Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
The Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging (ma4) will continue to lead the cooperative agreement activities of this consortium Navigator project. ma4 was founded in 1973 and incorporated as a 501c3 in 1985. ma4 is comprised of Missouri's Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) with an established and trusted presence in all 114 Missouri counties. ma4 has extensive outreach and public information experience throughout Missouri. ma4 has been continuously funded under the CDC Navigator awards since 2013. List of entities that will receive grant funds: ma4 is the applicant and will receive and manage all CDC Navigator funding. ma4 has four subrecipients that will receive funding to accomplish the program's goals and objectives. All four have been receiving funds during the current cooperative agreement: Aging Best AAA, Care Connection for Aging Services, St. Louis AAA, and SeniorAge AAA. Total funding amount for the 3rd budget period only: $804,448 ($782,467 in direct costs and $21,981 in Modified Total Direct Costs). Populations or groups that will be targeted: ma4's Navigator program will serve the entire state of Missouri. ma4's Navigator program focuses on the rural poor, the working poor, and the underserved/marginalized sub-populations in urban/suburban communities, while also serving any Missourian seeking Marketplace assistance. According to the most recent small-area US Census data (2020), there were 740,182 uninsured Missourians, both adults and children. In Missouri, 336,119 individuals live at or below 50% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), 998,376 live at or below 125% FPL, 1,262,001 live at or below 150% FPL. and 1,773,275 live at or below 200% FPL. List of counties/parishes within the state to be served: On-the-ground and virtual counties: Adair, Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Bollinger, Boone, Butler, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Cedar, Chariton, Christian, Clark, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Dunklin, Gasconade, Greene, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Hickory, Howard, Howell, Iron, Jackson, Jasper, Johnson, Knox, Laclede, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lewis, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Madison, Maries, McDonald, Mercer, Miller, Mississippi, Moniteau, Morgan, New Madrid, Newton, Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Pemiscot, Perry, Pettis, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Ripley, St. Clair, St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, Stone, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Washington, Webster, and Wright counties, and St. Louis City. Virtual-only counties: Andrews, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carter, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, Dekalb, Franklin, Gentry, Harrison, Holt, Jeffries, Lincoln, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Nodaway, Platte, Pike, Ralls, Randolph, Ray, Reynolds, St. Francois, Shelby, Sullivan, Warren, Wayne, and Worth counties. Number of active Navigator staff to be federally trained and certified/recertified.... a. Total number of Navigators: 40 (7.333 FTE) b. Full-time Navigators paid from grant funds: 3 c. Part-time Navigators paid from grant funds: 37 d. Volunteers: 0 Number of active Navigators to remain federally trained and certified/recertified.... a. Total number of Navigators: 40 b. Full-time Navigators paid from grant funds: 3 c. Part-time Navigators paid from grant funds: 37 d. Volunteers: 0
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
