State Plan on Aging

The Minnesota Board on Aging is Minnesota’s federally designated State Unit on Aging and recipient of federal Older Americans Act dollars. As the State Unit on Aging the MBA is responsible for the development and implementation of the State Plan on Aging and the Intrastate Funding Formula.

What is the Older Americans Act?

The Older Americans Act of 1965 dedicates federal funding to support older adults across the United States. It was the first federal level initiative aimed at providing comprehensive services for older adults. It created the National Aging Network comprising the Administration on Aging on the federal level, State Units on Aging at the state level, and Area Agencies on Aging at the local level. The network provides funding—based primarily on the percentage of a planning and service area’s population 60 and older—for nutrition and supportive home and community-based services, disease prevention/health promotion services, and caregiving services.
About the State Plan on Aging and Intrastate Funding Formula (IFF)

The State Plan on Aging documents achievements and planned activities related to the state's long-term supports and services planning efforts, provides a state framework for activities related to programs and services to Older Adults, and provides assurances to the Administration on Community Living that the provisions of the Older Americans Act will be followed.

Each State Plan on Aging submission must also include a description and explanation of the Intrastate Funding Formula (IFF). The IFF describes how the MBA allocates Older Americans Act funds to the Area Agencies on Aging based on geographic distribution of older adults in the state and older adults with greatest economic and social need. Since early 2022 the MBA, in consultation with AAAs, have been exploring changes to the IFF.

The IFF must be in accordance with the Older Americans Act Sec. 305(a)(2)(C) and Sec. 305(d). The revising of the IFF is an exciting opportunity to respond to the change in demographics in Minnesota over the past 20 years. As a direct result of the MBA DEIA Strategic Directive (PDF), and the known undercounts in census data, the Board continues to explore options to target funding to Native elders.
FFY 2019-2022 State Plan on Aging

As mandated under the Older Americans Act, every four years, the Minnesota Board on Aging submits a State Plan on Aging to the Administration on Community Living (ACL). This plan covers the period of October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2022.

The purpose of the State Plan on Aging is to document achievements and planned activities related to the state's long-term supports and services planning efforts, provide a state framework for activities related to programs/activities/services to Older Adults, and provide assurances to ACL that the provisions of the Older Americans Act will be followed.

The MBA filed a one-year waiver request with the ACL to extend the current State Plan on Aging period through September 30, 2023. This waiver was requested to better assess the current and future needs of older Minnesotans while continuing to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The FFY 2019-2022 State Plan on Aging is available for download.
FFY 2024-2027 State Plan on Aging

As mandated under the Older Americans Act, every four years, the Minnesota Board on Aging submits a State Plan on Aging to the Administration on Community Living (ACL). This plan covers the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027.

The purpose of the State Plan on Aging is to document achievements and planned activities related to the state's long-term supports and services planning efforts, provide a state framework for activities related to programs/activities/services to Older Adults, and provide assurances to ACL that the provisions of the Older Americans Act will be followed.

The FFY 2024-2027 State Plan on Aging (PDF ) is now available.