Project Grant H8J54688

Award Date 12/1/24
Completion Date 11/30/26
Dollars Obligated $1M
Funding Federal Agency
Bureau of Primary Health Care
Federal Grant Program
93.224
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Springfield, MA, USA

The Caring Health Center, Inc. (CHC) was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224). The grant, awarded on December 1, 2024, aims to expand access to behavioral health services for pediatric patients and increase pediatric immunization rates in Springfield, MA. Specifically, the funding will:

  1. Increase behavioral health operating hours for pediatric services by 10 hours per week, including evening hours, and scale this model to adult behavioral health services.
  2. Increase pediatric immunization rates to reach Medicaid Accountable Care Organization targets of 54.4% for children and 53.3% for adolescents by expanding access to after-hours care.
  3. Test practice transformation strategies at CHC's new medical campus, including implementing a rotating expanded hours team to pilot expanded service offerings.

The project aims to serve approximately 25 unique pediatric behavioral health clients, 100 children and 100 adolescent immunization clients annually, and implement at least three new expanded hour services through quality improvement cycles.

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