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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001 |
Contact: | Moya Benoit Thompson Chris Rhatigan (202) 401-4541 |
Secretary Thompson said the grants will be used by states to run programs that provide critical support, including home and community-based services, to help families maintain their caregiver roles. It is the largest new support program under the Older Americans Act since 1972, when Congress established nutritional programs to serve the elderly.
"We must do all we can to ensure that our older residents can remain at home and receive care from loved ones for as long as possible," Secretary Thompson said. "This money will allow states to develop systems of support to ease the burden on hundreds of thousands of family caregivers nationwide."
In November 2000, Congress created the new caregiver program as part of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000. The principal component of the program consists of grants to states distributed through a congressionally mandated formula. Other components include innovative competitive grants and a new Native American caregiver support program. Information about these components will be announced in the near future.
In January, the department's Administration on Aging (AoA) issued comprehensive program guidance to states and has been providing technical assistance as states provide needed information for the grant program. AoA's Web site includes a description of the program and a list of frequently asked questions about the Older Americans Act and the new caregiver program (www.aoa.gov).
"States will work closely with their local area agencies on aging and other service providers in the community to put into place program services," said Norman L. Thompson, acting principal deputy assistant secretary for aging. "Among those services are information and assistance, training, counseling and support, and respite opportunities to allow caregivers to take short breaks from their often stressful daily caregiving responsibilities."
A list of state and territorial allocations under the grant program is below.
Alabama | $1,739,242 | Nevada | $ 603,803 |
Alaska | 564,300 | New Hampshire | 564,300 |
Arizona | 1,956,318 | New Jersey | 3,496,629 |
Arkansas | 1,125,177 | New Mexico | 594,433 |
California | 11,359,851 | New York | 7,612,334 |
Colorado | 1,245,978 | North Carolina | 2,916,628 |
Connecticut | 1,509,874 | North Dakota | 564,300 |
Delaware | 564,300 | Ohio | 4,739,721 |
District of Columbia | 564,300 | Oklahoma | 1,388,901 |
Florida | 8,721,584 | Oregon | 1,396,517 |
Georgia | 2,305,333 | Pennsylvania | 6,097,763 |
Hawaii | 564,300 | Rhode Island | 564,300 |
Idaho | 564,300 | South Carolina | 1,421,896 |
Illinois | 4,732,281 | South Dakota | 564,300 |
Indiana | 2,331,599 | Tennessee | 2,083,754 |
Iowa | 1,391,731 | Texas | 6,147,379 |
Kansas | 1,139,251 | Utah | 573,563 |
Kentucky | 1,516,043 | Vermont | 564,300 |
Louisiana | 1,535,025 | Virginia | 2,354,500 |
Maine | 564,300 | Washington | 2,083,944 |
Maryland | 1,843,229 | West Virginia | 854,259 |
Massachusetts | 2,766,510 | Wisconsin | 2,203,655 |
Michigan | 3,848,418 | Wyoming | 564,300 |
Minnesota | 1,875,522 | American Samoa | 70,538 |
Mississippi | 1,031,878 | Guam | 282,150 |
Missouri | 2,337,876 | Northern Marianas | 70,538 |
Montana | 564,300 | Puerto Rico | 1,203,867 |
Nebraska | 732,458 | Virgin Islands | 282,150 |
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