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DOA-735 <br />(revised 5/99) <br />c) Role of the County Finance Director <br />The County Finance Director shall be responsible for disbursing <br />Home and Community Care Block Grant Funding to Community <br />Service Providers in accordance with procedures specified in the <br />N.C. Division of Aging Home and Community Care Block Grant <br />Manual for Community Service Providers, revised February 17, <br />1997. <br />(d) Payment of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) <br />Subsidy <br />,USDA subsidy for congregate and home delivered meals will be <br />disbursed by the Division of Aging through the Area Agency to the <br />County on a monthly basis, subject to the availability of funds as <br />specified in Section 3 of the N.C. Division of Aging Home and <br />Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual for Community <br />Services Providers, revised February 17, 1997. <br />If through the USDA Area Agency on Aging Elections Project, the <br />County elects to receive a portion of its USDA entitlement in the <br />form of surplus commodity foods in lieu of cash, the Area Agency <br />will notify the County in writing of its community valuation upon <br />notification from the Division of Aging. The delivery of commodity <br />and bonus foods is subject to availability. The County will not <br />receive cash entitlement in lieu of commodities that are <br />unavailable or undelivered during the Agreement period. <br />7. .Reallocation of Funds and Budget Revisions. Any reallocation of Block <br />Grant funding between counties shall be voluntary on the part of the <br />County and shall be effective only for the period of the Agreement. The <br />reallocation of Block Grant funds between counties will not affect the <br />allocation of future funding to the County. If during the performance <br />period of the Agreement, the Area Agency determines that a portion of <br />the Block Grant will not be expended, the grant administrator for the <br />County shall be notified in writing by the Area Agency and given the <br />opportunity to make funds available for reallocation to other counties in <br />the Planning and Service Area or elsewhere in the state. <br />The County may authorize community service providers to implement <br />budget revisions which do not cause the County to fall below minimum <br />budgeting requirements for access, in-home, congregate, and home <br />delivered meals services, as specified in Division of Aging budget <br />instructions issued to the County. If a budget revision will cause the <br />3 <br />