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NASUAD Stands with Oklahoma: Disaster Assistance, Relief, and Preparation
The following resources are available to people who were impacted by the Oklahoma tornadoes:
Prepare for Tornadoes:
Tornadoes can strike at any time. Learn how to stay safe during tornado season and download the Red Cross tornado app for your mobile phone. |
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Volunteers Matter: Excellence in Volunteer Services Award
NASUAD, with funding from the Volunteer Collaborative, is proud to announce the 2013 Volunteers Matter: Excellence in Volunteer Services Awards. This initiative is designed to highlight successful state-run programs that are leading the way in the creative use of volunteers in the long-term services and supports network. The award is open to programs that help older adults and persons with disabilities in the long-term services and supports system. Programs must be statewide in scope and operation. Winning programs will demonstrate innovations in one or more of the following:
- Promoting intergenerational interaction
- Incorporating Baby Boomers as volunteers
- Including Veterans as volunteers or recipients
- Creative strategies for recruitment and retention of volunteers of varying backgrounds, ages and abilities
Three awards will be given at the 2013 HCBS Conference. Winners will receive:
- A cash prize of $1,000 to be used to strengthen the winning volunteer program
- An all-expenses paid trip to the 2013 HCBS conference, September 9-12 in Washington, D.C. where each winner will be recognized and highlight their program's success with the other winners in a joint workshop
- A NASUAD press release highlighting the program along with recognition on the NASUAD website
Submissions will be accepted from January 31st through May 30th, 2013. Winners will be notified in June, 2013 to prepare for formal announcement at the 2013 HCBS conference.
Descriptions from the 2012 winning programs.
Review a copy of the invitation to submit.
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Administration for Community Living
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2013 Webinar Series on Alzheimer's Disease and Resources
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) are collaborating to host a five-part webinar series with the goals of 1) improving coordination of federal resources available to assist people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias and their family caregivers and 2) encouraging awareness of research participation opportunities.
NIA & ACL invite you to take advantage of these opportunities. You can register for register for all the webinars or just the one or two that most interest you. Registration will open approximately two months in advance of each webinar.
Webinar #2: People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Dementia: Tuesday, June 25, 1:30-3pm ET
Webinar #3: Diverse Populations, Health Disparities and Dementia: Wednesday, July 24, 1:30-3:30pm ET
Webinar #4: Younger Onset Dementia: Tuesday, August 20, 1:30-3pm ET
Webinar #5: Advanced Stage Dementia & Palliative Care: Wednesday, September 25, 1:30-3pm ET
Click here to register for the webinars. |
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Webinar on Partnering to Serve Veterans and Family Caregivers
Administration on Aging will hold a webinar Partnering to Serve Veterans and Family Caregivers: Collaborative Opportunities with The Caregiver Support and Geriatrics & Extended Care Programs on May 30, 2013, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET. The goal of this webinar is to promote cross-program collaboration between the VA and the Aging and Disability Services Network at state and local levels. The webinar will highlight services available through VA's Caregiver Support Program such as Building Better Caregivers, REACH VA, the Caregiver Support Line, Peer Support Mentoring and the role of the Caregiver Support Coordinator.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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CMS Releases Two Guidance Documents on LTSS Delivered Through Medicaid Managed Care Programs
On May 21, 2013, CMS issued an informational bulletin to announce the release of two important guidance documents on long-term services and supports delivered through Medicaid managed care programs:
- Summary of Managed Long Term Services and Supports Programs Essential Elements
- Guidance to States using 1115 demonstrations or 1915(b) waivers for Managed Long Term Services and Supports Programs
Click here to access the documents.
CMS expects states to incorporate these principles into any MLTSS program operating under section 1115 demonstration authority or 1915(b) waiver authority applied in combination with another LTSS authority. CMS will use these principles when reviewing states' design, implementation, and operation of an MLTSS program before approving that program, and on an ongoing basis to ensure program operation is consistent with the elements described in the guidance.
In addition to announcing the release of the MLTSS program principles, this informational bulletin shares some additional resources prepared for CMS, as well as those developed by external stakeholders, that we consulted in the preparation of the guidance. These resources will continue to be updated as they become available.
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Million HeartsŪ Webinar Series: Health eQuits/Smoking Cessation Intervention Efforts: Making a Community Impact
Million HeartsŪ is a Department of Health and Human Services initiative, co-led by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that focuses the efforts of federal agencies, states, regions, communities, and individuals on an explicit goal to prevent a million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. This webinar will showcase outstanding smoking cessation efforts ready to be deployed in communities nationwide. Please join us to learn :
- Overview of Million HeartsŪ
- New York City Department of Health's Primary Care Information Project (PCIP) and Health eQuits
- Utilization of Electronic Health Records as Smoking Cessation Aids
- Strategies to Help Patients Succeed in Smoking Cessation Programs
- Benefits of Multi-Part Smoking Interventions
- Bronx BREATHES, a Community-Based Program Helping Smokers Quit
The webinar will take place on May 28, 2013 from 3:00-4:30pm EDT. Click here to RSVP online.
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Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two Webinar
Last week, the CMS Innovation Center released a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Round Two of the Health Care Innovation Awards. Under this announcement, CMS will spend up to $1 billion for awards and evaluation of projects from across the country that test new payment and service delivery models that will deliver better care and lower costs for Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees.
To give interested potential applicants the opportunity to hear more about the Funding Opportunity Announcement, CMS Innovation Center staff will be hosting a webinar to provide an overview of the Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two and to answer questions.
The webinar will take place on May 28, 2013 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. EDT.
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CMS Seeks Public Comment on Defining QIO Service Areas
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a request for information (RFI) notice, HHS-CMS-CCSQ-RFI-13-QIO Program: Request for Information to Establish Services Areas for Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) to seek comment about how to best organize our national cadre of Medicare QIO contractors. CMS will use the comments from this notice to inform future QIO-related acquisitions.
In 1984, CMS issued its first set of contracts to one organization in all 50 states, DC, and other territories to serve as that state/jurisdiction's QIO contractor. Since then, the field of health care quality improvement has blossomed tremendously. The need for QIOs has evolved from utilization review alone to convening complex local communities that can span state boundaries, particularly as health delivery systems become more horizontally and vertically integrated and new alliances form.
The RFI details four potential options CMS may use to divide work among a varying number of QIO contractors into service areas (jurisdictions or regions) that are focused on quality-improvement-related work only. They are also seeking new ideas about other options to consider in organizing QIO contractors.
Comments are requested via OCSQBox@cms.hhs.gov by May 31, 2013 4:00 PM ET. |
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Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program
If you help people with Original Medicare get certain durable medical equipment and supplies, such as oxygen, walkers, or wheelchairs, you should know about a Medicare program, called the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) competitive bidding program, that saves money for taxpayers and people with Medicare and may change the suppliers people with Medicare will need to use.
The first round of the program went into effect in nine areas of the country on January 1, 2011, reducing money spent for equipment included in the program by over 42 percent in its first year of operation while maintaining access to quality equipment and supplies. Now the program's benefits are coming to people with Original Medicare near you, and there is some important information you need to know. Round 2 of the program is scheduled to begin on July 1, 2013, and expands it to 91 additional areas across the country. These areas can be found in the fact sheet here.
When the program starts, people with Original Medicare who live in or travel to one of these areas and need the items listed below will likely need to get these items from contract suppliers if they want Medicare to help pay, unless their current suppliers decide to become grandfathered suppliers (non-contract suppliers that choose to continue to provide certain rented medical equipment or oxygen under the terms of the program).
So people will need to find out which suppliers are Medicare contract suppliers to make sure Medicare can help pay for their medical equipment or supplies. You can find out if a supplier is a contract supplier for the program by visiting here or by calling 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).
In addition eight product categories included in Round 2 of the program, Medicare will be starting a national mail-order program for diabetic testing supplies at the same time as Round 2. The national mail-order program will include all parts of the United States, including the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. When the national mail-order program starts, people with Original Medicare will need to use a contract supplier for diabetic testing supplies delivered to their homes.
Starting May 13, 2013, Medicare is mailing information to people with Medicare in the 91 Round 2 areas who use the items included in the program, in addition to those who use diabetic testing supplies across the country. Approximately 5.7 million people with Medicare will get a letter and information. You can review the letters, introductory brochure, national mail-order program fact sheet and other program education materials by visiting here.
If you help people with Original Medicare who live in or travel to one of the Round 2 areas and who need one of the items included in the program or who use diabetic testing supplies, please make this information available to them.
On June 3, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., a representative from CMS Region 10 will be presenting on the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program within the Aging and Disability Track at the AIRS Conference (June 2-5 in Portland, OR).
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New Funding Opportunity to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Marketplaces
The funding opportunity is open to eligible private and public entities and self-employed individuals who wish to apply to serve as Navigators in states with a Federally-facilitated Exchange (FFE) or State Partnership Marketplace. It provides up to $54 million in total funding, with at least $600,000 in funds available for each FFE/State Partnership Exchange service area. Cooperative agreement award amounts will vary depending on the number of individuals the applicant plans to serve and the allowability of costs requested. At least two types of applicants in each FFE/State Partnership Exchange service area will receive awards, including at least one community and consumer-focused nonprofit. Applications are due by June 7, 2013.
Click here to see the funding opportunity announcement.
Also note: States that are operating their own exchanges will operate their own Navigator programs and/or non-Navigator assistance programs. These are not covered by this Funding Opportunity.
Not sure whether your state will be operating its own exchange in 2014? See the chart from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
More information about Navigators, including updates.
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Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotment Payment Reductions
CMS put on display at the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled "Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotment Payment Reductions" (CMS-2367-P.) The Affordable Care Act requires aggregate reductions to state Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments annually from fiscal year (FY) 2014 through FY 2020, at the same time as the Marketplace and Medicaid provide increased coverage options that will likely reduce uncompensated care levels for hospitals. The proposed rule includes a reduction methodology for FY 2014 and FY 2015 only. A CMS fact sheet describing the rule is available here.
The rule is available here. Public comments are due July 12, 2013. Please refer to the Federal Register for information about how to submit comments.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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2013 Hurricane Preparedness Week to Kick Off May 26
Officially, the 2013 hurricane season begins June 1 and extends through November 30. In anticipation, FEMA will be launching Hurricane Preparedness Week on May 26 continuing through June 1. Hurricane Preparedness Week provides an opportunity for us to join together in a collective outreach and empower our stakeholders to take the time now to increase our level of readiness to confront all emergencies as hurricane season approaches. You can promote action on this important issue by encouraging those around you to take the Pledge to Prepare. The Pledge identifies the critical elements of readiness by educating those in hurricane prone areas to know their risk, take appropriate actions to prepare, and inspire others to do the same. FMA also has developed free online tools that can be personalize to help you spread the message of hurricane preparedness located on www.ready.gov/hurricanes under the Resources tab. This contains Press Release, Blog Post, and Op-Ed templates, along with a Social Media Library with an array of content that can be utilized to educate and inform as a part of your overall outreach.
Click here for more information. |
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FEMA Calls for 2013 Individual and Community Preparedness Awards Submissions
The application period for the 2013 Individual and Community Preparedness Awards is now open. These awards recognize outstanding individuals, organizations, Citizen Corps Councils and programs working to make communities safer, stronger, and better prepared for any disaster or emergency event.
To be considered for this year's Awards, all submissions must be received by June 5, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. EST, and are required to feature program activities taking place during the period of January 1, 2012 through June 5, 2013. FEMA will review all entries and select the finalists. A distinguished panel of judges from the emergency management industry will select a winner in each of the following categories:
-Outstanding State Citizen Corps Council Initiatives
-Outstanding Local Citizen Corps Council Initiatives
-Outstanding Community Emergency Response Team Initiatives
-Outstanding Achievement in Youth Preparedness
-Preparing the Whole Community
-Awareness to Action
-Community Preparedness Heroes
Winners of the 2013 FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Awards will be announced in Fall 2013.
Find information on the Awards and download instructions for submitting an application.
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Sen. Sanders Unveils OAA Reauthorization Legislation
On Thursday, May 23, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chairman of the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, introduced legislation to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA), the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013 (S. 1028). During the OAA Summit held in conjunction with the bill's introduction, Sen. Sanders highlighted the importance of a timely reauthorization, noting that "With 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day, our country's growing population of seniors includes many who rely on these critical programs to help them stay in their own homes and communities."
NASUAD applauds Sen. Sanders for his leadership in championing OAA reauthorization in the 113th Congress, and we look forward to working with him and his colleagues to advance reauthorization in a bipartisan, bicameral way. As such, we urge the leadership of the Senate HELP and House Education and Workforce Committees to take up this important issue, and to work together and with stakeholders towards a reauthorization that will strengthen and improve the OAA, as well as the health, independence, and dignity of those that it serves.
The measure is co-sponsored by Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-Pa.) Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Al Franken (D-Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
To read a fact sheet on the bill, click here.
To read the bill, click here.
An archived video stream of the May 23 OAA Summit is available here.
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Alliance for Information and Referral (AIRS)
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AIRS Conference Registration Open
The Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) Conference will be held June 2-5, 2013, in Portland, Oregon. In partnership with the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), NASUAD's I&R/A Support Center is coordinating the Aging and Disability Track for the AIRS Conference. Join us for the Aging and Disability Symposium including a pre-conference I&R/A Summit for Aging and Disability Professionals, and a full complement of workshops, panel discussions and lively conversation throughout the week.
The Aging and Disability Pre-Conference Summit on Sunday June 2, 2013 9 a.m.-3 p.m., will be different from pre-conference gatherings in past years and will include:
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9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.: A networking breakfast
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9:30a.m. to noon: A discussion focused on state-to-state interaction and technical assistance where participants will share their experiences and ask questions about current trends, new initiatives and upcoming national events in I&R/A service delivery.
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Noon to 1:00 p.m.: Lunch on your own
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1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: The kick-off of the National I&R/A Support Center's Train-the-Trainer Initiative for the National coordination of CIRS-A (Certification for I&R Specialists in Aging) and Aging/Disability-related CRS (Certification for Resource Specialists) training.
There is no charge to attend this pre-conference event, though pre-registration is requested. Please contact Support Center coordinator, Sara Tribe at 202-898-2578 x305 or stribe@nasuad.org, to register, and to suggest topics that you would like to discuss at the Aging and Disability I&R/A Pre-Conference Summit.
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Association of Travel Instruction |
Association of Travel Instruction To Hold Annual Conference in August
The Association of Travel Instruction (ATI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the professional development of public transportation travel trainers and travel instructors for individuals with disabilities and seniors, will hold its 13th Annual Conference at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza Hotel in downtown Chicago from August 15 to August 18, 2013. Interested persons who become ATI members and who register for the ATI Conference on or before July 15, 2013 receive a $125 discount. Presentations at the ATI Conference include developing community connections to expand a travel training program, and growing two separate senior citizen travel training programs in one community. Please visit the ATI website, www.travelinstruction.org, for full ATI Chicago conference details.
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Families USA Releases Issue Brief on the Managed Fee-for-Service Option To Integrate Care for Dual Eligibles
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The Kaiser Family Foundation |
KKF Releases a State-by-State Snapshot of Poverty Among Seniors
Traditionally, the Census Bureau has estimated poverty rates using the "official" poverty measure, which was created in the early 1960s. Some have expressed concern that the official measure is outdated and does not accurately reflect individuals' incomes or financial resources.
In response, the Census Bureau released an alternative measure for the first time in 2011, known as the supplemental poverty measure (SPM), which defines income and poverty differently than the official measure. The Census Bureau has reported that poverty rates among the elderly (those ages 65 and older) are higher under the supplemental poverty measure (15%) than under the official poverty measure (9%), which is due in large part to the fact that the former deducts health expenses from income.
A recently released issue brief by Kaiser FamilyFoundation, State-by-State Snapshot of Poverty Among Seniors: Findings From Analysis of the Supplemental Poverty Measure, looks beyond the national data to examine results by state. The brief describes the two measures of poverty and examines the share of seniors living in poverty and the share of seniors with modest incomes (defined here as below 200 percent of poverty), by state, under both measures, based on pooled data from the 2009 to 2011 Current Population Surveys.
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KKF Publishes a Policy Brief on Financial Alignment Demonstrations for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries
The Kaiser Family Foundation recently released a policy brief Financial Alignment Demonstrations for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries Compared: California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Washington. This policy brief compares demonstration programs in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio and Washington state that will introduce changes in the care delivery systems through which people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid receive services, as well as changing the payment approach and financing arrangements among the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the states and providers.
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National Council on Aging (NCOA) |
NCOA To Host a Webinar on Balancing Incentive Program
The Balancing Incentive Program is a time-limited opportunity for states to receive additional federal funding to improve access to home and community-based services and make structural changes. States spending less than 50% of their total long-term services and supports funding on community-based services are eligible. Thirteen states have received awards totaling approximately $1.7 billion. Additional states must apply by August 1, 2014.
This webinar Balancing Incentive Program: Highlighting State Approaches and Progress will highlight the work of three states that have received awards: Texas, Indiana, and Missouri. States will discuss the application process, requirements, and how they are using the program.
The webinar takes place May 30, 2013 2 - 3:30PM ET.
Speakers:
- Marc S. Gold, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
- Satrina McDonald, Division of Disability & Rehabilitative Services, Indiana Family & Social Services Administration
- Theresa Valdes, MO HealthNet Division, Department of Social Services
This webinar is being hosted by the Friday Morning Collaborative, a coalition of national aging and disability organizations working together to advance home and community-based services and supports, with support from The SCAN Foundation.
Space is limited, so please register early and share lines when possible. Closed captioning is available. The webinar will also be recorded and made available for viewing following the event. To register, please go to the following link: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/rb5vay9u4431
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NCOA Webinar: Using Social Media to Advance your Mission and Program Outreach
NCOA and NCOA Center for Healthy Aging will sponsor a webinar on using social media. The webina will look at Facebook, Twitter, and other tools that can help you communicate with consumers, share ideas with professionals in your network, and more. The webinar will take place on May 29, 2013, 3:00-4:30 PM ET.
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Older Americans Month
May is Older Americans Month. This year's theme is "Unleash the Power of Age." Click here for more information.
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May is Healthy Vision Month
Spread the word about the importance of eye health to seniors in your community. Many common eye diseases like diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration have no early warning signs, making regular checkups important. Poor vision is a risk factor for elder falls.
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Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems - Phase I & II
1) Grant Title: Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems - Phase I
Agency Issuing Grant: Administration for Community Living
Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted
Close Date: May 28, 2013
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-SL-0050
CDFA Number: 93.048
Grant Amount: $700,000 for 7 awards
Description: This opportunity will enhance essential rights and benefits of older persons in states across the country, through the creation and maintenance of well integrated, cost-efficient legal service delivery systems that effectively target scarce legal resources to older adults in the greatest social or economic need and that are an integral part of the broad aging service network.
Click here for more info on this funding opportunity.
Applicants must apply for this grant at www.grants.gov.
2) Grant Title: Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems-Phase II
Agency Issuing Grant: Administration for Community Living
Eligible Applicants: State governments of 31 states previously awarded Model Approaches Phase I funding
Close Date: May 28, 2013
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-LE-0044
CDFA Number: 93.048
Grant Amount: $1,071,000 for 6 awards
Description: This opportunity continues & expands its support for state efforts in implementing well integrated and cost effective legal service delivery systems that maximize the impact of limited legal resources targeted to older adults in greatest need. This will move statewide legal service delivery systems towards greater accessibility to: seamless systemic integration of vital low cost legal service delivery mechanisms; precise targeting and outreach to older adults in the greatest social or economic need; improved responsiveness to legal issues that emerge from elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation; expanded knowledge and expertise of aging and legal service providers; implementation of legal service delivery standards/guidelines, and measurable legal program results that demonstrate a tangible impact on the independence, health, and financial security of older adults.
Click here for more info on this funding opportunity.
Applicants must apply for this grant at www.grants.gov.
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Health Care Fraud Prevention Program Expansion and Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Capacity Building Grants
Grant Title: Health Care Fraud Prevention Program Expansion and SMP Capacity BuildingGrants
Agency Issuing Grant: Administration for Community Living
Eligible Applicants: Current SMP project grantees only
Close Date: May 28, 2013
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-SP-0049
CDFA Number: 93.048
Grant Amount: $7.3 million for 54 awards
Description: This opportunity seeks to expand the capacity of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program to reach more Medicare beneficiaries, their families and caregivers, with the message of fraud prevention and identification. Grant opportunities are being made available to the 54 current SMP project grantees.
Click here for more info on this funding opportunity
Applicants must apply for this grant at www.grants.gov.
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AmeriCorps Funding Opportunities for Indian Tribes
The Corporation for National and Community Service ( CNCS) recently announced that Indian Tribes now have the opportunity to apply for funding that would position them to identify ways that AmeriCorps members could help them tackle the unique challenges facing Native American communities.
The AmeriCorps planning grants provide up to $75,000 for a one-year period to provide support to an Indian Tribe for the development of an AmeriCorps program that will engage AmeriCorps members in order to address pressing community problems. Planning grant recipients are expected to be better prepared to compete for an AmeriCorps program grant in the following grant cycle.
Applications are due on May 30, 2013.
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Tax Counseling for the Elderly
Grant Title: Tax Counseling for the Elderly
Agency Issuing Grant: Tax Counseling for the Elderly, Internal Revenue Service
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits and Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Close Date: May 31, 2013
Funding Opportunity Number: TCE-2014-001
CDFA Number: 21.006
Grant Amount: $5,600,000 for 60 awards
Description: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enters into cooperative agreements with private or public nonprofit agencies and organizations, which provide training and technical assistance to volunteers who provide FREE tax counseling and assistance to elderly individuals in the preparation of their federal income tax returns.
Click here for more info on this funding opportunity
Applicants must apply for this grant at www.grants.gov.
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Wounded Warrior Project Invites Letters of Interest for Projects That Provide Direct Services to Veterans
The Wounded Warrior Project is accepting Letters of Interest from nonprofit organizations that provide direct programming and services to the current generation of wounded veterans.
Grants of between $5,000 and $250,000 will be awarded for projects that enhance the lives of injured service members and their families by supporting programs that fall into four service areas:
- Mind programs should enhance the mental health of wounded service members and help foster their healthy readjustment to civilian life.
- Body programs should provide unique sporting, fitness, and wellness activities for warriors and their families. Preference is given to programs that engage warriors over a sustained period of time and facilitate opportunities for leadership and peer mentoring.
- Economic empowerment programs should provide programs or services to warriors in the area of employment, higher education, financial literacy, or other opportunities that enhance economic empowerment among wounded veterans and their families.
- Engagement programs should empower injured service members by connecting them with their peers and continued opportunities to serve and engage with their larger communities.
Priority will be given to projects that offer innovative programming and unique opportunities, fill service gaps by offering programming or services where demand outpaces supply or services do not currently exist, reach veterans and family members in underserved geographic areas, and foster continued leadership, mentorship, and sense of purpose among injured service members.
Letters of Interest must be received no later than June 1, 2013. Upon review, selected organizations will have until July 8, 2013, to submit complete applications.
Link to Complete RFP
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Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the availability of $494 million in funds through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grant program. TIGER grants have supported capital improvement projects across the country since their inception in 2009. The Notice of Funding Availability can be found here. Application deadline is June 3, 2013. |
National Resource Center on Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs Financed by 2013 Prevention and Public Health Funds
Grant Title: National Resource Center on Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs financed by 2013 Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF-2013)
Agency Issuing Grant: Administration for Community Living
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits
Close Date: June 17, 2013
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-CR-0042
CDFA Number: 93.734
Grant Amount: $2,730,000 for 1 award
Description: This opportunity will enable the Center to assist states, the aging, disability and public health networks and their partners to increase access to and sustain evidence-based prevention programs, particularly Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) programs, that improve the health and quality of life of older adults and adults with disabilities. The Center will serve as a national clearinghouse of tools and information on CDSMEs.
Click here for more info on this funding opportunity.
Applicants must apply for this grant through www.grants.gov.
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Grants to States to Support Health Insurance Rate Review and Increase Transparency in Health Care Pricing, Cycle III
Grant Title: Grants to States to Support Health Insurance Rate Review and Increase Transparency in Health Care Pricing, Cycle III
Agency Issuing Grant: CMS-Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight
Eligible Applicants: State governments
Close Date: August 1, 2013 (LOI due June 17, 2013)
Funding Opportunity Number: PR-PRP-13-001
CDFA Number: 93.511
Grant Amount: $87 million for 57 awards
Description: Cycle III will continue the rate review successes of Cycle I and II as well as to provide greater support to Data Centers. By increasing support to Data Centers through the Cycle III FOA, HHS hopes to increase transparency in health care pricing, thereby helping consumers and employers make better health care decisions. Cycle III grant provides resources to states to achieve or maintain their "Effective Rate Review" Program status.
Click here for more info on this funding opportunity.
Applicants must apply for this grant through www.grants.gov
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Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging (SAAA) Seeks Executive Director
The Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging (SAAA) is seeking a highly skilled, mission-driven professional to serve as its next Executive Director. SAAA provides a range of services that benefit senior citizens in the Virginia Counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah and Warren and the Virginia City of Winchester. The Executive Director reports to the agency's Governing Board of Directors.
SAAA programs in Fiscal Year 2012 included congregate Active Living Center (ALC) meals of 36,821; 40,673 Meals on Wheels deliveries; 28,686 transports to ALC Centers; 6,540 Well-Tran rides; 422 hours of legal assistance; two elder abuse cases; 13,079 hours of disease prevention; and 43,020 hours of socialization/recreation.
The Director provides leadership and vision in planning services, coordinating community programs, developing new initiatives and fundraising. The Executive Director must work effectively with the Board of Directors, elected officials, local governments, advisory councils, advocacy organizations, agency staff, volunteers and older individuals and families receiving services. The executive director is responsible for administration, personnel and financial management, including the monitoring of programs and subcontractors.
The successful candidate will be expected to possess at a minimum a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in business or public administration, gerontology, social work or a closely related field. A Master's degree is preferred. Strong written and oral communication skills and public relations skills are critical. Experience and knowledge of basic principles and professional practices of planning and public administration in providing services are desired. In addition, candidates should have a minimum of 5 years' experience in progressively responsible administrative or supervisory work in either a public or private agency. Travel will include visits to service sites and contractors throughout the area and travel to Richmond and other areas of the state as necessary for meetings and conferences. The salary range is $70,000 to $100,000.
A criminal background check will be performed on all candidates.
SAAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified older individuals are encouraged to apply for this position.
Applicants must submit resumes by 2 P.M. on June 14, 2013. Send resumes to:
Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging
Attn: Travis Clark, Board Vice Chair
207 Mosby Ln
Front Royal VA 22630
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Additional Job Opportunities
To see more job postings, please visit NASUAD.org.
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