Regional Partnership Catalyst Grant Program (CY 2021 - CY 2025)
The new Regional Partnership Catalyst Grant Program is based on the HSCRC grant philosophy that the funding is designed to a) foster collaboration between hospitals and community partners, and b) enable the creation of infrastructure to disseminate evidence-based interventions.
The new Regional Partnership Catalyst Grant Program builds upon the legacy Regional Partnership Transformation grant program and enables hospitals to continue working with community resources to build infrastructure needed to sustainably support the population health goals of the Total Cost of Care Model. The new Regional Partnership Catalyst Grant program requires hospitals to competitively bid for funding that would begin January 1, 2021.
The funding will be narrowly focused to support interventions that align with goals of the Total Cost of Care Model and support the
Memorandum of Understanding that Maryland has established with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for a Statewide Integrated Health Improvement Strategy (SIHIS).
Request for Proposals for Regional Partnership Catalyst Grant Program Released
The Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) is
seeking proposals for the new Regional Partnership Catalyst Grant Program. This
funding program is intended to support hospitals’ continuing work with
community resources on building the foundation needed to sustainably support
the population health goals of the Total Cost of Care (TCOC) Model. Under the Regional Partnership Catalyst
Grant Program, hospitals and their partners will collaborate to implement or
expand investments in the two announced statewide population health priority
areas – diabetes prevention & management and behavioral health crisis
services.
DEADLINE EXTENDED: The new deadline for proposals will be Sunday, July 19th at 11:59 PM EST.
The HSCRC recognizes that much of the planning time originally planned for the Regional Partnership Catalyst Grant Program will be needed to address COVID-19. Given this, the HSCRC will postpone the grant proposal deadline by one month.
View the memo on the extension.
Please review the following Frequently Asked Questions documents for additional information on the grant program.
Resources & Planning Tools for Proposals:
Regional Partnership Catalyst Grant Program - HSCRC Staff Recommendations
Regional Partnership Transformation Grant Program (FY 2016 - FY 2020)
The HSCRC Regional Partnership Transformation Grant Program was created to enable diverse hospitals and community stakeholders to work together on interventions designed to improve population health. The grant funding is issued to hospitals to lead the creation of coalitions that include local health departments, provider organizations, faith-based organizations, and other community-based organizations. The current Regional Partnership Program began in FY 2016 and is scheduled to end June 30, 2020. There are 14 Regional Partnerships that are geographically dispersed across Maryland. They serve both rural and urban areas of the State and have been historically focused on improving care coordination for high-utilizer and high-risk Medicare patients.
As the State continues under the TCOC Model, the HSCRC continues to look for opportunities to build upon the successes of the current regional partnership structure and increase alignment with the goals of the TCOC Model.
Policy Memos
Program Summaries & Reports