CONTACT: PIO@azahcccs.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 4, 2023
AHCCCS Opens Second Round of Grant Funds for Home and Community Based Providers
As much as $1,000,000 available per project to support AHCCCS members in the long term care program
PHOENIX –The second round of the AHCCCS ARP Program Awards opened Dec. 4 for AHCCCS providers who serve members in the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) in their homes and communities. Up to $47.5 million in funding is available for infrastructure and programmatic projects that improve the experience, health, or safety of recipients of Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) in Arizona.
HCBS providers are encouraged to apply for up to $1 million per project. The GrantsConnect application portal opens Dec. 4 and providers have until Jan. 15 to submit their application.
Grant funding may be used to support projects that:
- Increase engagement in community activities,
- Expand supportive employment and employment skills development including volunteerism,
- Support member voice and their choice to lead self-directed lives,
- Expand opportunities for social engagement and building relationships,
- Support recreation and health promotion programs that promote physical activity and nutrition,
- Expand technology that improves connectivity and telehealth,
- Create environmental/physical plant upgrades that promote health and safety,
- Increase or build transportation capacity,
- Provide support for family caregivers,
- Provide access to assistive technology or service animals to support independence,
- Enhance data systems and infrastructure that serve to streamline service delivery, promote access to care or supports care coordination efforts, or
- Expand and enhance independent housing opportunities
More information is available on the AHCCCS ARP Program Awards web page.
