The Department of Health and Human Services is offering the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Track 1 – Awareness grant to fund interventions connecting beneficiaries with community services. This competitive grant aims to test community-focused interventions and their impact on healthcare costs and utilization for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. The grant will be awarded through renewable cooperative agreements for a five-year period. Eligible applicants must submit proposals via grants.gov in response to the Funding Opportunity Announcement, with a closing date of Nov 3, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 288650
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CMS-1P1-17-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Accountable Health Communities Track 1 – Awareness |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 12 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.650 — Accountable Health Communities |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 08, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 12, 2016 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 03, 2016 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 03, 2016 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Dec 03, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,170,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | CMS invites community-based organizations, individual and group healthcare practices, hospitals and health systems, institutions of higher education (IHE), local government entities, tribal organizations and for-profit and not-for-profit local and national entities with the capacity to develop and maintain relationships with clinical delivery sites and community service providers to apply. Applicants from all 50 states, United States territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands), and the District of Columbia may apply to become bridge organizations. Local government entities include, but are not limited to, local units of state and regional agencies where such classifications exist, local and tribal health departments, local public housing authorities, Indian housing authorities, and local community service agencies. Local government entities exclude state Medicaid agencies. New and previous applicants are eligible to apply to this FOA. For the purpose of this FOA previous applicant applies to entities who submitted an application to FON CMS-1P1-17-001. Applicants to Track 1 under funding opportunity number CMS-1P1-17-001 must submit a new application to be eligible to apply for Track 1. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| Description: | The Accountable Health Communities (AHC) model addresses a gap in the current delivery system by funding interventions that connect community-dwelling beneficiaries with community services. The AHC model will test three community-focused interventions of varying intensity and their ability to impact total health care costs and inpatient and outpatient health care utilization. This model will engage community-dwelling Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries of all ages (children and adults). CMS will award, through a competitive process, renewable one-year cooperative agreements to successful applicants (award recipients). This funding opportunity is a second announcement, specifically for Track 1-Awareness. Eligible Applicants interested in a Track 1- Awareness cooperative agreement, including eligible applicants who previously submitted a Track 1 application in response to funding opportunity number CMS-1P1-17-001, must submit an application through grants.gov that is responsive to this funding opportunity announcement. Track 1 will run for a five-year period. Parameters for the Track 1 AHC model are described in this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). |
| Link to Additional Information: | Accountable Health Communities Track 1 – Awareness |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants.gov Contact Center
Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. Email:support@grants.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2016 | ||
| Oct 12, 2016 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CMS-1P1-17-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Accountable Health Communities Track 1 – Awareness |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 12 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.650 — Accountable Health Communities |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 08, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 12, 2016 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 03, 2016 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 03, 2016 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Dec 03, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,170,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | CMS invites community-based organizations, individual and group healthcare practices, hospitals and health systems, institutions of higher education (IHE), local government entities, tribal organizations and for-profit and not-for-profit local and national entities with the capacity to develop and maintain relationships with clinical delivery sites and community service providers to apply. Applicants from all 50 states, United States territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands), and the District of Columbia may apply to become bridge organizations. Local government entities include, but are not limited to, local units of state and regional agencies where such classifications exist, local and tribal health departments, local public housing authorities, Indian housing authorities, and local community service agencies. Local government entities exclude state Medicaid agencies. New and previous applicants are eligible to apply to this FOA. For the purpose of this FOA previous applicant applies to entities who submitted an application to FON CMS-1P1-17-001. Applicants to Track 1 under funding opportunity number CMS-1P1-17-001 must submit a new application to be eligible to apply for Track 1. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| Description: | The Accountable Health Communities (AHC) model addresses a gap in the current delivery system by funding interventions that connect community-dwelling beneficiaries with community services. The AHC model will test three community-focused interventions of varying intensity and their ability to impact total health care costs and inpatient and outpatient health care utilization. This model will engage community-dwelling Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries of all ages (children and adults). CMS will award, through a competitive process, renewable one-year cooperative agreements to successful applicants (award recipients). This funding opportunity is a second announcement, specifically for Track 1-Awareness. Eligible Applicants interested in a Track 1- Awareness cooperative agreement, including eligible applicants who previously submitted a Track 1 application in response to funding opportunity number CMS-1P1-17-001, must submit an application through grants.gov that is responsive to this funding opportunity announcement. Track 1 will run for a five-year period. Parameters for the Track 1 AHC model are described in this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). |
| Link to Additional Information: | Accountable Health Communities Track 1 – Awareness |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants.gov Contact Center
Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. Email:support@grants.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CMS-1P1-17-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Accountable Health Communities Track 1 – Awareness |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 12 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.650 — Accountable Health Communities |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 12, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 03, 2016 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Dec 03, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,170,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | CMS invites community-based organizations, individual and group healthcare practices, hospitals and health systems, institutions of higher education (IHE), local government entities, tribal organizations and for-profit and not-for-profit local and national entities with the capacity to develop and maintain relationships with clinical delivery sites and community service providers to apply. Applicants from all 50 states, United States territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands), and the District of Columbia may apply to become bridge organizations. Local government entities include, but are not limited to, local units of state and regional agencies where such classifications exist, local and tribal health departments, local public housing authorities, Indian housing authorities, and local community service agencies. Local government entities exclude state Medicaid agencies. New and previous applicants are eligible to apply to this FOA. For the purpose of this FOA previous applicant applies to entities who submitted an application to FON CMS-1P1-17-001. Applicants to Track 1 under funding opportunity number CMS-1P1-17-001 must submit a new application to be eligible to apply for Track 1. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| Description: | The Accountable Health Communities (AHC) model addresses a gap in the current delivery system by funding interventions that connect community-dwelling beneficiaries with community services. The AHC model will test three community-focused interventions of varying intensity and their ability to impact total health care costs and inpatient and outpatient health care utilization. This model will engage community-dwelling Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries of all ages (children and adults). CMS will award, through a competitive process, renewable one-year cooperative agreements to successful applicants (award recipients). This funding opportunity is a second announcement, specifically for Track 1-Awareness. Eligible Applicants interested in a Track 1- Awareness cooperative agreement, including eligible applicants who previously submitted a Track 1 application in response to funding opportunity number CMS-1P1-17-001, must submit an application through grants.gov that is responsive to this funding opportunity announcement. Track 1 will run for a five-year period. Parameters for the Track 1 AHC model are described in this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). |
| Link to Additional Information: | Accountable Health Communities Track 1 – Awareness |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants.gov Contact Center
Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. Email:support@grants.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 288650 Full Announcement-AHC Track 1 – Awareness -> Final AHC-Track-1-FOA-09-07-2016-508c.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.650 | CMS-1P1-17-002-058130 | Accountable Health Communities: Track 1 – Awareness | PKG00227830 | Sep 08, 2016 | Nov 03, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
288650 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
288650 Project-1.1.pdf
288650 Budget-1.1.pdf
288650 SF424A-1.0.pdf
288650 SF424B-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
288650 Other-1.1.pdf
288650 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
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