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Provider Notice Issued 06/08/2021
Date: June 8, 2021
To: All Medical Assistance Program Providers
Re: Letters of Intent for Upcoming HealthcareTransformation Collaboratives Funding Due June 15, 2021
This notice is a reminder that entities intending to apply for upcomingHealthcare Transformation Collaboratives funding can still formally notify theIllinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services of their intention.
Entities are strongly encouraged to file a Letter of Intent if they areplanning to apply for funding during State Fiscal Year 2022 (July 1, 2021 –June 30, 2022). The Department of Healthcare & Family Services plansto initiate a new round of funding in September 2021. Letters for thoseseeking funding during this cycle are to be received no later than June 15,2021.
Instructions and the form to complete a Letter of Intent may be found here at the Healthcare TransformationCollaboratives website under "Application Materials and Supplemental Information."
About HealthcareTransformation Collaboratives
The Healthcare Transformation Collaboratives program makes available asmuch as $150 million per fiscal year beginning in State Fiscal Year 2021. Thisfunding is available to collaborations between care providers, includingpreventative care, primary care specialty care, hospital services, mentalhealth and substance abuse services, and community-based entities that addressthe social determinants of health. Priority will be given to collaborationsthat include safety net hospitals or critical access hospitals.
The application period for the first round of awards has closed; however,a second round of applications will be available for the fall.
Learn more at theHealthcare Transformation Collaboratives webpage
Frequently updated information about Healthcare Transformation Collaboratives may be found online at the HFS Website.
KellyCunningham, Administrator
Divisionof Medical Programs