2019 Community Initiatives Funding Informational Webinar July 11, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

2019 Community Initiatives Funding

Informational Webinar July 11, 2019

Agenda

Today we are going to cover:

• Overview of the CHI Community Initiatives funding
• pportunity
• Application submission and review process
• Scoring Criteria, plus tips and tricks

P.s. Please be sure to sign in using our digital sign-in sheet, or the sheets provided at the in person locations.

Housekeeping

• Everyone will remain “muted” on the webinar
• We will have some time at the end to answer questions
• If you have a question or comment: type it into the “Chat”

feature of the webinar on your screen or use an index card if at

• ne of our in-person sites.
• Have more questions? email it to Sahara by July 16

sahara.suval@cdhd.wa.gov

• Questions received by 7/16 will be typed up into a FAQ

document and made available on the CHI Community Initiatives funding webpage no later than August 1, 2019

Frequently Used Acronyms

• ACH: Accountable Community of

Health

• CHI: Coalition for Health

Improvement

• HCA: Health Care Authority
• LOI: Letter of Intent
• MTP: Medicaid Transformation

Project

• MOU: Memorandum of

Understanding

• NCACH: North Central

Accountable Community of Health

• OHSU: Oregon Health & Science

University

• SDOH: Social Determinants of

Health

• TCDI: Transitional Care and

Diversion Interventions

• WPCC: Whole Person Care

Collaborative

About this funding

CHI Community Initiatives Funding

• Funding is made available through

statewide Medicaid Transformation Project efforts

• $450,000 approved by NCACH Governing

Board

• Managed by a community investment

process through the Coalitions for Health Improvement (CHI)

• Funding is intended to:
• Advance whole person health
• Address the social determinants of health
• Increase community – clinical collaboration

Whole Person Health

Our vision for whole person health is for everyone to have an opportunity to reach a state

• f complete physical, mental,

and social well-being.

Coalitions for Health Improvement

• Organized in 2014 – helped bring partners together to

form NCACH

• Serve as community voice within NCACH’s MTP efforts
• 3 CHIs – Chelan-Douglas; Grant; Okanogan
• 2017 – Voting seat for each CHI established on

NCACH Governing Board

• 2018 – NCACH formally contracts with local health

jurisdictions to provide operational support (funding and staff) for each CHI

• 2018 – Community Initiatives funding and

framework approved by NCACH Governing Board

• 2019 – Community Initiatives Advisory Group

convenes – designs community investment process

• July 2019 – Funding opportunity opens to partners

Project Awards Available

• Small - $1 - $25,000
• Medium - $25,001 - $75,000
• Large - $75,001 - $150,000
• Very Large - $150,001 +

$450,000 total – awards will be issued using a portfolio approach

Project Focus Areas

Note -- Other focus areas will be considered for funding, but application must clearly articulate justification for the focus area.

Who Can Apply

*In order to be eligible, WPCC funded-partner organizations, TCDI funded-partner organizations, and the Pathways Community HUB Lead Agency must include a minimum of one non-WPCC and/or non-TCDI partner organization, or tribal entity, as a partnering organization in the application. Additionally, this funding is not to be used to support or fund other NCACH Medicaid Transformation Project work.

Lead Applicants v Partners

• Lead applicant: submits application; responsible for

administering funds* and delivering reporting requirements

• Partner organization: Plays an active and defined role in

project implementation. Provides letters of support certifying role in project application. P.s. Looking to partner on a project, or partners for your project? Check out our Prospective Partner Roster

*Lead applicants can designate a fiscal sponsor as needed – see project application for more details

Priority Elements

Project applications have a ‘mix-and-match’ Priority Elements requirement, depending on project size.

Priority Elements

1.Counties served 2.Partnering organizations 3.Project focus areas

Project Size Priority Elements required Small None required Medium 1 required Large 2 required Very Large All 3 required

“Counties served”

• 1. At least 15% of the target population(s) that will be impacted

as outlined in the project application must reside in different counties.

• 2. A project only operating in Wenatchee – East Wenatchee is

not considered to be multi-county.

“Partnering organizations”

• 1. Project must include at least one other committed partner

that represents a different sector than the applicant

• rganization (e.g. healthcare and education)

“Project focus areas”

• 1. Project must include approaches to address at least two of

the project focus areas identified

Application Submission and Review Process

Process Overview

Application Review Cycle A (Small projects < $25K) Required Letter of Intent (LOI) Application due Application review and scoring Top scoring applications are advanced to Award Committee for final review

NCACH Governing Board reviews and approves recommended funding allocations for partners

Funding awarded (projected) Q4 2019

Application Review Cycle B (Medium – Very Large projects ≥ $25K) Required Letter of Intent (LOI) Electronic feedback session offered on LOIs

Optional webinar feedback session (managed by the CHI Application Team)

Application due Application review and scoring Top scoring applications are advanced to Award Committee for final review

NCACH Governing Board reviews and approves recommended funding allocations for partners

Funding awarded (projected) Q1 2020

Electronic Feedback Session:

LOIs are submitted to

• ne of the three CHIs.

All local CHI members then invited to review each LOI and provide feedback using a standard feedback form. Those comments are then consolidated into one set of recommendations and submitted to applicants by the CHI Application Team.

Review Bodies

There are 3 distinct review bodies that make up the CHI Community Initiatives Project Application review process: CHI Application Team(s) – 1 per Coalition (3 total); responsible for reviewing LOIs and

providing feedback on medium, large, and very large proposals. Reviews and scores submitted project applications

Regional Review Group – 1 for the region. Reviews and scores submitted project

applications

Award Committee – Reviews combined scores from the CHI Application Team(s) and

the Regional Review Group. Responsible for making final funding allocations to the NCACH Governing Board using a portfolio approach.

PSA: Reviewers needed!

Be a part of the community investment process!

• We are looking for reviewers to join both the CHI Application

Teams and the Regional Review groups.

• Can be both an applicant and a reviewer*
• Make our first funding cycle successful!

*Reviewers will not be able to score their own applications, or make critical decisions about any application that presents a conflict of interest

LOI to Application Process

Small

Pass / Fail Eligibility Check Invited to submit application Application submission and review…

Medium – Large – Very Large

Pass / Fail Eligibility Check Electronic Feedback Process Receive consolidated recommendations from the CHI Application Team Invited to submit application Application submission and review…

Application Scoring Criteria

• Posted online with “Project Application Submission

Guidelines”

• 100 points + bonus points available
• Narrative responses, we are looking for:
• Clear
• Strong
• Concise
• Not redundant
• Provides content for all selected Project Information

checkboxes

Bonus Points

Bonus points are given for each Priority Element that is beyond the required amount and demonstrated in narrative responses:

Counties Served Project Focus Areas Partnering Organizations Small

3 total bonus points 11 total bonus points As many as listed

Medium

2 total bonus points 10 total bonus points (As many as listed) - 1

Large

2 total bonus points 10 total bonus points (As many as listed) - 1

Very Large

2 total bonus points 10 total bonus points (As many as listed) - 1

Timelines

Small Project Application Submission and Review Timeline

• July 5, 2019 – Letter of Intent and

Project Applications released

• July 11, 2019 – Project Application

Informational Webinar (optional)

• August 16, 2019 – Letters of Intent

deadline (required for all projects)

• September 6, 2019 – Small Project

Applications Due

• September – October – Application

review process

• November 15, 2019 – Project

applicants notified of awards

Medium – Large – Very Large Project Application Submission and Review Timeline

• July 5, 2019 – Letter of Intent and Project Applications

released

• July 11, 2019 – Project Application Informational Webinar

(optional)

• August 16, 2019 – Letters of Intent deadline (required for

all projects)

• September 6, 2019 – Letters of Intent submitted to

Coalitions for Health Improvement for review

• October 4, 2019 – Feedback shared with Project Applicants

to incorporate into project applications as desired

• October 16, 2019 – Applicant informational Q&A session

webinar

• November 1, 2019 – Project Applications Due
• November 2019 – January 2020 – Application review

process

• February 14, 2020 – Project applicants notified of awards

Question and Answer

Contact Information

North Central Accountable Community of Health https://ncach.org/chi-funding

Sahara Suval, North Central Accountable Community of Health sahara.suval@cdhd.wa.gov │ 509 – 886 – 6441 Chelan – Douglas and Okanogan County CHI Support Lead Kelsey Gust, Action Health Partners kelsey.gust@cc-ahp.com │ 509 – 885 – 5400 Grant County CHI Support Lead Laina Mitchell, Grant County Health District lmitchell@granthealth.org │ 509 – 766 – 7960, ext 30

Thank You