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Idaho Commission on Aging seeks limited ongoing increases as ARPA funds wind down
Summary
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard Feb. 24 from the Idaho Commission on Aging about one-time ARPA spending, caregiver and meal-program funding, and a modest ongoing general fund request to cover inflation-driven cost increases for local aging services.
On Feb. 24 the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee reviewed the Idaho Commission on Aging’s budget, learning that the agency has used federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) awards for one-time modernization projects and is asking for modest ongoing state funds to cover inflation for local senior services.
Colin McGurkin, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the commission implements the federal Older Americans Act and the Idaho Senior Services Act and distributes services through six Local Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs). McGurkin said the commission had a total of about $16.7 million in expenditures in fiscal 2024, with roughly 88% of that spent as trustee and benefit payments to local AAAs — about $10.4 million in federal funds and $4.2 million in general fund support.
The commission has drawn down ARPA funds for a range of one-time projects, McGurkin said, reporting roughly $7.4 million in ARPA-related expenditures from FY2022 through FY2024. He said the agency requested a one-time $1.8 million appropriation in FY2025 to use remaining ARPA balances before the federal deadline of Sept. 30, 2025, and separately requested a one-time federal appropriation of $500,000 to pay final invoices and…
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