California PATH Capacity and Infrastructure Transition, Expansion, and Development (CITED) Initiative

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The Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Capacity and Infrastructure Transition, Expansion, and Development (CITED) Initiative provides funding to build the capacity and infrastructure of on-the-ground partners, such as community-based organizations (CBOs), hospitals, county agencies, Tribes, and others, to successfully participate in the Medi-Cal delivery system.

Applicants should provide a clear and detailed funding request that describes the intended use of funds. There should be a detailed justification for why funds are needed to support the transition, expansion, development, delivery of, and/or the bolstered capacity.

Examples of program activities:

• Increasing provider workforce:
  • Assessment of current organizational capabilities, infrastructure and systems, and capacity to deliver Enhanced Care Management (ECM)/Community Supports
  • Identification of critical gaps and needs to be addressed for seamless provision of services to enrollees to ensure successful ECM/Community Supports participation
  • Hiring, recruiting, onboarding, and training staff that will have a direct role in the execution of ECM/Community Supports responsibilities
  • Increasing capacity to deliver new services/programs above and beyond current capabilities
• Infrastructure to support integration into CalAIM:
  • Supporting health information exchange between entities responsible for providing ECM and/or Community Supports services
  • Supporting the implementation of a closed-loop referral system
  • Enhancing existing systems to support core monitoring/data reporting needs
  • Transitioning former pilot infrastructure for integration into ECM/Community Supports and other managed care contracted services
• Infrastructure to support ECM and Community Supports Services:
  • Modifying existing physical infrastructure of ECM/Community Supports provider sites that are essential for an organization's capacity to deliver ECM/Community Supports
  • Purchasing hardware or office equipment necessary to support delivery of ECM and Community Support services
• Staff time devoted to evaluating and monitoring
• Outreach to underserved communities:
  • Staff time devoted to development of an outreach plan
  • Funding to hire contractors or vendors to support plan development

Funding is intended to support ECM and/or Community Support providers or entities intending to provide ECM and/or Community Supports in California. Applicants must be actively contracted with a Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan (MCP) for the provision of ECM and/or Community Support services.

Applicants may include, but are not limited to:

• Community-based organizations (CBO)
• County, city, and local government agencies
• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
• Medi-Cal Tribal and Designee of Indian Health Program
• Providers (including but not limited to hospitals and provider organizations)
• Others as approved by DHCS

Priority will be given to:

• County-specific ECM and Community Supports gaps
• Statewide ECM and Community Supports gaps
  • Birth equity
  • Justice involved
  • Transitional rent
• Tribal entities or other entities serving Tribal members
• Rural counties
• Entities operating in counties with lower funding in prior funding rounds
• Entities serving individuals whose primary language is not English
• Local community-based organizations

Consult the table showing reasonable costs for specific items in the application instructions.

Requests for training are capped at $4,000 per new staff member.

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.