Last month, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
released the online
application for Round 1 of the Capacity and Infrastructure
Transition, Expansion and Development (CITED) Initiative. CITED
is one component of the Providing Access and Transforming Health
(PATH) Initiative. As a key element of
CalAIM, PATH supports the expansion of capacity and
infrastructure needed to implement Enhanced Care Management (ECM)
and Community Supports and increase access to services across the
state.
Eligible applicants for CITED Round 1 funding of up to $100
million total include counties, cities, public hospitals, and
community-based organizations. However, applicants must be
actively contracted to provide ECM/Community Supports or have a
contract with an entity, such as a Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan, to
provide ECM/Community Supports. Funding awarded under CITED Round
1 may be used for an array of activities intended to ramp up ECM
and Community Supports, including increasing the provider
workforce, purchasing and developing administrative
infrastructure, and providing upfront funding to support capacity
and purchase infrastructure needed to deliver these services.
Applications must be submitted online by Friday,
September 30. CITED Round 1 applicants will be notified
of the status of their application in December following a
two-month review period. Additional information about the
initiative, including application guidance and the submission
portal, can be found here.
