Texas Women's Preventive Mobile Health Units Expansion Grant

Julia Solis
julia.solis@hhs.texas.gov

Texas Health and Human Services is offering operational support for new women's mobile health service delivery sites in rural areas of Texas, expanding access to preventive healthcare and support services.

Mobile Health Units (MHUs) include, but are not limited to, vans, recreational vehicles, and other vehicles that have been repurposed to provide space for clinical services. As a self-contained unit, MHUs can deliver services in geographically isolated areas or small towns that may lack access to healthcare providers. MHUs can also partner with brick-and- mortar clinics to connect vulnerable populations with current healthcare providers.

The program is designed to expand service capacity to areas of the state where women's preventive healthcare services are not readily available. MHUs are expected to either quickly link underserved women to existing women's health programs, offer continued telehealth services, or consistently operate to provide preventive healthcare services to women who have limited means of accessing care.

Minimum eligibility requirements:

• Governmental entity (health department, hospital district, university medical center, and other state or local agency), a Federally Qualified Health Center, or a nonprofit entity
• Have a Texas address and conducts business at a physical location in Texas prior to the date that the grant agreement is awarded
• Proposed service area must be within 100 miles of where the MHU vehicle is stored
• Be able to provide a general ledger from a computerized system that has accounts assigned to track financial transactions for the grant that may include assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, and expenses
• Be a Texas Medicaid provider or provide evidence with the application that a Medicaid Application has been submitted to obtain a Texas Provider Identifier number

The target service area should include communities where women's preventive healthcare access is limited, such as rural areas, Colonias, primary healthcare shortage areas, and other areas of Texas where women do not receive women's preventive healthcare services.

Award ceiling: $5,000,000
Project period: 4 years
Estimated total program funding: $20,000,000

Links to additional guidance and the application instructions are available on the program website.

Applications and required forms may be submitted by:

• Uploading files through the IAMOnline Bid room
  • Instructions may be found in Exhibit G of the exhibits and forms.
  • IAMOnline help page
• Submission of a sealed package with a USB drive through either:
  • Overnight, express, or priority mail to
    Health and Human Services Commission
    Attn: Julia Solis
    Tower Building Room 108
    1100 W. 49th St., MC 2020
    Austin, Texas 78756
  • Hand delivery to
    Health and Human Services Commission
    Attn: Julia Solis
    Procurement and Contracting Services Building
    1100 W. 49th St., MC 2020
    Austin, Texas