Establish the Tennessee Memory Care Assessment Network (MCAN)

Summary

the State plans to hire 30 Dementia Care Navigators, with 5 already in place, located across the state in local health departments. Quarterly reporting and compliance with TDH and federal requirements are mandatory. Applicants must demonstrate organizational capacity to deliver required network activities; detailed receipts, payment overviews, and compliance documentation are required with invoices.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include health systems, universities, specialty providers, health clinics, rural hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), non-profit organizations, community-based organizations, and other eligible healthcare partners. All applicants must be registered with the State of Tennessee.

Requirements Checklist

• Applicants must demonstrate the capacity to establish and manage a statewide MCAN, including ability to subcontract with rural/underserved clinics, implement standardized dementia diagnosis protocols, develop and operate an IT platform for health information sharing, coordinate network activities, and propose measurable metrics aligned with the Program Description, Workplan, Evaluation Plan, and RHTP materials. Mandatory reporting requirements include quarterly performance and outcome metrics, budget status, and program progress. Applicants must submit: Application, Competitive Requirements, Letters of Commitment from Participating Partners, 2-page Budget Form, Supplier Maintenance SDDA Access Form, and IRS W-9 Form. Review the Sample Grant Contract and submit exceptions with the application, if any. Amendments clarify that clinician salary costs may be allowable when clinicians provide RHTP-supported clinical services to rural communities outside the geographic scope of a non-compete restriction; ABA/BCBA may support dementia-related behavioral supports and caregiver training but may not substitute for standardized dementia diagnosis protocols, licensed counseling, or clinical mental health services; and exceptions to Sample Grant Contract Section D.26, Charges to Service Recipients Prohibited, should be submitted with the application for State review.