Title:
Budget Amendment - DSS: FY18 Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) amendments
Summary
ACTIONS:
1) Approve amended FY18 Home and Community Care Block Grant Funding Plan with the updated reimbursement rates.
2) Approve amended FY18 Home and Community Care Block Grant Funding Plan with the FY18 increase incorporated into the total funding amounts.
3) Recognize, receive and appropriate a net increase of $110,136.00 for FY18 funding from Centralina Council of Governments (COG) for the Home and Community Care Block Grant.
Staff Contact: Peggy Eagan, Director, Department of Social Services
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Annually, the Department of Social Services (DSS) submits for Board approval the Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) funding plan (also referred to as the County Aging Plan). During the fiscal year, adjustments to the funding plan may be required for rate or funding changes. Action item 1 represents adjustments in rates in the approved plan. Action item 2 represents changes in the plan as a result of increased funding. Board approval is required prior to submission to Centralina Council of Governments (COG), the local grant authority.
The following services are provided with this grant: In-Home Aide Services, Transportation Services, Congregate Meals, Home Delivered Meals, Senior Center Operations, Adult Day Care/Day Health and Consumer Directed Services. The additional required match is included in the DSS Fiscal Year 2018 operating budget.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
An increase in General Fund Federal Revenue and associated expenses in the amount of $110,136.00