Popular Name: In-Home Services for Frail Older Individuals
Objectives: To provide grants to States for in-home services to frail older individuals, including in-home supportive services, personal care, and other State-defined services for older individuals who are victims of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders with neurological and organic brain dysfunctions, and to the families of such victims.
93.046 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility: All States and U.S. Territories which have State agencies on aging designated by the Governors.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Individuals age 60 and older, especially older individuals with the greatest social needs and those with the greatest economic needs.
Credentials/Documentation: Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87.
93.046 APPLICATION & AWARD PROCESS:
Preapplication Coordination: This program is subject only to the State Plan Consolidation Section of E.O. 12372. State plans are covered under this Section, but Intergovernmental Consultation Review is excluded. This program must be administered in accordance with 45 CFR, Part 92.
Application Procedure: Consult the appropriate Regional Office for State application instructions.
Award Procedure: State agencies approve and award funds to Area Agencies on Aging which they have designated at the substate level.
Deadlines: Deadlines are determined by State agencies on an annual basis, usually 45 days before the beginning of the budget period.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 30 to 45 days.
Appeals: Appeals are processed in accordance with the HHS regulations in 45 CFR, Part 16.
Renewals: Applications are submitted for a 2-, 3-, or 4-year period and revised as necessary.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Non-competitive State grants are awarded upon approval of State Plan.
Examples of Funded Projects: Not applicable.
Range & Average of Financial Assistance: $2,964 to $654,883; $124,122.
93.046 RELATED PROGRAMS:
93.046 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
In fiscal year 1995, State Agencies on
Aging, through area agencies on aging provided in-home services to over
100,000 frail older persons. Nearly 74,000 of those persons were
low-income.
93.046 FINANCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:
Federal Agency:
ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Type of Assistance:
Formula Grants.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 95 $9,263,000; FY 96 est $9,263,000; and
FY 97 est $9,263,000.
Budget Account Number:
75-0142-0-1-506.
Authorization:
Older Americans Act of 1965, Parts A and D, Public
Law 89-73, as amended, Public Law 100-175; Public Law 100-628, 42 U.S.C.
3012(d); Public Law 102-315.
Regulations, Guidelines, & Literature:
45 CFR 74 and 45 CFR 92.
Regional or Local Office:
Regional Administrator, Administration
on Aging, Department of Health and Human Services, Regional Office. (See
Appendix IV of the Catalog for addresses.)
Headquarters Office:
Mr. Edwin L. Walker, Director, Office of
State and Community Programs, Administration on Aging, Department of
Health and Human Services, Washington, DC 20201. Phone: (202)
619-0011. Use the same number for FTS.
93.046 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula & Matching Requirements:
Older Americans Act of 1965, as
amended, Section 304(a) and (d). This program is funded on a
Federal/State matching basis at a ratio of 85-15. For each fiscal year
State resources must provide not less than 25% of the nonfederal
share of each State's total Title III expenditures from State or local
public resources. The statistical factor used for fund allocation is
the population in a state over 60 years and source is the most recent
data available to the Assistant Secretary for Aging.
Length & Time Phasing of Assistance:
State agencies must
obligate funds within the fiscal year for which funds are appropriated.
Uses & Use Restrictions:
Funds are awarded to States to carry
out a program for providing in-home services to frail older persons.
Each State shall develop eligibility criteria which take into account
age, greatest economic needs, non-economic factors contributing to
frailty, and non-economic and non-health factors contributing to the
need for in-home services. A State plan covering 2, 3, or 4 years, with
annual revisions as necessary, must be submitted for approval to the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
93.046 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Quarterly SF-269 Expenditure Reports, and Annual
Performance Report.
Audits:
Audits are conducted in accordance with the requirements
in 45 CFR, Parts 74 and 92.
Records:
Records must be maintained for 3 years.
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