Sec. 306. Innovations in nutrition programs and services

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Subpart 3 of part C of title III ( 42 U.S.C. 3030g–21 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: From funds available under subsection (d), the Assistant Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities, to achieve the purposes of section 330(1) by developing, implementing, and evaluating innovative local or regional approaches to improve the quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and outcomes of nutrition programs and services described in sections 311, 331, and 336.

In order to be eligible for a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— be— a State agency, an area agency on aging, an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, a nutrition service provider, a multipurpose senior center, a health care entity, an institution of higher education, or an other public or nonprofit private entity; or a partnership between any entities described in subparagraph (A); and submit an application at such time and in such manner as the Assistant Secretary may require, including— a description of an innovative approach referred to in subsection

(a)that the entity proposes to implement under the grant; a plan for evaluating the effectiveness, including cost-effectiveness, of the innovative approach proposed; and as appropriate, plans for the publication of the results of such evaluation. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024 and annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives describing any activities carried out under subsection (a), an assessment of the outcomes of such activities, and recommendations for scaling implementation of any successful innovative approaches implemented under this section, through programs established under section 311, 331, or 336. From the total of the amounts made available for a fiscal year under paragraphs

(1)and

(2)of section 303(b) and in section 311(e), the Assistant Secretary shall reserve an amount equal to not more than 1 percent, to carry out activities described in subsection (a). .

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