10A NCAC 05G .0202       COUNTY FUNDING PLANS

(a)  The County Lead Agency for Planning and Coordination shall provide the County Budget Officer with a preliminary County Funding Plan which, at a minimum, specifies Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults services, funding levels, and required local matching amounts by April 30 of each year.

(b)  Area Agencies on Aging shall grant Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults funding to Counties on the basis of the recommended County Funding Plan that has been submitted by the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners.  Area Agencies on Aging shall receive the County Funding Plan and upon approval shall grant funding to County on the basis of the Plan.  Area Agency on Aging approval shall be based on the following criteria:

(1)           Allocated minimum budget amounts have been met or agree with minimum budget amounts negotiated by the Area Agency on Aging or authorized by the Division of Aging.

(2)           The total county Block Grant allocation is utilized and not exceeded.

(3)           Funding Plan documents are accurate and complete, including signatures and dates.

(c)  The County Funding Plan, as approved by the Area Agency on Aging, shall be wholly a part of the Grant Agreement between the County and the Area Agency on Aging for the provision of aging services through the Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B‑181.1(a)(11); 143B‑181.1(c);

Eff. August 3, 1992;

Amended Eff. May 1, 1995;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 23, 2015.