2019 Community Initiatives Funding Informational Webinar July 11, 2019
Agenda Today we are going to cover: • Overview of the CHI Community Initiatives funding opportunity • 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 one 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 • NCACH: North Central Health Accountable Community of Health • CHI: Coalition for Health Improvement • OHSU: Oregon Health & Science University • HCA: Health Care Authority • SDOH: Social Determinants of • LOI: Letter of Intent Health • MTP: Medicaid Transformation • TCDI: Transitional Care and Project Diversion Interventions • MOU: Memorandum of • WPCC: Whole Person Care Understanding 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 of 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. Project Size Priority Elements Priority Elements required Small None required 1.Counties served 2.Partnering organizations Medium 1 required 3.Project focus areas 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 organization (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 Electronic Application Review Cycle A Application Review Cycle B Feedback Session: (Small projects < $25K) (Medium – Very Large projects ≥ $25K) LOIs are submitted to one of the three CHIs. Required Letter of Intent (LOI) All local CHI members Required Letter of Intent (LOI) then invited to Application due review each LOI and Electronic feedback session offered on LOIs provide feedback using a standard Application review and scoring Optional webinar feedback session (managed by feedback form. Those the CHI Application Team ) comments are then Top scoring applications are advanced to consolidated into one Award Committee for final review Application due set of NCACH Governing Board reviews and approves recommendations recommended funding allocations for partners Application review and scoring and submitted to applicants by the CHI Funding awarded (projected) Q4 2019 Top scoring applications are advanced to Application Team. Award Committee for final review NCACH Governing Board reviews and approves recommended funding allocations for partners Funding awarded (projected) Q1 2020
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 Medium – Large – Very Small Large Pass / Fail Eligibility Pass / Fail Eligibility Check Check Electronic Feedback Process Invited to submit application Receive consolidated recommendations from the CHI Application submission Application Team and review… 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: Partnering Counties Served Project Focus Areas Organizations Small 3 total bonus points 11 total bonus points As many as listed (As many as listed) - 1 Medium 2 total bonus points 10 total bonus points 2 total bonus points (As many as listed) - 1 Large 10 total bonus points 2 total bonus points (As many as listed) - 1 Very Large 10 total bonus points
Timelines Medium – Large – Very Large Project Application Small Project Application Submission and Review Timeline July 5, 2019 – Letter of Intent and Project Applications • Submission and Review Timeline released July 5, 2019 – Letter of Intent and • July 11, 2019 – Project Application Informational Webinar • Project Applications released (optional) July 11, 2019 – Project Application • August 16, 2019 – Letters of Intent deadline (required for • Informational Webinar (optional) all projects) August 16, 2019 – Letters of Intent • September 6, 2019 – Letters of Intent submitted to • deadline (required for all projects) Coalitions for Health Improvement for review September 6, 2019 – Small Project • October 4, 2019 – Feedback shared with Project Applicants • Applications Due to incorporate into project applications as desired September – October – Application • October 16, 2019 – Applicant informational Q&A session • review process webinar November 15, 2019 – Project • November 1, 2019 – Project Applications Due • applicants notified of awards November 2019 – January 2020 – Application review • process February 14, 2020 – Project applicants notified of awards •
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