TFL AMAC 11/2014 Meeting
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Financial Fitness: Georgia Tool for Life - FY15
- Tools for Life AT Act under Continuing Resolution until December 11th. As a result, TFL was awarded $114,277 of the $579,172 in our first Grant Award Notice (GAN).
- Tools for Life’s State Funds are $127,000
- RESNA has increased our Pass It On Center Contract to $9,000
- Division of Aging Services has contracted with TFL for $80,800
- TechSage has increased our Training 1 (T1) budget to $10,000
- Center for Financial Independence and Innovation (CFII) has contracted $50,000
TOTAL in Grants & Contracts (so far): $855,972
Tracking Data Trends: The Numbers - Georgia Tool for Life | AT Act Data Report | October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014
- Direct Service:
- Summary of Device Demonstrations
- Number of AT Devices = 1,168
- Number of Individuals = 3,484
- Summary of Device Loans
- Number of AT Devices = 1012
- Number of Individuals = 1005
- Summary of Device Demonstrations
- State Leadership:
- Training
- GATE Conference – 514 participants
- IDEAS Conference with GDOE – 702 participants
- Georgia Speech and Hearing Association Conference – 283 participants
- 22 customized AT Webinars delivered to over 539 participants
- 31 customized AT trainings delivered to 817 participants
- 16 various expos, exhibits and resources fairs
- Training
TFL FY15 top three operational challenges, recommended solutions and resources required:
Challenge 1. High Demand for Services and TA = Need for Increased Funding
- Solutions:
- Trying to increase funding for the Pass It On Center - Hopeful that our Federal Move to HHS will help!
- State Funding Request and Effort
- Exploring even more targeted Grants & Contracts
Challenge 2. TFL serve Georgians of All disAbilities and ages throughout the whole state = Expanding TFL services in rural areas
- Solutions:
- Expanding TFL Network through strategic partnerships - Independent Living Center (ILC) Network and Aging Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Network
- More Collaborations with GA AMAC Members?
- Providing services virtually?
Challenge 3. Increase Quality, Access and Efficiency of AT Services throughout Georgia
- Solutions:
- Integrate AT Evaluations, AT Training & AT Consulting within AMAC Orders (PASTA)
- Integrate and Educate about Indicators of Quality (IQ) for AT Evaluations
- Create an web-based Decision Making Tool that also produces reports for AT Professionals