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Kansas used ARPA funds and EVV to map its direct support workforce; findings inform training and career-ladder plans
Summary
Kansas (KDADS) described an ARPA-funded partnership with the University of Kansas that combined EVV records, Bureau of Labor Statistics data and surveys to shape training and career-ladder initiatives and to support legislative outreach.
Kansas officials described using ARPA funds to partner with researchers at the University of Kansas to collect and analyze data that informed two initiatives: a direct support workforce training program and a career ladder.
"I was a direct support worker for 7 years," said Teresa Singh (KDADS), who explained that her first-hand experience and the ARPA-funded work drove efforts to improve workforce stability and training access.
The Kansas team said its collaboration included access to EVV records through their vendor, use of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and new workforce surveys. The work aimed to inform MCO contract requirements and to provide policymakers with concise materials summarizing workforce needs and comparisons with other states.
Why it matters: Kansas framed the ARPA project as a model for how states can combine administrative EVV data with survey and secondary sources to demonstrate needs to legislators and design targeted capacity-building programs.
