Evaluating Early Access to Medicaid as a Reentry Strategy

The summary for the Evaluating Early Access to Medicaid as a Reentry Strategy grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Institute of Corrections, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Evaluating Early Access to Medicaid as a Reentry Strategy: The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Administration Division is seeking applications for the development, implementation, and evaluation of a project to assess the effects of access to Medicaid at the time of release from incarceration on reentry outcomes, including health care utilization, employment success, and recidivism. The recipient of the award will work in a partnership with the selected states prisons, jails, and Medicaid agency to implement and evaluate the project. This project will be conducted over a 36-month period. This cooperative agreement is a collaborative project between the National Institute of Corrections and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), U.S. Department of Health of Human Services (HHS). To be considered, applicants must demonstrate at a minimum (1) in-depth knowledge of the criminal justice and healthcare fields, (2) experience working with local jails, state prisons, and state Medicaid agencies, (3) the capacity to engage local jails, state prisons, and state Medicaid agencies participation in this project, and (4) the experience and organizational capacity to carry out the goals of this project.

Federal Grant Title:	Evaluating Early Access to Medicaid as a Reentry Strategy
Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Corrections
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	11AD10
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	16.602
CFDA Descriptions:	Corrections_Research and Evaluation and Policy Formulation
Current Application Deadline:	Aug 11, 2011
Original Application Deadline:	Aug 11, 2011
Posted Date:	Jul 05, 2011
Creation Date:	Jul 05, 2011
Archive Date:	Aug 12, 2011
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$500,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants include non-profit and for-profit entities, public and private institutions of higher education, individuals, organizations, and private agencies. Applicants must have: Demonstrated capacity in designing, implementing, and evaluating projects in correctional settings; Subject matter expertise in best practices in pre-release planning and services; Subject matter expertise in prison/jail transitions to community; Subject matter expertise in Medicaid eligibility for childless adults under current law and under implementation of the Affordable Care Act provisions for expansion to this population in 2014; Subject matter expertise in healthcare access issues for individuals re-entering the community from prison or jail.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Pamela Davison Administrative Assistant Phone 202-353-0484

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