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Ask the Expert
Q. How will I know if our agency can take advantage of the new funding available
through the recently-enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009?
Answer:
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009, PL 111-5 (also known as ARRA), providing new spending and tax cuts totaling $787.2
billion. The need to get stimulus funds out has expedited the grantmaking and application
process as follows:
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CHC wins retention specialist grant
CHC has been awarded a grant from the New York State Health Foundation for a demonstration
project to improve retention in the home care workforce.
The project will be conducted by
CHC and its affiliate in partnership with Cornell University research experts from Life Works
Learning. It will be modeled after a successful "Retention Specialist" study conducted by the
same research team to retain certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in nursing homes.
Here is the CHC press release.
Emergency preparedness grant awarded to CHC
The New York State Department of Health, Emergency Preparedness Program has awarded its third
consecutive grant to CHC. Program activities began in November 2008. CHC is meeting monthly with
DOH staff to collaborate on the development of guidelines for shelter in place and
will conduct regional educational forums this summer.
Katharine Logan, Non-Acute Care Coordinator for the New York State Department of Health Emergency
Preparedness Program, will be the featured presenter at these forums.
CHC's series of emergency preparedness audio files and workbooks for home care paraprofessionals and
volunteers is available at no charge.
Other materials related to emergency preparedness from past grant projects and Department of Health
guidance:
The health workforce in New York: trends in supply
and demand
The Center for Health Workforce Studies, University at ALbany School of Public Health, routinely
monitors annual health care employment patterns as well as other indicators of the supply of
and demand for health workers by occupation and by setting in New York and has just released
the most recent report of this research.
The findings from this study are consistent with that of previous years. However, the report is
primarily based on 2007 data and does not
reflect the impact of the current economic downturn on the supply of and demand for health
workers. One potential result may be the easing of shortages in some health professions and
occupations as fewer new jobs are added and existing workers are more likely to remain in
their current positions. This report is available at:
chws.albany.edu/index.php?nys_track.
More on the health workforce
A new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Report provides state and national demographic data on
direct-care workers and recommends
ways of attracting more people to this "large, fast-growing and vital component of the
workforce: www.healthws.com/graphics/chartbook.pdf
The Health Care Financing Review, journal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has
a published a study on
Workforce Issues and Consumer Satisfaction in Medicaid
Personal Assistance Services.
The United States Health Workforce Profile
An Analysis of BLS Employment Projections
The Center for Health Workforce Studies at the State University of New York at Albany has released
a new report,
"Impact of the Aging of the Population on the Health Workforce
in the United States."
Urban Institute releases study
"A Profile of Older Americans and their Caregivers" supporting the need
for home and community-based services:
www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/311284_older_americans.pdf.
AARP releases issue paper
Home Care Quality: Emerging State Strategies to Deliver Person-Centered Services,
highlighting the importance of care management and information
technology:
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/2006_07_hcc.pdf.
Home Care Recruitment Tools Available
Thanks to a TANF grant from the New York State Department of Health, CHC has developed a number of
recruitment tools to attract TANF individuals to home care:
Home Telehealth Brochure Available
Thanks to a grant from the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services
Administration, CHC has developed a home telehealth brochure. Click on the link to download an Adobe
Acrobat version of the brochure: CHC's telemedicine brochure.
CHC awarded translation grant
CHC has received
notification of a grant award in the amount of $132,000 for a national translation project.
The funds, provided by Cardinal Health Foundation of Dublin, Ohio, will
be used by CHC to support the translation and recording of CHC's
Home Care Community Forum training
sessions into Spanish and Russian. The free training programs will appear on CHC's
website and will
be promoted to home health aides at a national level. Here is a CHC
press release on the award.
A common request found on CHC's Forum evaluations has been the need to offer training programs in
Spanish and Russian to accommodate the needs of the home health aide population.
The HCP Grant Center
The HCP Grant Center, a benefit of membership with the New York State Association of Health Care Providers,
is the premier informational source for new grant opportunities, links to grant-related websites and
instructional articles about grants. We'll alert you to some grant opportunities here in the Requests for
Proposals box to your left but the HCP Grant Center has much more. If your organization is not an HCP
member, you can obtain membership information here or by calling 518/463-1118, ext. 817.
Grantwriting Webinar Now Available on CD
"Alphabet Soup: Grantwriting from A-Z" is CHC's webinar on the basics of grantwriting. You
can order your copy right now.
Grant Writing Research
RWJF Report describes barriers to widespread adoption of EHRs
RWJF Report examines obesity rates and state policies
Caregiving in America Report
Discusses the "severe shortage of paid caregivers-especially of those in home-based settings"
Overall Telemedicine Spending at $30 Billion, Home Telehealth Market Valued at $140.8 Million
in 2005
U.S. Highs and Lows of Home Care Reported in Recent MetLife Study
2005 National Profile of local Health Departments
Study shows coaching chronically ill older patients and their
caregivers to ensure that their needs are met during
care transitions may reduce the
rates of subsequent rehospitalization.
Grant Tip of the Week
Think like a grant reviewer when writing your proposal. Are goals measurable and achievable?
How will the project be sustained? Is there support for the need? Are staff qualified to
administer the program? What makes your project unique and important?
Grants 101: How to Develop a Convincing Problem Statement
The main purpose of grantwriting is to propose strategies that prevent or reduce a problem. These
strategies take the form of innovative programs or services, which serve to attack the problem(s). Sound
easy enough? Despite the simplicity, the Problem Statement tends to be the most difficult section
to write yet it is a key element of any grant proposal. If you are an HCP Member, you can
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