The Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA) provides funding and reimbursement for services to non-profit and for-profit corporations, as well as public entities, which provide services to seniors and their caregivers living within the City of Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, and the five (5) Grosse Pointe communities. Funding is provided through Federal (Older Americans Act and National Family Caregiver Support Program) and State sources.
Grants
Grants are awarded to programs providing services to seniors and their caregivers through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process. For FY 2004 – 2006, proposals were accepted for the following services:
- Adult Day Care
- Caregiver Education, Support & Training
- Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Elder Abuse Prevention
- Home Care Assistance
- Legal Assistance
- Long Term Care Ombudsman
- Medication Management
- Nutrition Services
- Outreach
- Respite Care
- Specialized (Kinship) Respite Care
- Senior Center Staffing
- Transportation
Direct Purchase of ServicesThe DAAA also provides reimbursement on a fee for service basis to organizations participating in the Direct Purchase of Service (DPOS) provider pool. DPOS agreements are established through a competitive bid process for provision of services to Project CHOICE and MI Choice care management clients. For fiscal years 2004 – 2006, bids were accepted for the following services:
- Adult Day Care
- Chore Services
- Counseling
- Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies
- Environmental Modification
- Homemaking
- Home Delivered Meals
- Personal Care
- Personal Care Supervision
- Personal Emergency Response Systems
- Respite Care (In and Out of Home)
- Private-Duty Nursing
- Training (independent living skills)
- Transportation
Funding CycleGrant proposals and DPOS bids are accepted every three (3) years. Requests for Proposals/Bids may be issued more frequently if additional funding becomes available.
Requests for Proposals (RFP) & Requests for Bids (RFB) notices are advertised in the legal notice section of the Sunday edition of major local newspapers. The next RFP and RFB and are scheduled to be released in the spring of 2006.