The departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Health and Human Services (HHS) are accepting applications from states to be the first assisted by a new Housing and Services Partnership Accelerator program, which supports states in developing or expanding innovative housing-related supports and services for Medicaid-eligible people with disabilities and older adults who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

The Partnership Accelerator will focus on helping states improve collaboration and coordination between organizations and systems that provide services and resources that help people find—and keep—stable housing in the community by bringing interdisciplinary teams from four states together in a 12-month learning collaborative. Together they’ll tackle common issues, such as navigating payment models and rates, data integration and sharing, and more.

Aging services advocates are urged to see if their states will be submitting a letter of intent by November 15 and then a final application by December 1 to one of the Partnership Accelerator’s original four states. See this summary on the Administration for Community Living website, including how to connect to a November 13 informational webinar.