Deadline: 2/15/22
Amount: up to $400,000
Description:
The Colorado Health Foundation’s Capital Infrastructure Grant is intended to promote health equity, and to expand organizational capacity for Colorado health centers and clinics serving low-income patients and patients of color. This funding opportunity is specifically designed to build and improve the capacity of clinics to serve more Coloradans of color with high-quality, comprehensive team-based primary care centered on patients’ preferences, needs and values. It will provide shovel-ready capital funding to safety net practices in Colorado.
Clinics that have begun implementing a team-based care model or have one in place can apply for a capital grant. Clinics will need to demonstrate the team-based care foundational blocks are in place or they are on their way toward implementing them. Examples of team-based care projects considered for funding:
- Facility acquisition, construction, renovation or expansion
- Medical and office equipment purchases
- Equipment and/or technology costs for patients who do not have the means to access telemedicine services. Funds can also support patient education on the use of telemedicine.
- Equipment and/or technology costs for providers to provide and/or improve telemedicine services for their patients
- Hardware, software, installation and technical assistance costs associated with health information technology systems
- Operating expenses associated with physical or information technology expansions and/or improvements
The clinic will be expected to operate a health care facility serving individuals living with low income for at least five years after the completion of the building expansion or renovation. Preference will be given to clinics that can show patients receive necessary referrals to community and social services when needed.
Eligible applicants:
- Federally qualified health centers
- Rural health clinics
- Community safety net clinics
- School-based health centers
- Community mental health centers with integrated primary care services
To be considered for funding, clinics must meet the following criteria:
- Alignment with the Foundation’s cornerstones that advance the Foundation’s efforts to bring health in reach for all Coloradans.
- Serve at least 50% patients of color – defined as Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous/Native American and multiracial communities. This can be demonstrated through the Foundation’s newly required demographic data form to be filled out by every applicant.
- At least 50% of patients served are living on low income. This can be demonstrated through Medicaid caseload, number of uninsured and/or individuals on the Children’s Health Plan Plus or the Colorado Indigent Care Program.
- Must be a nonprofit clinic or public agency that provides comprehensive primary care services to a significant population of patients who are living on low income as defined above. For-profit clinics will also be eligible to apply for the primary care capital funding, provided they meet the criteria and can also demonstrate at least 50% of patients are living with low income as described above.
- Provide integrated health care services through teams composed of behavioral, physical and/or oral health care providers.
- Ability to demonstrate clinic leadership commitment in executing the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Service (CLAS) Standards and support for team-based primary care.
- Ability to demonstrate improved health outcomes as a result of the expansion in access to team-based primary care.
- Ability to demonstrate need for expanding access to team-based primary care.
PROGRAM CONTACT
If you’re not already connected with a program officer, please reach out by email at funding@coloradohealth.org or call (303)-953-3600—please be sure to note the county you work in and area of interest.