The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has released two Requests for Applications (RFAs) for the Essential Health Care Provider Support (EHCPS) Program. The main grant (available here) will provide up to $300 million to support the creation of financially sustainable health systems through hospital mergers, consolidations, and other restructuring activities. The secondary grant, the EHCPS Health Care Delivery System Innovators Fund (available here), will provide up to $55 million with the same overall purpose, but with a particular emphasis on the preservation and expansion of innovative health care delivery models. Attached please find a summary of these RFAs.
