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Commission on Aging outlines ARPA spending, requests modest inflation increases for FY2026
Summary
The Idaho Commission on Aging presented its FY2026 budget request and described use of one-time federal ARPA and CARES Act funds for meal programs, caregiver support and modernization; staff said most ARPA spending was one-time and the agency sought $162,600 in ongoing general funds to cover inflationary increases.
The Idaho Commission on Aging told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Feb. 24 that it has spent several million dollars in one-time federal funds on meal programs, caregiver supports and modernization projects and is seeking a modest ongoing increase for FY2026.
Colin McGurkin, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee that “the Commission on Aging implements the Federal Older Americans Act and Idaho Senior Services Act” and summarized the agency’s multi-year funding pattern, including repeated one-time federal awards tied to American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies.
The request and why it matters
McGurkin said the commission and its six local Area Agencies on Aging use federal grants plus general fund appropriations to provide in-home and community-based services aimed at keeping older Idahoans “safe and healthy in the communities of their choice.” He told members the commission’s FY2024 expenditures totaled about $16.7 million and that roughly 88% of that amount was trustee and benefit payments to local AAAs.
McGurkin and Director Judy Taylor described…
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