Department of Developmental Disabilities

Based on FY23 supplemental funding appropriated to the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) by the Illinois General Assembly, DDD will be disbursing the $12.5M to day program providers across the Adult Waiver and Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) systems to include Community Day Services (Waiver), Supported Employment Program (Waiver), and Developmental Training (ICF). Illinois has been and continues to prioritize vocational training and skill development as well as competitive integrated employment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). CDS programs provide that training and development while SEP provides long-term supports for individuals with I/DD currently employed in the community. Currently, day programming is in need of stabilization and expansion. There are areas of Illinois that are day programming deserts – where no CDS or SEP programming exists, which means that individuals in those areas are without local training and development as well as options to support their work. In some cases, individuals wanting to access these services must travel over an hour (each way) to access services and supports or they cannot access them at all. By using this funding to invest in these programs specifically, DDD is showing support for the providers and the individuals in the Waiver and ICFs who want and need access to these services and supports.

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Public Act 102-1122 Section 600. The sum of $12,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for grants and administrative expenses associated with payments to organizations providing community-based services for persons with developmental disabilities and for intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled and alternative community programs for worker recruitment and retention, including but not limited to bonuses, for front-line personnel, including, but not limited to, direct support persons, aides, front-line supervisors, qualified intellectual disabilities professionals, nurses, and non-administrative support staff.

P.A. 102-1122 amends P.A. 102-0698, Article 69, Section 605 new. Program is requesting the following exceptions from GATA requirements; Section 7000.300 Grant, Cooperative, Interagency and Intergovernmental Agreements Section 7000.310 Public Notice of Grant Programs Section 7000.330 Uniform Grant Application and Budget Template Section 7000.340 Grantee Risk Assessment Section 7000.350 Merit Based Review of Grant Application Section 7000.360 Notice of State Award Section 7000.420 Centralized Indirect Cost Rate Negotiations

Supplemental funding to be distributed to day program providers in the Adult Waiver and in ICFs in an effort to stabilize and support the expansion of their workforces and the services and supports they are providing to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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IDHS received a GATA deviation for the funding. This one-time funding is being distributed based on the applicable providers'/grantees' FY23 billings. The funding is to be used strictly for recruitment and retention efforts as follows. Bonuses for o New direct care employees (Signing) o Existing direct care employees Advertising o Posting jobs on websites, in newspapers o Billboards o Creating webpage for job postings o Recruiting videos o Hiring recruiting firm o Hosting online recruitment events Use funding for new/additional training for existing direct care employees Other (a catch-all for anything not above that a provider submits and we approve)

Nonprofit Organizations; Government Organizations; For-Profit Organizations;

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Direct Payments for Specific Use

Human Services

The $12.5M will be used to fund day programming across the Adult Waiver and ICF systems to include Community Day Services (Waiver), Supported Employment (Waiver), and Developmental Training (ICF).

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Providers/grantees will be required to submit a proposed budget and subsequently expenditures for reimbursement, both of which will need to be approved by DDD.

JCAR Title 44 Illinois Administrative Code 7000.90

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Public Act 102-1122 Section 600. The sum of $12,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for grants and administrative expenses associated with payments to organizations providing community-based services for persons with developmental disabilities and for intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled and alternative community programs for worker recruitment and retention, including but not limited to bonuses, for front-line personnel, including, but not limited to, direct support persons, aides, front-line supervisors, qualified intellectual disabilities professionals, nurses, and non-administrative support staff.

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DDD is utilizing a portal built by HFS vendor Ernst and Young. Program or portal questions can be sent to dddrecruitmentandretentionprogram@ey.com.

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2/13/2024

FY 2024 : $12,500,000