Opportunity Information: Apply for CMS 1C1 12 001
Apply for CMS 1C1 12 001
- The Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Health Care Innovation Challenge" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.610 Health Care Innovation Awards (HCIA).
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 14, 2011 and posted on Nov 14, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 27, 2012 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $900,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $30,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 100 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- The intent of this initiative is to engage with a wide variety of innovators. Interested parties of all types who have developed innovations that will drive significant improvement in three part aim outcomes are welcome to apply. Examples of the types of organizations expected to apply are provider groups, health systems, payers and other private sector organizations, faith based organizations, local governments, and public private partnerships and for profit organizations. In addition, certain organizations could be eligible to apply as conveners assembling and coordinating the efforts of a group of participants. Conveners could serve as facilitators or could be direct award recipients. States are not eligible to apply under this funding opportunity. Legal Status To be eligible, an organization must be recognized as a single legal entity by the state where it is incorporated, and must have a unique Tax Identification Number (TIN) designated to receive payment. The organization must have a governing body capable of entering into a cooperative agreement with CMS on behalf of its members.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Health Care Innovation Challenge (Funding Opportunity Number CMS 1C1 12 001) was a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) discretionary funding opportunity designed to accelerate practical, near-term innovations in how care is delivered and paid for. The core purpose was to support applicants proposing new service delivery models and/or payment improvements that advance the "three-part aim": better health outcomes, better health care (including quality and patient experience), and lower costs achieved through improved quality. The focus population was people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the expectation was that funded projects would not just be conceptual pilots, but real-world interventions capable of producing measurable care improvements quickly while also pointing to longer-run savings.
A central feature of the challenge was speed to impact and a credible path to sustainability. CMS signaled that strong proposals would be able to demonstrate an ability to improve care within the first six months after an award starts, rather than waiting multiple years to show results. At the same time, the initiative emphasized financial outcomes: successful models needed to lay out a realistic, sustainable pathway to net savings for Medicare, Medicaid, and/or CHIP within two to three years. In other words, awards were meant to back innovations that could both improve quality early and reduce overall program spending over a relatively short horizon, rather than relying on indefinite grant support.
Applicants were also expected to address workforce capacity as part of the innovation itself. CMS highlighted that successful models would include concrete plans to rapidly develop and/or deploy the workforce required to operate the proposed model. This could include staffing for care coordination, community-based supports, health IT-enabled workflows, new clinical roles, or other operational resources needed to scale or implement the approach effectively. The workforce element was not presented as optional; it was integrated into what made a model feasible and capable of delivering early results.
In terms of funding scale and structure, CMS planned a large national investment under the Health Care Innovation Awards program (CFDA 93.610). The estimated total funding amount was $900,000,000, with an expectation of about 100 awards. Individual award amounts ranged from a floor of $1,000,000 to a ceiling of $30,000,000. The funding instrument was a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial federal involvement and ongoing collaboration, oversight, or technical engagement during the project period compared with a standard grant. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement indicated, lowering a common barrier for organizations that might not have non-federal funds available.
Eligibility was intentionally broad because the program was trying to draw in "a wide variety of innovators." CMS welcomed interested parties of many types that could credibly drive improvements against the three-part aim. Examples listed included provider groups, health systems, payers and other private sector organizations, faith-based organizations, local governments, public-private partnerships, and for-profit organizations. The announcement also contemplated applications led by conveners, meaning entities that assemble and coordinate a group of participants; conveners could act as facilitators or serve as the direct award recipients responsible for the cooperative agreement. A key limitation was that states were not eligible to apply under this specific opportunity. Organizational eligibility also required that the applicant be recognized as a single legal entity in its state of incorporation, have a unique Tax Identification Number for payment, and have a governing body able to enter into a cooperative agreement with CMS.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted and created on November 14, 2011, with an original and current closing date of January 27, 2012, and an archive date of February 26, 2012. The sponsoring agency was the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. For access issues with the full announcement, applicants were directed to the Grants.gov Contact Center (1-800-518-4726, support@grants.gov) during specified weekday hours.
Health Care Innovation Challenge (CMS 1C1 12 001) - FAQs
What is the Health Care Innovation Challenge (CMS 1C1 12 001)?
The Health Care Innovation Challenge (Funding Opportunity Number CMS 1C1 12 001) was a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) discretionary funding opportunity designed to speed up practical, near-term innovations in how health care is delivered and paid for.
What was the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The core purpose was to support applicants proposing new service delivery models and/or payment improvements that advance the "three-part aim": better health outcomes, better health care (including quality and patient experience), and lower costs achieved through improved quality.
What populations were the projects expected to focus on?
The focus population was people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Were proposals expected to be pilots or real-world interventions?
CMS expected projects to be real-world interventions capable of producing measurable care improvements quickly, not just conceptual or long-horizon pilots.
How quickly were awardees expected to show improvements?
CMS signaled that strong proposals would demonstrate an ability to improve care within the first six months after an award starts, rather than waiting multiple years to show results.
What did CMS expect in terms of cost savings?
Successful models needed to include a realistic, sustainable pathway to net savings for Medicare, Medicaid, and/or CHIP within two to three years.
Did the opportunity emphasize sustainability beyond the grant period?
Yes. A central feature of the challenge was a credible path to sustainability, meaning models were expected to avoid relying on indefinite grant support and instead show how they could continue while delivering net savings over a relatively short horizon.
Was workforce capacity part of the application expectations?
Yes. Applicants were expected to address workforce capacity as part of the innovation itself. CMS highlighted that successful models would include concrete plans to rapidly develop and/or deploy the workforce needed to operate the proposed model.
What kinds of workforce plans were contemplated?
Examples included staffing for care coordination, community-based supports, health IT-enabled workflows, new clinical roles, or other operational resources needed to scale or implement the approach effectively.
How much total funding was estimated for this challenge?
The estimated total funding amount was $900,000,000 under the Health Care Innovation Awards program (CFDA 93.610).
About how many awards were expected?
CMS anticipated making about 100 awards.
What was the range of individual award amounts?
Individual awards ranged from a minimum of $1,000,000 to a maximum of $30,000,000.
What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding instrument was a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial federal involvement and ongoing collaboration, oversight, or technical engagement during the project period compared with a standard grant.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was indicated for this opportunity.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was intentionally broad and included a wide variety of innovators. Examples listed included provider groups, health systems, payers and other private sector organizations, faith-based organizations, local governments, public-private partnerships, and for-profit organizations.
Could a convener apply or serve as the award recipient?
Yes. The announcement contemplated applications led by conveners, meaning entities that assemble and coordinate a group of participants. Conveners could act as facilitators or serve as the direct award recipients responsible for the cooperative agreement.
Were states eligible to apply?
No. A key limitation was that states were not eligible to apply under this specific opportunity.
What organizational requirements applied to eligible applicants?
An applicant needed to be recognized as a single legal entity in its state of incorporation, have a unique Tax Identification Number for payment, and have a governing body able to enter into a cooperative agreement with CMS.
What agency sponsored this funding opportunity?
The sponsoring agency was the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted and created on November 14, 2011.
What was the application closing date?
The original and current closing date was January 27, 2012.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was February 26, 2012.
What should applicants do if they had trouble accessing the full announcement?
For access issues with the full announcement, applicants were directed to contact the Grants.gov Contact Center at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov during specified weekday hours.
What CFDA program was associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity was part of the Health Care Innovation Awards program and was associated with CFDA 93.610.
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