A grant opportunity for Home Health Agencies is available through HHS. It is due no later than 10:30am CT on August 19th. The primary focus of the RFA is to address economic harms to these facilities as a result of the pandemic.
To apply for the Home Health Agencies grant, please follow the provided link. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HHACVID19
Information related to the NF grant:
The minimum award amount is $230 per active HHA client (in an unduplicated census count), and the maximum award amount is $2,500 per active HHA client (in an unduplicated census count), not to exceed $999,999 per HHA.
You will be notified in October 2022 if you have been awarded and these funds will be released in November 2022. You will have 9 months to spend the funds (any cost incurred prior to the effective date of funding will not be allowed).
This is a one-time award and to be considered, you must provide and submit all required information and documentation by the application deadline. There will not be an extension granted on the application.
Eligibility Requirements are as follows (you must meet all):
- Actively licensed HHA in the State of Texas
- Licensed in the State of Texas prior to November 9, 2021
- Have an Unduplicated Client Census greater than zero at the time of application
If you would like to discuss these grants, the application, and the scoring criteria and subsequent award tiers, please contact:
- Shonna Cannaday – shonnac@dhcg.com
- Traudi Bandura – traudib@dhcg.com
- Tom Johansen – tomj@dhcg.com
Should you receive the award, you will be required to submit a Funding Utilization Report no later than August 31, 2023 where you will be required to show how funds were used, any accomplishments achieved as a result of the funds, and information about how long the funds lasted before fully expended.
As always, we are happy to discuss any questions that you may have and look forward to working with you.
