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r .. :~ I*lorth Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Office of Long-Term Services and Supports RFA# OLTS-08-01 REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS EXPANSION OF AGING AfVD DISABILITY RESOURCE CONNECTIONS (ADRC) FUNDING AGENCY: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services ISSUE~DATE: April 15, 2008 FUNDING AGENCY: NCDHHS Office of Long-term Services and Supports Location: 906 Tate Drive Raleigh, NC 27603 ' Mail: 2001 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2001 Applications, subject to the conditions made a part of hereof, will be received until 5:00 p.m., June 9, 2008, for furnishing services described herein. SEND ALL APPLICATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE FUNDING AGENCY ADDRESS SHOWN ABOVE. Direct all inquiries concerning this RFA to: Sabrena Lea Location: 906 Tate Drive, Dorothea Dix Campus, Raleigh, NC 27603 Mail: 2007. Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2001 Phone: 919-855.4428 Fax: 919.715.8399 NOTE: All prospective applicants are ENCOURAGED to participate in a BIDDER'S AUDIO-CONFERENCE CALLon May 2, 2008from 10:00-12:00 noon. The call in number is: 919.420.7945. Questions concemingthe specifications in this Request for Applications will be received until 5:00 p.m. April 30, 2008 by email to adre.forums@ncmail.net. A summary of all questions and answers discussed during the bidder `s conference call will be available on the website at http://www.ncdhhs.sov/tCc/ and emailed to all agencies and organizations who received a copy ofthis RFA. Prospective applicants are asked to complete and return notice of intent to apply. (See instructions on page 17) INTRODUCTION With this Request for Applications (RFA},the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services t7ffioe of Longterm Services and Supports (NCDHHS OLTS) intends to identify and fund applicants that demonstrate how ADRCs will be developed, implemented, and used as a vehide to implemenithe OLTS vision: to create a statewide, integrated, person and family-centered system for those who need longterm servimxs and supports so that they can live and actively partidpate in communities oftheir choice. In an effort to maxirrmize expansion efforts, applim~tions that cover multiple oauntmes are highly ermmxmuraged, as is the use of technology to trade and provide information and assistance tb consumers. Streamlining access to services and minimizing the burden for consumers to tell their "sinries" repeatedly to various agendas is of paramount importance. The objeGive for this RFA derives from the 2001 North Carolina Institute on Medicine Recommendations, spedfically; "The North Carolina DHHS should develop a'un'rformportal of entry'systemforlong-term care services in which confidentiality of information is ensured (priority):' ADRCs should be the primary vehide for establishing a uniform portal of entryto longterm senrioes and supports in North Carolina. The intent of the RFA is not to supplant existing programs that provide information and referral services to older adults and individuals with disabilities. ft is also not the irrtent of this RFA to deveop segregated programs.'To the contrary, this RFA seeks to integrate and strengthen relationships between existing providers through the establishment of formal linkages, partnerships, and referral protocols. 5 of 69