Money Follows the Person (MFP)

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Money Follows the Person (MFP)

Money Follows the Person (MFP) Partnership for Community Integration Project is a $51 million grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It provides opportunities for individuals in Iowa to move out of Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/ID) and into their own homes in the community of their choice. 

Individuals living in nursing facilities, Psychiatric Mental Institutes for Children (PMIC) and inpatient hospital settings may also qualify. Grant funds provide funding for the transition services and enhanced supports needed for the first year after they transition into the community. 

MFP assistance is available to individuals with a diagnosis of an intellectual disability or brain injury who have lived in a qualifying facility for at least 60 consecutive days. The individual must express an interest in moving from the facility setting into the community. 

For more information, reach out to the MFP team at: [email protected]

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MFP Program Updates 

The Iowa HHS Money Follows the Person (MFP) program has published its recently approved Operational Protocol (OP)—as approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—on the MFP webpage on July 27, 2026.   Sharing the approved OP provides transparency into the program's current federally authorized operational framework.

Although the Operational Protocol is now publicly available, several provisions require implementation before they take effect.   Iowa HHS is actively evaluating the operational, policy, and systems changes needed to support these updates and is developing a phased implementation timeline. As plans are finalized, Iowa HHS will post updates, implementation dates, and any related guidance on the MFP webpage. Stakeholders are encouraged to check the webpage regularly for the latest information on implementation activities and the timing of upcoming changes.

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Relevant MFP Documents

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MFP Behavioral Supports 

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