Office of Aging and Disability Services Virtual Listening Session 9817, ARP Innovation Pilot Grants

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Office of Aging and Disability Services Virtual Listening Session  9817, ARP Innovation Pilot Grants   The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Aging and Disability Services is hosting a virtual listening session to gather input on providing the public with American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to create innovative pilot projects in alignment with Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) goals.    This grant funding will allow grant recipients to implement projects outside the scope of MaineCare services. Grant funds must be used to supplement and not supplant existing state funds expended for MaineCare HCBS. Applicants must provide the Department with a strong sustainability and evaluation plan in alignment with HCBS to demonstrate the goals of the project and how those goals will be measured and evaluated. Each project is expected to last for 18 months. Some examples of projects could include: Technology projects (remote monitoring, member access to technology) Housing projects (housing supports, home modifications, loans programs for home ownership, etc.). Some examples of innovative housing projects in other states that may be applicable to Maine can be found in the following links:  Innovative Housing Stories Examples Harvard Joint Center for Housing Working Paper on Disability Housing Evidence based models not yet implemented in Maine   Listening Session Date: Friday, January 28, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.   All are welcome to attend. To register, please use the link below. Interpreter services will be provided during the listening session.  Written comments may also be submitted to scott.carter@maine.gov until Friday, February 18, 2022.  To support this discussion, we would like participants to consider feedback on the following: Ideas for submitting proposals (website portal, paper, etc.…) $500,000 Caps on grant amounts Should we provide preference for projects submitted by MaineCare providers or other preference criteria (geographic diversity of project, minority owned providers, etc.), Any other eligibility criteria we should consider for applicants? If the Department receives more applications than available funding, do you have suggestions for how the Department should prioritize applications?   Please register in advance for this meeting: https://mainestate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkfuqppj0tH9Z42cu9KZcZJtOCzDzIDAN1 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by Maine Department of Health & Human Services. This email was sent to ooseims.archieves@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Maine Department of Health & Human Services · 109 Capitol St · Augusta, ME 04333