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            Council member inquires about DFTA's significant budget decrease
0:28:04
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Council Member Hudson questions Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez about the $124.5 million decrease in DFTA's fiscal 2026 budget compared to fiscal 2025. The decrease is largely due to expired federal COVID-19 funding and council discretionary funding not yet included for FY2026.
- The budget cut amounts to $68.2 million in expired federal COVID-19 funding and $41.7 million in council discretionary funding.
- These funds previously supported older adult centers, home-delivered meals, and NORCs.
- The council member asks how the administration plans to address this significant decrease in funding.
                                
                                    Crystal Hudson
                                
                            
                            
                                            
                                            0:28:04
                                        
                                        In the preliminary plan, NYC Aging's fiscal twenty twenty six budget totals $426,200,000, which is $124,500,000 less than the current fiscal twenty twenty five budget.
                                    
                                            
                                            0:28:18
                                        
                                        A large reason for this difference is the $68,200,000 in federal COVID nineteen funding that was used to support older adult centers, home delivered meals, and NORCs.
                                    
                                            
                                            0:28:28
                                        
                                        That funding has now expired and has not been replaced in fiscal twenty twenty six and in the out years with city funds.
                                    
                                            
                                            0:28:35
                                        
                                        Additionally, there's $41,700,000 in council discretionary funding for older adult programs budgeted in fiscal twenty twenty five that is not included in the budget for fiscal twenty twenty six and beyond.
                                    
                                            
                                            0:28:47
                                        
                                        How is the administration planning to address the significant decrease in funding for the agency in fiscal twenty twenty six?
                                    