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Iredell Council on Aging seeks board approval of FY26 block-grant plan as demand jumps 35%
Summary
The Iredell County Council on Aging presented the FY2025–26 Home and Community Care Block Grant funding plan, citing a 35% increase in service requests, rising unit rates and uncertainty in state allocations; the board approved the plan.
The Iredell County Council on Aging asked the Board of Commissioners to approve the fiscal year 2025–26 Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) funding plan and the board voted to approve the proposal.
Speaking as chair of the HCCBG committee and executive director of the Council on Aging, Jennifer (last name not stated) told the board the county operates a one-stop model for HCCBG services and that demand is rising sharply. “A 35% increase in service request is not just a data point. It’s a wake up call,” she said, describing increased need for meals, transportation, in‑home support and caregiver relief.
The director outlined current-year outputs drawn from block-grant funds and limited remaining ARPA dollars: as of April 2025 the programs had delivered 30,545 meals, provided nearly 16,000 trips, funded two senior-center full-time staff serving over 4,000 older adults, delivered about 7,20 hours of adult day care and more than 10,000 hours of in‑home assistance. The committee also proposed new initiatives and backups in case final state allocations are reduced.
Staff warned the board that this year’s HCCBG planning occurs amid unusual budgetary uncertainty: the North Carolina Division of Aging had not finalized Older American Act allocations and there are no temporary federal ARPA/CARES supplements available this cycle. The presentation said unit-rate adjustments were necessary to reflect the “true cost of care.”
Commissioners thanked the presenter for the program stories included in the packet and for showing both data and client narratives. Commissioner Stroud moved to approve the plan; the board approved the HCCBG funding plan by voice vote.
Residents seeking services were directed to iredellcoa.org or to contact the Council on Aging office at (704) 873‑5171, ext. 100.
