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DHS Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Grant (Inclusive Health Program)

SPECIAL OLYMPICS WISCONSIN INC

Funding Amount

$191,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

DHS Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Grant

Funder: Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)

Award Amount: $191,000

Geographic Scope: Wisconsin

Focus Areas:

  • Expand Inclusive Health program

  • Improve Medicaid home and community-based services

  • Support for older adults and people with disabilities

  • Raise awareness about health disparities facing people with intellectual disabilities (ID)

  • Develop care delivery systems for people with ID

  • Create communities where Special Olympics athletes have equal access to health and wellness resources
  • Background:
    This grant is part of a statewide effort. A total of $12.75 million was being awarded to 91 organizations statewide during this round of funding. The grant funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

    Key Activities:

  • Training teams of staff, volunteers, Health Messengers, and mentors

  • Coordinate with local organizations, health care providers and medical college students

  • Provide free training on specific needs of individuals with ID

  • Health education and lifestyle coaching

  • Address health disparities: individuals with ID have higher prevalence of health conditions, earlier onset of chronic disease, diabetes, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, asthma, and die 20 years earlier than general population
  • Award Date: July 31, 2023

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    developmental-disabilitieshealth-educationseniorshealthcare

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