Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VII - Governor's Office › Chapter 13 - State Plan on Aging › Section VII-1305 - Intrastate Funding Formula

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Intrastate Funding Formula
1. The following is
				a descriptive summary of the current Intrastate Funding Formula's assumptions
				and goals, and the application of the definitions of greatest economic or
				social need and a demonstration of the allocation of funds, pursuant to the
				formula, to each PSA.
2.
				Descriptive Statement
a. The current
				intrastate funding formula for the distribution of Older Americans Act Title
				III funds in Louisiana provides for a base allocation by parish. The following
				factors are considered in the distribution of funds remaining after base
				allocations are made: population aged 60 and over; population aged 60 and over
				below the Bureau of the Census poverty threshold; population aged 75 and over;
				and land area in square miles. Each of these factors is derived by dividing the
				planning and service area total by the state total.
b. Population aged 60 and over, and land area
				in square miles is assigned weights of one each. Population aged 60 and over
				below the Bureau of the Census poverty threshold is assigned a weight of
				nine-tenths. Population aged 75 and over is assigned a weight of one-tenth The
				sum of these four factors is three.
c. Those elderly in greatest economic need
				are defined as persons aged 60 and older whose incomes are at or below the
				poverty threshold established by the Bureau of the Census. Those elderly in
				greatest social need are defined as persons aged 60 and over who have needs
				based on noneconomic factors such as social isolation caused by living in
				remote areas, or who are especially vulnerable due to the heightened
				possibility of frailty among elderly aged 75 and older. Other social needs are
				those, which restrict an elderly individual's ability to perform normal daily
				tasks, or which restrict his or her ability to live independently; they can be
				caused by racial or ethnic status, or language barriers. The intrastate funding
				formula accounts for these individuals by not allocating funds solely on the
				basis of population. The land area in square miles factor is included to
				compensate area agencies serving predominantly rural areas for the special
				problems encountered by sparse populations who may be spread over large
				geographical areas. The four funding factors combine to meet the special needs
				of socially and economically needy elderly, urban elderly and rural
				elderly.
d. The base funding
				allocation of $12,000 per parish is established on the assumption that this
				amount represents a minimum allocation for the administration of Older
				Americans Act programs. There is an increasing need to provide a continuum of
				care for the very old (aged 75 and older) as this segment of the population
				gets larger each year. Funding limitations dictate that this group is given
				special emphasis.
3.
				Numerical Statement of the Intrastate Funding Formula
a. Base Allocation per PSA: $12,000 per
				parish.
b. Formula Allocation per
				PSA:
Factors
Weight
PSA 60+ Population State 60+ Population
1.0
PSA 60+ Below Poverty Threshold
State 60+ Population Below Poverty Threshold
0.9
PSA Land Mass in Square Miles State Land Mass in
							 Square Miles
1.0
PSA 75+ Population State 75+ Population
0.1
Sum
3.0
4.
PSA FORMULA = (i) X 1 + (ii) X
				  0.9 + (iii) X 1 + (iv) X 0.1
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