Housing and Services Partnership Accelerator

Application Briefing for States

November 13, 2023
Welcome

Webinar is hosted by the

Housing and Services Resource Center (HSRC)

Facilitator

Ryan Elza, Interagency Housing Innovation & Strategy Lead; Office of 

Interagency Innovation; Administration for Community Living (ACL)

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Agenda

• Welcome and Housekeeping

• Opening Remarks

• Housing and Services Partnership Accelerator Opportunity

– Opportunity, Components, Categories of Housing Supports

– Eligibility, Benefits, Topics of Technical Assistance

– Applicant Team Members

– Selection Process

– Key Dates

• Q&A

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Opening Remarks

Alison Barkoff

Performing the duties of the

ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary 

for Aging

Richard Cho

Senior Advisor for Housing and Services,

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD)

Jessica Lee, MD

Acting Chief Medical Officer

Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS)
Housing and Services Partnership 

Accelerator (HSPA) Opportunity 

A unique opportunity to: 

• Strengthen state Medicaid agency collaboration with 

agencies providing housing, aging and disability resources 

and programs.

• Improve service delivery

• Reduce potentially avoidable, high-cost services
Eligibility

• States with an approved Section 1115 demonstration covering 

housing-related services and supports for individuals 

experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

• States with an approved section 1915(i) state plan benefit 

covering housing-related supports for individuals experiencing or 

at risk of experiencing homelessness. 

• One application per state.

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Accelerator Components

January – December 2024

• One virtual kick-off meeting

• State needs assessment

• One in-person meeting in the Washington, DC, area

• 2 Peer-to-Peer Learning Tracks

• One-on-one state coaching sessions

• Final close out webinar on lessons learned and next steps

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Categories of Housing-Related Activities and 

Supports

• Home accessibility modifications

• One-time community transition costs

• Housing and tenancy supports

Reference: CMS State Health Official Letter on Social Determinants of Health 

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Topics for Technical Assistance

• Examples of technical assistance topics include, but are not limited to:

– Partnership strategies

– Braiding funding

– Services and benefit design

– Payment models and rate setting

– Data strategies

– Strategies to support transition

– And more.

• Topics are listed in the application; Select the four you are most interested in 

receiving TA

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Benefits

Opportunity to develop and expand knowledgebase 

Increased capacity to implement and strengthen strategies for providing 

housing-related activities, supports, and services

Access to technical assistance to support state activities

Implement a whole-of-government approach to address housing stability

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Team-based Application 

Required Core Team Members:

• State Medicaid Agency

• State and/or Local Housing and Homeless Agency/Organization

• State and/or Local Aging Agency/Organizations

• State and/or Local Disability Agency/Organization

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Additional Eligible Team

• Community Care Hubs (CCH)

• Single State Agency (SSA) for Substance Abuse Services and State Mental Health 

Agency (SMHA)

• State or Local Public Health Agencies

• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)

• Managed Care Organizations (MCOs)

• Hospitals and Health Systems

• Behavioral Health Providers

• Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)

• Service Providers

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Application Process

• Letter of Intent submitted by November 15, 2023

– URL for submitting: [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LOIF]

• Online application: due December 1, 2023

– Worksheet available to draft responses to questions

– Note word counts when drafting responses

– Must include letter of commitment from the State Medicaid Director if the State 

Medicaid agency is not the applicant Must submit using the online questionnaire 

[https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BV52W7N]

• Interview for high scoring states

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Selection Criteria (1 of 2)

• Evidence of Medicaid/Housing partnerships

• Clearly identified goals and detailed strategies

• Clearly articulated technical support needs – with specific expected 

outcomes

• Designated Medicaid agency staff member

• Identification of operational staff to serve as core team members

• Cross-sector representation of proposed team

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Selection Criteria (2 of 2)

• Alignment of goals with other relevant housing and service activities

• Alignment of technical support goals with other housing and service 

activities

• Capacity and readiness

• Commitment from State Medicaid Director

• Assurance that core team has time and resources for the full 12-month 

commitment

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Q & A
Additional Resources

• Overview of HSPA Accelerator Partnership 

• Includes an application worksheet 

• Letter of Intent 

• Application for HSPA

• HSPA FAQs 

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Key Dates

Activity Date

Letter of Intent November 15, 2023

Application December 1, 2023

Interviews for High Scoring 

Applicants

December 6-14, 2023

Selections Announced December 21, 2023

Housing & Services Partnership 

Accelerator Kickoff

January 2024

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Housing and Service Resource Center