Older Americans Act: Title III Funds Not Distributed According to Statute
HEHS-94-37
Published: Jan 18, 1994. Publicly Released: Jan 18, 1994.
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GAO reviewed the Administration on Aging's (AOA) funding formula to distribute Older Americans Act title III grants for state and community aging programs.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected Sort descending | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Administration on Aging | AOA should revise its current method of calculating state grant funds under title III of the Older Americans Act to allot more funds in proportion to current elderly populations, as required by law, while still satisfying the statutory minimum requirements. Such a revised method should compute title III allotments first on current shares of states' elderly populations, then raise only those state allotments that do not meet the hold-harmless and/or 0.5-percent minimum funding levels, and, finally, lower allotments of nonminimum states proportionally. |
The agency does not agree with the conclusions and the recommendation. No action is planned.
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Aid for the elderlyAllotmentAppropriated fundsElderly personsFormula grantsGrant administrationGrants to statesNoncompliancePopulation statisticsState-administered programs