ADRC Infrastructure Grants

General Information

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.

Allocation Methodology

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

ADRC Infrastructure Grant Fund Reporting Requirements

ADRC Expenditure Reporting

  • Who is required: Designated and Emerging ADRC Partnerships that Received Grant Funds
  • Frequency: Monthly
  • Due Dates:
    • Report via the Local Finance Reimbursement System no later than the last business day of each month for the previous month’s expenditures.
      • For example, the June 2025 expenditure report is due to CDA by July 31, 2025 and will capture all expenditures from June 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025.
  • Templates/Guidance:
    • Each ADRC has access to CDA’s Local Finance Reimbursement System (LFRS). Please reach out to finance@aging.ca.gov with specific inquiries.
  • Submissions: Send to finance@aging.ca.gov

ADRC Closeout Reporting

  • Who is required: Designated and Emerging ADRC Partnerships that Received Grant Funds
  • Frequency: Annually
  • Due Dates:
    • July 31, 2025 for the Final Report of Expenditures (Financial Closeout Report) for FY2023-2024 and FY 2024-2025.
    • July 31, 2025 for the Program Narrative Closeout Report (CDA 7060) for FY 2023-24 only. (Justification section included in Financial Closeout Report for FY 2024-25.)
      • It is requested that ADRCs that expend FY 2023-2024 funds prior to June 30, 2025 submit their Closeout Report within 45 days after the final expenditure of funds. The Local Finance Bureau will reach out to ADRCs as funds are fully expended.
  • Templates/Guidance:
    • Refer to the ADRC Infrastructure Grants Program Narrative Closeout instructions for guidance on the ADRC Infrastructure Grants Program Narrative Closeout form. Please reach out to ADRC@aging.ca.gov with specific inquiries.
    • Please reach out to finance@aging.ca.gov for the ADRC Infrastructure Grants Financial Closeout report template and with specific inquiries.
  • Submissions:
Reporting Templates and Instructions: