Deadline: 7-Mar-22
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Enhancing Systems of Care for Children with Medical Complexity program to optimize the health, quality of life, and well-being for children with medical complexity and their families.
Program Goals
- The goal of the Enhancing Systems of Care for Children with Medical Complexity program is to improve the quality, coordination, and experience of care and services for children with medical complexity and their families/caregivers.
- For purposes of this program, CMC, a subset of children with special health care needs, are characterized as children having family-identified service needs, severe chronic clinical conditions, functional limitations, and high utilization of health resources.
- Up to five demonstration projects will be funded to implement and evaluate evidence-informed models of care designed to optimize the child’s health, general functioning/quality of life, and family well-being. The models of care should be accessible, continuous, comprehensive, coordinated, compassionate, culturally effective, and patient/ family-centered. Proposed models are expected to:
- Expand equitable access to quality patient/family-centered services, with an emphasis on CMC from unserved or underserved6 populations or communities;
- Optimize use of innovative technologies, such as telehealth, to facilitate comprehensive, coordinated, and continuous services across the care continuum; and
- Apply an equity-informed approach to health care delivery for CMC and equip their families with the knowledge of and/or access to medical, social, financial, or community resources they need for their children to thrive.
Objectives
- By July 2027, increase by 50 percent from baseline the number of families of CMC who report being actively engaged as shared decision makers in developing their child’s shared plan of care.
- By July 2027, increase by 50 percent from baseline the number of families of CMC who report an improved patient/family experience of care (as measured by the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Health Plan Survey).
- By July 2027, increase by 25 percent from baseline the number of families of CMC who report increased coordination of care and access to the services, supports and resources they need (as measured by the Pediatric Integrated Care Survey (PICS).
- By July 2027, 100 percent of participating recipients will have implemented, and evaluated an innovative and/or evidence-informed family-centered model of care for serving a minimum of 75 CMC per project.
Funding Information
- Total Annual Funding: $2,700,000
- Demonstration Projects: $2,000,000
- Number of Awards: Up to five (5) cooperative agreements
- Annual Award Amount:
- Demonstration Projects: Up to $400,000 per year
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants for both Demonstration Projects and Coordinating Center include any domestic public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations are eligible to apply.
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334401
