Up to $47.5 million over five years in Grants for the Benefit of
Homeless Individuals is now available through the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA
expects to fund up to 23 grantees for up to $400,000 per year for
up to five years. Applications from domestic public and private
nonprofit entities are due on April 25.
State Controller Betty Yee recently issued a letter to California
counties and cities urging compliance with the recent Uniform
Grants Guidance from the federal Office of Budget and Management.
The Controller’s letter discusses that these new rules were
designed to “simplify and improve relations between government
and nonprofit organizations.” This includes counties paying a
minimum overhead rate of 10% to non-profits for any program with
federal funding attached to it.
Continuing on last week’s initial budget discussions in the
Senate, this week Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 discussed
the unwinding of the Coordinated Care Initiative and the In-Home
Supportive Services (IHSS) Maintenance of Effort (MOE).
A joint informational hearing was held by the Assembly Health
Committee and Senate Health Committee on Tuesday to receive an
update on the status of the implementation of the Federal
Medicaid Managed Care Rule in California. The committees received
an update on the rule from the Department of Health Care Services
and its impact on consumers.
As the Legislature begins discussing the Governor’s proposed
2017-18 budget, a top issue is the unwinding of the Coordinated
Care Initiative (CCI) and the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
Maintenance of Effort (MOE).
Several county affiliate organizations presented a webinar
yesterday to present a detailed overview of how 1991 Realignment
works, the impact of eliminating the Coordinated Care Initiative
on 1991 Realignment, and the potential impacts on counties.
Organized and developed by the County Health Executives
Association of California (CHEAC), the California Behavioral
Health Directors Association (CBHDA), the County Welfare
Directors Association (CWDA), the webinar drew mora than 400
participants.
Governor Jerry Brown has appointed several new people to
serve on the No Place Like Home Technical Committee,
including Sacramento County Supervisor Patrick Kennedy, Yuba
County Administrator Robert Bendorf, and San Diego County
Director of Behavioral Health Alfredo Aguirre. The other new
members include:
Learn more about ways to improve the well-being of children and
families at the Child Support Directors Association 2017 Children
& Families Policy Symposium on March 1 in Sacramento. This
all-day event will include a wide range of speakers on the
challenges that families face and insights on ways to achieve
fiscal stability. Learn more and register for this free symposium
here.
County staff are invited to join a webinar on February 22 from
3-5 p.m. to learn about the substantial 1991 Realignment impacts
that would be triggered by the Governor’s proposal to dismantle
the Coordinated Care Initiative and shift additional In-Home
Supportive Services costs to counties. Get more information about
this issue on our website. And
information and registration for the webinar is available
here.
The Kresge Foundation’s Emerging Leaders in Public Health Program
is seeking applications from teams of local public health
leaders. Each team selected will receive leadership coaching and
developing, as well as a grant up to $125,000 to implement a
concept designed to deliver a new model of public health in its
community. Applications are due on February 20, and can be found
here, along with additional
information on the program.
This Friday the Department of Health Care Services will be
hosting a webinar for new entities interested in participating in
the second round of the Whole Person Care Pilots. Registration
information for the webinar, which will cover the application,
budget, and program requirements, is available
here.
A series of deadlines are looming for counties that choose to
participate in the Medi-Cal County Inmate Program (MCIP). The
MCIP is voluntary, but counties that do not participate in MCIP
remain responsible for arranging for and paying for medical care
for its inmates. Counties that do choose to participate can be
reimbursed for a significant portion of those costs, but they
must enter into an agreement with the Department of Health Care
Services (DHCS).
The UC Berkeley Labor Center has released two briefs that help
illuminate the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on
California and its counties. The first brief examines the
data on Medi-Cal enrollment through the ACA, as well as how many
Californians receive subsidized health care coverage through
Covered California. The brief includes a county-by-county
breakdown of both populations, as well as the number of uninsured
residents by county.
