CMSP grants are intended to improve the health outcomes of residents in CMSP counties. Specifically, projects are aimed at researching healthcare workforce needs, developing and strengthening the health care workforce, expanding access to specialty care, promoting the timely delivery of necessary health and behavioral health support services, and improving the overall healthcare delivery system. See below for a summary of current CMSP grant efforts.
Grant Programs:
Building the Healthcare Workforce Grant (BHW)
The Building the Healthcare Workforce Grant program addresses the chronic healthcare provider shortage in CMSP counties by expanding the number of available providers. This program provides grant funding in two tracks. Track 1 – Coalition Planning Grants, are grants intended to aid healthcare workforce coalitions in CMSP counties in documenting healthcare workforce needs and in creating a written plan to address those needs. Track 2 – Initiative Grants, are grants provided to entities that are ready to launch a project which addresses identified workforce needs and expands the local healthcare workforce.
Workforce Loan Repayment Programs
To aid in healthcare workforce retention in CMSP counties, the Governing Board funds two healthcare provider educational debt relief programs. The Allied Healthcare Loan Repayment Program provides up to $16,000 to specified Allied Healthcare professionals in exchange for 1-year of service at a CMSP contracted provider site. The CMSP Loan Repayment Program provides up to $50,000 to specified Dentists, Physicians, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in exchange for 2-years of service at a CMSP contracted provider site. Both programs are administered by the Department of Healthcare Access and Information.
Workforce Scholarship Programs
To grow the workforce in CMSP counties, the Governing Board funds four healthcare provider scholarship programs. These programs are designed specifically for students pursuing careers in nursing and advanced practice roles. Program awardees are either current residents or high school graduates of a CMSP county. Additionally, every awardee will provide care in a CMSP county for at least 1-year following graduation. Award amounts vary by program. CMSP Scholarship programs are administered by the Department of Healthcare Access and Information.
Healthcare Infrastructure Development Matching Grant program (HID Matching Grant)
The CMSP Governing Board developed the HID Matching Grant to aid CMSP counties and organizations contracted with CMSP counties in expanding facility capacity to provide healthcare and behavioral health services to underserved populations, including CMSP beneficiaries. This program provides match funding at the local level to CMSP counties and organizations under contract with the county that have received a healthcare infrastructure grant that requires local financial match.
Local Indigent Care Needs Grant (LICN)
The principal goals of the LICN grant program are to promote timely delivery of necessary medical, behavioral health and support services to locally identified target populations, to link these populations with other community resources and support, and to improve the overall health outcomes of indigent adult CMSP county residents.
If you have questions about a specific grant program, please contact grants@cmspcounties.org.
