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Guidance Available to Promote Meaningful Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Service Programs

The National Service Inclusion Project has created an online handbook to assist project managers “to fully and meaningfully include individuals with disabilities in your national and community service program,” with resources in the areas of outreach, recruitment, selection, and retention of participants with disabilities in national and community service.
View the handbook.

DOL Offers Online Assistance with Federal Disability Employment Laws

The Department of Labor created an online Disability Nondiscrimination Law Advisor to help businesses learn which federal disability nondiscrimination laws apply to business their size and how to implement them. The interactive tool asks businesses a short series of relevant questions—such as number of staff and whether the business receives federal funds—and then provides a list of laws that apply and their requirements.
Visit DOL's elaws Web site.

Study Shows Effectiveness of IDAs and Financial Literacy Education

A six-state study from the Corporation for Enterprise Development and the Urban Institute shows that low-income homebuyers who participated in financial education and matched savings programs were less likely to experience foreclosure in the recent real estate downturn compared to similarly situated families. The study demonstrates the value of Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) together with personal finance knowledge in creating financial stability for low-income individuals and families.
Download Weathering the Storm-Have IDAs Helped Low-Income Homebuyers Avoid Foreclosure?

CMS Announces 2011 MIG Continuation Application

CMS has released instructions for the 2011 Continuation (non-competitive) Application for the Medicaid Infrastructure Grant program. Applications are due via email on or before August 24, 2010.
Download the instructions.

New NCHSD Products

NCHSD Guide to the 2011 Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Solicitation

This is our annual guide to the Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Solicitation for 2011. This year's solicitation is quite different from last year's and our guide has been updated accordingly. Applications are due July 16, 2010.

June 2010 eNews

The June issue features news and information about the 2011 MIG Solicitation, NCHSD's upcoming Fall Conference, a webinar for MIGs on health care reform, and new resources on employment law, research, and MIG advocacy strategies.

May 2010 eNews

This month eNews has news about South Dakota's successful revitalization of its leadership council, an upcoming series of briefs from NCHSD on health care reform, and resources and events for researchers, businesses and other MIG partners.

Achieving Sustainable Systems Change Through Effective Implementation Presentation

This presentation was delivered at the 2010 CMS MIG/DMIE Employment Summit by Barb Otto and Sara Salley.

Think Beyond the Label 2010 Spring Update Presentation

This presentation was delivered at the 2010 CMS MIG/DMIE Employment Summit by NCHSD and members of the Think Beyond the Label MIG leadership group: Tom Alexander, Sara Kendall and Jade Gingerich.

Hot Topics

To make your job as Medicaid Infrastructure Grant staff easier, we've collected valuable technical assistance tools and resources related to specific topics, including PAS, benefits planning, working with business, Medicaid Buy-In programs and more.
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MIG Planning Calendar

Grant Opportunities

Expand your horizon beyond the Medicaid Infrastructure Grant program by learning about other grants related to employment and people with disabilities!
Visit our Grant Opportunities page.