Budget Summary FY2019

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    Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
    Data Current as of:  8/10/2018


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    FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
    ACCOUNT FY2019
    Conference
    FY2019
    Vetoes
    FY2019
    Overrides
    FY2019
    GAA
    4110-0001  Administration and Program Operations 1,345 0 0 1,345
    4110-1000  Community Services for the Blind 6,712 0 0 6,712
    4110-2000  Turning 22 Program and Services 13,715 0 0 13,715
    4110-3010  Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind 3,341 0 0 3,341
    TOTAL    25,113 0 0 25,113

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    MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND 33,532,588
    4110-0001 Administration and Program Operations
    For the operation of the Massachusetts commission for the blind
    1,345,263
    4110-1000 Community Services for the Blind
    For the community services program; provided, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for assistive technology services; provided further, that the Massachusetts commission for the blind shall work in collaboration with the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing to provide assistance and services to the deaf-blind community through the deaf-blind community access network; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the Talking Information Center to provide human voiced broadcasts of local news, articles and items of interest to visually impaired and otherwise disabled listeners; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended on the Talking Information Center, the Audible Local Ledger, the Audio Journal, the Berkshire Talking Chronicle, the Lowell Association of the Blind, and Radio Valley Eye; and provided further, that no less than $40,000 shall be expended for the Lowell Association for the Blind for transportation provision expenses
    6,711,917
    4110-2000 Turning 22 Program and Services
    For the turning 22 program of the commission
    13,714,924
    4110-3010 Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind
    For vocational rehabilitation services for the blind operated in cooperation with the federal government; provided, that no funds from federal vocational rehabilitation grants or state appropriation shall be deducted for pensions, group health or life insurance or any other such indirect costs of federally-reimbursed state employees
    3,341,100

    account description amount
    Federal Grant Spending 8,419,384
    4110-3021 State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Rehabilitation; provided, that no funds shall be deducted for pensions, group health and life insurance or any other such indirect cost of federally reimbursed state employees
    7,750,000
    4110-3026 Independent Living Services for Older Blind Individuals
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Independent Living - Services to Older Blind Americans
    669,384

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