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PRESS RELEASE
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| Monday, September 22, 2003 |
Contact: AoA Press Office
(202) 401-4541 |
HHS AWARDS $9.3 MILLION TO HELP STATES DEVELOP NEW AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTERS
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced 12 grants totaling
$9.3 million to support state efforts to create “one stop
shop” centers to help consumers learn about and access
long-term supports ranging from in-home services to nursing facility
care.
“These new centers will serve as visible and trusted places
where people can turn for information on the full range of long-term
support options, as well as assistance in accessing those options” Secretary
Thompson said. “The centers will offer consumers reliable
information to help them make appropriate choices for themselves
and their families.”
The grants announced today are being awarded to state agencies
in Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina and West Virginia. Additional grants may be funded in
fiscal year 2004, subject to availability of funds.
The Aging and Disability Resource Center Grant Program is part
of the President’s New Freedom Initiative, which aims at
overcoming barriers to community living for people with disabilities
of all ages. The program is a joint effort involving HHS’ Administration
on Aging (AoA) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) and provides states with an opportunity to effectively
integrate their long-term support resources for consumers into
a single coordinated system.
“States use a variety of approaches to meet the unique
needs of the populations they serve,” HHS Assistant Secretary
for Aging Josefina Carbonell said. “The program has been
designed to allow for a great deal of flexibility. Some state
programs will utilize a single agency serving as the entry point
to all long-term supports while other states will establish multiple
sites that are coordinated and standardized to ensure there is ‘no
wrong door’ for individuals trying to access the long-term
care system.”
“ These centers will offer assistance to families often desperate to find
appropriate and affordable support for a loved one, “ CMS Administrator
Tom Scully said. “The grants will assist states in their efforts to streamline
access to multiple public programs and ensure that families can find the assistance
they need through a single point of entry into the long-term support system.”
More information on the Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Grant program, including descriptions of grantee projects, is
available at http://www.aoa.gov and at www.cms.hhs.gov/newfreedom/.
A list of the grantees follows:
AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER GRANT PROGRAM
FISCAL YEAR 2003 AWARDS
State Agency Total Award
- Louisiana
Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs $799,998
- Maine
DHS Bureau of Elder and Adult Services $767,205
- Maryland
Department of Aging $800,000
- Massachusetts
Executive Office of Elder Affairs $750,000
- Minnesota
Board on Aging $739,136
- Montana
DPHHS Senior and Long-Term Care Division $699,284
- New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire $800,000
- New Jersey
Department of Health & Senior Services $798,041
- Pennsylvania
Department of Aging $764,000
- Rhode Island
Department of Elderly Affairs $749,000
- South Carolina
DHHS Bureau of Senior Services $800,000
- West Virginia
Bureau of Senior Services $798,975
TOTAL $9,265,639
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