RFA - Intensive In-Home Services (IIHS) Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) & Promising Practice (PP) Technical Assistance

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH), specifically the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), is issuing a Request for Applications (RFA) to identify and support new Intensive In-Home Services (IIHS) providers through a technical assistance contract. The primary objectives include recruiting new providers for the 1915(i) services provider network and providing comprehensive training in two specific intervention models: Family Centered Treatment (FCT) Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and the In-Home Intervention Program for Children (IHIP-C) Promising Practice (PP). Applicants must demonstrate prior experience in delivering training and technical assistance to existing IIHS organizations in these specific intervention models. The contract requires the selected vendor to develop a detailed timeline outlining strategies for provider recruitment, training, and technical assistance. Successful applicants will be responsible for expanding the current capacity of IIHS providers to serve youth through the 1915(i) waiver by training additional staff in the specified intervention models. The RFA was posted on January 2, 2025, with proposals due by January 14, 2025.

While specific set-aside designations are not explicitly detailed in the provided document, the procurement appears focused on organizations with demonstrated expertise in behavioral health technical assistance and training. The contract targets providers capable of working within Maryland's 1915(i) waiver services network, suggesting a specialized market of behavioral health and youth intervention organizations. No incumbent vendors or specific budget ranges were mentioned in the documentation. The technical assistance contract will support the expansion of intensive in-home services through targeted provider recruitment and training in evidence-based and promising intervention models. Organizations responding to this RFA will need to showcase their capabilities in behavioral health training, particularly in family-centered and youth intervention approaches, with a clear ability to support provider network expansion and capacity building.