Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment

 

To prevent the loss of employment and reliance on cash assistance by individuals at risk for disability. To provide benefits equivalent to those provided by Medicaid, to the categorically needy and to workers who have physical or mental impairments that, without medical assistance, will result in a disability.

Deleted 01/15/2013 (Archived.) 93.769 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services PROJECT GRANTS Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999; Public Law 106-170. All States are eligible to apply. Eligible beneficiaries are workers with potentially severe disabilities who are: (a) At least 16 but less than 65 years of age, (b) have specific physical or mental impairments identified by the State that are reasonably expected to lead to blindness or disability (as defined under Section 1614(a) of the Social security Act, and (c) are employed. Federal funds must go to a designated State Medicaid Agency or its partner agencies. Individuals must meet State requirements. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. The standard application form SF-424 and related forms, as furnished by CMS, must be used for this program. Application forms are submitted to the Acquisition and Grants Group, CMS, C2-21-15 Central Building, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850. Official notice of approved applications is made through issuance of a Grant Award. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. From 100 to 150 days. There are formal appeals procedures. If an application is disapproved, the reasons for disapproval will be fully stated. Extensions and continuations of projects are available if formally applied for and approved. If a grant application is recommended for approval for 2 or more years, the awardee must annually submit a formal request for continuation accompanied by a progress report that will be evaluated prior to a recommendation of continuation. The major elements in evaluating proposals include: the applicant's proposed strategy to achieve each of the outcomes identified by the applicant, including capability to identify a study population, conduct outreach and enroll individuals; whether the particular Medicaid equivalent benefits and services will be advantageous if provided to demonstration participants; the methodology for evaluation of its demonstration project that adequately measures its effectiveness; the adequacy of measures of the demonstration outcomes; and compliance with all reporting requirements. These demonstration grants will enable States to assist working individuals by providing the necessary benefits and services required for people to manage the progression of their conditions and remain employed. Federal funds paid to the States under this demonstration must be used to supplement, but not supplant, State funds expended for workers with potentially severe disabilities at the time the demonstration project is approved. No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. Reports of progress and expenditures are required on all projects. Reports of progress and expenditures are required on all projects. No performance monitoring is required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-133. All fiscal transactions identifiable to Federal financial assistance are subject to audit by DHHS audit agency. Proper accounting records, identifiable by project number and including all receipts and expenditures, must be maintained for 3 years. Subsequent to audit, they must be maintained until all questions are resolved. This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements. While there are no restrictions precluding States from proposing demonstrations that operate for less than the total length of the demonstration, scoring preference will be given to States that propose to participate for the duration of the demonstration. Funding for the demonstration is available from fiscal year 2001 through fiscal year 2006. If any Federal funding remains available after 2006, payments may be made to the States until funding is depleted or through fiscal year 2009. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: quarterly. See Regional Agency Offices. Contact the appropriate CMS Regional Administrator. (See Appendix IV for Regional Offices). Adrienne Delozier, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244 Email: Adrienne.Delozier@cms.hhs.gov Phone: (410) 786-0278. http://www.cms.hhs.gov/contracts/. 75-0516-0-1-551. (Formula Grants (Apportionments)) FY 09 $3,490,710; FY 10 $0; FY 11 $0 $284,253 to $3,980,308; $2,132,280. Grants Administration policies (45 CFR 74 and 92) application kits may be obtained from the Office of Acquisition and Grants Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Room C2-21-15, Central Building, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850. Grant application forms are also available on the CMS website at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/twwiia/424forms.pdf. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available