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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,000 FOR OPTIONS COUNSELING/AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER ENHANCEMENT (ADRC-E) GRANT.
Presented by: Annette Graham, LSCSW, Executive Director, Central Plains Area Agency on Aging/Sedgwick County Department on Aging.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant, and if awarded authorize acceptance of the grant.
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Grant Renewal: No
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline:
The Kansas Department on Aging (KDOA) received an Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) grant from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Central Plains Area Agency on Aging (CPAAA) and Independent Living Resource Center have been designated as pilot sites to provide Options Counseling services in the Wichita area since 2006. The Options Counseling component outlined in this grant is an expansion of KDOAs existing project to test out the draft version of Kansas Options Counseling Standards in preparation for providing Options Counseling in all areas of the state.
CPAAA is seeking a part-time temporary Community Options Specialist (COS) position to fulfill the responsibilities of the grant. The temporary position will end on September 30.
KDOA will provide CPAAA $19,000 of funds to provide these services. The funds provided for the part-time COS position is $19,000. There is no state cash match requirement.
The contract year is March 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: 03/01/2012
Grant period ends: 09/30/2012
Source of funding
Grant: $ 19,000
Required Match: $ 0.00
Required Cash Match: $ 0.00
Required In-Kind Match: $ 0.00
Other funding: $ 0.00
TOTAL SOURCES: $19,000
Uses of funding (Note: Include any Required Matches in your totals)
Operational costs: $19,000
Personnel: $16,877
Contractual services: $2,123
Operational supplies:
Equipment: $
Indirect administrative costs: $
Capital projects cost: $0.00
TOTAL USES $19,000
COST CENTER: New
Source of matching funds: N/A
Source of other funding: N/A
Budget Authority Adjustment: Budget authority will be established in the new cost center after approval of this item. Budget impact statement is attached.
Personnel considerations: CPAAA is seeking a part-time temporary position to fulfill the responsibilities of the grant.
Expected measurable outcomes: Increased support of older persons and persons with disabilities to make person centered, informed choices about short and long term care needs.
Policy considerations: N/A
Legal considerations: Authority to enter into the Sub-Grant Agreement with KDOA is established by K.S.A. 19-101. Approval is by simple majority vote.