[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1321.1]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1321_GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A_Introduction
 
Sec.  1321.1  Basis and purpose of this part.


    (a) This part prescribes requirements State agencies shall meet to 
receive grants to develop comprehensive and coordinated systems for the 
delivery of supportive and nutrition services under title III of the 
Older Americans Act, as amended (Act). These requirements include:
    (1) Designation and responsibilities of State agencies;
    (2) State plans and amendments;
    (3) Services delivery; and
    (4) Hearing procedures for applicants for planning and services area 
designation.
    (b) The requirements of this part are based on title III of the Act. 
Title III provides for formula grants to State agencies on aging, under 
approved State plans, to stimulate the development or enhancement of 
comprehensive and coordinated community-based systems resulting in a 
continuum of services to older persons with special emphasis on older 
individuals with the greatest economic or social need, with

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particular attention to low-income minority individuals. A responsive 
community-based system of services shall include collaboration in 
planning, resource allocation and delivery of a comprehensive array of 
services and opportunities for all older Americans in the community. The 
intent is to use title III funds as a catalyst in bringing together 
public and private resources in the community to assure the provision of 
a full range of efficient, well coordinated and accessible services for 
older persons.
    (c) Each State agency designates planning and service areas in the 
State, and makes a subgrant or contract under an approved area plan to 
one area agency in each planning and service area for the purpose of 
building comprehensive systems for older people throughout the State. 
Area agencies in turn make subgrants or contracts to service providers 
to perform certain specified functions.