Southeastern Minnesota Area on Aging, Inc.

Live Well ~ Age Well

Southeastern Minnesota Area Agency on Aging

Please join us for a community conversation to discuss
the impact of IFF draft 5 to SE older adults and providers.

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You Are Invited to A Community Conversation

Background – The Southeastern MN Area Agency on Aging (SEMAAA) receives Federal Funding through the Older Americans Act. Funds are administered by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and distributed to the MN Board on Aging (MBA). About every 10 years, the ACL asks the MBA to review the Intrastate Funding Formula (IFF) – the formula on which funds are distributed. The suggested changes to the IFF will be submitted to the ACL by 5/2023, although changes will not go into effect until 1/2025.

Impact to SE MN Providers/Older Adults – SEMAAA’s base funding using the current IFF is 10.28%. With the proposed IFF Draft 5, this allocation would drop to 8.82%. This would result in a reduction of $28,447 in administrative funding and a loss of over $252,000 in Title funding granted to SE MN provider agencies. This will result in reduced service hours or potentially the elimination of core community-based support services. Summary of cuts:

Title IIIB – Supportive Service – loss of over $62,341
Title IIIC1 – Congregate Meals – reduction of $93,827  loss of 12,941 meals
Title IIIC2 – Home Delivered Meals – reduction of $54,693  loss of over 7,244 meals
Title IIID – Preventive Health – loss of $5,213
Title IIIE – Caregiver Supports – loss of $35,949

Details of Event – Learn more about the impact to SE MN/the Call to Action
• Date/Time – Wednesday March 29, 2023, from 10:30 – 11:45 am
• Location – SEMAAA office – 2720 Superior Drive NW, Suite 102
• Virtual Option – RSVP to Anna and a link will be provided.
• RSVP’s Required – Limited to 1-2 participants per agency/entity.

Call to Action – Provide input during the public comment period – Opens on April 3rd, 2023, for 30 days. Access a link to this site on the Support Aging in Rural Minnesota page at www.greaterminnesotaaging.org

Thank you for providing personal stories to support why IFF Draft 5 is devastating to rural older adults and providers in southeastern Minnesota.

RSVP – contact Anna at anna@semaaa.org to reserve your spot.
An RSVP is required for both in-person or virtual attendance.

NOTICE – Request for Public Review and Comment on Proposal for Title III Cost Sharing, Program Development & Coordination Funding

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NOTICE
Request for Public Review and Comment on Proposal for
Title III Cost Sharing, Program Development & Coordination Funding

In accordance with the Older American’s Act, the Southeastern Minnesota Area Agency on Aging (SEMAAA) is allowed to submit a proposal to the Minnesota Board on Aging (MBA) to use Title III funds for the purpose of providing supportive health promotion, and caregiver support services, and will employ a cost sharing strategy for allowable services to expand potential of Title III funding to support older individuals and their families in the eleven-county region of southeastern Minnesota. The Area Agency on Aging is required to solicit the views of older individuals, providers, and other stakeholders on the implementation of its cost sharing strategy for review and comment. SEMAAA is proposing to use approximately $116,900 in Title III-E National Family Caregiver Support funds to pay for caregiver activities/services, $272,000 in Title III-B funds to pay for supportive services, and $44,200 in Title III-D funds to pay for health promotion, disease prevention programs in 2023 which are subject to cost sharing requirements.

SEMAAA is allowed to submit a proposal to the Minnesota Board on Aging (MBA) to transfer Title III-B (Supportive Services) funds to the Area Plan Administration for Program Development and Coordination Activities that will have an impact on enhanced services for older adults in the eleven-county area of southeastern Minnesota. The Area Agency on Aging is required to make the details of such proposals available to the general public for review and comment. SEMAAA is proposing to use $118,163 in Title III-B funds to support Program Development and Coordination Activities during 2023 as a cost of Area Plan Administration. The MBA policy allows up to 25% of these funds to be used for this purpose. The proposed amount represents 25% of the SEMAAA’s new Title III-B direct service allotment.

Public Hearing – Individuals may give oral testimony at the Public Hearing to be held on July 27, 2022, at 11:00am at SEMAAA – 2720 Superior Drive NW Suite #102, Rochester, MN 55901. Send RSVP to laurie@semaaa.org by July 25, 2022, to register your attendance and, if desired, your intent to speak at the hearing.

Written Comments – Written comments are encouraged & will be accepted until July 29, 2022. Please send written comments via email to laurie@semaaa.org or by mail to:
SEMAAA

Attn: Laurie Brownell
2720 Superior Dr NW Suite #102
Rochester, MN 55901