CSS NOFA for Gloucester,

Due December 1, 2021

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The Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is making $25.5 billion in new funding available for health care providers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding includes $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) resources for providers who serve rural Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or Medicare patients, and an additional $17 billion for Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 for a broad range of providers who can document revenue loss and expenses associated with the pandemic.

For more information about eligibility requirements, the documents and information providers will need to complete their application, and the application process for PRF Phase 4 and ARP Rural payments, visit: https://www.hrsa.gov/provider-relief/future-payments.

(TRENTON) – Acting Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman announced the federal government has approved Department plans to invest $634 million over the next three years to bolster efforts to strengthen and expand home and community-based Medicaid services for older adults and individuals with disabilities.

In addition to the announcements, Human Services remains in discussion with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on more than $100 million in additional proposals, and remains optimistic that these will be approved in the coming months. This includes funding funding the development of 100 deed-restricted, subsidized, and accessible rental units for Medicaid beneficiaries across the state for Healthy Homes.

Additional details and meeting slides on these updates will be available on the DMAHS website here: https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/boards/maac/

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new “one-stop shop” for state Medicaid agencies and stakeholders on Medicaid.gov to advance transparency and innovation for home and community-based services. Home and community-based services allow people enrolled in Medicaid to receive services and supports in a preferred setting outside of an institution, such as in their own home. Through this new webpage, state Medicaid agencies and stakeholders can access information about states’ plans to enhance, expand, and strengthen home and community-based services across the country using new Medicaid funding made available by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP).

The objective of this program (“DMHAS SABG COVID 19 Supplemental Reimbursement Program”, or DSCOVRS), is to further assist non-profit, contracted Substance Use Disorder (SUD) providers with funding for expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the DMHAS will reimburse providers for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and certain Information Technology (IT) expenditures that will help providers meet the challenges related to client treatment brought on by the pandemic. Eligible expenditures must have an invoice/purchase date between October 15, 2021, and February 1, 2023.

With respect to PPE, the DSCOVRS program will reimburse for masks, face shields, gloves and goggles used in facilities where DMHAS-contracted services are provided. With respect to the IT-related expenses, reimbursable items include, but are not necessarily limited to: improved internet services, video conferencing, hardware and

software and Wi-Fi services.

Please see the attached Guidance Document here for more details. Note: expenses related to electronic health records are not permitted. At this time, providers are limited to an overall maximum reimbursement of $20,000 for each program “bucket,” i.e., PPE and IT. The submission process for this program will be similar to the one implemented for the

CRF program last year. All eligible providers will need to request new login credentials for their staff who will be submitting documents through the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) site. Please use this web-based form to request unique login credentials: https://dmhas.dhs.state.nj.us/events/sabgcrf/register.aspx.

to DMHAS-SABG.CovidReimburse@dhs.nj.gov.

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy and Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Marlene Caride announced the award of nearly $4 million in grant funding for community organizations to serve as state Navigators to provide free outreach, education, and enrollment assistance to residents shopping for health insurance during the Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Period. Open Enrollment at Get Covered New Jersey, the state’s official health insurance marketplace, begins on November 1st. The administration is increasing its investment in Navigators this year by nearly half a million dollars, and expanding the number of awardees, to help consumers enroll in quality, affordable health insurance.

A total of 18 organizations will be funded for the 2021-2022 year to serve as Navigators to support enrollment assistance in the State-Based Marketplace, expanded from 16 organizations awarded funding last year. All of the organizations serving as Navigators will have the ability to assist residents in-person and remotely. A total of $3.9 million will be awarded for the 2021-2022 year, compared to $3.5 million awarded in the 2020-2021 grant year. More information on health insurance options can found be at GetCovered.NJ.gov. (Insider NJ, October 19, 2021)

In an op-ed published in Governing, Enterprise’s President and Chief Executive Officer Priscilla Almodovar encourages state and local governments to devote a substantial share of their opioid settlement funds to house victims of the epidemic in settings where they can get the help they need to recover. As dozens of states and hundreds of local governments are determining how to spend their shares of the $30 billion in combined opioid settlement funds, Almodovar explains that including supportive housing as a key part of the response to the opioid epidemic will help people who continue to face the impacts of the opioid crisis and create an infrastructure that can ensure the epidemic never returns. Almodovar notes that using settlement dollars to support housing initiatives would not be unique to the opioid crisis, as in the wake of the 2008 recession, the New York state’s attorney general’s office partnered with Enterprise and other housing organizations to invest bank settlement funds in communities impacted by the foreclosure crisis, including using the funds to finance direct homeowner assistance. 

The following survey (click here) aims to identify opportunities to increase COVID-19 vaccination among people experiencing homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, individuals with a history of substance use disorder, and others in situations of vulnerability, including youth 12+.

Please complete this survey no later than Wednesday, October 27^th

CSS NOFA for Gloucester, Cape May and Salem Counties

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Due Date: December 1, 2021

Mandatory Virtual Meeting: November 3, 2021

Notify Date: January 13, 2022

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Get the best of both worlds for our 23rd Annual Supportive Housing Conference with an in-person awards reception and virtual workshop and keynote experiences. Save even more when you register 3 or more together on the same order and get 25% off your entire purchase!

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With our thanks to Technical Assistance Collaborative for boosting this story, The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sponsored three national webinars this summer specifically to address this urgent housing priority. Each session focused on opportunities to combine HUD Emergency Housing Vouchers with a different set of federal Health and Human Services resources. Speakers from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Administration for Children & Families (ACF) highlighted the variety of each agency’s resources that can be used strategically to provide comprehensive and coordinated services to people living in HUD-assisted affordable housing.

Fully accessible recordings of the webinars, along with slide decks and transcripts, are available on the HUD Exchange:

HUD's Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) hosted a 4-part webinar series to review Notice CPD-21-10. The Notice establishes requirements for the use of ARP funds to provide homelessness assistance and supportive services.

On Tuesday, October 26 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET, the New Jersey Legislative Disability Caucus will be holding its quarterly Roundtable discussion focused on key transportation issues impacting people with disabilities. The Roundtable is a webinar format where you have a front row seat of the Legislative Disability Caucus at work. An enormous amount of ground is covered during the hour-long session where the legislators and invited disability advocates examine a topic to find actionable steps forward.

The Disability Caucus website has sign up forms for both legislators and supporting agencies. It also provides the public the opportunity to submit questions for the Caucus.

REGISTER NOW:

This is a VIRTUAL event. The link to log on will be sent to all attendees prior to the event.

This year’s DEAM event highlights a virtual JOB FAIR and guest speaker.

All registered DVRS clients who register for the job fair will be automatically entered

into a raffle for a chance to win a $25 gift card.

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Community partners can include but are not limited to outreach programs, shelters, harm reduction programs (e.g. syringe exchanges), community health clinics, outpatient MH and SUD providers, supportive employment programs, MOUD/MAT programs, jail/prison reentry programs, emergency room/hospitals, Continuum of Care (CoC) coordinated entry, case management agencies, housing programs, and other behavioral health providers.

If you have questions or you have recommendations of partners in your community we should invite , please reach out to Cassondra Warney (cassondra.warney@csh.org / 646-640-6069).

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