The Department of Human Services (DHS) will implement an
intrastate funding formula for the equitable distribution of Title III funds to
Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) to comply with Older Americans Act regulations.
DHS will apply the same methodology to the distribution of other funds intended
for statewide distribution on an equitable basis, including without limitation
Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), Advocacy Assistance, Nursing Home
Alternatives, Older Workers, Case Management, and State discretionary programs.
The purpose of the intrastate funding formula is to reach older Arkansans with
the greatest economic and social needs by using a fair and objective allocation
methodology.
104.001 General Authority
Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended in 2016
45 CFR 1321
Arkansas Code Annotated §
25-10-101 et seq.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S Census Bureau
Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
Social Services Block Grant
104.100 Definitions
The following terms are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, and the Title VII Civil Rights Act of
1964, as amended:
A.
Age
60 - An individual who turns 60 years of age as of the census date of
April 1st.
B.
Age 75 -
An individual who turns
75 years of age as of the census date
of April
1st.
C.
Low-Income - An individual whose income within the past 12 months
is below the poverty thresholds set by U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
D.
Low-Income
Minority - An individual who identifies with one of the four minority
groups as listed below and whose income within the past 12 months is below the
poverty thresholds set by U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
E.
Minority
- The smaller part of a group within a country or state that differs in
race, religion, or national origin from the dominant group.
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
guidelines, the term minority means four, particular groups who share a race,
color, or national origin. These groups are:
1.
American Indian or Alaskan Native.
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America,
and who maintain their culture through a tribe and community.
2.
Asian or Pacific Islander. A
person having origins in any of the original people of the Far East, Southeast
Asia, India, or the Pacific Islands. These areas include, for example, China,
India, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa.
3.
Black (except Hispanic). A
person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
4.
Hispanic. A person of
Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish
culture or origin, regardless of race.
F.
Rural - This term is defined
as a territory, population, and housing units not classified as
urban.
104.200
Allocation Methodology 1-1-19
The intrastate funding formula for Area Agencies on Aging
(AAAs) will be allocated as follows:
A. Each of the eight AAAs will receive a base
percentage of 1% from each funding source before the funding formula is
applied.
B. Of the remainder:
1. Thirty-five percent will be distributed
based on each region's proportion of
2. Arkansans ages 60 and older;
3. Twenty-five percent will be distributed
based on each region's proportion of low-income Arkansans ages 60 and
older;
4. Twenty percent will be
distributed based on each region's proportion of low-income minority Arkansans
ages 60 and older;
5. Fifteen
percent will be distributed based on each region's proportion of rural
Arkansans ages 60 and older; and
6.
Five percent will be distributed based on each region's proportion of Arkansans
ages 75 and older.
104.300 Updates
Department of Human Services will revise and update the AAAs
allocations annually as relevant demographic information becomes available and
is provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
