Funding Opportunities
Cross-Sector & Community-Based Equity Funding Available Now!
Medicaid Transformation Project extended for one additional year in NCW counties & state
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, has approved the state of Washington’s request for a one-year extension to the Medicaid Transformation Project (MTP), carrying the work through all of 2022. The Washington Health Care Authority received the news in mid-December. MTP is [...]
Behavioral Health Internship Funding – Up to $50,000
North Central Accountable Community of Health seeks to support organizations willing to precept, supervise, or train professionals pursuing careers in behavioral health or having a behavioral health component, who need clinical experience in order to complete their education and certification requirements. Organizations will receive funding, up to $50,000, based on the type of internship offered. [...]
Harm reduction vending machines coming soon to region
June 22, 2021 – North Central Washington With support from Beacon Health Options and the North Central Accountable Community of Health, two naloxone (commonly distributed as Narcan®) vending machines will be funded and placed in Chelan and Grant counties starting Summer 2021. The goal: reducing opioid overdose deaths in the region. “We’re hearing from individuals [...]
Now accepting applications for Community Based Care Coordination Solutions
June 7, 2021 – The North Central Accountable Community of Health (NCACH) is accepting applications from local and regional partners for new or enhanced community based care coordination solutions that break down silos and improve health equity across our North Central region. Community based care coordination is a relational and person‐centered approach that deliberately organizes and [...]
Advancing whole person health through a recovery lens
Intersection of COVID-19 and Overdose While the world has undoubtedly been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, another epidemic continues to kill Americans: opioid drug overdoses. According to the Centers for Disease Control, overdose deaths have accelerated in the United States since the onset of the pandemic. Over 81,000 overdose deaths occurred in the 12 months [...]
NCACH funds regional youth suicide prevention programming for schools
April 7, 2021 – North Central Washington The North Central Accountable Community of Health (NCACH) Governing Board approved a total of $456,736 to address youth mental health, resiliency, and suicide prevention across Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan counties at their April 5 meeting. Using a regional, peer-to-peer, school-based program called Hope Squad, the funding provides [...]
NCACH moves forward with telehealth enhancement proposal
March 30, 2021 -- NCACH has selected two finalists to move forward after releasing a request for proposals for telehealth infrastructure and access planning in January 2021. The selected proposals are from Ingenium Digital Health Advisors and a team from Washington State University (WSU)'s Division of Governmental Studies and Services and College of Nursing. The [...]
Washington’s Accountable Communities of Health Will Bolster Behavioral Health in Rural Communities Through $2 Million Investment from Cambia Health Solutions
Feb. 9, 2021 North Central Washington – Washington’s nine Accountable Communities of Health (ACHs) have received $2 million from Cambia Health Solutions to address urgent mental and behavioral health needs intensified by COVID-19 in rural communities. The funds will be distributed across the ACHs, and each organization will disburse the dollars based on needs [...]
Grant County Economic Development Council to serve as new lead agency for Grant County Coalition for Health Improvement
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to challenge local public health and healthcare partners, the Grant County Economic Development Council (EDC) has stepped forward to lead the Grant County Coalition for Health Improvement (CHI) in 2021. The Grant County CHI, previously led by Grant County Health District, consists of Grant County partner organizations and community members [...]