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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 6, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. $- ~ <br />SUBJECT: Home and Communi Care Block Grant <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Funding Plan Albert Kittrell or Corintha Barber, ext 2300 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To approve the Home and Community Care Block Grant Funding Plan. <br />BACKGROUND: The State Department of Human Resources established the Home and Community <br />Care Block Grant in July 1, 1992. The grant did not create new funding streams, but combined funds <br />appropriated to the Department on Aging, Department of Social Services, and Joint Orange Chatham <br />Community Action Agency to administer programs for senior citizens. <br />The block grant requires the Board of Commissioners to approve the recommended funding plan. The <br />recommended funding for the 2000-2001 yeaz is $393,978. This amount is $7,612 more than the 1999- <br />2000 grant amount of $3$6,366. The Home and Community Caze Advisory Boazd reviewed the plan on <br />May 22, 2000. The Funding Plan is attached. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Horne and Community Caze Block Grant to the County will increase $7,612 <br />for fiscal year 2000-2001. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Boazd approve the 2000-2001 Home and <br />Community Care Block Grant Funding Plan and authorize the Chair to sign grant documents. <br />