NEW Notice of Funding Opportunity: Partial Hospitalization Program
Key dates:
- Application deadline: Oct. 19, 2026, at noon CT
- Anticipated award notification: Oct. 23, 2026
- Anticipated grant start date: Nov. 1, 2026
- Grant end date: June 30, 2027
Funding Opportunity Documents
- Why are the rates higher for the hospital-based PHP vs community-based, and why are they separated into addiction vs mental health?
Response: The hospital-based PHP are required to meet federal CMS requirements https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/article.aspx?articleid=56850&ver=33& :
Level A is an intense level of service provided by at least three licensed health care professionals for at least four hours and no more than eleven hours per day for at least three days per week.
- Billing Code: H0035
- Revenue Code: 905
Level B is an intermediate level of service provided by at least three licensed health care professionals for three hours per day for at least two days per week.
- Billing Code: H0040
- Revenue Code: 912
As these are overseen by a physician, the reimbursement rates are higher. The community-based PHP could be multi-disciplinary and serve co-occurring conditions, but wouldn’t require physician oversight in alignment with 75-09.1-05 and 75-09.1-05.1.
- “Payment may only be made for partial hospitalization psychiatric services that are hospital based”. That would mean that we could not collect the daily rate associated with that level of care?
Response: The NOFO is for either hospital-based or community-based PHP depending upon which population you would be serving. Community-based PHP would be SUD-specific and would abide by licensing guidelines found here: https://ndlegis.gov/information/acdata/pdf/75-09.1-01.pdf.
- Are there budgetary items that are unallowable – for example, would minor renovations or enhancements to an existing space be an allowable item?
Response: Minor renovations or enhancements to an existing space would be allowable.
For other allowable items, reference 2 CFR Part 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. These requirements and principles apply to all North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services Grants, regardless of funding source.
New questions and responses (10.12.2026)
- Can any of these grant funds be used for purchasing space, a building?
Response: There are no grant restrictions on the purchasing of spaces for this funding opportunity.
- Is there a percentage of the grant that is allowable for certain line items on the grant?
Response: There are no percentages of the grant that are required for any one line item as these grants are offered utilizing ND General Fund dollars, not Federal dollars.
- Are there expectations of how much of the participation is expected to be in-person versus telehealth?
Response: Expectations would conform to Level A or B Partial Hospitalization requirements in CMS/ND Medicaid guidelines or community-based PHP as outlined in 75-09-1-01 and subject to payor requirements not billed to this grant.
- Is there any reason why a grant proposal should not include supportive living arrangements as an option for participants in the 2.5 PHP program with a transitioning back to home communities in place upon completion of primary programing, based on individual needs? Would this be an allowable option within the expectations and guidelines of this grant?
Response: There are no restrictions on supportive living arrangements to support a 2.5 PHP program with transition back to the home community within this grant opportunity.
- If the award would be offered would all funds need to be expensed by the Grant agreement end date of June 30, 2027?
Response: All funds would need to be expended by the grant agreement end date of June 30, 2027.
- How are grant funds allocated once awarded?
Response: The awardees will bill ND DHHS Behavioral Health for expenditures during the grant award period.
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