Sec.17a-306-24. Program management

The purpose of this section is to describe those policy statements contained in the overall Manual of Fiscal Policies pertaining to fiscal management, and to present a few fiscal standards requiring clarification.

(a) Use of Other Federal Funds for Match

For the local match portion, area agencies on aging may use certain other Federal funding sources as authorized match. Such other Federal funds as general revenue sharing funds, and Legal Services Corporation funding may be used in this manner.

(b) Program Development and Coordination

(1) In general, the Connecticut Department on Aging will not fund program development and coordination activities as a cost of supportive services, until it has first spent the federally approved level for Area Agency administration. In addition, Area Agencies shall utilize all state funds provided for Area Agency administration prior to applying for any program development and coordination funds. Moreover, the Connecticut Department on Aging and its area agencies on aging will, consistent with their budgeting cycles, submit the details of their proposals to pay for program development and coordination as a cost of supportive services to the general public for review and comment.

(2) Program development is defined as those activities which entail the planning and development of services that actually result in implementation of a new service approach or new program. Coordination entails those series of discussions and meetings with other agencies or groups which achieves the acceptance of any new service approaches or new programs. Activities that lead toward, but do not actually result in, new service approaches or programs should be considered area plan administration.

(Effective November 8, 1991)