MARYLAND
Community Health Resources Commission
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November 30, 2020 | Issue 64 |
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Larry Hogan, Governor
Boyd K. Rutherford, Lieutenant Governor
Robert R. Neall,
Secretary of Health
CHRC Commissioners
Elizabeth Chung, Chair
J. Wayne Howard, Vice Chair
Scott T. Gibson
Celeste James
Maulik Joshi, DrPH
Karen-Ann Lichtenstein
Carol Masden, LCSW-C
Destiny-Simone Ramjohn, PhD
Erica I. Shelton, MD
Ivy Simmons, PhD
Mark Luckner, Executive Director
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CHRC Call for Proposals generates 69 Letters of Intent requesting $18.5 million
The FY 2021 Call for Proposals issued by the CHRC earlier in November generated 69 Letters of Intent (LOIs) requesting $18.5 million in funding. Of this total, 26 of 69 (38%) were submitted by applicants who have not received a grant in the past, and 15 (22%) LOIs were submitted by first-time applicants.
Full grant applications with project proposals are due to the CHRC by noon on December 17, 2020. Grant awards are expected to be made by the CHRC in late February or early March 2021. The CHRC will award up to $3 million in new grant funding this fiscal year.
This year's Call for Proposals looks to support three categories of programs:
(1) Addressing chronic disease prevention and disease management, with particular focus on the prevention and management of diabetes;
(2) Addressing the health and social needs of vulnerable populations disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; and
(3) Addressing the immediate and longer-term COVID-19 pandemic recovery needs of Maryland’s safety net providers.
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CHRC is Soliciting Bids
for Independent Proposal Reviewers
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The Maryland Community Health Resources Commission (CHRC) seeks to hire independent reviewers in the following areas to evaluate grant proposals as a Maryland Small Procurement. Click on the links below to review the individual solicitations, minimum requirements and preferred experience required.
(1) Addressing chronic disease/diabetes prevention and management -Small Procurement Category II & III.
(2) Addressing the health and social needs of vulnerable populations disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic - Small Procurement Category II & III. Click here.
(3) Addressing the immediate/longer-term recovery needs of Maryland's safety net providers as they navigate the impact of COVID-19 - Small Procurement Category I & II. Click here.
For consideration, submissions to be an independent reviewer need to be received by the CHRC via email no later than Friday, December 4, 2020, 12:00 PM ([email protected]).
For any questions about this procurement offering, please contact Ms. Thayer at 410.260.6086. Please advise any interested individuals who may be interested in these opportunities.
NOTE: The State of Maryland may impose additional requirements on respondents, please review the procurement here.
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Maryland Crisis Stabilization Center Moves to the Newly Renovated Hebrew Orphan Asylum
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The Maryland Crisis Stabilization Center, overseen by Behavioral Health System Baltimore (BHSB) has moved to its permanent location at the historic Hebrew Orphan Asylum (HOA). The Crisis Stablilization Center provides short-term sobering and stabilization services for people under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
The Crisis Stabilization Center in the HOA was renovated into a state-of-the-art community health services facility with $3.6 million in capital funding from the State of Maryland. The Center’s newly renovated space increases the Center's capacity from 15 beds to 35 beds, has state-of-the-art facilities, and provides significantly more space overall, offering dignity and respect to the people the Center serves, as well as staff and the community. The HOA is located at 2700 Rayner Avenue in the heart of the Greater Rosemont neighborhood of West Baltimore.
The Center receives referrals from Baltimore City's Emergency Medical Services (EMS), hospitals, community outreach teams, outpatient behavioral health providers, and also accepts walk-ins. To protect against COVID-19, the Center is currently only serving up to 17 individuals at any given time. Behavioral health providers that would like to refer eligible individuals should call (443) 438-3509 to inquire about bed availability before making a referral.
The Crisis Stabilization Center is supported by $3.6 million in capital funds from the state, a $2.3 million grant from the Maryland Department of Health, and a $600,000 grant from the CHRC. In recent years, the CHRC has prioritized funding for projects that support integrated behavioral care and assist the state's response to the heroin and opioid crisis. The grant to the Crisis Stabilization Center is one of 72 grants totaling over $19.5 million which have collectively served more than 76,000 individuals. For more information about these programs, click here.
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The Maryland Department of Health - Updates on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak |
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) continues to provide daily updates as they become available. To access the MDH coronavirus disease web page, click COVID-19 Maryland.
The site also provides the latest on testing, nursing home cases and contact tracing, click covidLINK for further information.
Maryland Department of Health launches a virtual live diabetes education series.
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has launched an eight-part diabetes education series for health care providers and residents with diabetes or those at-risk for diabetes. This webinar series was developed by the MDH Center for Population Health Initiatives as part of Maryland's Diabetes Action Plan and is another tool aimed at preventing and managing diabetes in Maryland. For further information and to register, click here.
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December is National AIDS Awareness Month
December is National AIDS Awareness Month. For more information about HIV Awareness Days, or to access clinical and other resources, visit the HHS HIV.gov website by clicking here .
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