Aging, Office for the
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| Category | Available 2007-08 |
Appropriations Recommended 2008-09 |
Change From 2007-08 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2008-09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 14,016,000 | 13,871,000 | -145,000 | 7,758,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 231,370,085 | 236,142,000 | 4,771,915 | 119,083,000 |
| Total | 245,386,085 | 250,013,000 | 4,626,915 | 126,841,000 |
| Full-Time Equivalent Positions (FTE) |
| Program | 2007-08 Estimated FTEs 03/31/08 |
2008-09 Estimated FTEs 03/31/09 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration and Grants Management | |||
| General Fund | 39 | 33 | -6 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 107 | 107 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 147 | 141 | -6 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/22/08.
Mission
The New York State Office for the Aging is responsible for promoting, coordinating and administering State, Federal and local programs and services for 3.2 million New Yorkers aged 60 or older. The Office provides leadership and direction to 59 Area Agencies on Aging, as well as to numerous other local programs and providers that comprise the network of services to the aged.
Budget Highlights
The Executive Budget recommends $250 million All Funds ($127 million General Fund, $123 million Other Funds) for the State Office for the Aging (SOFA). This is an increase of $4.6 million All Funds ($4.6M General Fund) from the 2007-08 budget. This change is primarily due to $5 million for new investments, a $4 million annualization from a 2007-08 initiative to expand the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and increased funding to support the third year of the Cost-of-Living Adjustment for the following programs: Expanded In-home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP), Community Services for the Elderly (CSE) Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other adjustments. Additionally, programs previously funded by transfers from the Department of Health will now be included in SOFA’s budget. These include: Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance Program ($1 million); Managed Care Consumer Assistance Program ($2 million); and Evidence Based Disease Prevention ($241,000).
The Executive Budget recommends a staffing level of 141 FTEs for the State Office for the Aging, a decrease of 6 from the 2007-08 budget.
Major budget actions include:
- Targeted Investments: Additional funding for Caregiver Centers for Excellence ($950,000), an Adult Day Demonstration Program ($1 million), a new Expanded In-home Services for the Elderly Program targeted to the frail elderly ($2.5 million), a new Community Empowerment Program ($500,000) and to develop a web-based reporting infrastructure for the local Area Agencies for the Aging ($50,000).
Within the Aging system, State support is used to match the Older Americans Act and other Federal funding and establish a service delivery network that attracts a variety of other public and private contributions. When combined, this results in total network spending of over $400 million, excluding the value of volunteer labor, which has been estimated at upwards of $35 million.
2008-09 Executive Budget — Agency Presentation
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