CARES Act: SMAA Offers Mini-Grants

New federal relief funds are available to agencies like Southern Maine Agency on Aging to strengthen services that support the health, safety, and independence of older adults and adults with disabilities challenged by the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency. ​

To help support the great dedication and drive shared by its friends and community partners, SMAA will serve as a pass-through agent, helping to disseminate these new CARES funds by making one-time Mini-Grants to organizations delivering vital support services to vulnerable residents of York and Cumberland Counties.  Funds will be distributed through a competitive grant application process. Organizations may apply for one-time grants of up to $7,500. ​ >>MORE

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law March 27, 2020, provides additional funding to states, territories and tribes for the various programs authorized by the Older Americans Act of 1965.