Trillium Funding Opportunities
What We Fund
We invest to improve health and quality of life for Medicaid members and state-funded recipients of our health plans across Trillium’s region. We help those with severe and persistent mental health conditions, substance use disorders, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, autism, and traumatic brain Injury. We focus on outcomes, because we believe this is the most effective way to achieve long- term, sustainable change. We start by listening to those we serve. We seek solutions grounded in health equity and systemic change necessary for these populations.
Trillium supports system changes that increase services and supports for members or recipients of our health plans. The majority of our funding is focused on Tier I counties to address health care gaps where they are most needed in order to advance health equity goals.
Our funding areas are structured around strategic goals. Every program we fund must have a plan that demonstrates sustainable funding. Every program funded must demonstrate how it will offer equitable access to care, equitable outcomes, and be inclusive of all members.
Trillium is the primary health plan for this population in our region. Many of our counties are rural where data shows the largest health disparities exist by race, place, and disability.
Our Shared Values for Change
We start by listening to our members, their families, and communities. We believe in Community. We engage unlikely partners. We deploy place-based approaches that engage Community and create Opportunity. We know that equity is essential to all that we do. We require outcomes and sustainability.
Eligibility Requirements
Below are basic eligibility requirements for all of our funding opportunities. Specific funding opportunities may have additional requirements.
- Located or operating in the counties that Trillium covers in North Carolina
- Focused on improving quality of life and health for indiviudals with severe and persistent Mental Health conditions, Substance Use Disorders, Intellecutal Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Autism, or Traumatic Brain Injury
- Serving one or more populations covered by Trillium’s Tailored Plan, Medicaid Direct, or uninsured
Organizations that Trillium may fund:
- Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations
- Governmental entities
Organizations that Trillium will not fund:
- Individuals
- For profit organizations
- Organizations providing pass-through funds to an ineligible organization
Current Funding Opportunities
STATEMENT OF NEED
Trillium Health Resources (Trillium) is actively seeking mission-driven organizations interested in providing an innovative concept to support Children with Complex Needs through the Children’s Community Options Program (CCOP). For many children covered by Medicaid, CCOP represents a best practice that is less restrictive than ICF-IID. This service aims to be more accessible than the current Innovations Waiver, which has limited slots, and can address care gaps that often lead to unnecessary Emergency Department visits or involvement in crisis systems due to unmet needs. In the Trillium coverage area, the average waiting time for an Innovations Waiver slot is thirteen (13) years. Without access to earlier supports and interventions provided by CCOP, many children with complex needs may be at risk of institutionalization.
The Children’s Community Options Program (CCOP) is an innovative residential program designed as a four (4)-bed transitional setting for children aged eight (8) to sixteen (16) with Complex BH/IDD Needs. CCOP offers a comprehensive benefit that includes individualized active treatment services for eligible children, aiming to improve functional status and promote independent living within the community.
Children enrolled in CCOP will be assigned a Tailored Care Manager who will provide essential linkages and support for care planning, related service options, financial support sources, and oversight of their integrated care and long-term service and support needs.
Overview of Children’s Community Options Program (CCOP):
- Children’s Community Options Program (CCOP) provides a wide range of services tailored to children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), or Autism who have complex needs, including co-occurring behavioral health or medical conditions such as dual diagnosis.
- CCOP collaborates with the child and their family prior to discharge from the Emergency Department to their residential home. It is designed to be flexible in meeting the needs of the child and family, thereby preventing prolonged stays in more restrictive settings like Emergency Departments.
- CCOP offers a transitional stay lasting three (3) to six (6) months, during which time children access necessary services such as assistive technology, speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, clinical, medical, dental, nutritional, behavioral, psychological, and adaptive assessments.
- CCOP leads the development of a comprehensive treatment plan that includes necessary interventions to support the child in their community.
- CCOP ensures swift establishment of services within the child's home county, including training natural supports and paid staff.
- CCOP also ensures that transitions from CCOP to other settings are carefully planned and implemented.
This overview highlights CCOP's commitment to providing comprehensive, flexible, and supportive services to children with complex needs, aiming to enhance their functional abilities and quality of life within their community.
Interested agencies will have until September 30, 2024 to respond to the RFI.
Provider Requirements
These requirements emphasize the provider's responsibilities in ensuring compliance, conducting assessments, coordinating care, and facilitating smooth transitions for children enrolled in the CCOP program.
- Must be accredited and enrolled in NC Tracks.
- Must obtain 27G.1700 Residential Services license with DHSR to provide treatment in a residential setting.
- Must complete initial assessment prior to the child entering the residential setting.
- Must provide staff to complete comprehensive integrated care initial assessment and coordinate additional needed assessments to set up specialized services.
- Must provide experienced staff to assist with the development and implementation of a comprehensive treatment plan, including establishing services in Home County and a training plan for natural and paid supports, for transition from CCOP Program.
- Must develop relationships with other professionals to obtain assessments in a timely manner with other community providers. Examples include Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, RB-BHT, Specialist evaluation for medical conditions, Assistive Technology, etc.
- Must assist with the transition from CCOP to community to ensure linkages are maintained and services are implemented in the community post discharge.
Written letters of interest should include the following details:
- Proposed city/county location of CCOP.
- Overview of experience in providing residential and therapeutic treatment for Children with Complex Needs, including those experiencing mental health issues/substance use disorders and intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
- Proposed timeline for implementing CCOP services for Trillium members.
These elements will help ensure that letters of interest provide essential information about the proposed location, relevant experience, and anticipated timeline for the CCOP program under consideration by Trillium Health Resources.
Letters of interest will be received until end of business September 30, 2024 and should be uploaded via the link attached:
- This Request for Information (RFI) is open to in-network provider agencies that are free of contract sanctions, fraud investigations, and/or current or previous IRS liens.
- This RFI should not be construed as a contract (implicit, explicit, or implied), nor does it imply any agreement with any potential candidate.
For procurement and recruitment opportunities related to services covered in Trillium’s Tailored Plan, Medicaid Direct, or State-funded benefit plan, please visit our Provider Network Participation Opportunities webpage below.
General Interest Form
Beyond the current funding opportunities listed above, Trillium is not currently accepting any unsolicited proposals for funding.
If you have an idea for a proposal that doesn’t meet the needs of the funding opportunities listed above, you may use the General Interest Form to give us information about your proposal idea.
Please understand we have limited funding and at this time are not accepting proposals outside our procurement processes. We will only contact you if your proposal meets the parameters of our current funding opportunities listed above.