ODDS Emergency Funding

ODDS providers are required to complete this survey to receive retention and recruitment funding, or additional staffing support from ODDS, to be eligible for these resources. This is important so ODDS can replicate and report on tactics that work in response to the staffing crisis. Please complete the following survey by December 10th, 2021.

1. Provider Name: *This question is required.

2. Provider ID Number (SPD number from EXPRS): *This question is required. This question requires a valid number format.

3. Select services offered (check all that apply): *This question is required.

4. Which retention/recruitment/staffing funds did your organization receive? *This question is required.

June Retention/Recruitment Grants (10M total)
October ARPA Retention/Recruitment Grants (20M total)
$500 retention payment (for staff who continued working for your organization after the vaccine mandate went into effect)

5. Please specify what Retention/Recruitment funds were used for (check all that apply):

Recruitment Bonuses
Retention Bonuses
Recruitment advertisements / social media
Vaccine incentives
Other - Write In (Required) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection. * This question is required.

5. Please specify what the October ARPA Retention/Recruitment Grants were used for (check all that apply):

Recruitment Bonuses
Retention Bonuses
Recruitment Advertisements
Bonuses to recruitment staff
Hiring of recruitment staff
Vaccine incentives
Other - Write In (Required) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection. * This question is required.

5. For the $500 Retention Payment, specify the number of staff who received the payment:

*This question is required. This question requires a valid number format.

5. Of the uses for the grants, what was the most helpful for retention of staff (rank all from most to least helpful)?
*This question is required. Order the items from the following list. First select an item with the spacebar to show a menu of possible ranking positions. Next, click a ranking position to order it in the ranked list. Note the menu will display more ordering options as you add items to the ranked list.

June Retention/Recruitment Grants
October ARPA Retention/Recruitment Grants
$500 retention payment (for staff who remain past the vaccine mandate)

6. How many direct support workers does your organization currently employ? *This question is required. This question requires a valid number format.

7. How many direct support workers does your organization employ when at full capacity? *This question is required. This question requires a valid number format.

8. Staff Recruitment: Overall, how many staff were you able to recruit? *This question is required. This question requires a valid number format.

9. Staff Retention: Overall, how many staff were you able to retain? *This question is required. This question requires a valid number format.

10. Without the additional funding/resources how many staff would you have lost?
*This question is required. This question requires a valid number format.

11. Without the additional funding/resources, how many individuals would you have to stop serving? *This question is required. This question requires a valid number format.

12. Did the $500.00 retention bonus encourage staff to stay?
*This question is required.

12. How many staff were encouraged to stay because of the $500.00 retention bonus? *This question is required. This question requires a valid number format.