Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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Fiscal Summary STATE GOVERNMENTREVENUEFamily Caregiver Grant FundEach FY26-27 through FY29-30$600,000 EXPENDITURESGeneral FundFamily Caregiver Grant FundEach FY26-27 through FY29-30$600,000$600,000 Bill Summary This bill enacts the "Caring for Caregivers Act," which requires the department of disability and aging ("department") to establish and administer a family caregiver grant pilot program to provide grants to family caregivers of eligible family members in each of the three grand divisions to offset eligible expenditures incurred by the family caregivers. The pilot program must be operated from July 1, 2026, to December 31, 2029. "ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBER" DEFINED As used in this bill, an "eligible family member" means an individual who (i) requires assistance with at least two activities of daily living (ADLs), (ii) is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia, (iii) qualifies as an adult child, spouse, parent, or other relative by blood or marriage to a family caregiver, and (ii) lives in a private residential home and not in an assisted living center, nursing facility, or residential care home. "Activities of daily living" mean ambulating, feeding, dressing, personal hygiene, continence, and toileting. FAMILY CAREGIVER GRANT FUND This bill creates a separate fund within the general fund to be known as the family caregiver grant fund. The fund is composed of (i) funds appropriated by the general assembly for the fund and (ii) gifts, grants, and other donations received by the department for the fund. GRANTS Subject to the availability of funds, this bill requires the department to allocate and disperse grants each fiscal year of the pilot program period to family caregivers of eligible family members giving (i) primary priority to individuals or family units whose income does not exceed 80% of
