Emergency Services Contracted Providers Grant Program

The Emergency Services Contracted Providers Grant Program is a one-time State of Michigan reimbursement program administered through the Department of Technology, Management and Budget and the Michigan Department of Corrections. Consistent with 2026 PA 21, DTMB and MDOC entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to administer the program. The program is intended to reimburse eligible ambulance providers that are owed payments by a health care service provider that had a contract with MDOC for ambulance services provided between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024. The State's program page similarly describes the opportunity as part of the Fiscal Year 2027 budget and limits it to ambulance providers that provided qualifying services during the eligibility period and satisfy the application requirements. Funding is provided on a cost reimbursement basis for eligible ambulance services provided to MDOC within the applicable contract period. All grants must be reviewed and approved by MDOC before reimbursement is provided by DTMB, and grantees must register as vendors through the State of Michigan SIGMA VSS platform to receive potential payment. Only one grant will be provided per ambulance service provider. Awards are subject to the availability of public funds appropriated for the program, and a determination that services are eligible does not guarantee reimbursement of the full eligible amount. After all applications have been reviewed, MDOC will calculate the total eligible ambulance services submitted by approved applicants. If eligible requests exceed available program funds, the available funds will be distributed proportionately among approved applicants. No cost-share or matching requirement is stated. Eligible applicants are ambulance service providers that can document compliance with Section 20921 of the Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368. Applicants must provide proof of a subcontract or other authorizing material showing that services were provided on behalf of a health care service provider under contract with MDOC after December 31, 2022 and before January 1, 2025. They must also document outstanding payments for services rendered between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024 and demonstrate that reimbursement has not already been provided through another litigation judgment or legal settlement agreement. Applicants must disclose past and pending efforts to obtain payment for the ambulance services, including litigation and payment from any other source. Applicants must complete the prescribed grant request and submit the proposal electronically to MDOC at MDOC-AmbulanceGrants@Michigan.gov. The submission package requires a cover sheet identifying the service provider, application date, and prison or prisons for which services were provided; completed Form A; DHHS certifications documenting Public Health Code compliance during the contract timeline; the applicable subcontract or service-level agreement; service requests, 911 logs, transport logs, hospital admission information, and other relevant ambulance-service records; invoices submitted to the contract provider with proof of non-payment; and a complete claims history using the required Microsoft Excel template. The claims file must include both paid and unpaid claims submitted during the applicable period, with the claims for which reimbursement is requested clearly highlighted. Form A requests provider and contact information, address information, and the total grant amount requested, along with the applicant's certification and acknowledgment of the program's recovery and repayment requirements. Grant funds may reimburse only eligible ambulance services for which the provider has not otherwise received payment. If a grantee later receives payment or another monetary recovery for an ambulance service reimbursed through the grant, the grantee must repay MDOC an amount equal to the subsequent recovery, up to the grant amount paid for that service. The grantee must notify MDOC in writing and remit the required repayment within 30 days after receiving the monetary recovery. These obligations continue after payment of the grant award. The materials do not identify a separate scoring rubric or competitive evaluation criteria; instead, they state that MDOC will review and approve grants, determine eligible ambulance-service amounts, and proportionately distribute available funds if approved eligible claims exceed available appropriations. Grant proposals are due September 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM. The source does not state a time zone, so the deadline is stored as September 30, 2026 under the applicable data-entry convention. Recipients are scheduled to be announced October 30, 2026. No separate letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, or other pre-application gating deadline is stated. The source does not provide a specific application opening date or performance period beyond the reimbursement service period. The program is expressly described as one-time, so it is not treated as recurring. Applications and program questions should be submitted to MDOC-AmbulanceGrants@Michigan.gov.

Submit a complete claims history covering both paid and unpaid claims and clearly highlight claims for which reimbursement is requested. Provide documentation establishing authorization, service delivery, and non-payment. Disclose all past and pending recovery efforts. Ensure required supporting documents are clearly marked and included with the electronic submission.