Funding for Services
Dawn of Hope receives funding primarily through contracts with the Department of Intellectual Disabilities Services (DIDD) and Tenncare’s Long-Term Supports & Services (LTSS) Home and Community Based Medicaid Waiver, also known as Employment & Community First (ECF) and CHOICES.
Most of these funds are provided by the Centers for Medicare-Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Home and Community Based Medicaid Waiver program in conjunction with the State of Tennessee.
Additional funding resources include:
Tennessee’s Division of Rehabilitation Services, Department of Human Services, Department of Transportation, the Dawn of Hope Foundation