2003 Research and Demonstration Grants — Independence Plus Initiative

OHIO

Grant Information

Name of Grantee
Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (ODMRDD)
Title of Grant
Ohio's Self-Determination Project
Type of Grant
Independence Plus Initiative
Amount of Grant
$500,000
Year Original Funding Received
2003

Contact Information

Dana Charlton, Project Director
614–728–9510
dana.charlton@dmr.state.oh.us

Sharon Travis, Project Manager
35 East Chestnut Street, 5th Floor
Franklin County
Columbus, OH 43215
614–387–0376
sharon.travis@dmr.state.oh.us


Subcontractor(s)

Evaluation consultant to be decided.

Target Population(s)

Individuals with Mental Retardation and other Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD).

Goals

Activities

Abstract

The overall goal of the grant is to obtain approval of an Independence Plus HCBS waiver, titled "Self-Determination," and to demonstrate successful implementation in at least five counties in Ohio. Grant funds will be used to obtain training, facilitation, and technical assistance related to achieving the expectations in the Independence Plus Initiative template for the Self-Determination waiver. Grant funds will also provide reimbursement/stipends to individuals with MR/DD and families to cover the cost of their involvement at three levels of policy work: (1) the stakeholder work team in each of the demonstration counties, (2) the collaborative group representing all demonstration counties, and (3) the advisory committee, which includes persons with expertise or position authority to eliminate barriers and establish the infrastructure needed to support implementation of the waiver.

Each demonstration county will use their experience from previous local and state self-determination efforts to identify, for each individual receiving Self-Determination waiver services, (1) barriers that must be reduced or eliminated and (2) the infrastructure that must exist to achieve the major goals of person-centered planning, individual budgets, financial management services, support brokerage, and participant protections.

Several months following implementation of the Self-Determination waiver in the demonstration counties, an independent evaluation will be conducted of: (1) the use of services covered by the waiver, (2) system capacities to successfully implement the waiver, and (3) the outcomes and quality of life of individuals with disabilities, their satisfaction, and the satisfaction of their families and other stakeholders.