Dollars to Digitize: An ARPA Grant Opportunity for HCBS and Behavioral Health Providers

We're excited to announce the Dollars to Digitize ARPA 6.06 Grant Program. Apply starting Oct. 3, 2022 to innovate your organization with new or enhanced digital technology!

The Department and Office of eHealth Innovation (OeHI) invite you to apply for an innovative funding opportunity to adopt, update, or upgrade your organization’s digital technology.

The Department and OeHI are distributing $18 million through an ARPA grant to HCBS and behavioral health providers to enhance and strengthen their services through digital technology.

This opportunity will allow your organization to become more efficient and financially viable, improve care coordination, and attract and retain more providers and staff.

Eligibility

• Medicaid-Enrolled HCBS Providers: A Medicaid-enrolled HCBS provider in Colorado that is actively billing for services provided to more than one person on a 1915(c) HCBS waiver.

• Medicaid-Enrolled Behavioral Health Providers: A Medicaid-enrolled behavioral health provider in Colorado that is actively billing Medicaid for fee-for-service or managed care behavioral health services to thirty (30) or more Medicaid members — regardless of whether those services are delivered to people on HCBS waivers.

What You Can Purchase

Your site may request up to $500,000 funding to adopt and upgrade your technology with digital equipment, electronic systems, and connections to state or regional information networks.

Visit the ARPA 6.06 program website for a list of allowable expenses.  

Be sure to check our website on or after Oct. 3, 2022, to submit the 20-minute Intent to Apply form to see if you are eligible to apply for the ARPA 6.06 grant opportunity!