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Consideration of a Grant in the amount of $290,941 for Enhanced Supported Employment of Kansas (ESEK).
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Recommended Action: Approve acceptance of the grant , authorize COMCARE's Executive Director or their designee to electronically sign the grant agreement, implementation of the Staffing Table changes identified in the Personnel Consideration section of this request, and authorize the establishment of budget authority as provided in the Financial Consideration section of this request.
Grant Renewal: No
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Background: In an effort to strengthen the existing Individual Placement Support (IPS) Supported Employment Services in Kansas, the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) applied for the Transforming Lives Through Supported Employment grant through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) . The Transforming Lives Through Supported Employment grant is a research grant using the IPA evidenced practice model. KDADS received the grant and has selected two Community Mental Health Centers to implement the expansion of Supported Employment.
COMCARE was selected as one of two Mental Health Centers to receive this research grant that will fund the Enhanced Supported Employment of Kansas (ESEK). The focus of this grant will be on expanding IPS Supported Employment Services to adults suffering from a serious mental illness, including those who have a mental illness and a co-occurring substance use disorder. The goal of this grant is to strengthen the existing infrastructure needed to maintain and expand supported employment services throughout the state of Kansas and increase the number of individuals with serious mental illness and co-occurring mental and substance use disorder that obtain and retain competitive employment. There will also be a local steering committee that will work to identify and ameliorate barriers that individuals with mental illness face when seeking employment.
This is a one year grant that has the option to renew for four (4) one year periods for a total of $1,581,732 in funding over five years. This grant will provide funding for additional staff, including peer support specialist, that will work specifically with individuals who have serious mental illness or a mental illness and a co-occurring substance use disorder seeking to obtain employment.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts:9/30/14
Grant period ends:9/29/15
Source of funding
Grant: $290,941
Required Match: $0
Required Cash Match: $0
Required In-Kind Match: $0
Other funding: $17,096 Medicaid Fees
TOTAL SOURCES $308,037
Uses of funding (Note: Include any Required Matches in your totals)
Operational costs: $290,941
Personnel: $222,332
Contractual services: $79,945
Operational supplies: $960
Equipment:$4,800
Indirect administrative costs:$0
Capital projects cost:$0
TOTAL USES $308,037
Source of matching funds: N/A
Source of other funding: Medicaid Fees
Budget Authority Adjustment: Additional budget authority is being requested for the 2015 budget in the amount of $308,037. Upon authorization, budget authority will be established in a new fund center as outlined in the attached grant budget form. As outlined below, 6.0 FTE positions will be eliminated from the staffing table, and 6.0 FTE replacement positions will be added. A budget reduction of $258,263 for the positions being eliminated will be done for 2015, reducing the net budgetary increase to $49,774 in the COMCARE Grants/Revenue Fund.
Personnel Considerations: Changes to the staffing table are a technical adjustment. As a new Federal grant, the grant requires new position numbers for reporting purposes. This will not change the staffing table count, as it is swapping six current position numbers for six new position numbers. If this grant is not approved, current position numbers will not be eliminated.
Current position numbers to be eliminated
Position # Classification FTE Cost
20002949 CMIV 1.0 $74,262
20002947 CM III 1.0 $53,353
20002950 CM III 1.0 $53,353
20008660 CM III 1.0 $53,353
20008659 Pt. Peer Support 1.0 $11,971
20002899 Pt. Peer Support 1.0 $11,971
Total 6.0 $258,263
Proposed positions to be added
Position # Classification FTE Percentage Cost
New CM IV 1.0 50% (50% in 31048-252) $74,262
New CM III 1.0 100% $53,353
New CM III 1.0 100% $53,353
New CM III 1.0 100% $53,353
New Pt. Peer Support 1.0 100% $11,971
New Pt. Peer Support 1.0 100% $11,971
Total Expense 6.0 $258,263
Expected measurable outcomes:
1. Provide IPS Supported Employment services to a minimum of 25 clients during the first year and 50 clients per year in 2-5.
2. Establish local supported employment steering committee to address barriers and improve opportunities for competitive employment.
3. Utilize peer mentors to support clients receiving the IPS Supported Employment Services
4. Reduce barriers to clients obtaining and sustaining competitive employment.
Alternatives: If this grant is not approved COMCARE will lose a great opportunity to expand Supported Employment Services and the ability to serve additional consumers, especially those individuals who are uninsured or under-insured. Any consumers that would benefit from this grant would have to find other resources to assist them in finding employment. These resources may not be as specialized in working with individuals with serious mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorder as COMCARE.
Legal Considerations: The authority for this action is K.S.A. 19-101 and a simple majority vote is required. Standard federal and state grant conditions apply. In addition, COMCARE must participate in a survey of the ESAK project.
Policy Considerations: All Sedgwick County policies have been followed in the development of this proposed staffing change.