The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL) recently announced a $1.3 million federal project to establish a new center to help shore up the frontline workforce in the home- and community-base care arena. The Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce: A Technical Assistance and Capacity Building initiative will:
- Build off and advance collaboration between the ACL, the Department of Labor, and other HHS agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
- Offer access to an array of model policies, practices, training materials, technical assistance and learning collaboratives.
Organizations that are eligible for grants from this project include public and private nonprofit entities, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations and higher education institutions.