Home & Community Care Block Grant/Aging Services Funding

The Home & Community Care Block Grant aims to support individuals aged 60 and over, promoting their independence and protection. Funded through the Older Americans Act, this program addresses vital needs such as preventing elder abuse, enhancing health and well-being, and increasing access to services and transportation. The Buncombe County Advisory Committee considers local Age-Friendly Action Plan goals when making funding decisions, ensuring that essential community-based services are supported.

Purpose
The Home and Community Care Block Grant programs are intended to provide in-home and community based services in support of older adults, age 60 and above, and their unpaid primary caregivers.
Buncombe County Age-Friendly Action Plan
The HCCBG Advisory Committee takes into consideration the Buncombe County Age-Friendly Action Plan as well as the needs of older adults in Buncombe County when making their funding recommendations.
While the next Action Plan is under development the committee will continue to review applications in connection to the previous Action Plan goals which are to:
Promote community awareness of physical, emotional, sexual and financial abuse, neglect, and exploitation;Ensure safe and accessible public buildings, outdoor spaces, business, andoffices;Promote safe, affordable housing options for aging in place;Support older adults’ health and wellbeing;Support older adults’ financial wellbeing;Support caregiver wellbeing;Promote older adult engagement (including volunteerism, employment, lifelong learning, civic engagement, and use of cultural and recreational assets); andEnsure older adults have access to services and supports.

Eligibility

Community service providers Shall be public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations or governmental entities, except when a procurement process has been used to select and contract with a for-profit organization to provide servicesClientele: Must serve clients 60 and overFundable ServicesHCCBG allows for funding to support 20 community-based services.Services funded through the block grant include the following:Adult Day Programs - Adult Day Care and Adult Day HealthCare ManagementCongregate NutritionGroup RespiteHealth Promotion and Disease PreventionHealth ScreeningHome-Delivered MealsSkilled Home CareHousing and Home ImprovementInformation and Options CounselingIn-Home AideMental Health CounselingRespite Care - Overnight and Institutional RespiteSenior Companion ProgramSenior Center OperationsVolunteer Program DevelopmentConsumer Directed ServicesOvernight Respite ServiceTransportation