OpportunityTitle: Money Follows the Person Quality Grant:  The National HCBS Quality Enterprise:  Assisting States to Achieve Enhanced Quality in a Rebalanced Environment
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: CMS will award one National HCBS Quality Enterprise grant to a qualifying organization to improve quality in a rebalanced long term support system. CMS will accept one proposal from each applicant to participate in the grant. The organization must propose a total demonstration period of no greater than 4.5 years, with three funding periods, Fiscal Years 2009 and 2010 consisting of 12 months each, and Fiscal Year 2011 consisting of 30 months.   This grant opportunity is open to any organization with demonstrated experience working with States on quality in Medicaid home and community-based services programs.  This experience is further defined as an organization that can demonstrate all of the following:    --        Method of Technical Assistance:    --        Recipient(s) of Technical Assistance:   --        Focus of HCBS Authorities:   --        Medicaid authorities:    --        Focus of Technical Assistance Provision:    --        Publication of HCBS Quality Manuscripts:   --        Partner in the Development and Testing of HCBS Measures:     Please see the solicitation for a description of each of the above.  CMS expects to issue a  grant award to a non-government entity for quality technical assistance activities.   Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.
Description: The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) is soliciting proposals from qualified organizations to improve the quality of HCBS programs through the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Project. The grant supports States&apos; efforts to improve quality in a &quot;rebalanced&quot; long-term support system by offering $3.9 Million over 4.5 years in a competitive grant to a qualified organization. The grant supports States to adopt a strategic approach to improving quality across home and community-based services programs as they design and implement their rebalancing initiatives.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Anita Yuskauskas
GrantorContactText: Anita Yuskauskas &lt;br/&gt;Anita.Yuskauskas@cms.hhs.gov &lt;br/&gt;
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