Title III-C provides grants to States and Territories to establish and operate
nutrition programs for both congregate and home delivered nutrition services.
Title III-C also authorizes the Nutrition Services Incentive Program which
provides cash or commodities to States and Tribes for meals. Title VI provides grants to Tribes, Tribal Organizations and public and
nonprofit private organizations representing Native Hawaiians for the provision
of nutrition services, supportive services and family caregiver services that
meet the unique cultural needs of this population.
This comprehensive
effort has two Phases; first the contractor will develop an evaluation design
that ensures an assessment of five major domains: program efficiency, program effectiveness, client outcomes, system
infrastructure and interagency partnerships. Analysis and data must be accomplished at four levels:
individual outcomes, aging network staff characteristics and activities,
system level barriers and service outputs and long-term care policy impacts.
The goals of the evaluation are to document overall program results, find
ways for program improvement, aid the program planning process, show the
programs’ contributions to elder independence, and assess best practices
including those programs demonstrating the most effective cost-benefit outcomes
and impacts.
Status to Date:
- ORC Macro International was awarded a contract
to design this evaluation.
- Work has begun on the design of the
evaluation.