Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens, Area Agency on Aging announces the release of Request For Proposals for services authorized by the Older Americans Act.
The services to be funded are:
Title IIIC : Congregate Nutrition
$687,775. for the provision of a minimum 91,703 meals to a minimum 350 senior citizens at the congregate nutrition sites in Santa Maria, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria. The service provider must provide nutrition education.
$ 1,504. for the provision of 56 sessions of nutrition education presentations (provided quarterly) to 600 senior citizens at the congregate nutrition sites in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County.
Title IIIC Home Delivered Nutrition
$ 615,309. for the provision of a minimum 82,041 meals to a minimum 316 senior citizens in Santa Maria, Lompoc, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara/ Goleta and Carpinteria. The service provider must provide nutrition education.
Family Caregiver Support Program – Respite Care services
$145,565. is available for the provision of care receiver services by an appropriately skilled provider or volunteer in order to prevent wandering and health or safety incidents in the instance when an eligible caregiver is not present.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Title IIID)
$ 41,330 is available for the provision of an evidence-based health promotion program, including programs related to the prevention and mitigation of the effects of chronic disease (including, but not limited to, osteoporosis, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease), alcohol and substance abuse reduction, smoking cessation, weight loss and control, stress management, falls prevention, physical activity, and improved nutrition. For a list of ACL approved Evidence-Based programs, please visit the National Council on Aging website at https://www.ncoa.org/resources/ebpchart. Unit of service: One (1) contact.
Applications for these services will be available at an Applicants Conference, Friday, February 10, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. via ZOOM. To secure the link, contact the Area Agency on Aging.
Applications are due March 16, 2023 at 5PM PDT.
For additional information, contact the
Area Agency on Aging at 805-925-9554 (option 6) or aaron.pankratz@centralcoastseniors.org