Screen and Refer Project – Short-Term Project Funding Opportunity
Screen and Refer Project – Short-Term Project Funding Opportunity supports healthcare providers and pharmacies in patient screening and referrals to advance diabetes prevention and blood pressure self-monitoring.
Funder: Rhode Island Department of Health
Due Dates: November 9, 2026 (Questions) | November 20, 2026 (Application) | Mid-June 2027 (Final report and invoice)
Funding Amounts: Up to five awards of up to $4,990 each, for December 2026–mid-June 2027
Summary: Supports healthcare organizations, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and pharmacies in screening and referring patients to diabetes prevention and blood pressure self-monitoring programs.
Key Information: Applicants need patient identification and referral capacity, plus Ocean State Procures registration with a valid signed W9 before work begins.
Description
The Rhode Island Department of Health’s Diabetes and Cardiovascular Health Program (RIDCH) offers short-term funding to connect patients with two CDC evidence-based lifestyle change programs: the National Diabetes Prevention Program, locally branded as Ready for Health, and the Healthy Heart Ambassador Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Program (HHA-BPSM). The project supports screening, recruitment, outreach, and referrals through RIDCH’s secure online referral system.
The program aims to establish sustainable community-clinical linkages for chronic disease prevention and management. Participating organizations develop workflows to identify patients with prediabetes or elevated Type 2 diabetes risk and patients with unmanaged hypertension, then refer them for program enrollment. Populations of focus include adults, Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, African Americans, and Latinos.
