The Office of Community Living (OCL) within the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (Department) has the following information to share below:

Announcement:

• Application Dates Set For American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Grant: 1.05 Training Fund - Provider Grant

Meetings:

• MEETING TIME AND TOPIC CHANGE: Direct Care Workforce Value & Awareness Action Group

• Day Habilitation Stakeholder Meeting

• Long-Term Home Health Stakeholder Meeting

Announcement

Application Dates Set For ARPA Grant: 1.05 Training Fund - Provider Grant

Summary of project:

Through funding provided by Section 9817 of the American Rescue Plan Act, the Department has created the Training Fund Grant program with the primary goal of providing more training opportunities and incentives for workers to gain higher-level skills that would promote greater retention within the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) workforce. The Department has $9.5 million to allocate through the grant program for these purposes. See the full project description.

Total Award Amount

$9,500,000 (combined total for individual and provider grants)

Maximum Award Amount

$100,000

Who is Eligible

• Currently enrolled HCBS waiver providers

• Training vendor/provider that develops/delivers training/specialization for the HCBS workforce.

Request for Application

Learn more about grant eligibility and application requirements.

How to Apply

The following items must be completed and submitted by on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, at 5 p.m. MT. Applications will be reviewed and awardees announced on a revolving basis.

• Application (will open on Sept. 30, 2022 by 5 p.m. MST)

• Cover letter signed by executive director or authorizing official

• Project Budget

• W-9 (please use this form)

• Certificate of Good Standing from the Secretary of State (501(c)3 organizations only)

If you are unable to upload the documents to the application directly, email attachments to hcpf_dcworkforce@state.co.us with your provider/company name and point of contact information submitted on the application.

Materials

All documents required for the grant are in this folder. This includes the W-9 form, Request For Application (RFA) and Project Budget.

Application Due Date

Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, at 5 p.m. MT. The revolving schedule and award announcement days are listed below, contingent on the availability of funds.

Meetings

Please find meeting announcements listed below. Other meeting information is on the OCL Stakeholder Engagement webpage.

MEETING TIME AND TOPIC CHANGE: Direct Care Workforce Value & Awareness Action Group

Schedule Change: The Value & Awareness Action Group was made aware of an exciting webinar opportunity offered by ADVancing States. Through feedback from the Action Group, we have decided to attend the webinar in place of most of the scheduled Action Group meeting on Sept. 23, at 1 p.m. MT.

At the conclusion of the ADVancing States webinar at 1:30 p.m., we invite members to join us for a short discussion via the already posted Value & Awareness Action Group meeting Zoom link. Please contact HCPF_DCWorkforce@state.co.us with any questions.

About the ADVancing States Sept. 23 Webinar

The ADVancing States webinar, “The Voices of People with Disabilities and Older Adults - Strengthening Advocacy in the HCBS Settings Rule,” will be held on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, 12-1:30 p.m. MT. Register here.

The Value & Awareness Action Group meeting will be held:

Friday, Sept. 23, 2022

1:30-2 p.m. MT

Join via Zoom

Join via Phone:

Toll-free: 877-853-5257

Meeting ID: 969 4053 6000, Passcode: 115140

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Day Habilitation Stakeholder Meeting

The Department seeks to engage providers, waiver members, family members, advocates, and case managers through a series of stakeholder meetings to work towards the potential long-term implementation of changes to Day Habilitation services in both the DD and SLS waivers. All interested stakeholders are welcome.

This meeting will be held:

Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MT

Join via Zoom

Join by Phone:

(Toll-free) 1-833-548-0276

Webinar ID: 822 0002 5736 Participant Code: 798289

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Long-Term Home Health Stakeholder Meeting

OCL is initiating stakeholder engagement for Long-Term Home Health through an introductory meeting. The meeting will convene Long-Term Home Health Stakeholders and Office of Community Living leadership. The discussion will include stakeholder engagement preferences, identify topic areas and priorities, etc. All interested stakeholders are welcome.

This meeting will be held:

Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022

1:30-2:25 p.m. MT

Join via Google Meet

Join by Phone:

1-336-948-0083, PIN: 528 778 875#

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Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request for persons with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities and language services for individuals whose first language is not English may be provided upon request. Please notify John Barry at 303-866-3173 or John.R.Barry@state.co.us or the 504/ADA Coordinator at hcpf504ada@state.co.us at least one week prior to the meeting to make arrangements.