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2013ACL Awards Grants to 42 University Centers Supporting People with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families**July 10, 2017**ACL's Administration for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities recently awarded five-year grants to 42 University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs). The UCEDDs will receive a total of $22,974,000 a year to address issues, find solutions, and advance research in order to improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families. ACL also awarded continuation grants to an additional 25 UCEDDs, to continue their five-year grant cycles.
    Funding Opportunity Announcement and Webinar: Model Approaches for Enhancing Home- and Community-Based Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities**July 6, 2017**See updates below.
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More than three out of four individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities live at home with a family member. Of those not living with a family member, 84% share a home with six or fewer people with developmental disabilities. These statistics highlight the trend of community living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, which is supported by federal and state policy.
    Webinar: Building Inclusive Programs to Serve Adults with Disabilities**July 6, 2017**Adults with disabilities in the U.S. face significant barriers to preventing ongoing health conditions and accessing health care services. Evidence-based programs are one way to address these health disparities.
Through this webinar, Building Inclusive Programs to Serve Adults with Disabilities, attendees will learn more about:
    Article Series on Developing Business Acumen**July 6, 2017**A new Aging Today article entitled, "Whistlestop takes a human-centered, measured approach to managed care," highlights a nonprofit community-based organization and how it is partnering with healthcare provider and payers to meet growing demand for services. Whistlestop is a community-based organization that promotes the independence, well-being and quality of life for older adults and people living with disabilities.
    Webinar: Building Dementia Capable Communities: An Orange County, North Carolina Case Study**June 28, 2017**Date/Time: July 19, 2017, 2-3 p.m. ET
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    Request for Applications: Disability Network Business Acumen Learning Collaborative**June 28, 2017**The National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD) is seeking applicants for the Disability Network Business Acumen Learning Collaborative.
    Webinar: The Language of Long-Term Services and Supports and Managed Care**June 21, 2017**The words people and organizations use demonstrate their perspectives and provide references for discussions. Community-based organizations (CBOs) looking to work with new integrated care or health service systems, such as Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) need to understand the common terminology used in those systems. This webinar will help with learning about how using common terms can further efforts to develop collaborative relationships with health plans and systems while continuing to further the mission of CBOs.
    New Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services Grant Opportunity to Promote the Quality and Effectiveness of Nutrition Service Programs**June 20, 2017**The Administration on Aging (AoA), part of the Administration for Community Living (ACL), announces a new grant opportunity to increase the evidenced based knowledge base of nutrition providers, drive improved health outcomes for program recipients by promoting higher service quality, and increase program efficiency through innovative nutrition service delivery models.
    Webinar on a Chronic Care Management (CCM) Business Model: Moving from Planning to Implementation**June 20, 2017**Thursday, 22 June, from 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET.
ACL's Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP), in collaboration with consultant Tim McNeill, invites you to a business acumen webinar on A Chronic Care Management Business Model: Moving from Planning to Implementation.
This webinar will guide participants through the business model, billing, contracting, and marketing concepts for a care management program. As always, participants will also have an opportunity to ask any other business acumen-related questions after the presentation.
    Request for Public Comment on Proposed Revisions for the Older Americans Act Annual State Program Performance Report**June 9, 2017**On June 1, 2017, ACL released the proposed revisions for the Older Americans Act Title III and VII, Chapters 3 and 4 Annual State Program Performance Report (SPR) for public comment. The Notice of Comment Request is now on display in the Federal Register (Vol. 82, No. 104, page 25293 -25294) and will be open for public comment until July 31, 2017.
  
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