9110-9002 Grants to Councils On Aging

For grants to the councils on aging and for grants to or contracts with nonpublic entities that are consortia or associations of councils on aging; provided, that notwithstanding the preceding proviso, all funds appropriated in this item shall be expended under the distribution schedules for formula and incentive grants established by the secretary of elder affairs; provided further, that the formula grant portion of this item shall be $14 per elder; provided further, that not later than February 14, 2024, the distribution schedules shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Plymouth senior center for the renovation and modernization of its reception station to make accessible for all seniors; provided further that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Leominster for 217 improvements to the Leominster senior center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Millis senior center for the purchase and operation of a transportation vehicle; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Brookline council on aging to collaborate with the Brookline chamber of commerce and Brookline housing authority to provide workforce training, focused on interviewing, online job searching and resume updating directed at older adults but open to all residents of the town of Brookline; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the East Longmeadow Pleasant View senior center for a new ADA-compliant van to transport seniors to medical appointments, adult day care facilities and events outside the senior center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the costs associated with care and services provided at the Whipple senior center in the town of Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Wilbraham senior center in the town of Wilbraham; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for equipment and supplies for the council on aging in the town of Southborough; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the senior medical rides program and related elderly and veteran outreach efforts operated by Deja New Leicester, Incorporated, the council on aging in the town of Leicester and Project New Hope Incorporated; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Pepperell council on aging for the improvement, replacement and repair of the kitchen and kitchen appliances in the Albert Harris senior center; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for the Acushnet council on aging; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for grab and go meals for the council on aging in the town of East Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Milano center in the city of Melrose for safety and infrastructure improvements; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for expanding programs for seniors at the Spitzer senior center in the city of North Adams; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for vehicles for the Fall River council on aging; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Dedham council on aging for senior transportation; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for an accessible van for the council on aging in the town of Abington; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Methuen senior activity center for operational costs; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to the Friends of Maynard Seniors, Inc. to conduct a study addressing the need for a permanent senior center in Maynard; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for interior improvements to the Sturbridge senior center in the town of Sturbridge; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Parkway in Motion, Inc. to provide programming for seniors in the southwest Boston neighborhoods; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the West Springfield council on aging for a new public transportation van to improve accessibility for seniors; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Spencer senior center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation, Inc. to provide transportation services to older adults on Martha's Vineyard; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Middleton council on aging for the new community center in the town of Middleton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for out-oftown transportation for seniors and disabled persons in the town of North Reading; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Brookline for the development of a strategic plan for the senior center, including a microtransit project; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the council on aging in the city of Chicopee at the RiverMills Center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Chelmsford council on aging to meet the needs of elders; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be allocated to Outstanding Life for the operation of a statewide virtual senior center for LGBTQIA+ older adults; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the purchase of a transport van for the senior center in the town of Douglas; provided further, that not less than $23,000 shall be expended to the council on aging in the town of Abington for programming and services; provided further, that not less than $23,000 shall be expended to the department of elder affairs in the city known as the town of Braintree for programming and services; provided further, that not less than $23,000 shall be expended to the council on aging in the town of Hanover for programming and services; provided further, that not less than $23,000 shall be expended to the council on aging in the town of Holbrook for programming and services; provided further, that not less than $23,000 shall be expended to the council on aging in the town of Rockland for programming and services; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the council on aging in the town of Ashby for infrastructure improvements and furniture procurement; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Northern Hilltowns Consortium of Councils on Aging for community engagement activities for seniors; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be provided to Villages of the Berkshires, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the West Springfield council on aging for improvements to its fitness center; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended as a grant to the Freetown council on aging for the purchase of a handicap- accessible vehicle