Questions about the grant, your POC, or reimbursement process?  
Contact GSLA: grants@gasla.org | 678.407.2060

Expenses eligible for reimbursement are limited to those incurred to comply with Section 4.0 Testing Requirements and Guidance or Section 6.0 Considerations for Assisted Living Communities and Personal Care Homes of the Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening Guidance provided in the Georgia Department of Public Health Administrative Order updated October 6, 2021.

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OPB/GSLA Technical Assistance Webinar (August 2022)

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OPB/GSLA Informational Webinar (March 2022)

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Process for Providers to Request Reimbursement

1) Sign the Terms & Conditions form send to your POC.  Your POC comes directly from the DCH ORS list.  This list includes the Facility Name and Point of Contact (POC) on file with DCH. If you see your facility has an incorrect POC, please complete the POC Change Request Form and follow the instructions to submit to OPB.

2) Complete a Vendor Management Form.  Even if you have done this for the state before, you must complete a new form.   To facilitate payments to grantees, awardees must be registered as a vendor with the state and provide information to accept electronic ACH payments.

3) Please watch the Delegation Video below, which can also be found on the Grant Website.  This will help guide you in preparation for delegating responsible reporting staff for the grant process.

4) Watch the Grantee Orientation supplied by OPB.  Slides from the presentation can be found here.  This video details the next steps grantees must take in order to receive approval to being the requests for reimbursements. This Grant is a non-competitive grant, which means communities will not have to provide final budgets.  That is outlined in the video.

5) Please reach out to GSLA - Grants with any questions or technical assitance needed: grants@gasla.org | 678.407.2060.

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Grant Designation Update from OPB (6/17/2022)

All OPB POCs recently received communication from OPB regarding a new Final Rule designation.  GSLA has fielded many questions about what it means for the eligible communities.  

First, the update that was made to the Final Rule changed the OMB guidance regarding beneficiary designation.  Your community is now considered a direct beneficiary of a federal award and not a sub-recipient. 

• The designation removes some of the requirements placed on the recipient - including the single audit of these funds. 
• Beneficiaries DO NOT need to obtain UEI numbers.  This is the SAM/DUNs number that many of you are waiting on.
  
  

If you were waiting on a SAMs number, you no longer need to wait to sign your Terms & Conditions and begin submitting reimbursement requests.  You may start submitting requests now.  All you, as the community, need to do is have your POC sign the Terms & Conditions document today!  Funds can be submitted for reimbursement as you have them - you do not need to wait for one lump sum.  Once your community hits the $100,000 threshold, your reimbursement will end. 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (3/11/22)

Gov. Brian Kemp Approves $47M
ARPA COVID-19 Mitigation Grant for Senior Living Industry

ATLANTA, Georgia - The Georgia Senior Living Association (GSLA) is delighted to share that Governor Brian Kemp and the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) have approved a $47 million ARPA COVID-19 Mitigation Grant Program. The grant provides up to $100,000 per Assisted Living Community/Personal Care Home (25+ state-licensed beds) to assist with expenses incurred to contain and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 between March 3, 2021, and December 1, 2022. The decision from the Governor’s Office and OPB is a direct result of months of discussion between GSLA’s Legislative Team, Representative John LaHood, and the Governor’s Office regarding the negative economic impact the pandemic has created for the state’s senior living industry. As an Association, we are incredibly thankful to Gov. Kemp for providing this much-needed financial relief for our providers. 
 
ALCs and PCHs with 25 beds or more licensed by the Department of Community Health (DCH) are encouraged to apply.  Providers for each community must complete a Terms and Conditions Agreement for this grant program to begin submitting reimbursement requests for eligible expenses incurred between March 3, 2021, and December 1, 2022. Community contacts will receive a Terms and Conditions email early next week.  In the meantime, communities should visit www.gasla.org for information on preparing for the grant process.    Additional information can be found on the OPB COVID-19 Prevention and Mitigation ALC/PCH 25+ Grant webpage. For technical assistance, please reach out to GSLA or contact OPB Grant Managers at grants@opb.georgia.gov. 
 
Expenses eligible for reimbursement are limited to those incurred to comply with Section 4.0 Testing Requirements and Guidance or Section 6.0 Considerations for Assisted Living Communities and Personal Care Homes of the Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening Guidance provided in the Georgia Department of Public Health Administrative Order updated October 6, 2021. Examples of eligible expenses include those made to:
 
Antigen, PCR, and Serology Tests Mandatory Baseline Testing Purchases of personal protective equipment Support for isolation or quarantine Ventilation improvements  
The facilities that receive this grant will need to provide documentation to support the request for reimbursement of expenses as well as certify the expenses were necessary for the prevention or mitigation of COVID 19 in their facility. They must also certify they will not use the proceeds of the grant to reimburse expenses that have been reimbursed from other sources or that other sources are obligated to reimburse.
 
GSLA is working with OPB to provide communication and education on qualifying expenses and submitting reimbursement requests. A webinar is scheduled on March 17 at 10:00 AM for eligible Assisted Living and Personal Care Home communities. 
 
Many thanks to the GSLA Governmental Affairs Committee, specifically Representative John LaHood, for their consistent efforts and representation at the Capitol and to Governor Kemp for addressing the needs of the senior living industry in Georgia.

The OPB Website for the grant can be found HERE.