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    Fact Sheet: Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request for Older Americans Act Programs

    Summary

    The FY 2009 budget requests for the Administration on Aging and for the Department of Labor, which funds the Title V Senior Employment program, decrease funding for Older Americans Act programs. This comes at a time when additional resources are needed to provide home and community-based care for our growing elderly population, especially the over-85 group, and to keep up with inflation.

    Administration on Aging Older Americans Act (OAA) Programs

    The FY 2009 request for $1.381 million is a decrease of $32 million from current funding for FY 2008. The President's budget request provides level-funding , which is in fact a cut, for important programs including congregate and home-delivered meals supportive services, assistance for family caregivers, long-term care ombudsmen, and prevention of elder abuse and neglect. In addition, the President's budget request eliminates funding for preventive health services ($21 million) and Alzheimer's demonstration grants ($11 million). Once again, the budget includes $28 million to fund the Administration's Choices for Independence demonstration projects.

    Department of Labor

     The FY 2009 request for $350,000,000 for Community Service Employment for Older Americans, Title V of the Older Americans Act, is a decrease of over $172 million from FY 2008 estimated. Funding was increased in FY 2008 to take into account the increase in the minimum wage.

     

    Government Relations and Policy, February 2008

    The National Committee is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that acts in the interests of its membership through advocacy, education, services, grassroots efforts and the leadership of the board of directors and professional staff. The work of the National Committee is directed toward developing a secure retirement for all Americans.