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Home and Community Care Block Grant Funding Comparison for FY 1993-94 and FY 1994-95 Block Grant Funding Proposed Block Grant Funding FY 1993-94 FY 1994-95 JOCCA Congregate Nutrition $ 92 ,101 $ 92 , 101 DSS In-Home Aide Services 25 , 123 25 , 123 Aging Care Management 17 , 697 -0- (a ) Senior Center Operations 56 , 321 56 , 777 (b) Transportation 34, 514 34, 515 In-Home Aide Services 23, 680 -0- (c ) Institutional Respite 2 , 363 -0- (c ) Information and Case Assistance -0- 43 , 740 TOTAL $251 , 799 $252 , 256 (a ) The shift of funds from Care Management to Information & Case Assistance is a response to loc.-,l demand for the less restrictive service as well as a new provision in the 1992 Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act prohibiting public or private agencies from providing Care Management if they are delivering community based services under the Older Americans Act. ( b) The increase in Senior Center ( $456 ) is the result of the Block Grant Committee' s recommendation that the additional Orange County funds be used to purchase health screening services from the Health Department to be provided at clinics at the four ( 4) Orange County Senior Center.-i . (c ) There will be a shift in the Block Grant funds from In-Home and Institutional Respite services to Information and Care Assistance . Using county funds for Respite will give staff the flexibility to authorize service at whatever level is needed, while assuring that all of the Grant funds will be earned and streamlining administrative paperwork. The total levels of service commitment to In-Home and Institutional Respite will not change in Orange County. Switching county dollars for Block Grant funds will not result in a net increase to Orange County dollars, with a minimum required 10% local match requirement remaining the same.