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The bill directs federal grants and support to help states, tribes, and localities coordinate services for older adults and people aging with disabilities—especially in rural and tribal areas—while imposing matching requirements, funding caps, eligibility limits, and administrative constraints that may restrict participation and the program’s scale.
Older adults and people with disabilities in participating jurisdictions gain more coordinated access to housing, long-term services, transportation, healthcare, and emergency preparedness through federally funded multisector plans.
State, tribal, and local governments receive federal grants to develop and implement multisector plans to improve services for older adults and those aging with disabilities.
Rural and tribal communities are prioritized for funding, directing additional resources to historically underserved areas.
State, local, and tribal governments may be unable to participate or face budget strain because they must provide non‑Federal matching funds.
The program’s scale is limited — individual awards capped at $500,000 and only up to 65 grants over five years — which may leave large states or regions underfunded relative to need.
Nonprofits, health providers, and smaller local coalitions may have limited direct access to funding because eligibility is restricted to states and tribes, forcing partnerships or exclusion.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes a grant program to fund multisector community plans for aging and aging with a disability, including stakeholder engagement, priorities, cost‑sharing, and reporting.
Official title: Amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require the Assistant Secretary for Aging to award grants to States, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to create or implement Multisector Plans for Aging and Aging with a Disability, and for other purposes.
Introduced December 3, 2025 by Kirsten Gillibrand · Last progress December 3, 2025
Creates a federal grant program, run by the Assistant Secretary for Aging, to fund development and implementation of multisector community strategic plans that address aging and aging with a disability. The program sets who can apply, what planning and implementation activities are allowed, stakeholder and coordination requirements, priorities for awards, cost‑sharing rules, reporting and evaluation duties, grant terms and award limits, and requires periodic reports to Congress.