| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #345 | |||||||||
| Local Services Program for Older Americans Offset | |||||||||
| Requester: | Sally Gronda, Executive Director | Organization: | Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Local Services Program for Older Americans Offset | Date Submitted | 1/5/2004 9:40:20 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Fasano | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| This project is in various parts of the state and enables seniors to live at home in lieu of nursing home placement. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc. | Contact: | Sally Gronda, Executive Director | ||||||
| 9887 Fourth Street North, Suite 100 | Contact Phone: | (727) 570-9696 | |||||||
| St. Petersburg 33702 | Contact email: | ||||||||
| Counties: | Pasco, Pinellas | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| As a result of the redistribution of federal funds in Florida in 1987, Planning & Service Area 5 (Pasco & Pinellas) has annually lost $1,251,930 of its federal funding for critically needy senior citizens. The Florida Legislature made the LSP a state-wide program last year and added respite day care services at $146,907 for a PSA 5 total of $1,272,837. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| To maintain approximately 9,500 seniors at home in Pasco and Pinellas Counties. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,272,837 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,400,120 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | In-kind Amount | $127,283 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2003-2004 | Amount: | $2,698,389 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $1,272,837 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | Elder Affairs, Department Of | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Yes | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | USF Needs Assessment for Older Americans Act, 2001 | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Pasco County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/16/2003 | ||||||||