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.
The purpose of this program is to optimize the health, quality of life, and well-being for children with medical complexity and their families. The program will accomplish by funding a coordinating center to support the demonstration projects in meeting their program objectives, developing and disseminating resources, and providing leadership in the field.
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.
- A coordinating center will work with the demonstration projects to collect data to measure and evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the different models of care, assist with national spread and sustainability of the promising models, and provide national leadership through training, technical assistance, and education to the HRSA-22-098 recipients and other CMC stakeholders on CMC issues, including emerging issues.
Objectives
- By July 2027, increase by 50 percent from baseline the awareness/knowledge of HRSA-22-098 recipients and key stakeholders of CMC issues as a result of TA, training, education, and resources provided by coordinating center.
- By July 2027, support all HRSA-22-098 recipients in achieving their program objectives listed.
- By July 2027, 75 percent of the HRSA-22-098 recipients will be better able to serve their cohort of CMC as a result of peer to peer learning opportunities for sharing project challenges and successful innovations.
Funding Information
- Total Annual Funding: $2,700,000
- Coordinating Center: $700,000
- Coordinating Center: One (1) cooperative agreement
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=334392