ADRC Infrastructure Grants

The Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program develops coordinated networks of programs and services (No Wrong Door Systems) to serve the needs of older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers in navigating the fragmented/complicated system of long-term services and supports and achieving their personal goals and preferences for healthy aging. California Senate Bill 80 (SB 80) established the State’s first ADRC Infrastructure Grants Program which enables the California Department of Aging (CDA) to award grants to interested and qualified Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) and Independent Living Centers (ILC) to 1) complete the planning and application process for designation and approval to operate as an ADRC program and 2) aid Designated ADRC programs in expanding or strengthening services for the purpose of implementing a No Wrong Door System. Local partnerships that have been approved as a Designated ADRC or an Emerging ADRC are qualified to receive funding under the ADRC Infrastructure Grants Program.

The ADRC Infrastructure Grants are intended to support eligible Emerging and Designated ADRC partnerships in developing, implementing, and sustaining a local No Wrong Door (NWD) System that enhances consumer access to existing long-term services and supports options.

For fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, $10 million was allocated to 25 local Designated and Emerging ADRC grantees based on the following allocation methodology:

• Base funding of $180,000 for Designated ADRCs and $90,000 for Emerging ADRCs
• Remaining funding was allocated based on the following weighted factors:
  • County Population (all ages) with a weight of 1.0
  • County Square Miles with a weight of 2.0
  • County Geographic Isolation (rural – all ages) with a weight of 3.5

Request for Reimbursement

• Who is required: : "Designated" and "Emerging" ADRC Partnerships that received funding from the Infrastructure Grant
• Frequency: Monthly
• Due Dates:
  • Report via the Local Finance Reporting System (LoFRS) no later than the last business day of each month for the previous month’s expenditures.
    • For example, the June 2026’s Request for Reimbursement is due to CDA before August 1, 2026 and will capture all expenditures from June 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026.
• Guidance:
  • Each ADRC has access to CDA’s LoFRS. Please reach out to finance@aging.ca.gov with specific inquiries.

Closeout Report

• Who is required: "Designated" and "Emerging" ADRC Partnerships that received funding from the Infrastructure Grant
• Frequency: Annually
• Due Dates:
  • A Financial Closeout Report for each fiscal year (2024-2025 and 2025-2026) is due July 31, 2026.
• Guidance:
  • Please reach out to finance@aging.ca.gov for access to the ADRC Infrastructure Grant’s Financial Closeout Report’s template.
• Submissions:
  • Submit the Financial Closeout Report through the LoFRS.