NOTICE

REQUEST FOR THE PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT ON PROPOSAL FOR TITLE III COST SHARING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & COORDINATION FUNDING

In accordance with the Older Americans Act (Section 315(c)(1)), the Central MN Council on Aging (CMCOA) is allowed to submit a proposal to the Minnesota Board on Aging (MBA) to use Title III funds for the purpose of providing supportive, health promotion, & caregiver support services & will employ a cost sharing strategy for allowable services to expand potential of this Title III funding to support older individuals & their families in the central 14 county region of Minnesota. The Area Agency on Aging is required to solicit the views of older individuals, providers, & other stakeholders on the implementation of its cost sharing strategy for review and comment. CMCOA is proposing to use approximately $487,576 in Title III-E National Family Caregiver Support funds to pay for caregiver activities/services, $601,679 in Title III-B funds to pay for supportive services, and $70,987 in Title III-D funds to pay for health promotion/disease prevention programs in 2020, which are subject to cost sharing requirements.

CMCOA is allowed to submit a proposal to the MBA to transfer Title III-B (Supportive Services) funds to the Area Plan administration for Program Development and Coordination Activities that will have a direct & positive impact on the enhancement of services for older persons in the 14 county central planning & service region of Minnesota. The Area Agency on Aging is required to make the details of such proposals available to the general public for review & comment. The CMCOA is proposing to use $150,430 in Title III-B funds to support Program Development & Coordination Activities during 2020 as a cost of Area Plan administration. The MBA policy allows up to 25% of these funds to be used for this purpose. The proposed amount represents 25% of the Area Agency on Aging’s new Title III-B direct service allotment.

Written comments are encouraged & will be accepted until September 20, 2019. Please send to: lori@cmcoa.org or CMCOA, 250 Riverside Ave North, #300, Sartell, MN 56377

Individuals may also give oral testimony at the Public Hearing to be held at CMCOA at the address above on Monday, September 23, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Testimony is limited to 5 minutes per person. Send RSVP to lori@cmcoa.org by September 16, 2019 to register your attendance &, if desired, your intent to speak at the hearing

(Published in the Citizen-Tribune: 08/24/19.)