Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #658FY0001

Local Services Program for Older Americans Act Offset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Sally Gronda

Organization:

Area Agency on Aging of Pasco - Pinellas, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Local Services Program for Older Americans Act Offset

Date Submitted:

02/07/2001 3:50:19 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Frank Farkas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Funding will enable seniors to remain at home in lieu of more expensive institutional care.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Area Agency on Aging of Pasco - Pinellas, Inc.

Contact:

Sally Gronda

 

9455 Koeger Blvd. , Suite 200

Contact Phone:

(727) 570-9696 266

 

 

St. Petersburg 33702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Pinellas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program funds in-home and community based services for seniors: Meals on Wheels, Congregate Dinning, Adult Day Care, In-Home Health Care, and transportation. Each of these sevices alliviates the need for more costly nursing home placement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain approximately 9,000 seniors at home in their community of Pinellas or Pasco county.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,251,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

2335

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Lump Sum

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$1,251,033

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,251,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total In-Kind Amount:

$125,103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$1,251,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$1,251,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Area Agency Pinellas/PAsco Area Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Pasco Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

01/19/2001