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Department on Aging asks Senate subcommittee for $15M authorization, $19M for home services
Summary
At a March 19 Senate subcommittee budget hearing, Department on Aging Director Connie Munn requested $15 million for federal authorization/maintenance-of-effort, $19 million for home and community‑based services, $527,000 for Older Americans Act compliance, and other staffing and program funds to address rising demand and ARPA spending deadlines.
CONNIE MUNN, director of the South Carolina Department on Aging, told the Senate Finance Committee Health and Human Services Subcommittee on March 19 that the agency is requesting $15 million for federal authorization and maintenance‑of‑effort and $19 million to expand home and community‑based services statewide.
The request, presented at the committee’s budget hearing in Columbia, seeks a $3 million state match (identified in testimony as a 25% match) to secure federal funding and to give the department authority to spend discretionary grants without returning frequently to the Legislature. “This allows us the opportunity not to have to come and ask for money,” Munn said during her presentation (first referenced 00:01:38 into the hearing). The department also asked for $527,000 to meet new Older Americans Act compliance requirements and several other staffing and program allocations.
The request comes as South Carolina’s older population grows and the state approaches the deadline for…
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