Here is today’s Monday Mailer for you:

ACL Awards $5.3 Million To Enhance State NWD Systems 

ACL’s Office of Network Advancement has awarded 12 new grants through the Enhancing State No Wrong Door Systems for Efficient Access to Long-Term Services and Supports funding opportunity. These two-year grants, totaling $5.3 million, will strengthen state No Wrong Door System infrastructure to make it easier for individuals in need of long-term services and supports (LTSS) to connect to existing community resources.

No Wrong Door transforms the way people access services in the community to support their health, well-being, and independence. Enabled by state-led, cross-agency initiatives, No Wrong Door makes it easier for people of all ages, abilities, and incomes to get the services they need. This funding will support state efforts to modernize access to LTSS through their No Wrong Door System. Projects funded through this opportunity will focus on at least one of the four core No Wrong Door functions:

• State governance and administration
• Public outreach and coordination with key referral sources
• Person-centered counseling
• Streamlined eligibility to public programs

Grantee activities include aligning No Wrong Door goals with state multisector plans on aging, establishing or strengthening governance committees, modernizing information technology systems, expanding community partnerships, and strengthening the No Wrong Door workforce.

Grant Recipients:

• California Department of Aging
• Maryland Department of Aging
• Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging & Independence
• Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
• Curators of the University of Missouri
• University of North Carolina at Asheville
• Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging
• Texas Health and Human Services
• University of Utah
• Vermont Aging Network Consortium, Inc.
• Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
• Wisconsin Department of Health Services

All states and territories can access support through the No Wrong Door Resource Center (NWDRC). The NWDRC provides national technical assistance to modernize outreach, information, referral, and enrollment processes through a person-first approach — striving for more efficient and user-friendly navigation of services and programs. For more information, email nowrongdoor@acl.hhs.gov.

Caregiver Corner 

• Join Caregivers as Partners in Care Teams (CAP-CT) and ADvancing States on Tuesday, July 22nd, at 4:00 pm ET to learn about how CAP-CT helps care teams better support caregivers, followed by a discussion on how states, health plans, and other organizations can promote care team integration. To fulfill a unified, comprehensive, and national effort to support caregivers, it is important to share across sectors evidence-based strategies that increase engagement and integrate caregivers into care teams. This webinar is ideal for aging services professionals, state health officials, and other stakeholders committed to improving caregiver support. Register here.

• Join Asset Funders Network (AFN) on July 24th, at 1:00 pm ET for “Investing in Care Across the Lifespan: Philanthropic Strategies from Childhood to Aging,” a timely and practical webinar tailored to grantmakers and philanthropic leaders committed to strengthening the care economy—from early childhood to aging and everything in between. As our nation grapples with increasing demands for accessible, high-quality, and equitable care, philanthropy has a critical role to play in advancing lasting solutions. This session will feature national experts who are leading efforts in research, strategy, and public funding across the care economy. They’ll share key lessons from recent years and what funders need to know now to inform their giving. Register for the webinar here.

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