A. Purchase a Nationwide License for the Stress-Busting Program for Family Caregivers from WellMed; B. Within 45 days of contract execution, train a minimum of four (4) Master Trainers; i. Provider Agency must have a minimum of four (4) Master Trainers through the duration of the agreement; and 1. If offering Spanish and English classes, Provider Agency shall train at least two (2) Master Trainers in Spanish. ii. If a Master Trainer leaves the Provider Agency or is otherwise unable to continue being a Master Trainer, the Provider Agency shall fill the vacancy within 30 days. 1. If the Master Trainer was Spanish speaking, the replacement shall be Spanish speaking as well. C. Ensure Master Trainers are providing the Facilitators with Stress-Busting Program updates, which will be provided to Master Trainers by WellMed during quarterly Master Trainer calls or via the Master Trainer Portal; D. Ensure Stress-Busting classes are being offered both during and outside of regular business hours (M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.) including weekends; E. Utilize DoAS resources to assist Stress-Busting class participants to receive respite care for the PLWD in their care when they attend classes; i. Agencies are encouraged to work with Adult Day Centers that are willing to provide care to the PLWD while their caregiver attends the Stress-Busting class. F. Attend and participate in routine meetings/calls with DoAS and partnered StressBusting agencies, as required by DoAS; G. Submit to DoAS the Facilitator training schedule and number of enrolled participants via Qualtrics; H. Submit to DoAS the names of participants who complete Facilitator training via Qualtrics within one (1) business day of training completion; I. Submit quarterly fiscal and programmatic reports via the State’s System for Administering Grants Electronically (SAGE) as required by DoAS; J. Advertisement of the Stress-Busting Program shall be limited to New Jersey for the duration of the grant period; K. Monitor and document their ability to provide funded programs and services to the target population and adherence to the grant Scope of Work, outlined herein; L. Ensure a minimum of 50% of the funding is spent on direct services throughout the grant period: costs incurred while hosting the Stress-Busting classes themselves; i. Examples of direct services: Master Trainer or Facilitator pay while administering the 90-minute Stress-Busting class, room rental fees, books and materials used during Stress-Busting classes; and ii. Examples of non-direct services: Master Trainer and Facilitator trainings, supervision of new Facilitators, recruitment of Facilitators, data entry, reporting, meeting attendance, travel to and from classes, and general staff/admin time. M. All successful applicants who are not governmental entities are required to register with NJSTART, the State of New Jersey’s eProcurement system, which enables agencies to be paid. To register, go to www.njstart.gov.
