RFA # 20417: New York Health Equity Reform: Social Care Networks

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Office of Health Insurance Programs (OHIP), Division of Program Development and Management (DPDM) announces the availability of funds to support Social Care Networks (SCN) lead entities that will be responsible for the coordination of social care service delivery in each region identified in Request for Applications (RFA) #20417.

Through RFA #20417, awarded entities (Grantees) will become New York State (NYS) designated SCN lead entities upon award and will enroll in eMedNY as a Social Care Network Medicaid Provider. SCN lead entities will maintain and strengthen a network of community-based organizations (CBOs) responsible for delivering high-quality, evidence-based, and accessible social care services. This network will also capture and share data required for effective coordination between the SCNs, CBOs, NYS, and other stakeholders to help evaluate the SCN’s impact on health outcomes.

It is the Department’s intent to award up to thirteen (13) contracts from this procurement, one (1) for each region identified in the RFA.

Questions regarding the New York Health Equity Reform: Social Care Networks (RFA#20417) are due by January 31, 2024 and must be emailed to:

OHIPcontracts@health.ny.gov .

Applications for the New York Health Equity Reform: Social Care Networks (RFA#20417) must be submitted in the New York State Grants Gateway, by 4:00 PM on March 27, 2024. For application information, visit the New York State Department of Health website at http://www.health.ny.gov/funding/ .