The Department of Health is offering the Health Care Innovation Challenge grant to fund innovative models of service delivery/payment improvements aimed at enhancing the health, health care, and cost-effectiveness for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP enrollees. Successful applicants will need to demonstrate the potential to improve care within six months and generate long-term savings for Medicare/Medicaid/CHIP within two to three years. Projects should also focus on developing a sustainable workforce to support the proposed model. Closing date for submissions is January 27, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 130614
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | CMS-1C1-12-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Health Care Innovation Challenge |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Health |
| Category Explanation:: | This initiative will fund applicants who propose compelling new models of service delivery/payment improvements that hold the promise of delivering the three-part aim of better health, better health care, and lower costs through improved quality for Medicare, Medicaid, and Children?s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees. |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 93.610 — Health Care Innovation Challenge |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Nov 14, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Jan 27, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jan 27, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Feb 26, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 900,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $30,000,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $1,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | The intent of this initiative is to engage with a wide variety of innovators. Interested parties of all types who have developed innovations that will drive significant improvement in three-part aim outcomes are welcome to apply. Examples of the types of organizations expected to apply are: provider groups, health systems, payers and other private sector organizations, faith-based organizations, local governments, and public-private partnerships and for-profit organizations. In addition, certain organizations could be eligible to apply as conveners ? assembling and coordinating the efforts of a group of participants. Conveners could serve as facilitators or could be direct award recipients. States are not eligible to apply under this funding opportunity. Legal Status: To be eligible, an organization must be recognized as a single legal entity by the state where it is incorporated, and must have a unique Tax Identification Number (TIN) designated to receive payment. The organization must have a governing body capable of entering into a cooperative agreement with CMS on behalf of its members. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| Description:: | This initiative will fund applicants who propose compelling new models of service delivery/payment improvements that hold the promise of delivering the three-part aim of better health, better health care, and lower costs through improved quality for Medicare, Medicaid, and Children?s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees. Successful models will include plans to rapidly develop and/or deploy the requisite workforce to support the proposed model. Awards will recognize interventions that show capability to improve care within the first six months of the award, while creating a sustainable pathway to net Medicare/Medicaid/CHIP savings within two to three years. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 93.610 |
| Competition ID: | CMS-1C1-12-001-013123 |
| Competition Title: | Health Care Innovation Challenge |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00085451 |
| Opening Date: | Nov 14, 2011 |
| Closing Date: | Jan 27, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Dorothy Frost Teeter |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] SSA Additional Assurances Certifications [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.610 | CMS-1C1-12-001-013123 | Health Care Innovation Challenge | PKG00085451 | Nov 14, 2011 | Jan 27, 2012 | View | Dorothy Frost Teeter | Organization Applicants |