HRSA awards $3.4 million for children and youth with special health care needs

The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $3.4 million to programs in 19 states working to improve the system of services for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN).

“The investments in these programs will work to improve the system of services for these children by expanding access to a medical home, enhancing care coordination, providing transition services for youth and building partnerships between families and professionals,” said HRSA Administrator Mary K. Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N.

Awards were made in two funding initiatives. The State Implementation Grant for Improving the System of Services for CYSHCN and the Innovative Evidence Based Models for CYSHCN.

The State Implementation Grants for Improving the System of Services for CYSHCN provide funding to state partners, including State Title V Programs, family organizations, and providers to focus on statewide improvements. The Innovative Models for Improving the System of Services for CYSHCN is a new initiative that funds models of care that are evidence based and can be spread to other communities.

Awardees include:

State Implementation Grants for Improving the System of Services for CYSHCN
Grantee Organization	City	State	Grant
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services	Montgomery	Ala.	$300,000
State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services	Anchorage	Alaska	$300,000
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute	Little Rock	Ark.	$286,403
Delaware Department of Health & Social Services	Dover	Del.	$300,000
Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs	Louisville	Ky.	$300,000
Louisiana Office of Public Health	New Orleans	La.	$299,580
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center	Toledo	Ohio	$299,991
State of Washington Department of Health	Olympia	Wash.	$300,000

Innovative Models for Improving the System of Services for CYSHCN
Grantee Organization	City	State	Grant
Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics	Chicago	Ill.	$86,500
University of Iowa	Iowa City	Iowa	$86,497
Michigan Department of Community Health	Lansing	Mich.	$86,500
Family Voices of Minnesota	Stillwater	Minn.	$86,446
PACER Center, Inc.	Minneapolis	Minn.	$86,500
Curators, University of Missouri on behalf of UMKC	Kansas City	Mo.	$86,500
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network of New Jersey	Newark	N.J.	$86,500
Wake Forest University of Health Sciences	Winston-Salem	N.C.	$86,495
Oregon Health and Science University	Portland	Ore.	$86,500
Pennsylvania Department of Health	Harrisburg	Pa.	$86,500
Baylor College of Medicine	Houston	Texas	$86,500
Bi-State Primary Care Association	Montpelier	Vt.	$86,500

For more information about programs for children and youth with special healthcare needs, go to mchb.hrsa.gov.

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The Health Resources and Services Administration is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HRSA is the primary Federal agency responsible for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable. For more information about HRSA and its programs, visit www.hrsa.gov.