The County Medical Services Program (CMSP) Governing Board has
released its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the CMSP Health
Systems Development Grant (HSG) Program.
The HSG Program, will award 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 35
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. The Lead Agency applicant must be either a CMSP
county or a not-for-profit organization.
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 Friday, March 1, 2019 at 12:00 PM.
To assist potential applicants with the RFP process, Governing
Board staff will conduct teleconferences on January
17th at 9:30 AM and February
6th at 9:30 AM. Applicants are encouraged to
attend at least one teleconference. Access the RFP
assistance teleconferences by dialing (888) 296-6500, participant
code 738196.
For questions, please email Laura Moyer, Program Analyst – Grants
Administration at lmoyer@cmspcounties.org.
