Recovery.Arkansas.gov

There are 41 programs in this category:

• Ambulatory Surgical Center Healthcare-Associated Infections Preventative Initiative (1 project)
  
• Medical Assistance Program (1 project)
  The stated objectives of Title V - State Fiscal Relief - of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 are: ..(1) To provide fiscal relief to States in a period of economic downturn and ..(2) To protect and maintain State Medicaid programs during a period of economic downturn, including by helping to avert cuts to provider payment rates and benefits or services, and to prevent constrictions of income eligibility requirements for such programs, but not to promote increases in such requirements. Medicaid related highlights of the legislation include:.... - Medicaid federal match rate (FMAP - Federal Medical Assistance Percentage) is increased from its current 72.81% (FFY09) to 79.14% for nine federal fiscal quarters, dating back to October 1, 2008, with possible additional increases depending on the change in Arkansas' unemployment rates... .. - State funds must first be expended on qualifying Medicaid services to qualified individuals before the enhanced match may be drawn. .... - To qualify for enhanced Medicaid match funds (FMAP), Arkansas may apply eligibility standards, methodologies, or procedures that are more restrictive than those in effect on July 1, 2008. Further, enhanced FMAP is not applicable for costs associated with eligibility expansions that may occur after July 1, 2008. .... - Certain expenditures, including those that are already reimbursed at an enhanced rate are not eligible for the FMAP increase attributable to the ARRA..... - States must report to Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on how enhanced matching funds are expended and no amounts attributable (directly or indirectly) to the increased FMAP are deposited or credited to any reserve or rainy day fund of the State..... - On Wednesday, February 25, Federal Medical Assistance Percentage funding (FMAP) for the first two quarters of federal fiscal year 2009 was made available to states. The increased FMAP funding is made available to States in a separate grant award to facilitate tracking and reporting. In fact, the money has been set up by the federal government in special treasury accounts to be administered by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. .. .. - DHS is working closely with federal officials to make sure the state is meeting the federal requirements to ensure eligibility for this additional revenue.
• Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments (1 project)
  Assistance to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients. Increases the formula allotments to States.
• ARRA - Medicare Survey and Certification of Health Care Providers and Suppliers (1 project)
  
• Medical Assistance Program (1 project)
  The stated objectives of Title V - State Fiscal Relief - of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 are: ..(1) To provide fiscal relief to States in a period of economic downturn and ..(2) To protect and maintain State Medicaid programs during a period of economic downturn, including by helping to avert cuts to provider payment rates and benefits or services, and to prevent constrictions of income eligibility requirements for such programs, but not to promote increases in such requirements. Medicaid related highlights of the legislation include:.... - Medicaid federal match rate (FMAP - Federal Medical Assistance Percentage) is increased from its current 72.81% (FFY09) to 79.14% for nine federal fiscal quarters, dating back to October 1, 2008, with possible additional increases depending on the change in Arkansas' unemployment rates... .. - State funds must first be expended on qualifying Medicaid services to qualified individuals before the enhanced match may be drawn. .... - To qualify for enhanced Medicaid match funds (FMAP), Arkansas may apply eligibility standards, methodologies, or procedures that are more restrictive than those in effect on July 1, 2008. Further, enhanced FMAP is not applicable for costs associated with eligibility expansions that may occur after July 1, 2008. .... - Certain expenditures, including those that are already reimbursed at an enhanced rate are not eligible for the FMAP increase attributable to the ARRA..... - States must report to Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on how enhanced matching funds are expended and no amounts attributable (directly or indirectly) to the increased FMAP are deposited or credited to any reserve or rainy day fund of the State..... - On Wednesday, February 25, Federal Medical Assistance Percentage funding (FMAP) for the first two quarters of federal fiscal year 2009 was made available to states. The increased FMAP funding is made available to States in a separate grant award to facilitate tracking and reporting. In fact, the money has been set up by the federal government in special treasury accounts to be administered by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. .. .. - DHS is working closely with federal officials to make sure the state is meeting the federal requirements to ensure eligibility for this additional revenue.
• Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments (1 project)
  
• Medical Assistance Program (1 project)
  
• ARRA - Foster Care Program (1 project)
  Arkansas will receive a temporary increase of 6.2% in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage which is a federal reimbursement to states for the costs of children placed in foster homes or other types of out-of-home care under a court order or a voluntary placement agreement. The increase is for the foster care program.
• Adoption Assistance Program (1 project)
  Arkansas will receive a temporary increase of 6.2% in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage which is a federal reimbursement to states for the costs of children placed in foster homes or other types of out-of-home care under a court order or a voluntary placement agreement. The increase is for adoption assistance program payments and specifically excludes administrative expenses.
• ARRA Supplemental Funding for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) (1 project)
  Arkansas will receive additional funding to expand and enhance the Department of Human Services Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education's current program of providing qualified working families with access to affordable childcare services. Qualified families must meet the following guidelines: working 30 hours or more per week or full time students or a combination of work and school and income must be at or below 60% State Median Income or 156% Federal Poverty Level. A single parent must have an active child support case.
• Community Service Block Grant (17 projects)
  The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds will be provided to local Community Action Agencies. The new funds are targeted for outreach, coordination, and planning activities to increase public awareness and utilization of services made available through the federal stimulus. Outreach efforts will focus on programs and services to assist individuals and families with employment assistance, food, housing, healthcare and other unmet needs.
• Child Support Enforcement (1 project)
  Child Support Enforcement
• Congregate Meals ARRA (8 projects)
  Arkansas will receive additional funds through the federal stimulus package to administer Congregate Nutrition Services. The Department of Human Services Division of Aging and Adult Services will receive the recovery monies allocated to Arkansas to enhance these programs at the local level.
• Home Delivered Meals ARRA (8 projects)
  Arkansas will receive additional funds through the federal stimulus package to administer a range of aging services programs including Home-Delivered Nutrition Services - Meals on Wheels. The Department of Human Services Division of Aging and Adult Services will receive the recovery monies allocated to Arkansas to enhance these programs at the local level.
• Recovery Arkansas Competitive Prime (1 project)
  Additional funding from the stimulus package will allow for the expansion of currently funded AmeriCorps programs, increasing the dollar amount, the number of members and, in some cases, the types of services they provide. To find out more about the AmeriCorps Program, visit: http://www.arkansas.gov/dhs/adov/NewVersion/nsprograms.htm To see an AmeriCorps DHS program brochure, open the following link: http://recovery.arkansas.gov/dhs/FLYER%202009%20Programs.pdf
• Recovery Arkansas Formula Prime (6 projects)
  Additional funding from the stimulus package will allow for the expansion of currently funded AmeriCorps programs, increasing the dollar amount, the number of members and, in some cases, the types of services they provide. To find out more about the AmeriCorps Program, visit: http://www.arkansas.gov/dhs/adov/NewVersion/nsprograms.htm To see an AmeriCorps DHS program brochure, open the following link: http://recovery.arkansas.gov/dhs/FLYER%202009%20Programs.pdf
• ARRA-Supplemental to Improve Reimbursement in Public Health Department Clinics (1 project)
  
• ARRA-317 Immunization & Vaccines for Children Grants (1 project)
  The ARRA provides for $300 million for Immunizations through Section 317. The majority of funds will be used for the federal purchase of vaccine which may then be requested by states for expanding immunization services. The additional funds coming to the state will be awarded through the existing CDC Immunization grant.
• ARRA-Building & Sustaining State Programs to Prevent Healthcare Associated Infections (1 project)
  To increase Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases and supplement for building and sustaining state programs to prevent healthcare associated infections.
• ARRA  Communities Putting Prevention to Work-State Level Project Component I (1 project)
  The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) will use Recovery Act funding to assist the State to implement policy changes in the areas of nutrition, physical activity and tobacco prevention and control. We propose to enact a statewide policy to ensure that healthy foods and beverages are available in vending machines, snack shops, canteens, and cafeterias of state agency facilities, and in the meals catered for all state agencies, boards and commissions. This policy is intended to reach all state employees, their families, visitors to agency facilities, and members of boards and commissions. The intended short-term health effect will be the availability of more healthy food options at the worksite and opportunities to compare healthy versus unhealthy food choices at the point of purchase. In the long term, we anticipate that results of the annual Health Risk Assessments of participants in the health department's Arkansas Healthy Employee Lifestyle Program (AHELP), an incentive-based voluntary worksite wellness program for state employees, will show a greater proportion of program participants with a decrease in Body Mass Index and progression toward a healthy weight, as well as a reduction in the state burden of chronic diseases over time......Within the domain of physical activity, we propose to implement policy change that will mandate that all new and updated roads/streets in Arkansas with motor vehicle traffic under 50 mph enhance the built environment by incorporating complete street design features to encourage physical activity. The proposed policy is intended to reach all Arkansans - with emphasis on those individuals with higher risk of chronic diseases - and will promote increased physical activity throughout the state by increasing access and mobility on roads and streets. The anticipated long-term effect will be an overall decrease in obesity and the incidence of chronic diseases...ng for healthy communities..Within the domain of tobacco, we propose to implement a 100% Smoke-Free Policy with no exemptions that will reach all Arkansans, tourists and visitors to our State to reduce the risk of heart attacks and heart disease associated with exposure to secondhand smoke and improve the health of smokers and all those currently exposed to second-hand smoke, resulting in substantial reductions in health care costs.
• ARRA  Communities Putting Prevention to Work-State Level Project Component III (1 project)
  This supplemental award is made available to the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program, to significantly expand and enhance tobacco cessation services through the state quitline. Funds must be used to support core infrastructure for the delivery of quitline services, through media promotion and outreach. 5% of the funding can be used for nicotine replacement therapy...This project compliments the Healthy People 2020 Objective of increasing cessation attempts among adults and young people. The Arkansas Tobacco Quitline currently provides pharmacotherapy (nicotine replacement therapy up to 8 weeks for uninsured) and counseling services for people wanting to quit smoking or smokeless tobacco. There is also a specialized program for women who are pregnant and want to quit tobacco. The quitline number is: 1800 QUIT NOW (1800 784-8669).
• ARRA - Component II Tobacco Special Policy Initiative (1 project)
  
• RRA - CNP Recovery Act National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance (1 project)
  
• SNAP-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (1 project)
  States were provided ARRA funds for use in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The funds can be used to pay for any allowable administrative cost.
• ARRA - Commodity Assistance Program (CAP) TEFAP Administration (22 projects)
  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act increases Arkansas' allocation for the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). This program provides food on an emergency basis for families in need, the homeless and to supplement low-income food programs in the state. Food Banks and Community Action Agencies provide USDA donated foods to soup kitchens, food pantries and through mass distribution to qualifying households.....USDA Emergency Food Assistance Program that is administered through the Arkansas Department of Human Services Commodity Distribution Office. FFY 2009 ARRA funds provide States an administrative allocation to distribute emergency food at the local level. For the year ending in September 2009, more than 1 million pounds of food was provided to 19 agencies and distributed to 251,248 individuals.
• Arkansas Health Information and Technology Initiative (1 project)
  Health-information-technology grants have been awarded to Arkansas as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The purpose of these grant programs is to promote the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health-and-medical records to improve the quality and efficiency of health care.
• ARRA Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs (1 project)
  
• ARRA HEAD START (1 project)
  The funding is being utilized in the development & implementation of unified data system identifying & mapping early education resources available to citizens of the State. Arkansas has established partnerships at the state level over last 10 years. These partners and other key stakeholders have worked together on many issues including Early Learning Guidelines, Early Childhood Professional Development Systems, quality state funded pre-k, Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems focusing on the development of Better Beginnings (AR.s quality ratings improvement system), & other initiatives affecting the health & well being of young children and families in AR. These partners recognize the need to focus more attention on local early childhood partnerships and in improving data sharing and collaboration...A unified data system will reduce barriers and improve data flow which will encourage collaboration & provide opportunities for coordination among all early child care and education programs. A high quality unified data system will build on systems currently in place, clarify gaps and provide data tools necessary to strengthen and improve AR. early childhood programs. The system is based on the efforts of the State of Illinois and its Early Childhood Assessment Map and will quantify & make data sets transparent and accessible to our partners helping them make informed decisions. ..It will also aid the State of AR achieve the following goals as established by the AR Early Childhood Commission:...Increase the number of infants and toddlers served in quality licensed center and homes...Increase parental involvement in children.s education enhancing child outcomes and success in school...Support implementation of Better Beginnings...Strengthen and expand local partnerships...Guide State policies in an integrated system of professional development uniting early childhood sectors including Head Start, pre-k, public schools, and early intervention and special education services
• ARRA Retro - One Time Projects (101 projects)
  The ARRA Retro One-Time Project funds have been reported on the Recovery Site as stimulus funds included in Medicaid program spending. Because the monies are a reimbursement of State dollars, the federal agency (and Recovery Act) does not require Retro Project refunds to be counted as Recovery dollars.
• ARRA - Foster Care Program (1 project)
  Arkansas will receive a temporary increase of 6.2% in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage which is a federal reimbursement to states for the costs of children placed in foster homes or other types of out-of-home care under a court order or a voluntary placement agreement. The increase is for the foster care program and specifically excludes administrative expenses.
• Adoption Assistance Program (1 project)
  Arkansas will receive a temporary increase of 6.2% in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage which is a federal reimbursement to states for the costs of children placed in foster homes or other types of out-of-home care under a court order or a voluntary placement agreement. The increase is for adoption assistance program payments and specifically excludes administrative expenses.
• ARRA Foster Care Program (1 project)
  
• Adoption Assistance Program (1 project)
  
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services to States, Recovery Act (1 project)
  
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services to States, Recovery Act (1 project)
  Employment of Job Developers and Job Coaches in each of the 5 DSB Service Areas to enhance partnership with local industry in developing appropriate jobs to be performed by persons who are blind or severely impaired. Provide training and support to direct services staff by conducting a preliminary case audit utilizing three Extra Help positions. Support costs associated with Job Development and Case Audit Capacity Training/Education/Comprehensive System Personnel Development Vending Facility Upgrade
• State Independent Living Services, Recovery Act (1 project)
  The award assists individual with disabilities by providing financial assistance for providing, expanding, and improving the provision of Independent Living services. States may provide services to individuals with significant disabilities: to demonstrate ways to expand and improve services; to support operations of centers for independent living; to increase capacities to develop comprehensive approaches or systems; to conduct studies and analyses, develop model policies and procedures; to provide training regarding the independent living philosophy; and to provide outreach to populations that are un-served or under-served by programs under this title.
• State Independent Living Services (1 project)
  Purchase of specialized equipment, supplies and services, such as canes, audio-feedback clocks and watches, services of vision specialists, etc., to enable consumers to develop skills in using equipment, supplies and other resources related to blindness.
• Independent Living - Older/Blind, Recovery Act (1 project)
  This program provides services to older individuals who are blind as a coordinated system of instruction in the development of adaptive skills and supportive resources to enable Arkansans age fifty-five and older who are blind or have an uncorrectable severe visual impairment to live as independently as possible in their homes and local communities.
• Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) (14 projects)
  The Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) will provide financial assistance and services to prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless and help those who are experiencing homelessness to be quickly re-housed and stabilized. The funds under this program are intended to target individuals and families who would be homeless but for this assistance. The funds will provide for a variety of assistance, including: short-term or medium-term rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services, including such activities as mediation, credit counseling, security or utility deposits, utility payments, moving cost assistance, and case management.
• ARRA-State Primary Care Offices (1 project)
  These funds will assist the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care to develop, evaluate, and approve eligible National Health Service Corps (NHSC) sites and to focus on recruiting qualified NHSC loan repayors to fill the additional vacancies.
• ARRA-WIC State Agency Model (SAM) Project (1 project)
  Funding to establish, improve or administer management information systems (MIS) for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) programs, to include changes necessary to meet new legislative or regulatory requirements.