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The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) has entered into an agreement with the State of New York’s, Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), whereby grants have been established to provide human service organizations with the opportunity for their employees to pursue the NADSP E-Badge Academy.

This project will allow a limited number of New York organizations that employ direct support professionals (DSPs) and Frontline Supervisors (FLSs) to offer some of their staff the opportunity to achieve credentialing through NADSP, without having to pay its associated costs during the grant period. The grant extends tentatively from October 2022 through March 2025.

Throughout the grant period, NADSP will select organizations representing a total of approximately 800 complimentary E-Badge Academy ‘seats’ annually. As part of the grant, participating DSPs will be able to advance through NADSP’s three levels of certification and, upon completion, will quality for up to $2,250 in total bonuses through a tiered bonus structure. Frontline Supervisors that achieve FLS certification are eligible to receive a bonus of $1,000.

The requirements for achieving NADSP Credential involve attaining Accredited Education E-Badges through completion of NADSP-approved online training programs. The grant will also compensate participating agencies for the training hours that DSPs and FLSs must dedicate to are required to achieve for accredited education E-Badges. NADSP will reimburse provider organizations for the training hours required to achieve each level of certification. (Up to $1500 for DSPs and $500 for FLS).

Eligibility Requirements

To qualify for participation in this pilot project, organizations must meet the following criteria:

New York State based organizations, with only DSPs working in NYS being able to participate
Provide services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)
Demonstrate a history of workforce development and sustained support of DSPs (e.g. credentialing program, tuition assistance, etc.)
Current access to a NADSP-accredited training program.
Prepared to support a suggested minimum of 20 DSPs and/or frontline supervisors during the first year.
Collect and provide basic participation and outcome data (e.g., turnover, retention, and wages) to the evaluation team as requested
Participation in the annual NCI Staff Stability Survey and NYS OPWDD Consolidated Fiscal Report
Collect and provide basic participation and outcome data (e.g., turnover, retention, and wages) to the evaluation team as requested
Participation in the annual NCI Staff Stability Survey and NYS OPWDD Consolidated Fiscal Report

In order to be considered for the project, organizations must complete the following Request for Proposal (RFP) application form. The deadline for completing this form is September 30, 2022. Following the application deadline, a NADSP stakeholder advisory group will review applications and make its selections of the organizations that will participate in the grant project. In mid October 2022, the NADSP will announce its selections and begin onboarding activities for E-Badge Academy organization administrators and training for DSPs and FLSs.

Please note: Organizations in New York State that are already enrolled in the E-Badge Academy are eligible to take part in this grant project and are encouraged to apply. If selected, those organizations will be reimbursed for their remaining E-Badge Academy fees and currently certified DSPs and FLSs will be offered bonuses for their existing certifications, limited to their allotted seats that are covered through this pilot project.

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Organization Name*

Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Website*

Describe how the organization demonstrates and supports community inclusion—that is, theright of all people with disabilities to receive person-centered,self-determined support in their family home, residential setting, employmentsetting, or in their own homes. *

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Total number of Employees*

Annual Operating Budget*

What OPWDD services does your organization provide? (please select all that apply)*

What non-OPWDD funded services does your organization provide?

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Name*

First NameLast Name

Job Title *

CEO Email*

example@example.com

Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number

Name*

First NameLast Name

Job Title *

CFO Email*

example@example.com

Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number

Name*

First NameLast Name

Job Title *

Primary Email*

example@example.com

Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number

The following section requests various information about the employees of your organization, including turnover rates. There is an Organizational Workforce Assessment tool that can assist you in calculating your agency’s turnover rates, if you don’t already have that data available.

Please provide a description of your organization’s current workforce recruitment and retention efforts.*

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How familiar are you with the E-Badge Academy?*

Very familiarSomewhat familiarNot very familiarNot familiar at all

Has your organization ever participated, or is currently participating, in the NADSP E-Badge Academy or any other credentialing program?*

YesNo

Are you participating inany other certification, credentialing or apprenticeship programs outside of the NADSP E-BadgeAcademy?*

YesNoOther

Do you have any employees who have achieved NADSP Certification? (DSP-I, DSP-II, DSP-III, FLS)*

YesNo

Are you a NADSP Member organization?*

YesNoNot Sure

Which of the following NADSP accredited training programs/services do your employees use? (select all that apply)*

NADSP Frontline Supervisor Train-The-Trainer Curriculum: From Management To LeadershipCollege of Direct Support (CDS)U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) ApprenticeshipReliasOpen Future LearningThe College of Frontline Supervision, Management, and Leadership (CFSM)Other

Please describe how much time will be allocated for your local administrator to assist direct support professionals and frontline supervisors to complete the credentialing levels. To ensure quality and meeting the required education components for credentialing, badge submissions and other supports that will be available to those participating.*

0/500

Please provide the title and current role of the person who will serve as your local administrator for the E-Badge Academy and his/her experience with workforce development initiatives*

0/500

If selected, please describe the process by which your organization would select direct support professionals and frontline supervisors to participate in this this statewide credentialing pilot.*

0/500

Please describe in detail how your organization would support direct support professionals and frontline supervisors that participate in this statewide credentialing pilot. *

0/500

Upon satisfactory completion of the three levels of DSP certification or the FLS certification, your employees will be eligible for financial remuneration in the form of bonuses from NADSP. Please describe how you will manage and ensure bonus reimbursement for those who completed levels of credential. *

0/500

Upon satisfactory completion of the three levels of DSP certification or the FLS certification, your organization will be eligible for financial remuneration from NADSP for the time spent learning in the NADSP-accredited training curriculum. Please describe how you will support, monitor and manage this additional training time for your employees that participate in this statewide credentialing pilot.*

0/500

Do you intend to continue participating in the E-Badge Academy after the grant period ends in March 2025?*

YesNoUnsure

Please describe how your organization would support continued efforts (budget, staffing, resources, etc.) to sustain direct support professional and frontline supervisor certification opportunities beyond the pilot?*

0/500

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organization submitting this application must complete the signature and date fields below. This signature verifies that the CEO has authorized/approved of the organization’s application to participate in this pilot project and has reviewed the information submitted in the form and can confirm its accuracy.

CEO Signature*

Date of Submission*

Date

After you have completed all of the required fields, please click the submit button below. You will then be directed to a confirmation page. All of the contacts listed above (CEO Contact, CFO/Billing Contact, E-Badge Academy Primary Contact) will also receive an email confirmation that the application has been properly submitted.

NADSP Accreditation

Eligibility Requirements

Organizational Information

CEO Contact Information

CFO/Billing Contact Information

E-Badge Academy Primary Contact Information

Workforce Information and History (30 Points)

Available Resources (40 Points)

Implementation Planning (30 Points)

CEO Authorization