Administration on Aging

Administration on Aging
Agency overview
Agency executive	Assistant Secretary for Aging, Kathy Greenlee;
Parent agency	United States Department of Health and Human Services
Key document	Older Americans Act;
Website	http://www.aoa.gov

The Administration on Aging (AoA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. AoA works to ensure that older Americans can stay independent in their communities, mostly by awarding grants to States, Native American tribal organizations, and local communities to support programs authorized by the Congress in the Older Americans Act. AoA also awards discretionary grants to research organizations working on projects that support those goals. It conducts statistical activities in support of the research, analysis, and evaluation of programs to meet the needs of an aging population.

AoA's FY 2013 budget proposal includes a total of $1.9 billion, $819 million of which funds senior nutrition programs like Meals on Wheels. The agency also funds $539 million in grants to programs to help seniors stay in their homes through services (such as accomplishing essential activities of daily living, like getting to the doctor's office, buying groceries etc.) and through help given to caregivers.^[1] Some of these grants are for Cash & Counseling programs that provide Medicaid participants a monthly budget for home care and access to services that help them manage their finances.^[2]

AoA is headed by the Assistant Secretary for Aging, a position currently held by Kathy Greenlee. The Assistant Secretary reports directly to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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[1] FY 2013 President's Budget Justification for Appropriations Committees of Congress, p.22

[2] Self-Directed Budget Enhances Access to Home Health and Other Needed Services, Resulting in Fewer Unmet Needs, Better Health Outcomes, and High Satisfaction for Medicaid Beneficiaries

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Headquarters: Hubert H. Humphrey Building Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services Bill Corr, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretariate staff offices	Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services Office of the Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General
Organizations under the Assistant Secretary for Health	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Public Health Service Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Surgeon General Office of Public Health and Science Administration for Children and Families Administration on Aging Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Food and Drug Administration Health Resources and Services Administration Indian Health Service National Institutes of Health Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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