Home and Community-Based Services (HBCS) Scholarship Program (Minnesota)

 
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    Funder Type

    State Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    Minnesota Department of Health

    Summary

    The purpose of the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Scholarship Grant Program is to assist qualified HCBS providers fund employee scholarships for education and training in nursing and other health care fields. Grant funds must be used by grantees to recruit and train care staff through the establishment of a scholarship fund. Funds may also be used to fund existing scholarship programs that meet grant requirements.

    Eligible courses of study for scholarship recipients include trainings, workshops and degree programs directly related to the delivery of patient or client care in home and community-based services settings. These may include:
    • Job-related training or degree programs in the field of long-term care, including care for persons with disabilities;
    • Social work;
    • Occupational therapy;
    • Physical therapy;
    • Nursing, or other relevant degrees;
    • Client care-related trainings above and beyond those required for licensure of the organization;
    • Training for medical care interpreter services; and
    • Job-related English as a Second Language.
     
    All expenses must be directly related to the employee's coursework or training, and may include:
    • Tuition (which may be paid directly to the educational institution or reimbursed to the employee upon completion of the course);
    • Course-related textbooks or fees;
    • Childcare expenses while the employee is attending classes;
    • Mileage reimbursement; and
    • Training consultant fees.
     

    History of Funding

    Previous awardees can be viewed at: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/funding/#hcbs.
     

    Additional Information

    Non-eligible expenses include administrative expenses, employee salary, fringe benefit or stipends while the employee is attending school or training, out-of-state travel or lodging, supplies, equipment, or capital improvements. If the applicant organization wants to pay for non-eligible expenses, the funds must come from other sources of funding.

    Training or courses of study that are not eligible for HCBS Employee Scholarship funds include:
    • Individual trainings not directly related to the improvement of patient or client care such as HIPAA training, coding, accounting, human resources and management;
    • Required orientation or annual trainings for employees to maintain the HCBS license of the organization; and
    • Required training or continuing education for employees to maintain their current/annual professional certifications.

    Contacts

    Lina Jau

    Lina Jau
    P.O. Box 64975
    St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
    (651) 201-3809
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Not-for-profit and for-profit organizations that meet all of the following criteria are eligible to apply for a HCBS Employee Scholarship grant:
    • Is located in Minnesota;
    • Primarily provides services in home and community-based settings to individuals who are 65 years of age or older;
    • Is one of the following providers:
      • Housing with Services establishment as defined in MN Statute 144D.01;
      • Adult Day Care facility as defined in MN Statute 245A.02; or
      • Home Care Services providers as defined in MN Statute 144A.43, subd. 3; and
    • Offers an in-house employee scholarship program to its staff, or is developing a scholarship program for this grant program.

    A scholarship recipient must be employed in a caregiving role, and must work an average of at least 16 hours per week for the grantee organization while receiving a scholarship funded by the HCBS Employee Scholarship grant funds.
     

    Deadline Details

    The deadline to submit applications was September 27, 2019. A similar deadline is anticipated annually.

    Award Details

    Approximately $950,000 is available in total funding. Awards are up to $50,000 each and last up to 2 years.

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