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The Impact of State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Agency Employment Contracting Methods and Service Payment Rates on Employment for Individuals with IDD

Award Number: 90IFRE0058
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

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There is a large body of research that demonstrates that state intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) agencies have not established contracting and payment rates that prioritize employment and this creates barriers to integrated employment. Further there is not consensus regarding which service contracting methods and service payment rates are most likely to lead to high numbers of individuals with IDD working in the community. This project will build on work conducted by the State Employment Leadership Network with state IDD agencies, to generate new knowledge about how financial policies and procedures expand employment services for people with IDD. The project will conduct exploratory research to support the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) employment domain. Goal: understand how state IDD agency contracting methods and service payment rates impact employment services and outcomes for individuals with IDD. Objectives: Year 1): catalog state IDD agency employment contracting methods and service payment rates and conduct key informant interviews; Year 2) test the relationship between contracting methods, service payment rates, participation in employment services, and employment outcomes; Year 3): use a Delphi Panel and online focus groups to develop contracting and payment guideposts for state IDD agencies and Medicaid Authorities to use to increase employment for people with IDD. Products will include an online catalogue of state contracting methods and payment rates, peer-reviewed articles, presentations, technical assistance materials for state IDD agencies and Medicaid Authorities, plain language documents for individuals with IDD and families to inform use of their Medicaid Waiver budget, and guideposts for using contracting and payment methods for employment.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $199,999 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS	100 MORRISSEY BLVD RM 80	BOSTON	MA	02125	SUFFOLK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	7/26/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,999
2023	2022	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS	100 MORRISSEY BLVD RM 80	BOSTON	MA	02125	SUFFOLK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	7/26/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $199,999

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $199,999 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS	100 MORRISSEY BLVD RM 80	BOSTON	MA	02125	SUFFOLK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	8/3/2022	NEW	$199,999
														Subtotal = $199,999

Grand Total All Awards = $399,998

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The Impact of State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Agency Employment Contracting Methods and Service Payment Rates on Employment for Individuals with IDD

Award Number: 90IFRE0058

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

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