2004 S Grant Agreement - Home & Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults - Funding FY 2004-2005

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DOA-735 (revised 5/04) Services budget instructions issued to the County. If a budget revision will cause the County to fall below minimum budgeting requirements for any of the aforementioned services, as specified in Division of Aging and Adult Services budgeting instructions issued to the County, the grants administrator for the County shall obtain written approval for the revision from the Area Agency prior to implementation by the community service provider, so as to assure that regional minimum budgeting requirements for the aforementioned services will be met. Unless community services providers have been given the capacity to enter data into the Aging Resources Management System (ARMS), Area Agencies on Aging are responsible for entering amended service data into the Division of Aging and Adult Services Management Information System, as specified in the N.C. Division of Aging Home and Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual for Community Service Providers, revised February 17, 1997. 8. Monitoring. This Agreement will be monitored to assure that services are being provided in compliance with the N.C. Division of Aging Service Standards Manual, dated July 1, 1992, and the N.C. Division of Aging Home and Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual for Community Service Providers, revised February 17, 1997. Further, compliance with updated monitoring requirements, as specified in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A- 133 and NC General Statute 143-6.1 shall be carried out. Monitoring shall also include compliance with conflict of interest requirements. Monitoring requirements are discussed in DoA Administrative Letter No. 03-14 (11/5/03). Private non-profit service providers will be monitored to ensure compliance with conflict of interest policies, as stated in DoA Administrative Letter No. 03-14. The monitoring of services provided under this Agreement shall be carried out by the Area Agency on Aging in accordance with its Assessment Plan and/or by the DAAS regional Adult Program Representatives in accordance with the parameters of the interagency agreement established between the Division of Aging and the Division of Social Services, as provided in DOA Administrative Letter No. 98-13. Counties and community service providers will receive a written report of monitoring findings in accordance with procedures established in Section 308 of the AAA Policies and Procedures Manual (July, 1994) and DOA Administrative Letter No. 98-13. Any areas of non-compliance will be addressed in a written corrective action plan with the community service provider. 9. Disputes and Appeals. Any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this Agreement shall be identified to the designated grants administrator for the Area Agency. In accordance with Lead Regional Organization (LRO) policy, a written decision shall be promptly furnished to the designated grants administrator for the County. The decision of the LRO is final unless within twenty (20) days of receipt of such decision the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners furnishes a written request for appeal to the Director 4