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Program Instructions
AOA-PI-01-06 - July 16, 2001
TO: STATE AND AREA AGENCIES ON AGING ADMINISTERING
PLANS UNDER THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED
SUBJECT: Reallotment Procedure for 2001 OAA
TITLE III and Title VII Formula Grant Fund
LEGAL AND RELATED REFERENCES: Section 304(b)
of the Older Americans Act, as Amended
The purpose of this Program Instruction is to notify state agencies
on aging that, by August 17, 2001, they must provide to the Administration
on Aging (AoA):
1) the amount, if any, of FY 2001 Title III and/or Title VII
funds the state will not use by September 30, 2001, and is releasing
for reallotment; and,
2) the request for additional Title III and/or Title VII funds,
if any, which could be obligated by the state agency by the end
of Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2002, i.e., September 30, 2002.
Deadline for Obligation of Funds
We would like to remind you that funds must be obligated by a
State during the Federal fiscal year for which they were appropriated;
i.e., funds may not be obligated after September 30, 2001. In
addition we would like you to inform Area Agencies on Aging and
the service providers of their responsibility to liquidate obligated
funds within two fiscal years after the fiscal year for which
these funds were awarded, i.e., this provides a total of three
years for liquidation of Federal funds appropriated during a given
fiscal year.
Realloted funds are available for obligation by state agencies
during the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which funds
were appropriated. In other words, if a state receives reallotted
FY 2001 funds, it must obligate those funds not later than September
30, 2002.
Release of Unused Funds
State agencies not intending to use the full amount of their
Title III or Title VII allotments must submit a statement signed
by the authorized state agency official releasing Title III and/or
Title VII funds for reallotment. This statement must identify
from which part (B, C1, C2, D or E) the funds are being released.
If a state releases funds for reallotment, AoA will issue a revised
Grant Award reflecting the decrease.
Request for Funds
If additional funds can be utilized, state agencies should submit
a brief statement justifying the need for additional funds signed
by the appropriate state agency official. The statement must identify
the Parts of Title III and/or VII for which funds are being requested.
States must submit an original and one copy of their requests
to their AoA Regional Administrator by August 17, 2001. States
are reminded that realloted funds are one-time awards and that
there is no assurance that the state will receive additional realloted
funds in future years. Also, realloted funds do not affect a state's
allocation of funds in future years.
DUE DATES: August 17, 2001, for submission to
Regional Administrators on Aging, DHHS Regional Offices.
INQUIRIES: Inquiries should be addressed to
Regional Administrators on Aging, DHHS Regional Offices.
Norman L. Thompson
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Aging
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