MNRAAA Awards Over $4 million in Title III Grants

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Mankato, MN, March 9, 2022 – The Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging, Inc. (MNRAAA) has announced 27 Title III grants totaling more than $4 million. These grants are funded under Title III of the Older Americans Act (OAA).

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.

“MNRAAA is excited to be partnering with these organizations to continue and expand services to older adults and caregivers in our twenty-seven-county area.” MNRAAA Executive Director Jason W. Swanson stated. “These services are integral to keeping older adults in their communities and as independent as possible.”

The following grants have been awarded for 2022:

Title III-B Supportive Services

  1. Brookside Senior Living (Chippewa County)
    1. Let’s Talk (with Allen) for Counseling
  2. Central Community Transit (Kandiyohi, Meeker, and Renville Counties)
    1. CCT Senior Transportation Program for Transportation and Assisted Transportation
  3. City of Tyler (Lincoln County, City of Tyler only)
    1. Tyler Senior Snow Removal for Chore
  4. City of Worthington/Center for Active Living (Nobles County)
    1. Health Promotion – Non-Evidence Based Project for Education/Training and Health Promotion – Non-Evidence Based
  5. Essential Senior Services (Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, and Rock Counties)
    1. Essential Senior Services Chore and Homemaker for Homemaker and Chore
  6. Generations Home Care Services (Sibley, Renville, and McLeod Counties)
    1. Generations Homemaker/Assisted Transportation Program for Homemaker and Assisted Transportation
  7. Granite Falls Living at Home/Block Nurse Program (Chippewa and Yellow Medicine Counties)
    1. Connections for Better Living for Telephone Reassurance, Visiting, Outreach and Health Promotion – Non-Evidence Based
  8. Interfaith Caregivers (Faribault County)
    1. Homemaker/Chore Program for Homemaker and Chore services
  9. Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties)
    1. LSS Older Adults Supportive Services Program for Counseling, Telephone Reassurance and Visiting
  10. Prairie Five Community Action Council (Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties)
    1. Connections on the Prairie for Education/Training and Outreach
  11. Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (27 counties of MNRAAA service area)
    1. Legal Advocacy for Older Persons for Legal Assistance and Legal Education
  12. United Community Action Partnership (Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, and Rock Counties)
    1. Assisting Seniors on the Go for Assisted Transportation
  13. VINE Faith in Action (Blue Earth, Le Sueur, and Nicollet Counties)
    1. VINE’s Helping Hands Outreach to Elders from Diverse Cultures for Special Access
  14. Waseca Area Caregiver Services (Waseca County)
    1. Caring Hands for Homemaker, Chore, Education/Training and Visiting

Title III-C Congregate Meals and Home Delivered Meals (including Federal Title III-C and other funding)

  1. Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan Counties)
    1. LSS Congregate and Home Delivered Meals Programs
  2. Prairie Five Community Action Council (Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties)
    1. Prairie Five Congregate and Home Delivered Meals Programs

Title III-D Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Funding Recommendations

  1. A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota (Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Redwood, and Rock Counties)
    1. A.C.E. Evidence-Based Programs for Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs
  2. Adult Community Center (Lyon County)
    1. Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs
  3. City of Eden Valley (Meeker County)
    1. Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs
  4. VINE Faith in Action (Blue Earth, Le Sueur, and Nicollet Counties)
    1. Finding a Healthy Way thru VINE’s Evidence-Based Programming for Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs
  5. Waseca Area Caregiver Services (Waseca County)
    1. Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs

Title III-E National Family Caregiver Support Services

  1. A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota (Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Redwood, and Rock Counties)
    1. A.C.E. Caregiver Support Services for Respite-In Home, Counseling, Support Groups and Training
  2. Interfaith Caregivers (Faribault County)
    1. Caregiver Support and Respite Program for Counseling, Support Groups and Respite-In Home
  3. Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley, Swift, and Yellow Medicine)
    1. LSS Caregiver Support and Respite for Respite-In Home, Respite-Out of Home Day, Counseling, Support Groups and Training
  4. VINE Faith in Action (Blue Earth, Le Sueur, and Nicollet Counties)
    1. Empowering Caregivers for Counseling, Support Groups and Training
  5. Waseca Area Caregiver Services (Waseca County)
    1. Caring Hands for Caregivers for Counseling, Support Groups, Respite-In Home; and Respite-Out of Home Day
  6. Wellspring Faith in Action (Watonwan County)
    1. Family Caregiver Project for Support Groups, Training and Respite-In Home

 

About the Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging

As the designated Area Agency on Aging for 27 counties in southwest Minnesota, the Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging provides advocacy, information, resources and assistance so that older adults can maintain the lifestyle of their choice. To learn more about MNRAAA, visit www.mnraaa.org.

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