Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Area Agency on Aging of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (AAA) is designated by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to be the focal point for services to persons 60 or older with the AAA’s region. The AAA administers services funded by the Older Americans Act (OAA) with emphasis placed on frail, rural, low income and minority individuals. The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council is responsible for the area plan that identifies the need for the following. 1. Nutrition Services - includes congregate and home-delivered meals, nutrition outreach and nutrition education at a multi-purpose senior citizens' center and for participants receiving homedelivered meals. 2. Access Services - includes transportation. 3. Other Services - other services may be specifically contracted to include Caregiver Education and Training Services, Services for Grandparents raising Grandchildren, and Senior Center Operations. All services must address the need to provide an opportunity for older persons to be secure and maintain maximum independence and dignity in the least restrictive environment.
