Apply for Transitions in Care for Justice-Involved Populations (QIF-TJI)

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• Key funding details
• How to apply
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• Technical assistance
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Who can apply

You must be a Health Center Program award recipient with an active H80 grant award to apply. This means you receive funding under Section 330(e), (g), (h), and/or (i) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.

Review the Eligibility Information in the NOFO for more details.

Get key funding details

We expect to award $51 million in total funding to approximately 51 health centers in FY 2025. Health centers can apply for up to $1 million. This is a one-time competitive funding opportunity.  

Health centers will use QIF-TJI funding to strengthen transitions in care for people who will soon be released from jail or prison and return to live in the community. 

This funding will increase access to community-based, high quality primary care services for justice-involved individuals reentering the community (JI-R).

How to apply

Apply in both systems:

1. Grants.gov: Apply by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 10, 2024.
2.  HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs): Apply by 5 p.m. ET on July 2, 2024.

Find resources for your application

Frequently asked questions

FY 2025 QIF-TJI FAQ

Application aids

•  HRSA Scoring Rubric
• HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) Registration and Help
• HRSA SF-424 Two-Tier Application Guide (PDF - 644 KB) 
• HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Quality Improvement Fund - Transitions in Care for Justice-Involved Populations (QIF-TJI) User Guide for Applicants (PDF - 2 MB)

Attachments and program-specific forms

• Budget Presentation
  • SF-424A: Budget Information Form (PDF - 61 KB)
  • Budget Narrative Sample with Personnel Justification Table
• Forms and Form Instructions
  • Form 1B: Funding Request Summary (PDF - 97 KB) 
  • Scope Overview Form (PDF - 133 KB)
  • Project Plan Form Guide  
  • Equipment List (PDF - 75 KB) 

Find technical assistance

HRSA resources

• Addressing the HIV Care Needs of People with HIV in State Prisons and Local Jails (PDF - 162 KB)
• Opioid crisis
• Stopping the Revolving Door: How Health Centers Can Serve Justice-Involved Populations (PDF - 111 KB)
• National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (HRSA-funded)
• Grants Policy Bulletin: Legislative Mandates in effect for FY24 (PDF - 109 KB)

Federal resources

• Opportunities to Test Transition-Related Strategies to Support Community Reentry and Improve Care Transitions for Individuals Who Are Incarcerated (PDF) (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• Checklist of Practices for Effective Reentry (PDF - 378 KB) (U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)-funded National Reentry Resource Center)
• Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) (BJA-funded)

Contact us

If you have a question about:	You can reach us at:
Developing your application	BPHC Contact Form  Under Funding, select Applications for Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) Select Quality Improvement Fund (QIF)
Your Budget	Email Patrick Johnson Call 301-443-0157
Grants.gov	Call 800-518-4726 (international callers, please dial 606-545-5035) Email support@grants.gov Self-Service Knowledge Base
EHBs	BPHC Contact Form  Under Technical Support, select EHBs Tasks/EHBs Technical Issues  Select Grant Applications Technical Question     Call 877-464-4772 (select option 1) 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. ET, Monday – Friday (except federal holidays)
Where your application is in our review process	Track Grant Application