COVID-19 Relief Provides $100 Million For Elder Justice Programs & $175 Million For Senior Nutrition Programs

In the $2.3 trillion coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief bill signed on December 27, 2020, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) was allocated $100 million to strengthen elder justice programs. The bill provided an additional $175 million for senior nutrition programs to help states and tribes deliver additional meals to older adults.

ACL will use $50 million of the elder justice funding for formula grants for state adult protective services (APS) programs. According to the ACL notice, this is the first time federal funding has been appropriated to support APS across the country. States will be able to . . .