Answer to Question 1
Services include meals, transportation, shopping assistance; limited nutrition education, information, referral, and attention to the needs of home bound older adults.
Answer to Question 2
An authorization defines the scope of a program, sets a ceiling on how much money can be spent on it, and provides the agency and departments with the legal ability to operate. Before money can be released to a program, an appropriation bill must be passed. This gives the authority to spend the money.