651 CMR, § 9.04
A request for a hearing may be made by an Applicant or Provider who claims to be aggrieved by an action taken by an Area Agency affecting the Applicant or Provider which substantially denies an application for funding, or terminates or does not renew a grant or contract, except as provided in 45 CFR Part 74, Subpart M. The notice of appeal must be delivered or mailed, registered or certified mail, to the Hearing Officer within ten days of the written notification to the Applicant or Provider of the adverse action by the Area Agency on Aging, and a copy of the request must be simultaneously mailed by the Applicant or Provider to the Area Agency on Aging. Thereafter, each party must provide all other parties with copies of all submissions made to the Hearing Officer.
651 CMR, § 9.04