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Each state's aging department is supposed to oversee this program of assistance to those caring for an aged family member.
After a month of no response, I sent an email to my County's Aging office yesterday with specific questions based on the information from the State's website.
It baffles, frustrates, and angers me that no information on how to get into the program is available on either state or county level. I don't understand why either or both can't post a FAQ of such basic information. Instead, after telling all the great things the program does, the State just says to contact the County. In my county there's only one agency listed; the same one that is clearly overburdened and understaffed...
Okay, I'm through venting. Has Anyone gotten positive results from this national program?

If it is national, it might have been cut out by DOGE. It doesn't sound like the money would go to people personally, but would be administered locally through organizations. But I am just looking at what was posted. The language sounds like it's not aimed at a person.
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"provides grants to states to fund services for unpaid family caregivers of older adults"

The thing with grants, you have to apply for them. National Family caregiver support program may provide the grant, but the State has it under another name or with another program? From what I read, Medicaid provides almost the same things.

I worked for the Township and my dept got a new vehicle supplied by a grant. The Township CFO applied for it. We had no idea where the Grant came from, we only knew we got a much needed new vehicle.
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ravensdottir Dec 18, 2025
The State HAS the grant which it uses (supposedly) to allocate funds to each County's Aging Services office. Except apparently no one in our County's office seems to know about it and respite is through ANOTHER office (who I'm pretty sure told me to go to Aging for help).

I'd posted a question on NextDoor and got 2 replies to the effect that they applied to the proper local agency (for the services covered by the grant the State received) and got ZILCH Zero Nada. So now I'm just wondering if anyone in the COUNTRY has gotten any use from this program.

This is so SO frustrating; I keep getting told help is available, but nothing has materialized. I'm waiting on responses to two messages - one County, one State - and then I'm going to stop looking and focus on generating passive income to help pay out-of-pocket for what we need. That seems the more practical route right now...
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