Southeastern Minnesota Area on Aging, Inc.

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Southeastern Minnesota Area Agency on Aging

2026 Title III: Freeborn County – Special Older Americans Act Fund Availability Announcement

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2026 Title III: Freeborn County
Special Older Americans Act Fund Availability Announcement

Southeastern Minnesota Area Agency on Aging (SEMAAA)
2746 Superior Drive NW, Suite 300
Rochester, MN 55901

Contact:
Anna Thomson, OAA Grants Manager
anna@semaaa.org
507-288-6944

Timeline

Deadline to submit applicant interest and intent:
November 19, 2025

Pre-application Q&A and technical assistance period:
November 13-26, 2025

Application period opens:
November 20, 2025

Last day to submit questions:
November 26, 2025

Applications due:
December 4, 2025, at 4:00pm

Applicants informed of award decisions:
December 15, 2025

Services begin (as early as):
January 1, 2026

Overview
SEMAAA invites proposals for Older Americans Act (OAA) III-B and III-E services for delivery to begin as early as January 1, 2026, in Freeborn County. This special 2026 Request for Proposal is an open invitation to nonprofits and for-profit agencies (with special approval by SEMAAA and the Minnesota Board on Aging) for the purpose of providing support services to people 60 years of age and older in Freeborn County. The following proposals will not be accepted: joint applications, applications that include subcontracts, and applications submitted by individuals.

Please note that this is a competitive grant round. Interested parties should submit interest and intended programs in writing to anna@semaaa.org before November 19, 2025, to begin the pre-application process and receive an invitation to the appropriate application(s).

For the full details, please download the announcement.

Ask your legislators to FUND MEALS FOR SENIORS

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The health and well-being of older Minnesotans depends upon it.

Call your legislators and advocate for S.F. 2244 (Chief Author Senator Erin Maye Quade – DFL-Apple Valley) and H.F. 2523 (Chief Author Representative Peter Fischer). See Latest Updates for all authors and committee information.

Meals for older adults are seriously underfunded in Minnesota, and, as a result, the health of older Minnesotans is at risk. 

CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS

Reduce hunger for seniors!

Our message to legislators: We implore you to add $20 million ($10 million per year) to the Minnesota Board on Aging appropriation, amending Minnesota Statutes, section 256.9752, to meet minimum nutritional needs for older adults. Download our Call to Action.

Food insecurity disproportionately affects older Minnesotans from lower-income and rural communities who often live in food deserts, have limited English proficiency or lack access to transportation. Inadequate nutrition impacts health, erodes quality of life, and increases healthcare costs.