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Consideration of a Grant in the amount of $297,743 from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) for Enhanced Supported Employment of Kansas (ESEK).
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Recommended Action: Approve the grant renewal and authorize Marilyn Cook, or her designee, to sign the grant agreement.
Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: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 IPS 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 1 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 agreement is the first of four renewals. This grant provides funding for staff, including four case management full-time positions and two part-time 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:9-30-15
Grant period ends: 9-29-16
Source of funding
Grant: $ 297,743.00
Required Match: $
Required Cash Match: $
Required In-Kind Match: $
Other funding:$10,294
TOTAL SOURCES $308,037
Uses of funding (Note: Include any Required Matches in your totals)
Operational costs: $5,760
Personnel: $222, 332
Contractual services: $79, 945
Operational supplies: $
Equipment:$
Indirect administrative costs:$
Capital projects cost:$
TOTAL USES $308,037
Source of matching funds:
Source of other funding: Medicaid Fees
Budget Authority Adjustment: No additional budget authority is being requested. Sufficient budget authority is included int he 2015 and 2016 budgets.
Personnel considerations: No changes to the staffing table are being requested at this time.
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.