PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To provide grants to States to support nutrition services including nutritious meals, nutrition education and other appropriate nutrition services for older Americans in order to maintain health, independence and quality of life. Meals may be served in a congregate setting or delivered to the home.

ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. FOOD AND NUTRITION;
- Food and Nutrition for Individual and Families;
2. HEALTH;
- Libraries, Information and Education Services;
- Program Development;
3. INCOME SECURITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES;
- Information and Referral Services;
- Nutrition;
- Old Age Assistance;
- Prevention;

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Senior Citizen (60+);
- Low Income;

WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);