Food Is Medicine Accelerator
The Food Is Medicine Accelerator Program is now accepting applications from non-profit organizations interested in developing Medically Tailored Meals programs. The deadline to apply is Monday, April 4th, with the program starting July, 2022.
The accelerator program includes:
12-month technical assistance program for a cohort of 3-5 agencies
Group trainings on:
Operational levers for scaling, such as kitchen expansion, distribution, meal packaging, nutrition, client services, contracting opportunities and compliance
Policy levers that will establish coverage of MTM, particularly within the Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance market
National and state-level opportunities for healthcare contracting
Customized individual agency coaching
Eligible applicants must:
Be a nonprofit organization with the capacity to dedicate to an intensive 12-month training program requiring travel to Boston and New York
Have experience with food safety and commercial food production
Have access to a commercial kitchen (capable of volume meal production)
Have an RDN on staff or be willing to hire one
Demonstrate a commitment to providing medically tailored home-delivered meals to individuals coping with illness
Contribute a participation fee of $20,000 per organization
The application is found here.
Ahead of launching the new Accelerator application, the Food Is Medicine Coalition has also updated the resources on their website, including:
Partners List that includes previous accelerator cohorts
New Policy Resources, including a summary of the proposed Medically Tailored Home Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot with Medicare (it’s a nice issue brief)