Services (Home delivered meals, Congregate meals)
- III-D Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Services (Evidence-based health promotion program)
- III-E National Family Caregiver Support Services (For example: Caregiver counseling, respite)
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A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota
Service Type: Title III-D Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Services
Project: A.C.E. Evidence-Based Programs
Services Provided: Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs
Counties Served: Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock
A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota Health & Wellness Programs website Service Type: Title III-E Family Caregiver Support Services
Project: A.C.E. Caregiver Support Services
Services Provided: Respite-In Home, Caregiver Counseling, Support Groups and Training
Counties Served: Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock
A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota Caregiver Services website
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Bethesda
Service Type: Title III-E Family Caregiver Support Services
Project: Connect Caregiver Alliance Network
Services Provided: Caregiver Counseling, Support Groups, Training, Supplemental Services - Chore, Supplemental Services - Homemaker, Supplemental Services - Assisted Transportation and Supplemental Services - Transportation
Counties Served: Kandiyohi, Renville
Bethesda website
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Caregiver Response Effort & Service Team (CREST)
Service Type: Title III-E Family Caregiver Support Services
Project: Care Team Support
Services Provided: Caregiver Support Groups, Counseling, Training and Respite-In Home
Counties Served: Martin
CREST Caregiver Support website
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Central Community Transit
Service Type: Title III-B Supportive Services
Project: CCT Senior Transportation Program
Services Provided: Transportation, Assisted Transportation
Counties Served: Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville
CCT Senior Transportation Program website
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City of Tyler
Service Type: Title III-B Supportive Services
Project: Tyler Senior Snow Removal
Service Provided: Chore
Counties Served: Lincoln (city of Tyler only)
City of Tyler website
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City of Worthington/Center for Active Living
Service Type: Title III-B Supportive Services
Project: The Good Life Project
Service Provided: Education/Training, Health Promotion – Non-Evidence Based
Counties Served: Nobles
Center for Active Living website
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Essential Senior Services LLC
Service Type: Title III-B Supportive Services
Project: Essential Senior Services Chore and Homemaker
Service Provided: Chore, Homemaker
Counties Served: Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock
Essential Senior Services website
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Generations Home Care Services
Service Type: Title III-B Supportive Services
Project: Generations Homemaker/Assisted Transportation Program
Services Provided: Homemaker, Assisted Transportation
Counties Served: Sibley, Renville, McLeod
Generations Home Care Services website
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Granite Falls Living at Home/Block Nurse Program
Service Type: Title III-B Supportive Services
Project: Connections for Better Living
Service Provided: Telephone Reassurance, Visiting, Outreach, Health Promotion - Non-Evidence Based
Counties Served: Chippewa, Yellow Medicine
Granite Falls Living at Home/Block Nurse Program website
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Horn of Africa Aid and Rehabilitation Action Network (HAARAN)
Service Type: Title III-E Family Caregiver Support Services
Project: In-Home Respite for Somali American Caregivers
Services Provided: Caregiver Respite-In Home
Counties Served: Blue Earth, Nicollet
HAARAN website
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Interfaith Caregivers – Faith in Action in Faribault County
Service Type: Title III-B Supportive Services
Project: Eldercare Program
Services Provided: Homemaker, Chore
County Served: Faribault
Homemaker / Chore Program website Service Type: Title III-E National Family Caregiver Support Services
Project: Caregiver Support and Respite Program
Services Provided: Caregiver Counseling, Training, Respite – In-Home and Respite-Out of Home Day
Counties Served: Faribault
Caregiver Support and Respite Program website
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Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Service Type: Title III-B Supportive Services
Project: LSS Older Adults Supportive Services Program
Services Provided: Counseling, Telephone Reassurance, Visiting
Counties Served: Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley, Swift, Yellow Medicine
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota website Service Type: Title III-C Nutrition Services
Project: LSS Congregate and Home Delivered Meals Program
Services Provided: Congregate Meals, Home Delivered Meals
Counties Served: Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan
LSS Congregate and Home Delivered Meals website Service Type: Title III-E Family Caregiver Support Services
Project: LSS Caregiver Support and Respite Program
Services Provided: Caregiver Counseling, Support Groups, Training, Respite – In-Home and Respite-Out of Home Day
Counties Served: Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley, Swift, Yellow Medicine
LSS Caregiver Support and Respite Program website
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Madison Art Gallery
Service Type: Title III-E Family Caregiver Support Services
Project: Madison Caregiver Support Program
Services Provided: Caregiver Support Groups
Counties Served: Lac qui Parle
Madison Mercantile website
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Prairie Five Community Action Council, Inc
Service Type: Title III-B Supportive Services
Project: Connections on the Prairie
Services Provided: Education/Training, Outreach
Counties Served: Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine
Prairie Five website Service Type: Title III-C Nutrition Services
Project: Prairie Five Congregate and Home Delivered Meals Program
Services Provided: Congregate Meals, Home Delivered Meals
Counties Served: Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine
Prairie Five Congregate and Home Delivered Meals program website
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Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc.
Service Type: Title III-B Supportive Services
Project: Legal Advocacy for Older Persons
Services Provided: Legal Assistance, Legal Education
Counties Served: 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, Yellow Medicine
Legal Advocacy for Older Persons website
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United Community Action Partnership (UCAP)
Service Type: Title III-B Supportive Services
Project: Assisting Seniors on the Go
Service Provided: Assisted Transportation
Counties Served: Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobes, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock
United Community Action Partnership website
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VINE Faith in Action
Service Type: Title III-B Supportive Services
Project: VINE’s Helping Hands Outreach to Elders from Diverse Cultures
Service Provided: Special Access
Counties Served: Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet
VINE Faith in Action website Service Type: Title III-D Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Services
Project: Finding a Healthy Way
Services Provided: Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs
Counties Served: Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Watonwan
VINE Faith in Action website Service Type: Title III-E Family Caregiver Support Services
Project: Empowering Caregivers
Services Provided: Caregiver Counseling, Support Groups, Training
Counties Served: Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet
VINE Faith in Action website
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Waseca Area Caregiver Services
Service Type: Title III-B Supportive Services
Project: Caring Hands
Services Provided: Chore, Homemaker, Education/Training, Visiting
County Served: Waseca
Waseca Area Caregiver Services website Service Type: Title III-E Family Caregiver Support Services
Project: Caring Hands for Caregivers
Service Provided: Caregiver Counseling, Support Groups, Respite – In-Home and Respite-Out of Home Day
Counties Served: Waseca
Waseca Area Caregiver Services website
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Wellspring Faith in Action
Service Type: Title III-E Family Caregiver Support Services
Project: Family Caregiver Project
Service Provided: Caregiver Support Groups, Training, Respite – In-Home
Service Type: Title III-E National Family Caregiver Support Services
Counties Served: Watonwan
Wellspring Faith in Action website