In an August 25 letter to HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, LeadingAge and the American Association of Service Coordinators (AASC) requested urgent action to release Service Coordinator grant payments. After two consecutive years with nine-month delays in grant funding for the 12-month Service Coordinator program, LeadingAge’s letter urged both quick action to remedy the funding lapse and comprehensive action to reform grant administration.
“The [funding] delay is forcing property owners across the country to disrupt access to services for HUD-assisted older adults by laying off Service Coordinators, discontinuing programming, delaying building repairs to free up funding, and threatening property operations to make ends meet,” reads the letter.