The County Medical Services Program (CMSP) has recently announced
two new grant opportunities – CMSP Loan Repayment Program (LRP)
and CMSP Health Systems Development Grant (HSG).
CMSP LRP
In partnership with the California Office of Statewide Health
Planning and Development (OSHPD), CMSP will assist with the
repayment of educational debt for the following professionals who
provide primary healthcare or dental services at an approved
contracted site located within the 35 CMSP counties:
General Dentist (DDS/DMD)
Medicine (MD/DO)
Family Medicine
General Internal Medicine
General Psychiatrics
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Nurse Practitioner (NP) (primary care)
Physician Assistant (PA) (primary care)
Eligible applicants may receive loan repayments of up to $50,000
in exchange for a two-year service obligation providing direct
patient care at a qualifying, CMSP-contracted facility.
Previously awarded applicants may apply for an award extension of
up to $20,000. Sites are not required to match the CMSP LRP
provider award amount.
The CMSP Governing Board are accepting applications for the HSG
Program. A CMSP county or non-profit agency may seek one-time
funding of up to $300,000 to strengthen the overall healthcare
delivery system, expand access to healthcare, and coordinate care
provision within CMSP’s participating counties. Funding is
intended to support activities that can be completed in a
timeframe of 36 months. Efforts funded by the HSG Program must
target persons eligible or potentially eligible for CMSP and may
additionally assist populations receiving publicly funded health
coverage. HSG Grants may support county-specific or multi-county
efforts to:
Expand access to care for primary care, specialty care and/or
behavioral health services
Coordinate and/or integrate health and behavioral health care
service systems
Strengthen the overall health care delivery system in the
county across a range of health and behavioral health providers
Applications must be received by the CMSP Governing Office no
later than March 1, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. For additional
information and the RFP please visit the CMSP Governing Board’s
website at http://www.cmspcounties.org/about/grant_projects.html
or email Laura Moyer, Program Analyst – Grants Administration at
lmoyer@cmspcounties.org.
