(1) Effective as of
July 1, 2020 for SFY 21 federal funds received under Title III of the Older
Americans Act,
42 U.S.C. §
3001 et seq. shall be allocated to each of
the nine (9) area agencies on aging and disability using the following formula:
(a) Ten percent (10%) of the available Title
III funds for area agencies is designated for administration of area agencies
on aging and disability. From this amount each area agency is allocated an
identical base sub-grant of $100,000 plus a pro rata share of the remaining
funds. The pro rata share will be distributed in accordance with the weighted
percentage determined in subsection (b) below.
(b) Ninety percent (90%) of the Title III
funds for area agencies is allocated for services. This amount shall be
distributed as follows:
1. Thirty-five percent
(35%) of the services allocation shall be distributed among the area agencies
in proportion to each planning and service area's share of the total number of
persons (aged sixty (60) and over) in the state.
2. Thirty percent (30%) of the services
allocation shall be distributed among the area agencies in proportion to each
planning and service area's (PSA) share of the total number of persons aged
sixty-five (65) and over with income below one-hundred percent (100%) of the
poverty level established by the Office of Management and Budget.
3. Ten percent (10%) of the services
allocation shall be distributed among the area agencies in proportion to each
PSA's share of the total number of minority persons aged sixty-five (65) and
over with income below one-hundred (100%) of the poverty level established by
the Office of Management and Budget.
4. Fifteen percent (15%) of the services
allocation shall be distributed among the area agencies in proportion to each
PSA's share of the total population of older adults aged sixty-five (65) and
over living in rural areas (as defined by the Census Bureau).
5. Ten percent (10%) of the services
allocation shall be distributed among the area agencies in proportion to each
PSA's share of the total number of elderly persons who are age eighty (80) and
above.
(c) The source of
data for all formula factors listed in sub-paragraph (1)(b)1.-3. and 5. above
shall be determined on a yearly basis and the updated data will be used to
compute the annual allocation to each area agency on aging and disability
produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. The source of data for the formula factor
listed in sub-paragraph (1)(b)4. above shall be determined by the latest
decennial census produced by the U.S. Census Bureau.
(d) The Commission shall submit its formula
for distribution of Title III funds to the Assistant Secretary for Aging prior
to implementation, as specified by the Older Americans Act.
(e) No PSA shall receive a percentage
allocation of administrative funds, as described in section (1)(a) above, or
direct service funds, as described in section (1)(b) above, that is less than
ninety-five percent (95%) of the previous year's allocation of administrative
funds or direct service funds respectively. Should additional funds be
necessary to maintain the ninety-five percent (95%) funding level for any PSA,
they shall be taken proportionately from federal funds allocated to other
PSAs.
(2) The state
appropriation for multipurpose senior citizen centers shall be allocated to
each area agency on aging and disability in the following manner:
(a) Thirty eight percent (38%) of the total
funds available to senior citizen centers will be distributed among the area
agencies using an identical sub-grant for each county in the state multiplied
by the number of counties in each planning and service area.
(b) Of the remaining funds, fifty percent
(50%) will be allocated based on each district's proportion of the state's
elderly population and fifty percent (50%) will be allocated based on the
district's proportion of the state's elderly with incomes at or below
one-hundred percent (100) of the poverty level.
(3) The Commission will review and update the
above described formulas for distribution of State and Federal funds as often
as necessary, and review and update the formula as appropriate when a state
plan is submitted to the Administration for Community Living.