Ob/Gyn services in Northwest New Mexico (ONNM) Program

The New Mexico Health Care Authority is offering funding through the Ob/Gyn services in Northwest New Mexico program to sustain and expand obstetric and gynecologic services and related infrastructure in Cibola, McKinley, San Juan, Valencia, and Catron counties. The Health Care Authority administers Medicaid and other health and human services programs in New Mexico and is using this opportunity to help ensure that residents can obtain Ob/Gyn care closer to home. The program is specifically intended for New Mexico Medicaid Enrolled Providers that are actively serving Medicaid recipients and propose services that are eligible for Medicaid reimbursement. The total funding available for awards is $1,000,000, contingent on funding availability. Eligible applicants include hospitals, providers, and clinics meeting the RFA requirements. The solicitation specifically identifies Ob/Gyn clinics and providers, including Obstetrician-Gynecologists who are MDs or DOs, Certified Nurse-Midwives, Certified Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health or Family Practice, and Physician Assistants practicing in obstetrics and gynecology. Applicants must currently be enrolled as Medicaid providers, actively serve Medicaid recipients, and meet applicable state licensing requirements. Proposed services must be obstetric and gynecologic services delivered in Cibola, McKinley, San Juan, Valencia, and/or Catron counties and must be Medicaid reimbursable. Applicants may propose services in more than one eligible county. Funding may support the delivery, expansion, or enhancement of services including preventive women's health services; prenatal, perinatal, and postpartum care; labor and delivery; gynecologic examinations, diagnosis, and treatment; family planning and contraceptive services; cervical and breast cancer screening; menopause management; diagnosis and treatment of reproductive health conditions; and care coordination related to pregnancy and women's health. Reasonable and necessary project expenses may include salaries and fringe benefits for clinical and support staff, medical and office equipment, training and professional development, and directly attributable administrative and operational overhead. The Cost Response Form also provides categories for professional services and subcontractors, travel, facilities, information technology, operations, administrative or indirect costs, and other allowable direct costs. Construction and the purchase of land or buildings are prohibited. Applicants must disclose other funding received or anticipated for the project and explain how duplication of funding will be prevented. The RFA does not state a required applicant cost share or matching contribution. Applications must be submitted electronically through HCA's designated Euna Application Site. Applications submitted through other channels or incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants are responsible for confirming that they receive a submission confirmation email. The application includes an eligibility and requirements response; required individual or organizational information; a narrative of no more than 15 pages; and a detailed budget and justification using the designated application form and Appendix C Cost Response Form. Up to three letters of support from community stakeholders are optional. The narrative addresses the proposed new or existing Ob/Gyn services, use of funding, services and counties to be served, organizational experience, readiness and partnerships, staffing and recruitment, implementation milestones and service start date, expected service volume, and the applicant's financial and long-term sustainability plan. HCA will screen applications for compliance with the RFA and use an Evaluation Committee to review qualifying proposals. Proposals can receive up to 100 points: 20 points for Relevance and Alignment, 25 points for Service Capacity and Timeline, 10 points for Organizational Capacity and Expertise, 20 points for Budget and Financial Justification, and 25 points for Sustainability. Considerations include demonstrated service need, geographic coverage, expected impact on Medicaid members and underserved populations, staffing and operational readiness, implementation risks, experience and administrative capacity, reasonable and justified expenses, financial controls, efficient use of funding, and the ability to continue services beyond the funding period. The Evaluation Committee makes funding recommendations to the HCA Secretary, who makes the final funding decision. The number and size of awards are not predetermined and depend on applications received, requested amounts, and available funding. The RFA was issued and the online application opened August 6, 2026. Written questions were due August 13, 2026, with HCA responses scheduled for August 20, 2026. Applications are due no later than September 10, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. MST. Application review is scheduled for September 10 through September 17, 2026, final approval and award notification for September 18 through September 20, and contracting for September 21 through September 25. The application timeline identifies October 1, 2026 as the funding start date, while Section 2.8 separately identifies a funding period of September 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; applicants should rely on HCA clarification or the final contract regarding this discrepancy. The ONNM program operates through June 30, 2027, and expenses must be incurred and funds used within the approved funding period. Recipients must submit a final report and verification that new or expanded services have been or will be provided as required by the contracted Scope of Work. All inquiries concerning the RFA must be directed to Jordan Engler, Contracts and Procurement Manager, at Jordan.Engler@hca.nm.gov. Applicants may not contact other HCA personnel or designees regarding the RFA, and failure to comply may result in disqualification. HCA responses must be in writing to be binding, and material changes may be issued through addenda that applicants must acknowledge within five business days. Awarded applicants may invoice monthly or quarterly on a retrospective basis, must properly account for expenditures, and must return unexpended funds after the funding period unless otherwise approved by HCA. Funding may be reduced or terminated if program funds become unavailable or if an awardee fails to meet applicable conditions.

Address all five scored areas directly: Relevance and Alignment, Service Capacity and Timeline, Organizational Capacity and Expertise, Budget and Financial Justification, and Sustainability. Demonstrate service need and Medicaid-member impact, provide a realistic implementation timeline and staffing plan, identify implementation risks and mitigation strategies, fully justify project expenses, demonstrate financial controls, and provide a credible plan for sustaining services after the funding period.