Title
Grant Agreement with Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) and the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging in the Amount of $3,350 for the FY2016 Senior Health Insurance Counseling of Kansas (SHICK).
RECOMMENDED ACTION: County Manager approve the agreement, and authorize the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging Executive Director to sign.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: In 2006, the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging (CPAAA) began providing the Senior Health Insurance Counseling of Kansas (SHICK) program and began to receive funding to provide education and support to older adults and caregivers with Medicare benefits questions. This funding agreement will allow CPAAA to continue to provide SHICK counseling to seniors and their family members in Sedgwick, Harvey and Butler Counties. This agreement is for the period beginning April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017.
It can be an overwhelming experience navigating through the Medicare maze. Eligible participants are bombarded with mailings and television ads. The SHICK Coordinator and trained volunteers answer Medicare benefits questions and help individuals understand available options. They help eligible participants understand what supplemental insurance is, discuss Medicare Part D, assist with plan comparison, and help caregivers increase their knowledge of Medicare benefits so that they can better assist their loved ones. The grant funds will be used for travel expenses for outreach staff and other services and events related to SHICK outreach.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: April 1, 2016
Grant period ends: March 31, 2017
Source of funding
Grant: $ 3,350.00
Required Match: $ 0
Required Cash Match: $ 0
Required In-Kind Match: $ 0
Other funding:$ 0
TOTAL SOURCES- $3,350.00
Uses of funding
Operational costs: $ 0
Personnel: $ 0
Contractual services: $ 3,350.00
Operational supplies: $ 0
Equipment:$ 0
Indirect administrative costs:$ 0
Capital projects cost:$ 0
TOTAL USES $ 3,350.00
Source of matching funds: N/A
Source of other funding: N/A
Budget Authority Adjustment: No additional budget authority is being requested. Sufficient budget authority is included in the 2016 Adopted budget. Budget Authority for 2016 will be moved from 34021-254 into a new fund center for SHICK to be determined by the Budget department.
Requirements from Sedgwick County: Once allocations from KDADS are awarded administrative actions required include quarterly program and financial reports, and provision of services through CPAAA.
Alternatives: Not approving this agreement and discontinue a critical program offered for seniors in Sedgwick, Harvey, and Butler counties.
Policy considerations: There are no policy implications.
Legal considerations: Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services provides SHICK funding to local area agencies on aging, including CPAAA, through the federal Medicare program. Medicare is a federal health insurance program for seniors 65 years and older or with certain disabilities and generally consists of two parts - Part A (hospital insurance) and Part B (medical insurance for physicians and durable medical equipment). The current edition of the Medicare law may be found at 42 USC Sec.1395, et.seq. Pursuant to the County's grant policies and procedures, this grant agreement may be approved by the County Manager.