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III. FTEs
New FTE's
1 QA position
1 administrative technician
Current FTE
1 director of Guardianship Alliance
Total Staffing costs to be $155,000/year in salaries plus travel, training and other
administrative costs.
Guardianship Advisory Board travel costs estimated to be $10,500/year at a total cost of
$21,000 for two years.
IV. Method of Finance Assumptions
Funding is requested to:
1. Award six $50,000 two year allocation grants of$25,000/year for two years to new
guardianship programs in target areas of state at a total cost of $300,000 for two years;
2. Provide 5 grants of $15,000/year to existing programs who demonstrate need and
capacity at a total cost of $150,000 for two years; and,
3. Provide 5 grants of $15,000/year to existing programs who demonstrate the ability to
obtain matching grants at a total cost of $150,000 for two years;
4. Provide 3 grants of $30,000/year to law school programs located in the state of
Texas that provide legal representation in guardianship proceedings for the elderly and
for indigent individuals at a total cost of $180,000 for two years;
5. Provide 5 grants of $15,000 to legal pro bono programs that provide legal
representation in guardianship proceedings for the elderly, the disabled, and for indigent
individuals in their communities at a total cost of $150,000 for two years; and,
6. Provide 10 grants of $15,000/year to counties that provide funds for guardianship
services at a total cost of $300,000 for two years.
Total requested for guardianship grants is $615,000/year and $1,230,000 for two years.
V. Primary Contact Person on this Issue / Telephone Number
Kathleen Anderson, 424-6599
The Board continues to recommend an increase in the Alliance staff by one
additional employee to assist in the travel to the targeted areas of the State to
promote the growth of local guardianship programs, to aid in the monitoring of
contracts with local programs, and to enable the Guardianship Alliance to
increase it educational and technical assistance efforts.12
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Guardianship Alliance of Texas. Texas Guardianship Issues Biennial Report: 2000, report, December 1, 2000; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1544020/m1/18/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.