Award is nearly $162K, aimed to improve access to care, services and support in east central Iowa
(Des Moines, IA) – Today Iowa Department on Aging (IDA) Director John McCalley announced that an award in the amount of $161,900.00 was given to the Heritage Area Agency on Aging which will improve access to long-term care services and supports in the seven counties served by Heritage. The seven counties are: Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn and Washington.
This project, called Life Long Links, is funded through a federal grant from the US Administration on Aging (AoA.)
“Thanks to the Heritage Area Agency on Aging, the project will target east-central Iowa and provide a new tool linking vulnerable adults to supports and services available to them. It will provide them with coordinated and streamlined access to resources and supports in their communities,” McCalley concluded.
The Iowa Department on Aging (IDA) also announced that it is requesting proposals (RFP) for a similar project in another area of the state. This new project will help connect vulnerable adults to local services and supports. A copy of the RFP specifications is available at the Iowa Department on Aging website: http://www.aging.iowa.gov/ .
The one year budget amount for this RFP is $40,000.00.
An eligible applicant is any not-for-profit, governmental, or non-governmental community department that coordinates or provides services and support to persons with long-term service and support needs that meets the requirements defined in the RFP.
The deadline to submit a proposal is 4:30 p.m. on April 21, 2010. For more information contact Mary Anderson, Iowa Department on Aging, at 1-800-532-3213. For more information on the Iowa Department on Aging (IDA), visit: http://www.aging.iowa.gov/ .
To find out local resources for older adults and people with disabilities, visit: http://www.lifelonglinks.org/ .
The mission of the Iowa Department on Aging (IDA) is to provide advocacy, educational, and prevention services to help Iowans remain independent as they age. IDA administers over 32 million dollars in services and supports through a network of 13 Area Agencies on Aging across the state.