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Grant Program Seeks to Address Healthcare Provider Shortage

Feb 07, 2025   Advocacy   |   Health Care and Social Services
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The County Medical Services Program (CMSP) Governing Board has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for their new Building the Healthcare Workforce (BHW) grant program.   With this program, the Governing Board seeks to address the chronic healthcare provider shortage in CMSP counties.  Healthcare workforce groups to be supported or expanded under this program may include, but are not limited to, primary care, nursing, behavioral health, dental, allied health and public health.

Up to $14 million in BHW grant funding will be available across two tracks and multiple funding rounds.

  • Track 1 – Coalition Planning grant awards range up to $60,000 per project over a nine-month period (or up to $85,000 if the project serves more than one CMSP county)
  • Track 2 – Initiative grant awards range up to $450,000 per project for up to a 3-year period (up to $750,000 for if the project serves more than one CMSP county)

 

Eligible applicants include:

  • Hospitals in CMSP counties
  • Community Health Centers in CMSP counties
  • Tribal Health Organizations in CMSP counties
  • Nonprofit health and behavioral health organizations focused on healthcare workforce development in a CMSP county
  • County department or agency directly providing or contracting for the delivery of health, public health, and behavioral health services in a CMSP county
  • CMSP county workforce development boards
  • Public educational institutions providing health provider education and training, including community colleges, universities, medical schools, physician assistant schools, nursing school and dental schools

The RFP and associated forms are available for download on the CMSP Governing Board’s website here.

Additionally, Governing Board staff will conduct two webinars to assist applicants with the RFP and submission process.

 RFP Assistance Webinar #1

Date: February 25, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM PST

Zoom Link
Webinar ID: 881 8860 6161
Password: BHW

RFP Assistance Webinar #2

Date: March 12, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM PST

Zoom Link
Webinar ID: 813 0387 2442
Password: BHW

The application deadline for this RFP is April 1, 2025, at 3:00PM PST.  Submit proposals to grants@cmspcounties.orgQuestions? Send an Email

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