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 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, via its Coalition Planning grants, assisted healthcare workforce coalitions in CMSP counties in documenting healthcare workforce needs and in creating a written plan to address those needs. This program, via its Initiative grants, is funding ready to launch projects which address identified workforce needs and expand the local healthcare workforce.
Workforce Loan Repayment Programs
To aid in healthcare workforce retention in CMSP counties, the Governing Board funded two healthcare provider educational debt relief programs. The Allied Healthcare Loan Repayment Program awarded specified Allied Healthcare professionals in exchange for one-year of service at a CMSP contracted provider site. The CMSP Loan Repayment Program awarded specified Dentists, Physicians, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in exchange for two-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 funded 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 one-year following graduation. 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 program 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 provided match funding at the local level to CMSP counties and organizations under contract with CMSP counties that have received a healthcare infrastructure grant that requires local financial match.
Local Indigent Care Needs Grant (LICN)
The Governing Board created the LICN grant program 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.
