Direct Service Workforce Investment Grant 2023
from the FSSA/Bureau of Developmental Disability Services
A key and critical focus of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Spend Plan is on supporting our direct service workforce. To that end, the FSSA is finalizing a Direct Service Workforce State Plan that includes short-, mid- and long-term strategies around wages and benefits, training and pathways, and promotion and planning. The FSSA is excited to launch a critical short-term wages and benefits strategy in the form of a Direct Service Workforce Investment Grant. Direct service workers (DSWs) are essential in providing the day-to-day, in-person HCBS supports necessary for people to live, work and participate in their communities.
Village of Merici, Inc. applied and has received the following grant.
Village of Merici Inc. will receive a total of $95,497.23 paid in 3 installments.
1st Quarter funds – 95% of first quarter funds will be distributed to eligible employees that have been employed for at least 60 days on January 1, 2023. Paid on March 3, 2023.
(31832.41 minus $1591.62 for recruitment and training) = $30,240.79)
2nd Quarter funds– 95% of second quarter funds will be used to pay for new healthcare benefits for full-time eligible employees that have been employed at least 60 days on April 1, 2023 with an effective date of May 1, 2023. ($30,240.79)
5% of the funds received will be used to pay for recruitment and training costs through 2023. (4774.86 /3 = $1591.62)
3rd Quarter funds – 45% of 3rd quarter funds will used for the new healthcare benefits for year 2023 ($15,120.40) and 50% of funds for a bonus for eligible employees for hours worked from December 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023. Paid June 9 2023. ($15,120.40)
5% of the funds received will be used to pay for recruitment and training costs through 2023. (4774.86 /3 = $1591.62)