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 state�s 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.
The recipient of the award will work in a partnership with the selected state�s 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.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
full announcement
Additional Information of 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.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://community.nicic.gov/blogs/nic/archive/2011/07/01/cooperative-agreement-evaluating-early-access-to-medicaid-as-a-reentry-strategy.aspx
Contact:
Pamela DavisonAdministrative AssistantPhone 202-353-0484
Agency Email Description:
office
Agency Email:
pdavison@bop.gov
Date Posted:
2011-07-05
Application Due Date:
2011-08-11
Archive Date:
2011-08-12
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