COA Administrator

Amendment to Notice of Intent to Award Formula Grants to Local Councils On Aging in SFY19

This notice amends the Notice of Intent to Award Formula Grants to Local Councils on Aging, in State Fiscal Year 2019, to include the awarding of Service Incentive Grants. Service Incentive Grants are to be issued to local Councils on Aging who have demonstrated and identified unmet needs for sub-populations whose needs are unique and are not readily serviced through typical state and local funding; and, to the Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA) for statewide service priorities.

Download Amendment to Formula Grant Notice 2 26 2019, on official letterhead (PDF)

FY19 Formula Grant Contracts

Download SFY 19 Formula Grant Contracts (updated Dec 13 2018) (PDF, 13 megs)

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Instructions

The COA/MUNICIPALITY SHALL MAKE NO CHANGES WHATSOEVER TO THIS CONTRACT! See instructions for the authorized municipal signatory in item #1, below.

The Formula Grant payment is noted at “COMPENSATION.”  The FY2019 Formula Grant award is the sum of the “COMPENSATION” figure less any carryover balance recorded on your Statement of Grant/Allocation Balance for FY2018.  If your FY19 Formula contract does not appear on the website, please contact the COA Program Manager at Elder Affairs 1-800-698-9723.

The contract section entitled “BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE or REASON FOR AMENDMENT” binds you to the contract and “The Green Guide” to COA Eligible Costs and Best Practices for FY2019 issued with the Formula Grant/Allocation notice.  If you do not have a current copy of “The Green Guide” please contact Elder Affairs COA Program Manager.

Note: The address in the upper left hand corner box of the contract is not the COA’s address; it is the current legal address of the municipality on file with the Office of the State Comptroller.

1. The authorized signatory shall sign and date this contract in the bottom left field (box).  Know that the COA director or COA board chair may print the signatory’s name and title at Print Name___. and Print Title___. Only the chair of the selectboard, executive secretary, mayor or whomever is legally authorized to sign contracts, may sign on behalf of the municipality.  Please do not sign or change anything on the contract!  

Note: The Executive Office of Elder Affairs countersigns the lower right field corner; make no marks/changes in that area!

2. Please contact ELD prior to making any contract modification! If you already changed the name of the contract manager (upper left hand box), have the signatory initial that change!
   
   
3. Please submit as soon as practicable. You need NOT overnight the contract. 

Return the document to:

Executive Office of Elder Affairs

1 Ashburton Place, Rm 517

Boston, MA 02108

ATTN: COA Program Manager

 

Notice Of Intent to Award Formula Grants to Local Councils On Aging In SFY2019

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) announces its intent to award Formula Grants to local Councils on Aging in State Fiscal Year 2019. Established pursuant to M.G.L. 19A § 1, EOEA promotes the independence, empowerment, and well-being of older people, individuals with disabilities and caregivers throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Councils on Aging (COAs) are municipally appointed agencies that serve as the local gateway to EOEA and other state and federal programs and services. The 350 COAs in Massachusetts annually provide direct services to more than 330,000 elders, their families and caregivers. While each COA is unique, most Councils offer information and referral, transportation, outreach, meals (congregate and home delivered), health screening, fitness and recreational programs.

Formula grant funding is authorized through the FY2019 General Appropriation Act. Awards will be issued to each COA at a rate of $12.00 per elder, based upon the number of elders noted in the 2010 federal census. Regardless of size, all COAs are eligible to receive a minimum award of $6,000.

All information related to the awarding of these funds will be uploaded to http://coaadmin.800ageinfo.com/ when available. All interested parties are encouraged to monitor the site for ongoing updates.

For any questions regarding these awards, please contact Emmett Schmarsow, EOEA Program Manager for COAs and Senior Centers at Emmett.Schmarsow@MassMail.State.MA.US.

Download this notice on Elder Affairs letterhead (pdf)