Cooperative Agreement 90BC0005

The Rhode Island Parent Information Network Inc. will receive $673,035 through a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living. The funding supports a pilot program from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2025 to deliver and sustain Chronic Disease Self-Management Education programs through Medicaid billing under the Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs...

The Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) was awarded a 6-year, $12M cooperative agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model program (CFDA 93.968). The purpose of the agreement is to support EOHHS in developing and implementing a Medicaid primary care alternative payment model (APM), a hospital global budget (HGB) payment model, and establishing a...

This $1,148,802 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) will enable Rhode Island College's Institute for Education in Healthcare to develop a training program to create a new cadre of dually-certified Peer Recovery Specialists-Community Health Workers (PRS-CHW) in Rhode Island. The program will provide a comprehensive...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has been awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (CFDA 93.761) program. This four-year award, effective June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2028, will support the implementation and sustainability of evidence-based falls prevention programs for older adults and...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $1.1 million cooperative agreement to the Executive Department of the State of Rhode Island under the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Exchanges program (CFDA 93.525). The funding will support modernization or updates to Rhode Island's health insurance exchange system to implement provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act that modify premium assistance amounts for certain consumers. As the direct...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $7,416,771 Community Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.569) to the Rhode Island Department of Human Services, RI Veterans Home Division, for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. This Formula Grant funding supports the delivery of a wide range of anti-poverty programs and services across Rhode Island, with the goal of reducing poverty, supporting low-income communities, and empowering...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, in the amount of $450,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects (CFDA 93.048) program. The award, with a period of performance from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2027, is intended to strengthen and enhance the Rhode Island No Wrong Door system to improve seamless service delivery for older adults and...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) a $350,000 Project Grant through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to create workforce pathways for incarcerated and previously justice-involved Rhode Islanders. The grant will enable CCRI to design and implement a multi-year strategy to expand educational and vocational programs within the Rhode Island Department of Corrections facilities and on CCRI's campuses. The goal is to...

The Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging received a $217,123 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services program (CFDA 93.043). This grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a performance period through September 30, 2026, supports the implementation of evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion services for...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the State Grants for the Implementation, Enhancement, and Expansion of Medicaid and CHIP School-Based Services program (CFDA 93.771). The funding will support the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) in implementing and expanding school-based Medicaid and CHIP services throughout the state. Key activities include developing infrastructure, conducting...