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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 7, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5 - e <br />SUBJECT: Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults Funding Plan - <br />FY2011-12 <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager, Aging and PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Social Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Recommended Funding Plan <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gwen Harvey, Assistant County <br />Manager, 245-2307 <br />Janice Tyler, Director, Aging, 245-2000 <br />Nancy Coston, Director, Social Services, <br />245-2800 <br />PURPOSE: To approve the recommended Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) <br />for Older Adults Funding Plan for FY2011-12. <br />BACKGROUND: The Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) was established in <br />1992 under North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 1436-181.1 (a) (11), to provide a "common <br />funding stream" for a comprehensive and coordinated system of home and community-based <br />services and opportunities for older adults. HCCBG services are available to persons age 60 <br />and older, although the "average" client statewide is nearly 80 years old, and the program <br />targets individuals who are socially and economically in need. <br />The Block Grant is administered through the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services and the <br />Area Agencies on Aging. It combines Federal and State funds with a local match. Providers <br />typically use a variety of sources to offer programs such as senior centers, in-home aid <br />services, volunteer coordination, and congregate meals. The Block Grant gives boards of <br />county commissioners discretion in budgeting and administering aging funds. <br />The State recently confirmed $489,035 as the Orange County planning estimate for FY2011-12, <br />a continuation of the FY2010-11 funding as amended. Staff emphasizes this amount is a <br />planning estimate only based upon knowledge to date, and uncertainty exists about the final <br />amount and disposition of actual grant award based upon adoption of the State budget. <br />A technical advisory committee of HCCBG including the core County Department Directors - <br />Aging and Social Services -met with the Assistant County Manager and the Triangle J Area <br />Agency on Aging Director to discuss program status, projected revenues, and need for <br />