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Approval of Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 26BCC010 for the Department of Social Services to Recognize Durham County's FY 2025-26 Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) Funding Plan in the Amount of $932,221, Which Includes the Required Durham County DSS Local Match of $86,123 to be Appropriated via General Fund Fund Balance.
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Date of BOCC Meeting: September 8, 2025
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The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 26BCC010 for the Department of Social Services to recognize Durham County's FY 2025-26 Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) Funding Plan in the amount of $932,221, which includes the required Durham County DSS local match of $86,123 to be appropriated via General Fund fund balance. The Home and Community Care Block Care Grant (HCCBG), as authorized in G.S. 143B-181.1 (a) (11), is designed to improve the planning and coordination of in-home and community-based services provided to North Carolina's older adults. It is also intended to promote the visibility of aging programs at the local level by giving counties increased flexibility with respect to funding aging services available through the Block Grant. The majority of funding comprising the HCCBG is authorized by the federal Older Americans Act.
The Board is also requested to approve the Department of Social Services request to recognize additional Home and Community Block Grant (HCCBG) Funds subsequent to adoption of the FY25-26 Budget. The Department (DSS) and the Durham Center for Senior Life (DCSL) are co-lead agencies for receiving the HCCBG funds and administering the programs. The goal of services provided under this grant is to enable recipients to stay at home longer, receiving the care and services they need in their own homes, thus reducing the necessity for out-of- home placement. Services provided are Adult Day Care Services, Congregate Meals, Senior Center Operations, Information and Case Ass...
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