Supporting the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA) is one of our top priorities for 2024. First signed into law in 1965, the Older Americans Act (OAA) provides critical services that address the social drivers of health for older adults such as nutrition, transportation, senior centers, elder rights protections, caregiver support, and health promotion. A popular, bipartisan, and effective law, the OAA is set to expire on September 30, 2024, if it is not reauthorized. The 2024 reauthorization of the OAA will be the first since the COVID-19 pandemic—and thus a historic opportunity to incorporate lessons from the pandemic and to match funding levels to the growth of the older population and to the needs that COVID-19 revealed and magnified.
Priorities for the OAA
Recently, GIA and Grantmakers in Health shared our priorities for the Older Americans Act reauthorization with the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). Learn more.
Events
Positive, Inclusive Aging Policymaking and the Role of Policymakers
Recorded Webinar, February, 21, 2024
NCOA Connect: Hill Visits Explored and Ready for Activation at the 2024 Age + Action Conference
Webinar; April 17, 2024 at 2 pm ET
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NCOA Age+Action Conference and Hill Day
May 6-8, 2024
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Grantmakers In Health Annual Conference
June 4-6, 2024
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Champion Fund
In partnership with Grantmakers In Health, GIA launched the Champion Fund seeking to galvanize support from the philanthropic community for the 2024 reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA). Learn more.