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Funding The AG program is funded by a combination of state and local funds. State funds comprise 80% of the funds and local funds comprise the remaining 20%. State funds are authorized by the General Assembly and the local funds are authorized by the governing body of each locality. Applicable Policy This manual addresses the eligibility requirements and determination procedures. The procedures differ for the two groups that are potentially eligible for AG, SSI recipients and non-SSI individuals. SSI recipients are those who receive an SSI money payment. Non-SSI individuals are those who are ineligible for SSI due to excess income. The primary differences are in the income and resource eligibility requirements. To address those differences, separate income and resource chapters were developed. The titles of the chapters are the key to which the chapters apply. If the title includes SSI Recipient in the title it applies only to SSI recipients, i.e., Chapter D - SSI Recipients’ Eligibility. If the title includes Non-SSI, it applies only to those individuals who do not receive SSI, i.e., Chapter E - Non-SSI Resource Eligibility. If the title does not include either of those phrases it applies to both groups.