To use Vermont Recipes to create the Vermont Recipes 2 application that forms its basis, you must install Snow Leopard and the Mac OS X developer tools for Snow Leopard on your computer. Because Snow Leopard does not run on PowerPC Macs, your development computer must be an Intel-based Mac. In 1999, he pioneered the original Vermont Recipes website where many current Cocoa developers learned their craft with the Developer Preview version of Mac OS X, and he has since written the 2003 first edition and the all-new 2010 second edition of a book about writing Cocoa applications for Mac OS X, Cocoa Recipes for Mac OS X: The Vermont. Chrome on Mac or Windows. Chrome and Acrobat are no longer compatible. For more information, go to Adobe Support to see change in support for Acrobat and Reader plug-ins in modern web browsers. Safari on Mac or Windows. For Safari on Mac OS go to Adobe Support for detailed instructions. Launch Safari and choose Safari Preferences. Apple OS X/Macintosh. There is currently no antivirus software for Mac OS X licensed by UVM. Product testing of several brands of Mac OS X antivirus software by ETS is ongoing. If and when a product is found to be suitable for university licensing and distribution it will be posted here. Microsoft Windows. Bill Cheeseman lives in Quechee, Vermont, and is the owner and principal of Quechee Software (www.quecheesoftware.com), which specializes in Mac OS X Cocoa application development and AppleScript and GUI Scripting development. In addition to writing the first edition of this book, Bill co-authored Apple Training Series: AppleScript 1-2-3.

The following is a quick start guide to access CAG.

Using Your PIV Card

Getting started.

  1. If possible, make sure you are using the latest version of MacOS, 10.15 (Catalina). To check the version of MacOS click the Apple icon on the top left of your screen, then choose “About This Mac”.
  2. Download and install Citrix Workspace. This was recently updated and now supports MacOS 10.13-10.15.4.
  3. These instructions will work for Chrome and Edge for Mac. Safari can work, but is problematic and should be avoided. Firefox does not work.
  4. Insert your PIV card into the reader
  5. If you’ve inserted your PIV, accept the prompt to add certs (you’ll need to enter your MacOS password to install these certs to your MacOS Keychain).
  6. Access the VA Citrix Access Gateway - https://citrixaccess.va.gov. (Make sure to bookmark so you can get back to it easily for future connections to CAG.)
  7. If you have a PIV, select the first option, “Smartcard.” If you do not, choose the username and password option, enter your username and password, then skip to step 9.
  8. IMPORTANT: In most cases, if using Chrome or Edge, you will need to select the second certificate from the list when prompted.This is not 100% of the time, so if you get an error you may need to close your browser, reopen and then select the first certificate.
  9. If prompted, select “Open Citrix Workspace Launcher,” then check the box “I agree with the Citrix license agreement,”
  10. Once the CAG Storefront appears, navigate to the “Desktop” tab at the top and choose a desktop. Learn about the new CAG Desktop Options
  11. An *.ica file will download once you select an option and will show in the bottom-left of your browser. Click that download to open this file.
  12. Give Citrix permissions on the Mac if prompted.
  13. Once the desktop opens, if you are not using PIV (PIV exempt), enter your username and password.
  14. If you are using PIV, wait for the option for “Sign-in options” to populate under the username and password box. Depending on your screen resolution you may have to scroll a little to see this and this could take a few seconds to show up (be patient). Once you see “Sign-in options,” choose that and select the PIV card icon and enter your PIV PIN when prompted.
  15. You’re in! You can access all your regular applications and conduct your normal work.
  16. When you’re done, sign out of the desktop like a normal Windows machine by clicking the Windows start button, click the 'user icon', and then choosing Sign out. Close your browser.

Subsequent connections

  1. Go to VA Citrix Access Gateway (if you created a bookmark in the earlier instructions, then just use that. If you haven’t done that, create a bookmark now!)
  2. See: Things to be aware of if you experience problems re-opening Chrome and it automatically taking you to an error page or you experience other errors, like this:
  3. Login
    1. Select the PIV icon and enter your PIN
    2. Chrome and Edge - use the second certificate in the list and enter your pin.
  4. Choose the appropriate desktop you want to connect to.
  5. Download and open *.ica file
  6. Once the Windows logon screen launches, wait for the username and password screen to give you the “sign on options” prompt. Click that, choose the PIV icon, then enter your PIV PIN.
  7. You’re in! Work, do good things, then sign out when you’re done. Close your browser.

Things to be aware of:

  • Chrome and Edge may attempt to open the last site you went to based on the browser settings. To prevent this issue, please change this setting to open a New Tab page (preferred) or a specific page when you open a new browser window. If you continue to experience login issues, make sure you exit completely out of your browser (on Macs, click the Apple icon on MacOS's toolbar at the top, then choose 'force quit,' select your internet browser from the list, then click 'force quit.' If you don't see your browser in that list, you've already exited completely, so you can choose 'cancel.')

The Health Care Provider Stabilization Grant Program has ended.

Vermont
Background

On July 2, 2020, Governor Scott signed legislation establishing the Health Care Provider Stabilization Grant Program to cover a broad array of providers. Funds available initially totaled $275 million but were then reduced to $247.5 million based on projected need. These funds have been made available to the State of Vermont through the Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) CFDA #21.019. The Agency of Human Services (AHS) is administering this program in two rounds of applications. Health care and human service providers used the application to seek grant funding for both COVID-19-related lost revenue and COVID-19-specific incurred expenses for March 1 – September 15, 2020.

Application Portal

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For best performance of this application, please use the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, or Safari (on Mac OS). Please note that you will experience problems if using Internet Explorer/Microsoft Edge.

  • New Users (Application has closed for new users)
  • Returning Users (to view application, status, and documents)
Guidance Clarification for Health Care Provider Stabilization Grants
  1. Do I need to use my grant award by a certain date?
    AHS guidance had previously stated that all health care and human services providers receiving a grant must spend the grant money by December 30, 2020. We are pleased to clarify that if a health care and human services provider obtains a grant for qualifying losses incurred between March 1, 2020 and December 30, 2020, the awarded grant funds are not required to be spent by the grantee by December 30, 2020. There is no deadline by which grantees must spend the replaced lost revenue.
  2. Am I limited in the use of my grant award?
    Awards from the Health Care Provider Stabilization Grant program are considered revenue replacement for the awardee to help cover documented losses which occurred in 2020 due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The grant has already been deemed to have been used upon issuance as a means of replacing the lost revenues. There are, therefore, no restrictions on the use of funds aside from the fact that funding must be used for normal or traditional purposes of health care and human services provider and must not be used for personal expenses.
  3. The Sustained Monthly Retainer award noted that 10% of grant awards could be subject to recoupment. What could trigger a recoupment? Am I required to meet any performance measures in connection with my grant award?
    If providers signed the Coronavirus Relief Fund Grant Agreements, it is expected that providers will be able to keep the entirety of the grant awards to the extent that the grantee has eligible COVID-19 expenditures that are not covered by other sources and are in compliance with grant provisions.

    You do not need to take any action to accept the grant funds.

    The funds from this grant can be used to pay necessary expenditures that your entity faces and costs directly associated with your entity’s response to COVID-19. If it is found that this grant was issued due to error, misrepresentation of facts, or fraud in your application, you will be required to return the funds to the Vermont Agency of Human Services.

  4. How do I know if I should be concerned about a duplication of benefits?
    The Agency of Human Services issued the Health Care Provider Stabilization Grants to provide support to those health care and human services providers in Vermont that have suffered costs and/or revenue losses as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency. There are (and have been) several other sources of support available for health care and human services providers, including (but not limited to) the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). The State recognizes that these other programs only cover a portion of the costs and/or lost revenues that providers face as a result of COVID-19, and believes that it has appropriately designed the program to provide support beyond these programs, and that addresses the portion of costs/lost revenues not covered by other sources of funding.

    Because applicants may have received funding from sources other than the Health Care Provider Stabilization Grants, an applicant may experience what is called a “duplication of benefits.”

    For the Health Care Provider Stabilization Grant program, your entity will be at risk of duplication of benefits if, at the end of 2020, your entity’s COVID-19 related total revenue decline from March-December of 2020, when compared to March-December of 2019, are less than the total amount of aid your entity has received from:
    ​ a. Economic Recovery Grants,
    b. Forgiven PPP loans,
    c. EIDL Advance Grants,
    d. Business interruption insurance, and
    e. Any other federal grants or credits grant your entity has received related to COVID-19. (See our financial guidance for more information)
    ​The AHS grant application collected information about the amounts that an applicant received from other sources including PPP loans, EIDL Advance grants, and any other federal grant or credit reimbursement for COVID-19 related damages or expenses at the time of application. The application also required applicants to certify that they would not use their Health Care Provider Stabilization Grant to cover any expenses for which they have already received other reimbursement. Going forward, should additional assistance be made available, grantees may not apply for multiple sources of assistance based on the same decreased revenue compensated for with the Health Care Provider Stabilization Grant. Health care and human services providers that have a duplication of benefits may need to repay a portion of the grant later if it appears that the total grant proceeds from the Health Care Provider Stabilization Grant plus any of the above listed sources of assistance exceed the aggregate amount of the losses in 2020.

    Health care and human services providers that sought grant funding from sources other than the Health Care Provider Stabilization Grant program are strongly encouraged to consider if the total grant funding received from all sources may put them at risk of having a duplication of benefits. If you have questions about the calculation of a potential duplication of benefits, for your specific organization, we recommend that you contact your accounting or legal professionals.

    If you believe that your organization has received a duplication of benefits, you may return the amount of the duplication by following these steps:

    Please send an email notification to AHS - COVID 19 Financial <AHS.COVID19Financial@vermont.gov>, explaining that you are returning Health Care Provider Stabilization Grant funds as a result of a duplication of benefits and the amount being returned.

    Make your check out to: State of Vermont, Agency of Human Services
    Include the application number and the grant award number on the check, and

    Send the check to:
    State of Vermont Agency of Human Services
    Office of the Secretary Attn: AHS CO Accounts Payable
    280 State Drive, Center Bldg
    Waterbury, VT 05671-1000

  5. Do I need to maintain records as a result of receiving a grant award? Are there any reporting requirements or reconciliation information at this time?
    AHS has not yet determined additional reporting and/or reconciliation requirements at this time.However, grantees must maintain all records pertaining to the use and expenditure of their award. Records include any written or recorded information, regardless of physical form or characteristics, which is produced or acquired by the grantee in the performance of this agreement. Records produced or acquired in a machine-readable electronic format shall be maintained in that format. The records described shall be made available at reasonable times during the period of the award and for five years thereafter or for any period required by law for inspection by any authorized representatives of the State or Federal Government. If any litigation, claim, or audit is started before the expiration of the five-year period, the records shall be retained until all litigation, claims or audit findings involving the records have been resolved.
  6. Why are all the references to the Health Care Provider Stabilization Grant? What if I received a different grant (such as the April Retainer, Sustained Monthly, etc.)?
    All COVID-19-related financial relief provided by AHS is from the same fund source (CARES ACT), and thus subject to the same guidelines.
Guidance Documentation
  • Program Overview (10/12/2020)
  • Frequently Asked Questions (10/16/2020)
  • Application Readiness & Document Uploads Guide (10/12/2020)
  • Expenditures Guide (10/12/2020)
  • Revenue Guide (10/12/2020)
  • Financial Assistance Guide (10/12/2020)
  • Peer Support & Program Pre-Approval Certification (10/16/2020)
  • Terms & Conditions of the Health Care Provider Stabilization Grant Award (10/16/2020)
  • Application Timeline & Review Process (11/25/2020)
  • Post-Award Guidance (3/29/2021)
Other Resources

Please review the Program Guidance documents above. For additional assistance, please consider the following:

Vermont Macaroons

  • For questions related to this program, please direct emails to AHS - COVID 19 Financial <AHS.COVID19Financial@vermont.gov>

  • For questions related to any payment program, you may also contact Member and Provider Services at 802-879-5900, option 6.

  • For questions regarding Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance, please review the: