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CMS-1LI-22-001: Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program

Closed Closed May 31, 2022 Opportunity CMS-1LI-22-001 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$5.0 million
• Total funding$110 million
• Expected awards22
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments.

• State governments

Any single state Medicaid agency not currently participating in the MFP demonstration project may apply. By “state,” we refer to the definition provided under 45 CFR §74.2 as “any of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of a State exclusive of local governments.” By “territory or possession,” we mean Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Only one application can be submitted for a given state.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration awards averaged $50.8 million; this notice allows up to $5.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (98% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration, originally authorized under section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), supports state strategies to rebalance long-term services and supports (LTSS) systems from institutional to community-based care. MFP has played a key role in many states’ LTSS rebalancing efforts under the Medicaid program providing flexible funding opportunities to help states develop and test the necessary processes, tools, and infrastructure to advance LTSS system reform and to support successful transitions from institutional to community-based settings for individuals eligible for Medicaid LTSS. Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), Congress authorized an additional $1.253 billion in federal funds for the MFP Demonstration and extended the project through federal fiscal year (FY) 2023. The CAA also provided the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with authorization to expand the MFP Demonstration to additional states and territories. Currently, there are thirty-four (34) states, including the District of Columbia, participating in the MFP Demonstration. The MFP Demonstration Expansion focuses on states and territories not currently participating in the MFP Demonstration. The MFP Demonstration Expansion (MFP Expansion) citation in this notice of funding opportunity references states and territories eligible to apply. The Money Follows the Person Demonstration (MFP) refers to existing and new participating projects. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will make funds available for a Planning Phase with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2022. Award recipients will begin with the Planning Phase during which they will work with stakeholders to design and develop an MFP Demonstration that supports the states’ unique LTSS system reform goals. Award recipients will also have the opportunity to implement capacity building initiatives during and after the end of the Planning Phase. Funding requests are available for planning and capacity building for an amount up to $5 million per state; awards are anticipated to range between $4 million and $5 million per state. Funding will be available for the year in which it is awarded and four additional years.

Category: Health.

Applying now

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