Community Capacity Building Funds

Building Healthier Communities Together

As part of the Oregon Health Plan’s new Health Related Social Needs (HRSN) benefits to address climate, nutrition and housing needs, IHN-CCO will be granting Community Capacity Building Funds (CCBF) to community partners. In 2025 IHN will be awarding $3,601,581.00.

IHN-CCO Is Prioritizing the Following for Funding in 2025

• Partners engaging in, or able to engage in, high volume benefits provision.
• New partners, particularly those serving Priority Populations.
• Housing Benefit Providers.
• Local food programs to provide the ‘fruit and veggie’ benefit.
• Partners able to support climate device services during surges in demand.

Proposals will be evaluated by IHN-CCO Staff and community partners not applying for funds with input from the IHN-CCO Community Advisory Council. Proposals will be evaluated for priority areas and appropriateness of funding to requirements. Review will occur in June and July 2025 with final funding decisions announced by late August 2025. Funds will be distributed by September 30, 2025.

For the Purposes of This Program, Community Partners Include

• Social-service agencies.
• Housing agencies and providers.
• Food and nutrition service providers.
• Case management providers.
• Traditional health workers.
• Child welfare providers.
• City, county and local governmental agencies.
• Outreach and engagement providers.
• Providers of climate devices and services.

Grants are intended for organizations to increase their capacity to engage with HRSN and the health care system through:

• Technology investments;
• Development of business or operational practices;
• Workforce development; and
• Outreach, education and convening.

Partners will need to be able to contract with IHN-CCO as an HRSN Provider by working with IHN-CCO to obtain an Oregon Medicaid Provider ID, maintain an active business registry and liability insurance, as well as be willing to utilize web-based Community Information Exchange through Unite Us.

Find More Information on Requirements to Become an HRSN Provider

• Health Related Social Needs – InterCommunity Health Network CCO –or–

• Oregon Health Authority : Health-Related Social Needs Information for Providers