| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #341 | |||||||||
| Local Services Program for O-A-A Offset | |||||||||
| Requester: | Sally D. Gronda, Executive Dir | Organization: | Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Local Services Program for O-A-A Offset | Date Submitted | 1/4/2006 10:05:55 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Anderson | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| This project is in various parts of the state and enables seniors to live at home inlieu of nursing home placement. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc. | Contact: | Sally D. Gronda | ||||||
| 9887 4th St. N., 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 restult of redistribution of Federal funds in Florida in 1987, Planning & Service Area 5(Pasco & Pinellas) has annually lost $1,251,033 of its federal funding for critically needed senior services. This project provides essential service such as Meals-on-Wheels, Adult Day Care, in-home health and transportation. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Maintain approximately 9,000 seniors at home and in the community in Pasco and Pinellas Counties. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,337,016 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,337,016 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | In-kind Amount | $133,701 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2005-2006 | Amount: | $1,337,016 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $1,337,016 | 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: | Currently seniors in Pasco and Pinellas are receiving the services listed above to keep them at home | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Pasco Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 11/01/2005 | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||