Aging, Office for the

Agency Web Site: http://www.aging.ny.gov/

Mission

The State Office for the Aging is responsible for promoting, coordinating and administering State, Federal and local programs and services to the elderly aged 60 and older and the families or other caregivers. The Office provides leadership and direction to 59 Area Agencies on Aging and various other local programs and providers that comprise the networks of services to the elderly.

Budget Highlights

The Executive Budget recommends $241.7 million for Aging. This is a decrease of $2.2 million from the 2012-13 budget. The decrease is a result of adjustments to appropriations to reflect current spending projections.

The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 100 FTEs for the Agency. This is the same level that was funded in the 2012-13 budget.

Major budget actions include:

Eliminating the planned 2013-14 1.4 percent COLA for certain aging service providers.

For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:

Briefing Book – Health Care (PDF)

ALL FUNDS
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Category	Available 2012-13	Appropriations Recommended 2013-14	Change From 2012-13	Reappropriations Recommended 2013-14
State Operations	14,059,600	12,945,000	(1,114,600)	17,187,000
Aid To Localities	229,869,500	228,734,500	(1,135,000)	241,926,800
Total	243,929,100	241,679,500	(2,249,600)	259,113,800

ALL FUND TYPES
PROJECTED LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT BY PROGRAM
FILLED ANNUAL SALARIED POSITIONS
Program	2012-13 Estimated FTEs 03/31/13	2013-14 Estimated FTEs 03/31/14	FTE Change
Administration and Grants Management
General Fund	19	19	0
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	80	80	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	1	1	0
Total	100	100	0

Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/22/2013

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