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News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004 |
CMS Media Affairs
(202) 690-6145 |
HHS Awards $31 Million in Grants to 31 States to Help Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced $31 million in grants to 31 states to help people with disabilities or long-term illnesses live in their homes and participate fully in community life.
"People with disabilities want access to high-quality services in the community they call home. These grants will help give them the independence to live at home and contribute to their communities," Secretary Thompson said.
The grants are a part of President Bush's "New Freedom Initiative," which promotes the goal of community living for individuals with disabilities and long-term illnesses. Under this initiative, which began in 2001, 10 federal agencies work with states and community organizations to remove barriers to community living.
"We are committed to removing the barriers preventing the 54 million Americans living with disabilities from leading full lives. These grants will help those living with disabilities make their own choices on what services they get, who provides those services and how and where to live," said Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mark B. McClellan.
The grants awarded today help states and other eligible entities improve their home and community-based services programs. A total of 52 grants were awarded in nine categories:
Quality assurance: Approximately $4.3 million to nine states (VT, NJ, NE, AR, AZ, FL, NH, MA, AK) to support quality assurance and quality improvement in home-and community-based services. The programs identify key quality indicators through input from consumers, family and other stakeholders.
Integrating housing needs with other support systems: Approximately $6.7 million to eight states (NH, OR, PA, NC, DC, MS, VT, AR) to help coordinate housing with other long-term support needs. Housing models include foster group homes, affordable assisted living, supportive public housing, homeownership assistance, and community-based apartments.
Screening, assessment and transition from children's services to adult services: A total of $1 million to Nebraska and the District of Columbia to support innovative practices in home- and community-based services for people transferring from children's services to adult services.
Reform of long-term support systems: A total of $7.6 million to support Wisconsin and Vermont's efforts to further reform their long-term support systems. Wisconsin's wide-ranging reform includes planning grants to support local partnerships, "virtual resource centers" to provide information to individuals, and a multi-media campaign on financial planning. Vermont plans to integrate the financing and delivery of acute and long-term care services for older individuals and individuals with physical disabilities.
Mental health systems reform: Approximately $3.3 million to 11 states (MA, NH, OR, MN, OK, NC, ME, VA, DE, PA, OH) to support consumer-directed, evidence-based practices such as illness management and recovery, assertive community treatment, and peer support programs.
Rebalancing initiative: Approximately $2 million to seven states (IL, LA, ND, NC, MS, VA, TN) to help states prevent and correct inappropriate placement of individuals in institutions. Interventions include: development of single points of entry for individuals who are at risk of institutionalization, a coordinated transportation system, and comprehensive client assessment instruments and procedures.
Living with Independence, Freedom, and Equality (LIFE) account feasibility and demonstration: Approximately $200,000 to Wisconsin and New Hampshire to study the feasibility of establishing a savings program for children and adults that would enable them to control their own Medicaid-funded community-based services.
Family-to-family health care information and education centers: Approximately $1.5 million to private, not-for-profit entities in 10 states (NY, AZ, NC, MA, UT, WV, LA, KY, NM, ND) to develop and implement an information and referral network for parents of children with special health care needs.
National State-to-State Technical Assistance Program for Community Living: Approximately $4 million to the Independent Living Research Utilization program in Texas to continue a program of individualized technical assistance to all grantees as well as resource development and information dissemination to benefit all grantees under the New Freedom Initiative.
Additional information is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/newfreedom/accomplish2.pdf.
For more information on the New Freedom Initiative, visit the CMS Web site at www.cms.hhs.gov/newfreedom/default.asp.
FY 2004 Real Choice Systems Change Grant Awards
Portals from EPSDT to Adult Supports Grant Awardees
State
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Organization
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FY2004 Award
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NE
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Nebraska Dept. of Health & Human Services
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$500,000
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DC
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District of Columbia, Dept. of Mental Health
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$499,649
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$999,649
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Family to Family Health Care Information & Education Center Grant Awardees
State
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Organization
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FY2004 Award
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NY
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Parent to Parent of New York, Inc.
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$150,000
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AZ
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Raising Special Kids
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$150,000
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NC
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Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center
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$150,000
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MA
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Federation for Children with Special Needs
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$150,000
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UT
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Utah Parent Center
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$150,000
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WV
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WUPTI, Inc.
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$150,000
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LA
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Family Voices of Louisiana, Inc.
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$150,000
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KY
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The Arc of Kentucky, Inc.
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$150,000
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NM
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Parents Reaching Out for Help, Inc.
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$150,000
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ND
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Family Voices of North Dakota, Inc.
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$150,000
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$1,500,000
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Quality Assurance & Quality Improvement in HCBS Grant Awardees
State
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Organization
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FY2004 Award
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VT
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Agency of Human Services, Dept. of Aging
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$499,709
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NJ
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NJ Dept. of Human Services
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$475,000
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NE
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NE Dept. of Health & Human Services
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$470,000
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AR
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AR Depart. Of Human Services
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$500,000
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AZ
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AZ Dept. of Economic Security
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$500,000
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FL
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FL Depart. Of Children & Families
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$475,000
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NH
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NH Dept. of Health & Human Services
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$498,988
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MA
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University of Massachusetts Medical School
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$499,226
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AK
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AK Dept. Of Health & Social Services
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$417,849
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$4,335,772
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Rebalancing Grant Awardees
State
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Organization
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FY2004 Award
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IL
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IL Dept. of Aging
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$300,000
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LA
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LA Dept. of Health & Hospitals
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$300,000
|
ND
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State of North Dakota
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$300,000
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NC
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NC Dept. of Health & Human Services
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$249,500
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MS
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Mississippi Dept. of Mental Health
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$282,700
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VA
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Partnership for People with Disabilities
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$300,000
|
TN
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State of Tennessee, Bureau of TENNCARE
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$291,382
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$2,023,582
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LIFE Accounts Feasibility and Demonstration Grant Awardees
State
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Organization
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FY2004 Award
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WI
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State of Wisconsin Dept. of Health & Family Services
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$100,000
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NH
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University of New Hampshire
|
$ 99,999
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$199,999
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Comprehensive Systems Reform Grant Awardees
State
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Organization
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FY2004 Award
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WI
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State of Wisconsin Dept. of Health & Family Services
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$5,500,000
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VT
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State of Vermont Office of Health Access
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$2,089,863
|
$7,589,863
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Integrating Long Term Supports with Affordable Housing Grant Awardees
State
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Organization
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FY2004 Award
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NH
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University of New Hampshire
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$899,954
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OR
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State of Oregon Dept. of Human Services
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$828,232
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PA
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Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform
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$893,340
|
NC
|
NC Dept. of Health & Human Services
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$775,123
|
DC
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District of Columbia Dept. of Mental Health
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$812,004
|
MS
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University of Southern Mississippi
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$720,000
|
VT
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Vermont Agency for Human Services
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$900,000
|
AR
|
Department of Human Services
|
$900,000
|
$6,728,653
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Mental Health: Systems Transformation Grant Awardees
State
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Organization
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FY2004 Award
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MA
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University of Massachusetts medical School
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$300,000
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NH
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State of New Hampshire, Div. Of Behavioral Health
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$300,000
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OR
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Portland State University
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$300,000
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MN
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Minnesota Dept. of Human Services
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$300,000
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OK
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Oklahoma Dept. of Mental Health & Substance Abuse
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$299,820
|
NC
|
NC Dept. of Health & Human Services
|
$293,769
|
ME
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Maine Dept. of Health & Human Services
|
$262,318
|
VA
|
Virginia Dept. of Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse
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$300,000
|
DE
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Delaware Dept. of Services for Youth & Their Families
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$300,000
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PA
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PA Dept. of Public Welfare
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$300,000
|
OH
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Ohio Dept. of Mental Health
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$300,000
|
$3,255,907
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National State-to-State Technical Assistance Program Grant Awardee
State
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Organization
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FY2004 Award
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TX
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Independent Living Research Utilization (I.L.R.U)
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$4,000,000
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$4,000,000
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