Grant Programs Community Developmental Disabilities Short Term Assistance and Referral STAR Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury The Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Grant Programs address the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities who are eligible under AS 4780900 ID: 1032767
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1. Grant Programs
2. Intellectual and Developmental disabilities grant servicesGrant Programs:Community Developmental DisabilitiesShort Term Assistance and Referral (STAR)Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury The Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Grant Programs address the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities who are eligible under AS 47.80.900. Services that a person with a developmental disability (DD) may receive vary depending upon the person's age and unique needs.
3. Community developmental disabilities grantEligibility for services: Definition for eligibility - AS 47.80.900, (6) (A through E): “person with a developmental disability" means a person who is experiencing a severe, chronic disability that(A) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments;(B) is manifested before the person attains age 22;(C) is likely to continue indefinitely;(D) results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity: self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, and economic self-sufficiency; and(E) reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, generic care, treatment, or other services that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated;How to Access Services: Refer to a STAR Coordinator or Developmental Disability agency in the applicant’s area. Care Coordinators may access the application on the DSDS website.Services: Respite Case ManagementSupported EmploymentDay habilitationResidential or Independent Supported LivingAssistive technologyTransportation
4. Short-term assistance and referral (STAR) Grant The STAR program assists people with developmental disabilities and their families in applying for services, accessing community resources, and addressing short-term needs before a crisis occurs and to defer the need for more expensive residential services or long-term care.Eligibility for services: Applicants for STAR discretionary funding of services must meet the SDS DD eligibility requirements – AS 47.80.900. How to Access: A list of STAR providers is available on the DSDS website. Applicants for STAR discretionary funding of services must meet the SDS DD eligibility requirements. STAR Coordinators, employed by the grantee provider agencies (STAR agencies), assist individuals and their representatives with the DD eligibility process.
5. Grants to support individuals with Traumatic and Acquired Brain InjuryGrant ProgramsResource Navigator – Alaska Brain Injury NetworkCase management- Access Alaska - ManiilaqMini-grants –Alaska Brain Injury NetworkEligibility for services: Must have verification of a diagnosis from a physician.
6. Grants to support individuals who are Deaf or hard of hearingDeaf Navigator Program: Hope Community ResourcesStudent Life Center: Hope Community Resources
7. Senior Grant Programs
8. How Grants May Fill the gapGrant programs that most commonly serve Alaskans aged 60 and overNutrition, Transportation & Support ServicesSenior In-Home ServicesFamily Caregiver Support ServicesAdult Day ServicesADRD Education and Support Services Aging and Disability Resource CentersMedicare Counseling and Outreach When individuals aged 60 and over do not meet level of care or income eligibility for the Medicaid Waiver program or Personal Care Assistance, they may be eligible for services provided by a non-profit agency under a grant funded program.
9. Nutrition, transportation & support servicesEligibility for services: Must be age 60 or older. No means testing allowed to determine eligibility – suggested donations only. Some services require need for assistance with ADLs/IADLS such as home delivered meals and homemaker services. How to access services: 36 Grantees in our state providing all or some of these services - often provided through senior centers. Congregate MealsHome Delivered MealsAssisted TransportationUnassisted TransportationHomemakerLegal AssistanceNutrition EducationInformation and AssistanceOutreach
10. Senior In-Home ServicesServicesCase Management (similar to Care Coordination)Respite and Extended RespiteChoreSupplemental Services (to purchase items or other services such as PCA or DME when all other programs have been exhausted – annual cap) Eligibility for services: Age 60 and older and requires assistance with ADLs or IADLs, and any age if individual has ADRD. Sliding fee scale is used to determine cost of services. Individuals are not turned away due to lack of resources to pay. How to access services: Grants are awarded to provider agencies who deliver the services. Currently there are 15 Grantees around the state providing all or some of these services.
11. Family caregiver support ServicesSupport to unpaid Family Caregivers of:Elderly individuals age 60 and older or who have ADRD of any age, orGrandparents or other elderly relatives age 55 and older caring for children under 18. ServicesInformation and Assistance, Case Management, Comprehensive AssessmentCaregiver Counseling, Caregiver Support Groups, and Caregiver TrainingRespite (in-home, day care, institutional)Supplemental Services (includes legal services and items or other services that complement care such as PCA, chore, personal emergency response systems, DME, incontinence supplies when all other programs have been exhausted – annual cap of $500)Eligibility for services: The unpaid caregiver must be serving an elderly individual who is age 60 or older, or any age if the recipient has ADRD, or a grandparent or other elderly relative caring for grandchildren/children under 18. How to access services: Grants are awarded to provider agencies who provide services to caregivers. Currently there are 9 Grantees in our state providing all or some of these services.
12. Adult day ServicesEligibility for services: Individuals age 60 and older who require supervision and assistance with activities of daily living or any age if individual has ADRD. A sliding fee scale is used to determine cost of services. Individuals are not turned away due to lack of resources to pay. Individuals under the age of 60 may be eligible depending upon their service needs, compatibility with the current adult day participants and does not diminish services to the primary group. How to access services: Grants are awarded to provider agencies who deliver the services. Currently there are 12 grant programs in our state with this grant funding.An organized program of services during the day in a facility-based group setting. ADS provides supervision and a secure environment for individuals who experience Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD), physical, emotional, and/or other cognitive impairments. A variety of therapeutic activities to support optimal mental and physical functioning are offered based on the participant’s interests, functional, health, and social needs. ADS programs are non-residential and occur during part of a day, but less than 24 hours per day.
13. Adrd education, support and TrainingADRD Education and Support ServicesProvides outreach, information and referral, education, consultation and support to individuals with ADRD(Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, their family caregivers, professionals in the field and the general public about ADRD.How to access Services: Contact the grantee Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Agency of Alaska 907-561-3313 or 1-800-478-1080. www.alzalaska.org
14. Senior Residential ServicesRural Assisted Living Homes in three communitiesDillinghamGalenaTananaEligibility: Anyone 60 and over who needs housing and needs assistance in order to remain in their communities.
15. Centers for Independent LivingCenters for Independent Living are consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential, provide nonprofit agencies for the provision of an array of Independent Living services to individuals with significant disabilities. At a minimum, Centers are required to provide the following five IL core services: Information and Referral;IL Skills TrainingPeer counselingIndividual and systems advocacy; andServices that facilitate transition from nursing homes and other institutions to home and community based residences with the necessary supports and services
16. Website
17. SDS grants Unit contacts Program ManagersSuzanne Mittlestadt, Health Program Manager II, Community Developmental Disability Grants and Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury grants – 465-3135 susanne.mittlestadt@alaska.govJoan Gone, RD , Health Program Manager II, Nutrition, Transportation & Support Services (NTS) and Health Promotion and Prevention -465-4876 joan.gone@alaska.govConor O’Dea, Health Program Manager II, Home and Community Based Senior Grants (Adult Day, Senior In-Home, National Family Caregiver Support, and ADRD Education and Training) 465-5810 conor.odea@alaska.govMartin Morris, Health Program Manager II, ADRC. STAR, Centers for Independent Living 465-4798 martin.morris@alaska.govJudith Bendersky, Health Program Manager II, Medicare Information Office, Program Director 269-3669 judith.bendersky@alaska.govLisa Morley, Health Program Manager III, Grants Unit Manager – 465-4996 lisa.morley@alaska.gov