REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Description (e.g., Contract Authorization for Information Services):
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Authorization to accept grant funding from New York State Office For Aging for III-E Caregiver Support Services
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Date: 10/21/2025
Department: Aging
Attending Meeting: Deborah C. Riitano, Commissioner
Submitted By: Patrick Dillon
Title: Contract Administrator
Phone: 518 447 7733
Purpose of Request: Contract Authorization Grant Acceptance
CONTRACT TERMS/CONDITIONS:
Party Names and Addresses:
New York State Office For Aging Two Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 12223-1251
Term: (Start/end date or duration) 1/1/2026 - 12/31/2026
Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: 198,065.33
BUDGET INFORMATION:
Is there a Fiscal Impact: Yes ☒ No ☐
Anticipated in Budget: Yes ☒ No ☐
Spreadsheet attached: Yes ☐ No ☒
Source of Funding - (Percentages)
Federal: 75% County: 25%
State: 0 Local: 0
County Budget Accounts:
Revenue Account and Line: A6772.04777
Revenue Amount: 148,549.00
Appropriation Account and Line: A6772.44046
Appropriation Amount: 198,065.33
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Mandated Program/Service: Yes ☐ No ☒
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Request for Bids / Proposals:
Competitive Bidding Exempt: Yes ☐ No ☒
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# of MWBE: Enter text.
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Apprenticeship Program Yes ☐ No ☒
Previous requests for Identical or Similar Action:
Resolution/Law Number and Date: No. 540 9/9/2024
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
To accept the Title III-E Elder Caregiver Support Program grant from the New York State Office for Aging. This grant funding provides support and assistance for older adults and their caregivers in Albany County. Frail older adults receive about 80% of their care from family members and friends.
During the past contract year the Albany County Department for Aging provided caregivers and care receivers 60 years of age or older with assistance through the III-E Caregiver Support Programs. The program assists caregivers (spouses, adult children, grandchildren, friends, and neighbors) in their efforts to care for older adults in their homes in the community. The goal is to provide caregivers support based on their circumstances and needs. The caregiver supportive services include; information and assistance, educational training programs, counseling, support groups, social and medical adult day programs, in home respite, personal emergency response (PERS) and assisted transportation.