Community and Care Transformation Initiative

Through the Community and Care Transformation Request for Proposals, CareQuest Institute is seeking to fund projects and partners that combine two core interrelated elements of work: (a) carry forward care transformation concepts (listed below), and (b) ensure authentic and deep community engagement is embedded in the practical implementation of those concepts. Applicants will likely be community organizations looking to expand how oral health care is delivered or safety net clinical facilities looking to grow their community engagement.

Care Transformation Concepts:

• Medical-dental integration
• Value-based care
• Teledentistry
• Minimally invasive care

Examples of projects within the Community and Care Transformation Request for Proposals: 

• A safety net partner piloting new value-based care procedures within clinical practice, overseen by a representative patient/community body that has active input into the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the new practice impact on patient experience
• A state policy organization utilizing a formal process that ensures ongoing community input and involvement to advocate for medical/dental integration measures within state Medicaid policy
• A community-based or grassroots organization building power among community members to participate in advocacy in local or state policy spaces around care transformation concepts
• A safety net organization collaborating with community partners to expand and use innovative workforce models that are representative of their patients and families

Grant funds may be used for:

• Project staff salaries
• Subgrants to project partners/community organizations
• Consultant fees
• Data collection and analysis
• Meetings
• Supplies
• Activities related to fundraising and development
• Project-related travel
• Other direct project expenses

Partners funded by this initiative will have access to, and ongoing communication with, a network of community-driven partners doing similar work through a facilitated learning community. Partners will also have opportunities to collaborate on earned-media strategies and promotion of work via CareQuest Institute dissemination channels, including newsletters and social media. CareQuest Institute’s philanthropy staff will provide technical assistance to build organizational and project capacity. Lastly, partners will have opportunities to learn from CareQuest Institute and other subject-matter experts around topics such as evaluation and value-based care.