Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3159FY0001

Local Services Program for Older American Act Offset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Sally Gronda

Organization:

Area Agency on Aging of Pasco - Pinellas, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Local Services Program for Older American Act Offset

Date Submitted:

2/16/01 5:35:03 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Jim Sebesta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Koger Blvd.

Contact Phone:

(727) 570-9696 266

 

 

St. Petersburg 33702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Pasco, Pinellas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program funds in-home and community-based services for seniors, including: Meals on Wheels, Congregate Dining, Adult Day Care, In-Home Health Care, and transportation.  Each of these services  alleviates the need for more costly placement in institutions such as nursing homes.

 

As a result of the redistribution of federal funds in 1987, Planning & Services Area 5 (including Pasco & Pinellas) has lost $1,251,033 of its federal funding for critically-needed programs for seniors.  This request fills that deficit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Provide services for approximately 9,000 Pinellas & Pasco County seniors at home, allowing them to maintain their independance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,251,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Plan for Area Agency on Aging for Pasco/Pinellas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Pasco & Pinellas Legislative Delegations

 

Meeting Date:

1/19/01