Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services - Demonstration

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The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support systematic testing and documentation of innovative and promising practices that enhance the quality, effectiveness, and other proven outcomes of nutrition services programs (NSP) within the aging services network. It is critical that ACL work with the aging services network (i.e., State Units on Aging, Area Agencies on Aging (AAA), and local partners) to modernize these services to ensure that the NSP is achieving its intended outcomes, and that every dollar is spent effectively to ensure the sustainability of these services. Projects proposed under this grant program must have the potential for broad implementation throughout the aging services network and have demonstrated value, i.e., improvements in participant well-being, cost savings, etc. Innovations must target services to underserved older adults with greatest social and economic need, and individuals at risk for institutional placement, to permit such individuals to remain in home and community-based settings as indicated in the OAA.

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