Projects of National Projects of National SignificanceSignificance

Larissa R. CrossenLarissa R. CrossenProgram SpecialistProgram Specialist

Office of InnovationOffice of Innovation

Phone: 202-690-5999Phone: 202-690-5999

E-mail: larissa.crossen@acf.hhs.gov E-mail: larissa.crossen@acf.hhs.gov

Projects of National Projects of National SignificanceSignificance Projects of National Significance Projects of National Significance

(PNS) are short-term projects (PNS) are short-term projects (one to five years) that address (one to five years) that address the most pressing issues affecting the most pressing issues affecting individuals with developmental individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.disabilities and their families.

Projects of National Projects of National SignificanceSignificance 5 Emergency Preparedness Projects (2010-2013)5 Emergency Preparedness Projects (2010-2013) 17 Family Support 360 Centers (2008-2013; 2009-17 Family Support 360 Centers (2008-2013; 2009-

2014)2014)– 10 FS360 for Military Families10 FS360 for Military Families– 7 FS3607 FS360

5 Community Support and Community Access (2010-5 Community Support and Community Access (2010-2015)2015)– Georgia Council on Developmental DisabilitiesGeorgia Council on Developmental Disabilities

Projects of National Projects of National Significance Significance (Continued)(Continued) Medicaid Reference Desk (2007-2012)Medicaid Reference Desk (2007-2012) 4 Ongoing Data Collection Projects 4 Ongoing Data Collection Projects

(2007-2012)(2007-2012) National Autism Resource and National Autism Resource and

Information Center (2010-2014)Information Center (2010-2014)

Emergency Emergency PreparednessPreparednessExamplesExamples Methods for evacuation to a safe Methods for evacuation to a safe

location and rapid reunification with location and rapid reunification with familiesfamilies

Provision of medications or durable Provision of medications or durable medical devicesmedical devices

Assist individuals with developmental Assist individuals with developmental disabilities and their families with disabilities and their families with developing personal disaster kitsdeveloping personal disaster kits

Family Support 360Family Support 360

Annually, each grant is to assist 20 Annually, each grant is to assist 20 families in year one, and 40 families families in year one, and 40 families each year in the second through fifth each year in the second through fifth years via a one stop center.years via a one stop center.

A one-stop center serves as a A one-stop center serves as a centralized location to access a wide centralized location to access a wide range of services range of services

Family Support 360Family Support 360

Family Support and Family Support and Demonstration Demonstration ProjectsProjects Rely on collaborative efforts and Rely on collaborative efforts and

community-based solutions to reach community-based solutions to reach unserved and underserved familiesunserved and underserved families

Each project includes a rigorous Each project includes a rigorous evaluation plan to demonstrate that evaluation plan to demonstrate that the stated outcomes have been the stated outcomes have been achievedachieved

National Autism National Autism Resource and Resource and Information CenterInformation Center Resources will be created and gathered, Resources will be created and gathered,

relevant to the target populationrelevant to the target population The center will provide information via The center will provide information via

its website (its website (www.autismnow.org) and ) and webinarswebinars

Regional summits will be convened to Regional summits will be convened to build relationships with diverse build relationships with diverse stakeholders, and to share relevant stakeholders, and to share relevant informationinformation

WebsitesWebsites

www.statedata.info www.statedata.info http://www.cu.edu/ColemanInstitute/http://www.cu.edu/ColemanInstitute/

stateofthestates/index.htmlstateofthestates/index.html www.QualityMall.orgwww.QualityMall.org www.thedesk.infowww.thedesk.info http://http://

www.addfamilysupport360.org/3_10/www.addfamilysupport360.org/3_10/index.htmlindex.html

http://www.addyic.orghttp://www.addyic.org

Contact Information Contact Information and Project and Project Assignments Assignments Kathy Cargill-Willis, Program Specialist (202) 690-5791Kathy Cargill-Willis, Program Specialist (202) 690-5791

– Data Collection ProjectsData Collection Projects– Emergency Preparedness ProjectsEmergency Preparedness Projects– National Autism and Resource Information Center National Autism and Resource Information Center

Larissa R. Crossen, Program Specialist (202) 690-5999Larissa R. Crossen, Program Specialist (202) 690-5999– FS 360 for Military FamiliesFS 360 for Military Families– FS 360 CentersFS 360 Centers– FS and Community Access Demonstration ProjectsFS and Community Access Demonstration Projects

Ophelia McLain, Supervisory Program Specialist Ophelia McLain, Supervisory Program Specialist

(202) 690-7025 (202) 690-7025