No Wrong Door Community Infrastructure Grants: Scaling Network Lead Entities

Deadline: 4/29/2021 LOI

Amount: $350,000 max

Website: https://acl.gov/grants/nwd-community-infrastructure-grants-1

Description:

The purpose of the program is to provide funding directly to community-based organizations (CBOs) serving as a Network Lead Entity to develop Community Integrated Health Networks that contract with health care sector entities (e.g., accountable care organizations, health plans, managed care organizations, hospitals, health systems, and more) for coordinated access and delivery of services that address social determinant of health.This funding opportunity aims to support Network Lead Entities (NLEs) that are part of ACL’s aging and disability network and are performing access functions as part of a broader No Wrong Door (NWD) System. Through a Cooperative Agreement, ACL will support NLEs with innovation grants to improve their access functions and support infrastructure costs associated with aligning health care and social services to address social determinants of health (SDoH) for all populations. A NLE is an organization that helps to create a community integrated health network (CIHN) at the regional, statewide, or multistate level. The NLE directs the development and design of a network structure and facilitates services, administrative oversight, and governance responsibilities.

Eligible applicants:

State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education