Senior Millage Program Grants

Calhoun County Senior Services Department is accepting applications for Senior Millage Program grants supporting services for older adults in Calhoun County. The grants are funded through the Calhoun County Senior Millage, and funded services and programs must comply with the general requirements contained in the ALL SERVICES document as well as applicable minimum service standards. Contracts for the funding opportunity begin January 1, 2027. Grant amounts and contract terms vary by program, and the source does not state an overall funding pool, minimum award, maximum award, or expected number of awards. The programs specifically identified as part of the current application opportunity are Community Care Options, Guardianship, Handy Helper, Home-Delivered and Congregate Meals, Legal Services, Minor Home Repair, Money Management, Personal Emergency Response Services, Prescription Services, and Ramps. These services address a range of senior needs, including homemaking and non-medical personal support, guardianship assistance, simple home maintenance, nutrition, legal assistance and representation, health and safety home repairs, financial management assistance, emergency response devices, access to medications, and accessibility improvements. Many of the underlying minimum service standards include income limits, while Guardianship Services includes income and asset limits. Congregate dining is described as available to any senior throughout the county, and legal advice is available to all seniors while legal representation has income limits. Eligible applicants include public and private service organizations as well as political subdivisions of the state or county. Applicants must provide services that meet Calhoun County Senior Services' minimum service standards. The source does not specify particular tax-exempt classifications, organizational sizes, years of operating history, or other corporate-status requirements for private service organizations. Sub-contracting is permitted only with prior approval from Senior Services and the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners. No applicant cost share or matching contribution is stated in the provided information. Interested applicants are instructed to download and complete three forms: the Collaborative Letter of Support Form, Proposal Template, and Budget Template. Completed proposals must be submitted to seniorservices@calhouncountymi.gov. The proposal deadline is Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 5:00 pm. Because no time zone is given, the data-entry rules treat the stated time as Eastern Time, while the stored deadline is September 1, 2026. No separate letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating requirement is identified in the supplied material. Applicants will present to a sub-committee of the Senior Millage Allocation Committee, or SMAC, on September 15 or September 16, 2026. Recommendations are expected to be shared by the end of September. Final SMAC review is scheduled for Friday, October 2, 2026. Full approval by the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners is anticipated on Thursday, November 19, 2026. These steps establish a post-submission review process involving applicant presentations, committee recommendations, final SMAC review, and anticipated county board approval. The source does not provide separately stated scoring criteria, weighted evaluation factors, or detailed review questions. Contracts begin January 1, 2027, although the source states that contract terms vary by program and does not provide a common contract end date. The application materials must conform to the applicable minimum service standards and the general ALL SERVICES requirements. Questions or completed proposals may be directed through the provided Senior Services contact information. The official proposal submission email is seniorservices@calhouncountymi.gov, and the supplied contact telephone number is 269-781-0700. The source does not explicitly state that this grant competition recurs annually or provide a future application cycle beyond the current funding opportunity.

Ensure the proposed service complies with the ALL SERVICES general requirements and the applicable minimum service standard; complete all three specified forms; prepare for the SMAC sub-committee presentation.