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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20172442RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE GRANT AWARD CONTRACT FOR AREA AGENCY ON AGING LONG- TERM CARE SERVICES AND MEDICAID FINANCIAL ELIGIBLITY COORDINATION PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVICES TO SIGN WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a Grant Contract for Area Agency on Aging Long -Term Care Services and Medicaid Financial Eligibility Coordination Project between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Department of Human Services, Area Agency on Aging, and the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, commencing upon full execution of signatures and ending with further terms and conditions being as stated in said award contract, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said grant award contract, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Grant Award Contract for Area Agency on Aging Long -Term Care Services and Medicaid Financial Eligibility Coordination Project between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, Area Agency on Aging, and the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, be, and hereby is approved and accepted. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Director of Human Services be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said grant contract. cc- H`3O Contract Mnq mnt, H50c€1), Q.CTCQ ) 2017-2442 HR0088 RE: GRANT AWARD CONTRACT FOR AREA AGENCY ON AGING LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES AND MEDICAID FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY COORDINATION PROJECT PAGE 2 The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 19th day of July, A.D., 2017. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: dithev lik Weld County Clerk to the Board BY uty Clerk to the Board APPD AS ttorney Date of signature: g/ lS I l'7 Ata Cozad, Chair Steve Moreno, Pro-Tem Sean P. Conway arbara Kirkmeyer C J 2017-2442 HR0088 PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM DATE: July 14, 2017 TO: Board of County Commissioners — Pass -Around FR: Judy A. Griego, Director, Human Services RE: Weld County Department of Human Services' Grant Funding for the Area Agency on Aging Long -Term Care Services and Medicaid Financial Eligibility Coordination Project Please review and indicate if you would like a work session prior to placing this item on the Board's agenda. Request Board Approval of the Department's Grant Funding for the Area Agency on Aging Long -Term Care Services and Medicaid Financial Eligibility Coordination Project. On June 9, 2017, a Pass -Around Memorandum was circulated regarding the submission of an application to the Colorado Department of I-Iealth Care Policy and Financing (HCPF). The Pass -Around was approved and the application listed on the Wednesday, June 21, 2017 agenda, item 2017-1819. The application was submitted and on July 12, 2017, the Department received a Notice of Determination confirming the project has been approved with an award amount of $80,880. This is a request to have Judy Griego, Department Head, sign the Acceptance of Grant Funding page. This must be submitted prior to close of business Friday, July 21, 2017, otherwise the funding will be forfeited. I do not recommend a Work Session. I approve Judy Griego as the Signing Authority. Sean P. Conway Julie A. Cozad, Chair Mike Freeman Barbara Kirkmeyer Steve Moreno, Pro-Tem Approve Schedule Recommendation Work Session Other/Comments: 2017-2442 Pass -Around Memorandum; July 14, 2017 - Not in CMS Page 1 COLORADO Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Notice of Determination FY 2017-18 County Grant Program July 12, 2017 Judy Griego, Director Weld County The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing's County Grant Scoring Committee reviewed your application for the FY 2017-18 County Grant Program and made a determination on whether to approve or deny the proposed project: FY 2017-18 County Grant Program Proposed Project Proposed Project: Requested total funding: Long Term Care Services and Medicaid Financial Eligibility Coordination Project $80,880.00 Grant Proposal Project Manager: Eva Jewell FY 2017-18 County Grant Scoring Committee Determination Final Determination: Awarded Amount: Additional Notes: Approved Final Score: 13.8 out of 18 $80,880.00 Remaining Balance: $0.00 If the proposed project was approved, please follow instructions on the following pages to accept the project's funding. If the proposed project was denied, no further action is required. The Department thanks all applicants for their hard work and continued dedication to serving Coloradans. Although not all proposed projects were approved, the Department encourages all counties to participate in future grant cycles, if funding is approved by the General Assembly. For questions regarding this Notice of Determination, please contact: Joshua Montoya Joshua.montoya(astate.co.us County Relations 303-866-2403 Our mission is to improve health care access and outcomes for the people we serve while (y demonstrating sound stewardship of financial resources. www.colorado.gov/hcpf \•%� tail; t,-/ Notice of Determination: FY 2017-18 County Grant Program Page 2 of 3 Approval of Grant Funding County Partner, Congratulations! Your proposed project was approved by the County Grant Scoring Committee. Please follow the instructions below to access funding approved through the FY 2017-18 County Grant Program. The county director or signing authority must return the Acceptance of Grant Funding page with signature no later than close of business Friday, July 21, 2017. By returning this signed document, the county is agreeing to abide by all Conditions of Funding (COF) as found in the attached Conditions of Funding, also found in the grant application's Appendix D, including: 1. Acceptance of Conditions of Funding (Page 12) 2. Program Conditions of Funding (Page 12) 3. Budget Conditions of Funding (Page 13) 4. Audits and Sanctions (Page 14) All COF must be met to be eligible for funding under the County Grant Program. The Department looks forward to working with you on this exciting project. Further questions and inquiries regarding your county's approval, or the County Grant program, can be directed to Joshua Montoya at 303-866-2403. Sincerely, �Q. Susan E. Birch MBA, BSN, RN Executive Director Our mission is to improve health care access and outcomes for the people we serve while demonstrating sound stewardship of financial resources. www.colorado.gov/hcpf Notice of Determination: FY 2017-18 County Grant Program Page 3 of 3 Acceptance of Grant Funding County: Weld Proposed Project: Long Term Care Services and Medicaid Financial Eligibility Coordination Project Requested Amount: 80,880.00 Approved Amount: 80,880.00 2riy checking this box and signing below, the county acknowledges and accepts all Conditions of Funding as found in Appendix D of the FY 2017-18 County Grant Program Track 1 and Track 2 Applications for the Proposed Project found on the top of page three. The county acknowledges that failure to abide by any Conditions of Funding may result in corrective action as referenced in Appendix D, Audits and Sanctions. Name: Judy Griego Signing under authority for: Weld County Department of Human/Social Services JUL 1 9 2017 Signature Our mission is to improve health care access and outcomes for the people we serve while demonstrating sound stewardship of financial resources. www.colorado.gov/hcpf Date I476 / 7- 024-4,2_, FY 2017-18 County Grant Program Track 1 Application Page 12 of 15 Appendix D: County Grant Program Conditions of Funding Acceptance of Conditions of Funding By completing and submitting the FY 2017-18 County Grant Program Application, the applicant is agreeing, if the proposed project is approved, to abide by the County Grant Program Conditions of Funding and Department finance rules as stated in 10 CCR 2505- 5. County Grant Program Conditions of Funding can be found in Appendix D. The applicant's proposed project may come with additional Conditions of Funding. Any additional conditions will be listed on the applicant's Award Letter. All Conditions of Funding must be met to be eligible for funding through the County Grant Program. Failure to comply with the Conditions of Funding may result in disallowances, per Appendix D, Audits and Sanctions. Program Conditions of Funding The applicant's proposed project must be replicable statewide or regionally, if the project is deemed a success. Projects that are not replicable statewide or regionally are not eligible for funding. Grant projects funded through the County Grant Program must be complete no later than June 30, 2018. Project deliverables are due to the Department no later than July 15, 2018. Grantees are required to participate in Quarterly Check -Ins, which will include a minimum of one Site Visit and one Year -End Report Out. Failure to comply with the Quarterly Check -Ins, Site Visit(s) and/or Year -End Report Out may result in disallowances per Appendix D, Audits and Disallowances. To fulfill the requirements of the Quarterly Check-In(s) and/or Site Visit(s), the grantee must submit, no later than the following deadlines, proposed dates for the calendar quarter in which the Quarterly Check-In(s) and/or Site Visit(s) will occur. FY 2017-18 Quarter Deadline to Submit Proposed Dates Proposed Quarterly Check-In/Site Visit Dates Quarter 1 July 1 - September 30 July 15, 2017 September 1 - 30, 2017 Quarter 2 October 1 - December 31 October 15, 2017 November 15 - December 15, 2017 Our mission is to improve health care access and outcomes for the people we serve while demonstrating sound stewardship of financial resources. www.colorado.gov/hcpf FY 2017-18 County Grant Program Track 1 Application Page 13 of 15 Quarter 3 January 1 — March 31 January 15, 2018 March 1 — March 30, 2018 Quarter 4 April 1— June 30 Year -End Report Out in June 2018 will count for Q4 Check -In For the Year -End Report Out requirement, grantees should include travel costs for the Grant Program Manager and one (1) additional staff, if necessary, to travel to and stay in Denver, CO for formal presentations on the proposed project in June 2018. Please note that State fiscal travel rules must be followed in funding requests for travel for the Year -End Report Out. A Final Deliverable must be submitted to the Department no later than close of business July 15, 2018. The Final Deliverable can vary based on the proposed project, but should include a final itemized budget with actual costs and any outcomes template the Department may provide. Budget Conditions of Funding Grant funds will only be used as specified in the approved grant proposal. No other expenditures other than those directly tied to the proposed project are allowed. Indirect costs are not allowable expenses in the Itemized Budget and will be denied. Grant Program funds are intended to fulfill one-time funding requests, and the Department may deny any request for a continuation of a project from the previous fiscal year or additional funding for an ongoing project. Reimbursement of expenditures related to this grant must occur through the County Financial Management System (CFMS). All expenses are to be entered using CFMS account code M210.5400 to request reimbursement. All expenditures associated with the approved grant proposal must occur on or before June 30, 2018; expenditures should be entered in CFMS no later than July 5, 2018. Expenses submitted after this date will not be reimbursed. Proposed projects can be based on estimates of costs. Actual costs may require budget flexibility in the Itemized Budget. Funds may be moved from one line -item to another in these instances but require an updated Itemized Budget be submitted no later than June 30, 2018. However, any changes to the Itemized Budget may not exceed the original request for funding that was approved. Our mission is to improve health care access and outcomes for the people we serve while demonstrating sound stewardship of financial resources. www.colorado.gov/hcpf FY 2017-18 County Grant Program Track 1 Application Page 14 of 15 Beginning in FY 2017-18, expenditures above the proposed project's budget will not be allowed. Any expenditures above the approved project's budget must be paid for with county -only funds. Funding requests exceeding the fiscal year's average application funding request amount may be required to provide additional information and/or supplemental documentation during the application scoring process and/or interview. Those applicants impacted by this requirement may be notified prior to the scoring process and/or interview. For proposed projects that involve external vendors, partners, or agencies where the applicant will serve as a pass -through entity for County Grant Program funds, the applicant should provide quotes, letters of support, or other supporting documentation that supports the budget request and/or partnership with the submitted application. For proposed projects that impact other public assistance programs managed by the Colorado Department of Human Services or county -only programs, cost allocation methodology, approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is applied. This cost allocation methodology typically requires forty percent (40%) of the cost is paid for by the Department; the remaining sixty percent (60%) of the cost is the responsibility of the applicant. In some instances, 100% time reporting may allow for a greater cost allocation than the 40%/60% methodology described above. For approved projects where the true cost to Medical Assistance is unknown or ambiguous, the staff supporting the proposed project may be required to complete 100% time reporting to support expenses associated with the project. Applicants will be notified of this requirement in the Award Letter. Audits and Sanctions Records are required documenting all expenses and accounting for the uses of all grant funds. All tasks and expenditures associated with the proposed project are subject, at any time and without prior notification to the grantee, to audit by Department staff and/or an external auditor, per 10 C.C.R. 1.010.8.C, Audits by the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. Our mission is to improve health care access and outcomes for the people we serve while demonstrating sound stewardship of financial resources. www. colora do. gov/hcpf FY 2017-18 County Grant Program Track 1 Application Page 15 of 15 Failure to comply with any oversight requirements as listed in Appendix D, Conditions of Funding, are subject to County Administrative Rules as stated in 10 C.C.R 1.020. If the grantee fails to comply with 10 C.C.R. 1.010.8.C, 10 C.C.R. 1.020, or any requirement listed in Appendix D, County Grant Program Conditions of Funding or the Award Letter, the Department may, at its discretion, and only after the remedies described in 10 C.C.R. 1.020 are exhausted, subject the grantee to disallowance per 10 C.C.R. 1.020.2, Sanctions. The Department's decisions based on requirements in Appendix D, Audits and Sanctions, are final and not subject to appeal. Our mission is to improve health care access and outcomes for the people we serve while demonstrating sound stewardship of financial resources, www.colorado.gov/hcpf Hello