State Implementation Grants for Integrated Community Systems for CSHCN

This grant opportunity was posted to Grants.gov on 11/28/2007 and the announcement is now available. 

Program Title

State Implementation Grants for Integrated Community Systems for CSHCN

Agency/Sub-Agency

HRSA/MCHB

Description

Initiative 1:The purpose of this initiative is to support statewide implementation of the HRSA component of the Presidents New Freedom Initiative to create inclusive community-based systems of services for children and youth with special health care needs. Under this initiative HRSAs Maternal and Child Health Bureau has the lead in developing and implementing a plan to achieve appropriate community-based service systems, as defined by the following components:

• family professional partnership
• comprehensive health care through a medical home
• access to adequate health insurance
• early and continuous screening
• organization of community services for easy use by families and
• transition to adult health care work and independence. 

Applicants must:

• be or work closely with the State Title V Program for Children with Special Health Care Needs;
• have a complete and current statewide needs assessment that addresses the States status in each of the 6 systems components;
• work with partners to develop and implement a statewide plan to achieve a community based system of services for CYSHCN using evidenced-based and best practices models recommended by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau;
• integrate the plan into the Title V Block Grant and other public private programs serving CYSHCN and their families;
• define a comprehensive evaluation plan using national state and community data and demonstrate the capacity to gather and report on systems outcomes related to system outcomes for CYSHCN;
• identify, recruit and lead teams which will participate in learning- collaboratives designed to improve access to a medical home; and
• demonstrate the capability to sustain the project beyond Federal funding.

Initiative 2: The purpose of this initiative to support the development of evidence based models in up to seven states to achieve a sustainable community-based system of services for children and youth with special health care needs. Grantees will implement and evaluate continuous quality improvement activities within their medical home program as a strategy to spread and sustain systems development. Grantees will also be required to translate outcomes into tools that can be disseminated to all States and be mentors to other State Title V CSHCN programs. Applicants must be or work closely with the State Title V Program for Children with Special Health Care Needs.

Eligible Entity(ies)

As cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3 (a), any public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization, faith based and community based organization (as those terms are defined at 25 U.S.C.450b), is eligible to apply for this Federal funding

Intended Beneficiaries

Children and Youth

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

93.11

CFDA Category

Health

CFDA Sub-Category(ies)

Maternity, Infants, and Children

Keyword(s)

Children; Disabilities; Community Services

HHS Announcement No.

HRSA-08-034

New Funding Opportunity

Yes

Competition Type: (N), (CC) or (M)

N

Single Source / Limited Competition

NA

Est Annual Min Award

Est Annual Max Award

Initiative 1:$300,000Initiative 2:$ 50,000

Est Number of Awards

15

Est Posting Date

11/18/2007

Est Application Deadline

1/18/2008

Est Award Date

6/1/2008

Est Start Date

6/1/2008

Program Contact Name

Lynda Honberg

Program Contact Telephone No.

(301) 443-6314

Program Contact Email

lhonberg@hrsa.gov

Agency Forecast ID No.

HRSA77