Project Grant 1LICMS030162

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services received a $9.94 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration program (CFDA 93.791). The funding will support Illinois' planning phase to rebalance its long-term care system and help Medicaid enrollees transition from nursing homes and other institutions to home and community-based settings. Key...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $9.5 million cooperative agreement to the American Samoa Community College under the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration program (CFDA 93.791). The award will support the development of a comprehensive and cohesive roadmap to establish American Samoa's first home and community-based services program. Key objectives include increasing the use of home and community services over institutional care under Medicaid, eliminating...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Project Rental Assistance (PRA) Demonstration Program of Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (CFDA 14.326) provides $640,000 in funding to the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, a state government agency in Massachusetts. The purpose of the award is to expand the supply of affordable, integrated supportive housing for extremely low-income...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Legacy Health Endowment, a non-profit organization, to implement the CA Legacy Health Endowment Person-Centered Care Community Living Pilot Program. The grant, funded through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will support special projects or programs identified in HHS' Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. The pilot program aims to promote...

The Rhode Island Parent Information Network Inc. will receive $673,035 through a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living. The funding supports a pilot program from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2025 to deliver and sustain Chronic Disease Self-Management Education programs through Medicaid billing under the Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Project Rental Assistance (PRA) Demonstration Program of Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (CFDA 14.326), will provide approximately $640,000 to the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority. The primary purpose of this funding is to expand the supply of affordable, integrated supportive housing for extremely low-income individuals with disabilities by...

Westat, Inc. was awarded a $17.28 million block grant from the Social Security Administration's Social Security Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 96.007) for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2027. The grant will fund the first randomized controlled trial in the U.S. to combine Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment with supportive housing services. IPS is an evidence-based approach to employment services for individuals with disabilities. The trial...

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) received a $6.38 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Project Rental Assistance Demonstration (PRA Demo) Program of Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (CFDA 14.326). The five-year award, issued on September 27, 2021, will support OHFA in providing project-based rental assistance and related supportive services to extremely low-income persons with...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a 4-year, $5 million Cooperative Agreement to the Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP) under the Section 206 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: State Planning Grants to Promote Continuity of Care for Medicaid & CHIP Beneficiaries (CFDA 93.694) program. The funding will support the implementation of Nevada's Reentry Initiative, which aims to address the healthcare needs of the state's justice-involved...

This $3,150,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) under the Social Security Research and Demonstration grant program (CFDA 96.007) will fund a three-phased randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted by the University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab and the Illinois State Treasurer's Office. The study aims to promote the take-up and use of ABLE accounts among Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in Illinois, with the goal of improving...