News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003 |
Contact: CMS Public Affairs
(202) 690-6145 |
HHS AWARDS $33 MILLION TO STATES, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced more than $33 million in grants to states and other organizations to help develop programs for people with disabilities or long-term illnesses. The Real Choice Systems Change Grants for Community Living will help states and territories enable people with disabilities to reside in their homes and participate fully in community life.
"These grants will help people with disabilities exercise meaningful choices about how and where to live their lives," Secretary Thompson said. "They reflect our strong commitment to remove barriers to equality for the 54 million Americans living with disabilities under President Bush's New Freedom Initiative."
In 2001, President Bush launched the New Freedom Initiative, which promotes the goal of community living for people with disabilities. Under this initiative, 10 federal agencies have collaborated to remove barriers to community living. Secretary Thompson last year established the HHS Office on Disability to lead the HHS agencies in addressing the New Freedom Initiative.
Grants awarded today are intended to provide states and other eligible entities with funding to make lasting improvements to their home and community-based services programs. The awards build on the roughly $125 million in grants awarded in the previous two years to help states improve their community-based services.
A total of 75 grants were announced today in 10 categories:
- Quality assurance and quality improvement in home and community based services
- "Money follows the person" initiative
- Independence Plus initiative
- Community-integrated personal assistance services and supports
- National state-to-state technical assistance program for community living
- Family-to-family health care information and education centers
- Community-based treatment alternatives for children
- Respite care for children
- Technical assistance for consumer task forces
- Respite care for adults
A list of the grants announced today follows. More information about today's grants and the New Freedom Initiative is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/newfreedom.
Quality Assurance and Improvement in Home- and Community-Based Services |
State |
Organization |
FY2003 Award |
California |
State of California |
$499,844 |
Colorado |
Department of Human Services |
$499,851 |
Connecticut |
Department of Mental Retardation |
$499,000 |
Delaware |
Health and Social Services |
$351,702 |
Georgia |
Department of Human Resources |
$475,000 |
Indiana |
Family and Social Services Administration |
$500,000 |
Maine |
Department of Human Services |
$500,000 |
Minnesota |
Department of Human Services |
$499,880 |
Missouri |
Department of Health and Senior Services |
$500,000 |
New York |
New York State Department of Health |
$495,811 |
North Carolina |
Department of Health and Human Services |
$475,100 |
Ohio |
Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities |
$499,740 |
Oregon |
Department of Human Services |
$455,113 |
Pennsylvania |
Department of Public Welfare |
$498,650 |
South Carolina |
Department of Disabilities and Special |
$500,000 |
Tennessee |
Department of Finance and Administration |
$452,636 |
Texas |
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation |
$500,000 |
West Virginia |
Department of Health and Human Resources |
$499,995 |
Wisconsin |
Department of Health and Family Services |
$500,000 |
QAQI Total Awarded: |
$9,202,322 |
Money Follows the Person Initiative |
State |
Organization |
FY2003 Award |
California |
Department of Health Services |
$750,000 |
Idaho |
Division of Family and Community Services |
$749,999 |
Maine |
Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services |
$750,000 |
Michigan |
Department of Community Health |
$746,650 |
Nevada |
Department of Human Resources |
$749,999 |
Pennsylvania |
Department of Public Welfare |
$698,211 |
Texas |
Department of Human Services |
$730,422 |
Washington |
Department of Social and Health Services |
$608,008 |
Wisconsin |
Department of Health and Family Services |
$743,813 |
MFP Total Awarded: |
$6,527,102 |
Independence Plus Initiative |
State |
Organization |
FY2003 Award |
Colorado |
Department of Health Care Policy and Financing |
$391,137 |
Connecticut |
Department of Mental Retardation |
$175,000 |
Florida |
Department of Children and Families |
$501,801 |
Georgia |
Department of Human Resources |
$432,108 |
Idaho |
Department of Health and Welfare |
$499,643 |
Louisiana |
Department of Health and Hospitals |
$499,889 |
Maine |
Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services |
$500,000 |
Massachusetts |
University of Massachusetts Medical School |
$499,992 |
Michigan |
Department of Community Health |
$478,600 |
Missouri |
Department of Mental Health |
$427,461 |
Montana |
Department of Public Health and Human Services |
$499,963 |
Ohio |
Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities |
$500,000 |
IP Total Awarded: |
$5,405,594 |
Community-Integrated Personal Assistance Services and Supports |
State |
Organization |
FY2003 Award |
Arizona |
State of Arizona |
$600,000 |
Connecticut |
Department of Social Services |
$595,349 |
Louisiana |
Department of Health and Hospitals |
$464,184 |
Massachusetts |
Department of Mental Retardation |
$579,178 |
Nebraska |
Department of Health and Human Services |
$600,000 |
Oregon |
Oregon Health and Science University |
$585,007 |
Texas |
Department of Human Services |
$599,763 |
Virginia |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
$513,557 |
CPASS Total Awarded: |
$4,537,038 |
National State-to-State Technical Assistance Program for Community Living |
State |
Organization |
FY2003 Award |
New Jersey |
Rutgers- The State University of New Jersey |
$4,399,959 |
STS Total Awarded: |
$4,399,959 |
Family-to-Family Health Care Information and Education Centers |
State |
Organization |
FY2003 Award |
Alaska |
Stone Soup Group |
$149,991 |
Colorado |
Cerebral Palsy of Colorado |
$150,000 |
Indiana |
The Indiana Parent Information Network, Inc. |
$150,000 |
Maryland |
The Parents' Place of Maryland, Inc. |
$150,000 |
Montana |
Parents, Let's Unite for Kids |
$150,000 |
Nevada |
Family TIES of Nevada, Inc. |
$150,000 |
New Jersey |
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network of NJ, Inc. |
$150,000 |
South Dakota |
South Dakota Parent Connection |
$150,000 |
Wisconsin |
Family Voices of Wisconsin |
$142,972 |
FTF Total Awarded: |
$1,342,963 |
Community-Based Treatment Alternatives for Children |
State |
Organization |
FY2003 Award |
Illinois |
Department of Human Service |
$100,000 |
Maryland |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
$100,000 |
Massachusetts |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
$100,000 |
Mississippi |
Office of Governor |
$99,000 |
Missouri |
Department of Mental Health |
$99,821 |
Texas |
Health and Human Services Commission |
$93,600 |
CTAC Total Awarded: |
$592,421 |
Respite for Children |
State |
Organization |
FY2003 Award |
Alabama |
Department of Mental Health |
$100,000 |
Arkansas |
Department of Human Services |
$75,000 |
Maryland |
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
$100,000 |
Michigan |
Department of Community Health |
$99,399 |
Oregon |
Department of Human Services, Seniors and People with Disabilities |
$99,274 |
Rhode Island |
Department of Human Services |
$100,000 |
RFC Total Awarded: |
$573,673 |
Technical Assistance for Consumer Task Forces |
State |
Organization |
FY2003 Award |
Kansas |
Topeka Independent Living Resource Center |
$549,999 |
TA/CTF Total Awarded: |
$549,999 |
Respite for Adults |
State |
Organization |
FY2003 Award |
California |
Department of Mental Health |
$100,000 |
New York |
New York State Department of Health |
$74,285 |
Rhode Island |
Department of Human Services |
$100,000 |
Ohio |
Department of Aging/p> |
$73,854 |
RFA Total Awarded: |
$348,139 |
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