In FY2021, the final Congressional Appropriations package maintained important and necessary increases to many OAA programs that serve older adults. We appreciate that Congress recognized the importance of these programs for older adults and people with disabilities and we thank you and your colleagues for supporting them. These additional resources have been essential to ensuring older adults receive critical services, such as home delivered meals, during the pandemic. Demand for OAA services will continue to remain high in FY2022 and beyond. Therefore, we request that you continue to support the OAA and related aging and disability services at amounts no less than the funding provided in the FY2021 appropriations bill.
Additionally, we wish to highlight three important areas that would benefit from increased investments through the appropriations process. These include Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services authorized by Title III-D of the OAA; research and evaluation under the OAA; and a technical assistance center for state agencies on aging. We are specifically writing to request:
- Additional funding for Title III-D of the OAA;
- No less than $50 million for the ACL OAA research and evaluation center; and
- $1 million for a State Aging Agency Technical Assistance Center
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