Notice2024-22037
Announcing the Intent To Award a Single-Source Supplement for the Co-Occurring Resource Center for Individuals With I/DD
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Published
September 26, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCommunity Living Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the intent to award a single-source supplement to the current cooperative agreement held by the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) for the Co-Occurring Resource Center for Individuals with I/DD, called The Link Center. The purpose of this project is to improve the quality of life for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD), brain injuries, and co-occurring mental health conditions by supporting state agencies with policy development, service design, and service coordination resources, and sharing resources to individuals, families, direct support professionals, clinicians, and other policymakers. The administrative supplement for FY 2024 will amount to $410,318 bringing the total award for FY 2024 to $1,060,000.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78879-78880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22037]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Announcing the Intent To Award a Single-Source Supplement for the
Co-Occurring Resource Center for Individuals With I/DD
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award a single-source supplement to the current cooperative
agreement held by the National Association of State Directors of
Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) for the Co-Occurring
Resource Center for Individuals with I/DD, called The Link Center. The
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purpose of this project is to improve the quality of life for people
with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD), brain
injuries, and co-occurring mental health conditions by supporting state
agencies with policy development, service design, and service
coordination resources, and sharing resources to individuals, families,
direct support professionals, clinicians, and other policymakers. The
administrative supplement for FY 2024 will amount to $410,318 bringing
the total award for FY 2024 to $1,060,000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments
regarding this program supplement, contact Dana Fink, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living,
Administration on Disabilities, (202) 795-7604 or via email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fe9a9f909fd098979095be9f9d92d096968dd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5034313e317e36393e3b1031333c7e3838237e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This supplementary funding will expand the
Co-Occurring Resource Center for Individuals with ID/DD (The Link
Center)'s engagement and technical assistance efforts around supporting
people with co-occurring I/DD, brain injuries, and co-occurring mental
health conditions to live well in the community. Additionally, this
supplement includes funding from SAMHSA through an interagency
agreement to perform an environmental assessment of cross-system
strategies to support children with I/DD, brain injuries, and other
neurodevelopmental disabilities who also have complex behavioral health
conditions. As a result of funding this center and the environmental
assessment, ACL expects:
<bullet> Improved coordination between mental health, DD, Medicaid,
and child welfare service systems to develop and/or amend policies and
practices that fill service gaps, recruit and train competent staff,
and assure equitable access to quality services.
<bullet> Increased number of mental health professionals and
paraprofessionals, including community-based mobile crisis intervention
service personnel, peer support workers, and service providers for the
988 Dialing Code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, with the
competencies needed to provide effective and culturally competent
supports to individuals with co-occurring I/DD and mental health
disabilities.
<bullet> Increased number of community service providers, who have
the capacity to support children and adults with I/DD and co-occurring
mental health disabilities.
<bullet> Improved awareness and knowledge of the strengths, needs,
challenges, and systemic barriers experienced by children and adults
with co-occurring I/DD and mental health disabilities.
<bullet> Improved ability to deliver responsive and equitable
programming, training, and technical assistance.
<bullet> Increased self-determination, empowerment, and quality of
life for people with co-occurring I/DD and mental health disabilities.
<bullet> Enhanced service delivery infrastructure, including
mechanisms for ongoing and sustained engagement of individuals with
lived experience.
This supplement will fund:
<bullet> Enhanced efforts related to children and families,
including development of relationships with key national child welfare
organizations.
<bullet> 10 focus groups of cross-system leaders in 10 states on
system gaps resulting in adverse impacts on children with complex
behavioral health needs.
<bullet> An in-person summit with federal and state officials and
subject matter experts to discuss findings from the environmental
assessment of promising practices and gaps related to children with
complex behavioral health needs.
<bullet> Increased staff time for coordination, resource
development, and accessibility efforts.
<bullet> Increased contributions from brain injury partners to
align with that of other key partners more closely and better reflect
the need to serve people with brain injury as well as I/DD.
<bullet> Resource development including paid participation of
experts with lived experience to assist in development.
<bullet> Additional accessibility and language translation
services.
Program Name: Co-Occurring Resource Center for Individuals with I/
DD (The Link Center).
Recipient: The National Association of State Directors of
Developmental Disabilities Services.
Period of Performance: The supplement award will be issued for the
third year of the five-year project period of September 1, 2024,
through August 31, 2025.
Total Supplement Award Amount: $410,318.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.
Statutory Authority: This program is authorized under the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000
Public Law 106-402, Section 161(2) (B), (C) and (D) (42 U.S.C.
15081(2)).
Basis for Award: The National Association of State Directors of
Developmental Disabilities Services is currently funded to carry out
this cooperative agreement for the period of September 1, 2022, through
August 31, 2027. Much work has already been completed and further tasks
are currently being accomplished. It would be unnecessarily time
consuming and disruptive to the Link Center project and the
beneficiaries being served for ACL to establish a new grantee at this
time when critical services are presently being provided in an
efficient manner.
Dated: September 21, 2024.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the Administration for Community
Living, performing the delegable duties of the Administrator and the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2024-22037 Filed 9-25-24; 8:45 am]
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