AGENDA

Monday March 10, 2025

TIME

AGENDA ITEM

8:00am - 5:00pm

Registration & Information Desk

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Foyer

8:00am - 5:00pm

Exhibits

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Foyer

9:00am - 4:30pm

ACL & SME Office Hours

Location: Directors Row

9:00am - 4:30pm

Pre-Intesive Sessions - All Day

(Sessions Take Place Simultaneously)

 

New Director's Training:

*This training fulfills Title VI Grant requirement

Location: Salon AB

9:00am - 9:30am Getting Started - Setting the Stage

9:30am - 10:30am Part C Family Caregiver Programs

10:45am - 12:00pm Managing Part A Nutrition Programs

1:30pm - 2:45pm Title VI Program Management

3:00pm - 4:30pm Maintaining Title VI Data

 

Program Development/Beyond Basics

Location: Salon C

9:00am - 10:30am Building a Title VI Program Using the Tools You Have

10:45am - 12:00pm Title VI Family Caregiver Program

1:30pm - 2:45pm Meeting Access Needs

3:00pm - 4:30pm Assisted Living and Adult Day Care

 

Caregiver Part C

Location: Salon G

9:00am - 10:30am Title VI Statutory Requirements Review & Frail Elders

10:45am - 12:00pm Caregiving for People with Dementia

1:30pm - 2:45pm Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

3:00pm - 4:30pm Adult Children with Disabilities

9:00am - 12:00pm

Pre-Intensive Sessions - Half Day (Morning) 

(Sessions Take Place Simultaneously)

 

Policies and Procedures

Location: Salon E

9:00am - 10:30am Fiscal and Operating Procedures

10:45 am – 12:00pm Program Policies for Services

 

Elder Justice in Indian Country

Location: Salon F

9:00am - 12:00pm 

10:30am - 10:45am 

Break

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Lunch (Not Provided by Title VI)

1:30pm - 4:30pm

Pre-Intensive Sessions - Half Day (Afternoon) 

(Sessions take place simultaneously)

 

Nutrition

Location: Salon E

1:30pm - 4:30pm 

 

Building Dementia Capability in Indian Country

Location: Salon F

1:30pm - 4:30pm 

2:45pm - 3:00pm

Break

5:00pm

Evening Activity

Explore Minneapolis on your own

Tuesday March 11, 2025

TIME

AGENDA ITEM

8:00am - 5:00pm

Registration & Information Desk

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Foyer

8:00am - 5:00pm

Exhibits

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Foyer

9:00am - 10:30am

Welcome to the 2025 National Title VI Training & Technical Assistance Conference

 

9:00am - 9:30am Welcome: Drum Group and Opening Prayer

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Salon D

 

9:30am - 10:00am Welcome Remarks

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Salon D

 

10:00am - 10:30am: ACL Staff Introduction

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Salon D

10:30am - 10:45am

Break

10:45am - 12:15pm

General Sessions

 

10:45am - 11:15pm OAA Statuatory Requirements Updates

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Salon D

 

11:15am - 12:15pm Engaging Tribes with ACL in Evaluation, Assessment, and Telling Your Story

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Salon D

12:15pm - 1:45pm

Lunch (Not Provided by Title VI)

1:45pm - 5:00pm

ACL & SME Office Hours

Location: Directors Row

1:45pm - 3:15pm

Workshop Sessions

 

Title VI Fiscal Training* 

*this training fulfills Title VI Grant requirement

Location: Salon AB

 

Practicing Cultural Humility 

Location: Salon C

 

Title III and Title VI Nutrition Coordination

Location: Salon E

 

Supporting Relative/Kin Caregivers: Innovations, Challenges, and Solutions 

Location: Salon F

 

Data Alignment

Location: Salon G

 

APD Tribal Navigator Program: Building Relationships across AAAs, State and Tribal Governments 

Location: Duluth Room

 

3:15pm - 3:30pm

Break

 

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Workshop Sessions

 

Data Boot Camp 

Location: Salon AB

 

Native American Action Plan

Location: Salon C

 

Delivery of Civil Legal Services within Tribal Nations

Location: Salon E

 

Developing and Monitoring a Simple Budget

Location: Salon F


AARP Resources 

Location: Salon G

 

Film Screening, “Finding Pesa Sooname: A Story of Identity, Community, and Dementia”

Location: Duluth Room

 

Introduction to Evidence-Based Programs

Location: Rochester Room

5:00pm

Evening Activity - Senior Program Activities

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Salon D

 

Tribal Elder Needs Assessment Fireside Chat with the NRCNAA 

Location: Duluth Room

 

Title VI Director's Association Meeting

Location: Salon E

Wednesday March 12, 2025

TIME

AGENDA ITEM

8:15am - 9:00am

Add Your Voice: A Conversation with NICOA 

Location: Duluth Room

8:30am - 5:00pm

Registration & Information Desk

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Foyer

8:30am - 5:00pm

Exhibits

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Foyer

9:00am - 10:15am

General Sessions

 

9:00am - 9:15am Welcome Back

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Salon D

 

9:15am - 10:15am How to Prepare for the New Grant Cycle

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Salon D

10:15am - 10:30am

Break

10:30am - 4:30pm

ACL & SME Office Hours

Locations: Directors Row

10:30am - 12:00pm

Workshop Sessions

 

Title III & VI Coordination

Location: Salon AB

 

Money Follows the Person - Tribal Initiative 

Location: Salon C

 

Caregiving in Rural Communities and for Frail Elders

Location: Salon E

 

Title VI Pre-Application Workshop

Location: Salon F

 

Bridging Culture and Community: Advancing LTSS-IA2's Animated Videos about Medicaid Home and Community Based Services

Location: Salon G

 

American Indian and Alaska Native Brain Health Resources

Location: Duluth Room

 

Choosing the Right Evidence-Based Program for Your Community 

Location: Rochester Room

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Lunch (Not Provided by Title VI)

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Workshop Sessions

 

Program Management/Policies and Procedures

Location: Salon AB

 

Government-to-Government Approach to Support Programs and Services for Adults who are Vulnerable to Maltreatment (Tribal-State Coordination)

Location: Salon C

 

PPR and OAAPS/New Dashboard

Location: Salon E

 

SSA/MIPPA/SHIP/SMP/Medicare Panel Discussion

Location: Salon F

 

Resource Center for Native Aging and Disabilities (RCNAD)

Location: Salon G

 

Resources and Tools for Supporting Persons Living with Dementia

Location: Duluth Room

 

Evidence-Based Programs – Discussion/Tribal Planning

Location: Rochester Room

3:00pm - 3:15pm

Break

3:15pm - 4:45pm

Workshop Sessions

 

Nutrition and Menu Planning

Location: Salon AB

 

Center for Independent Living

Location: Salon C

 

Chores/In-Home Services/Homemaker Services

Location: Salon E

 

Enhancing Elder Justice in Tribal Communities: Best Practices and Tools for Strengthening Adult Protective Services

Location: Salon F

 

Using Information from Needs Assessments and Surveys

Location: Salon G

 

Action Planning for Dementia: Early Steps for Title VI Directors and Listening Session

Location: Duluth Room

5:00pm - 5:45pm 

Minnesota Tribal Huddle

Location: Duluth Room

5:00pm - 7:00pm 

Evening Activity - Touch the Water film screening

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Salon D

Thursday March 13, 2025

TIME

AGENDA ITEM

8:00am - 9:00am

Evidence Based Programs and Title VI Discussion

Location: Duluth Room 

8:30am - 5:00pm

Registration & Information Desk

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Foyer

 

Exhibits

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Foyer

9:00am - 10:45am

General Sessions

9:00am - 9:15am: Welcome Back

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Salon D

 

9:15am - 10:00am: Oh, But We've Always Been Resilient People

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Salon D

 

10:00am - 10:45am: Elder Justice in Indian Country

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Salon D

10:45am - 11:00am

Break

11:00am - 3:45pm

ACL & SME Office Hours

Locations: Directors Row

   

11:00am - 12:15pm

Workshop Sessions

Learnings from the Title VI Program Survey and Using the Data to Support Your Elders Program

Location: Salon AB

 

Maintaining Fiscal and Programmatic Compliance

Location: Salon C

 

Title VI National Resource Centers

Location: Salon E

 

Action Planning for Title III Coordination with AAAs and SUAs

Location: Salon F

 

NATIFS/Traditional Foods

Location: Salon G

 

Dementia Related to the Medicine Wheel 

Location: Duluth Room

 

Evidence Based Programs - Tai Chi 

Location: Rochester Room

12:15pm - 1:45pm

Lunch (Not Provided by Title VI)

1:45pm - 3:00pm

Workshop Sessions

Title VI Data and Reporting 

Location: Salon AB

 

Program Building for Aging and Disability Services

Location: Salon C

 

Meal Costing

Location: Salon E

 

Point of Care Outreach via GoodHealthTV®

Location: Salon F

 

Respite Care

Location: Salon G

 

Alzheimer's Association Road Map for American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples

Location: Duluth Room

 

Powerful Tools for Caregivers

Location: Rochester Room

 

3:00pm - 3:15pm

Break

3:15pm - 4:30pm

Workshop Sessions

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Indian County

Location: Salon AB

 

Allowable vs. Unallowable Costs

Location: Salon C

 

Funding for Transportation Programs

Location: Salon E

 

Public Health/Public Workforce

Location: Salon F

 

State Plans on Aging and Title VI 

Location: Salon G

 

Dementia Friends for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Information Session

Location: Duluth Room

 

HCBS Waivers Toolkit

Location: Rochester Room

4:30pm - 5:00pm

Closing

4:30pm - 4:45pm Closing Remarks

 

4:45pm - 5:00pm Closing Song and Prayer

Location: Minneapolis Ballroom Salon D