Grants available to help increase access to services in underserved communities By Jill Schewe | May 27, 2022 | All members Up to $3 million in grant funding is now available through the Department of Human Services (DHS) for organizations serving rural and underserved communities. Organizations interested in becoming home- and community-based services (HCBS) providers or increasing their ability to provide services should apply for the grant by June 13, 2022. HCBS includes a variety of activities that allow people to live better while staying in their homes. Individual grants may total up to $50,000 and can be used in several ways, as long as it improves the provider’s ability and capacity to deliver HCBS to rural and underserved communities.Uses for these funds can include, but are not limited to the following: Staff time, training costs and technical assistance required to be a provider of Medical Assistance (MA) waiver programs Staff time and technical assistance to develop a service that will qualify for reimbursement from MA waiver programs Translation or interpretation services Staff time to learn how to deliver culturally specific services Setting up a billing system to bill MA through fee-for-service and managed care organizations Staff time and costs of training required to become a Minnesota Health Care Program provider and/or get licensed by DHS With these grants, organizations will increase their ability to provide services to one or more of the following focus communities: Indigenous/American Indian, Black and African born, Asian, Latino, LGBTQ, as well as rural and regional centers outside the Twin Cities. Grand funding may also be used to expand an organization’s ability to provide services through programs like Elderly or Disability Waiver, Alternative Care, Housing Stabilization Services and Essential Community Supports. specific focus on nursing assistant Training from minority and people of of color to mitigate current healthcare staffing crisis in state of Minnesota. The grant will be used 100 nursing assistant. The proposed amount of budget will be $100,000.
The healthcare business
is fighting COVID-19 on the front edges of the epidemic. No other sector has
been hit as hard, but health care employees have reacted with bravery and
humanity to serve the state's inhabitants. The bravery of these medical
personnel cannot be emphasized. Physicians, nurses, counselors, aides, helpers,
and other healthcare personnel continue to labor and concentrate on the health
of others, even if it jeopardizes their health. Whether monetary or monetary or
not, the significance of this donation is immeasurable, and it has aided
Minnesota's struggle against COVID-19. However, the fight against COVID-19 is
far from over. Several new issues have emerged, including returning staff to
work successfully, continuing staffing shortages, training and certification
bottlenecks, sector economic uncertainty due to shifting demand, and, most
notably, the continuing healthcare crisis. Therefore, nursing assistant
training from minority and people of color is needed to mitigate current
healthcare staffing crisis through the use of grants and other sensible means.