High Risk Family Case Management
The Illinois Department of Human Services is offering a grant for nurse case management services to high-risk pregnant families in specific areas, aiming to reduce maternal and infant health disparities by providing home visits during pregnancy and postpartum, with a focus on medically high-risk families, while low-risk families are referred to other programs.
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS/”Department”) Bureau of Maternal Child Health (BMCH/”Bureau”) seeks to facilitate nurse case management services to high-risk birthing families in the pilot areas, with the goal of reducing maternal and infant morbidity and mortality rates at both the state and local level with an emphasis on addressing racial/ethnic disparities in outcomes. To eliminate barriers to client transportation and decrease risk of communicable diseases in the high-risk population, nurse visits are expected to occur exclusively in the home setting monthly for the duration of pregnancy and at least the first three months after birth while family is enrolled in the pilot program. In alignment with the Improving Health Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals Act (20 ILCS 1305/10-23 new), the Bureau will pilot a comprehensive High Risk Family Case Management Program to vulnerable high-risk family units to improve both maternal and infant outcomes overall and to reduce racial disparities in outcomes and services provided. The pilot will be offered in three (3) specified geographical areas: 1. City of Chicago communities including and limited to: Austin, North Lawndale, South Lawndale, West Town, Near West Side, Lower West Side, Humboldt Park, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park 2. Madison County 3. Peoria County While this NOFO covers increased expenses to support high program quality and required nurse to family (dyad) staffing ratios, overall funding to the Bureau has not increased. Therefore, pilot program caseloads will be limited to medically high-risk family dyads (birthing individual and infant). The HRFCM pilot program will not provide services to low-risk dyads. Low risk families in need of services should be referred to Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) and DHS Bureau of Maternal and Child Health programs. Refer to the HRFCM Policy & Procedure Manual Appendix 5.1 HRFCM Vulnerability Index (available to applicants via email upon request) for the list of risk factors used to determine “medically high-risk" for the program described herein. Families not meeting the eligibility criteria may be authorized with Departmental approval.
Award Range
$351,000 - $1,053,000
Total Program Funding
$2,457,000
Number of Awards
3
Matching Requirement
No
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
This competitive funding opportunity is limited to applicants that meet the following requirements: • The types of applicants that may apply for the grant award are public or private organizations that have or will have a physical presence in the eligible geographic area described in Section A2 above, and the required staffing model in place within 30 days of the contract start date for which they intend to provide HRFCM services for the geographical area applied for, as described herein. Grantees failing to have required staffing model and nurse to family ratios in place within 30 days of the grant agreement start date or at any time during the grant period may be subject to grant suspension or termination. Eligible applicants are inclusive of units of local government, hospitals, community-based organizations, federally qualified health centers, and nonprofit organizations that serve the eligible community in the geographical area applied for.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
September 16, 2024
Application Closes
October 16, 2024
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