An Area Plan is the document submitted by an Area Agency on Aging to the State Agency on Aging in order to receive awards or contracts from the State Agency’s grant provided under the Older Americans Act, as amended.
The Area Plan contains provisions required by the Act, the federal rules and regulations, state policies, procedures, and assurances and commitments that the Area Agency will administer activities funded under the plan in accordance with all federal and state requirements.
The plan is the blueprint by which the Area Agency develops and administers a comprehensive and coordinated system of services and serves as the advocate and focal point for older people in the Planning and Service Area.
Conceptually, the plan must represent a process, which translates needs assessment information into the establishment of priorities for funding and services.
The Area Plan on Aging, as a planning document, has three major purposes, as follows:
1) The Area Plan serves as the planning document which identifies needs, goals, objectives, and the activities that will be undertaken by the Area Agency on Aging relative to programs for the older persons in the Planning and Service Area.
2) The Area Plan represents a formal commitment to the State Agency, which describes the manner in which the Area Agency on Aging plans to utilize the Older Americans Act funds, and how it will carry out its administrative responsibilities.
3) The Area Plan is viewed as “the blueprint for action” which represents a commitment by the Area Agency on Aging that it will fulfill its role as the planner/catalyst/advocate on behalf of older persons in the Planning and Service Area.
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