Funding Opportunities

Updated March 4, 2024

Current FPSC funding opportunities

FPSC Bridge Funding for Inpatient Care

The FPSC Bridge Funding for Inpatient Care is available from April 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024. It is intended to help communities maintain inpatient care services until a long-term payment model (e.g. LFP Payment Model) is implemented for inpatient care. The bridge funding is intended to be temporary financial support to maintain current service levels. It is not intended to fund a long-term model for inpatient care.  

Application deadline: Divisions of family practice will receive an email from FPSC's Primary Care Transformation team in March 2024 with instructions on how to apply. Divisions must submit their completed funding request form by April 30, 2024.

The funding must be paid to physicians although divisions may allocate up to 10% for administration expenses. FPSC will provide divisions with additional payment parameters to ensure proposed payments to physicians align with provincial payment standards for inpatient care. Please see the FAQ document for more details.

Each eligible division of family practice will determine the eligibility criteria for family physicians participating in the division’s inpatient care program. FPSC will provide divisions with additional payment parameters to ensure proposed payments to physicians align with provincial payment standards for inpatient care. Please see the FAQ document for more details.

Questions? Email FP.billing@doctorsofbc.ca

FPSC Long-term Care Grant

The Long-term Care Grant provides a $5000 payment to family physicians who are providing long-term care services. The grant is intended to support family physicians to maintain long-term care services until a long-term payment model is implemented for long-term care.

To be eligible for the grant, family physicians must meet all the following requirements:

  • Be actively participating in the FPSC Long-term Care Initiative (LTCI) as of April 1, 2024 and providing long-term care services according to the following best practice expectations:

    • 24/7 availability (as a collective group) and on-site attendance when required.

    • Proactive visits to residents.

    • Meaningful medication reviews.

    • Completed documentation.

    • Attendance at case conferences.

  • Provide MRP care for a minimum of five long-term care beds (as individual or as group in same long-term care facility) as of April 1, 2024.

  • Commit to maintaining long-term care services according to LTCI best practice expectations until June 30, 2024.

Family doctors can submit group applications for the FPSC Long-term Care Grant. Doctors working in teams to provide MRP (most responsible physician) care for five or more long-term care beds in the same long-term care facility (as of April 1, 2024) are eligible to claim a single collective grant of $5000.

  • The group must designate a single doctor to receive the grant, which can then be distributed based on the group's internal arrangement.
  • Applications must include the names and MSP numbers of all physicians in the group.
  • Physicians in group applications can only receive the grant once and will no longer be eligible for additional grants.

Application deadline: Eligible family physicians must submit an online application form by May 30, 2024. In early March 2024, FPSC will email information about applying for the one-time Long-term Care Grant to family physicians who are actively participating in the FPSC Long-term Care Initiative and providing long-term care services.

  • FPSC Long-term Care Grant FAQs (Updated February 21, 2024).
  • announces $29M one-time funding to stabilize inpatient, long-term & maternity care (May 30, 2023).

Questions? Email FP.billing@doctorsofbc.ca

FPSC Maternity Care Network Grant 

The Maternity Care Network Grant provides $5000 to family physicians who are actively participating in the FPSC Maternity Care Network Initiative and who commit to continuing to participate in the FPSC Maternity Care Network Initiative until June 30, 2024. The grant is intended to support family physicians to maintain maternity care services in hospital until a long-term payment model is implemented for maternity care in hospital.

Application deadline: Eligible family physicians must submit an online application form by May 30, 2024. In early March 2024, FPSC will email information about applying for the maternity grant to family physicians who are actively participating in the FPSC Maternity Care Network Initiative.

Questions? Email FP.billing@doctorsofbc.ca

Maternity Care for BC (MC4BC)

Application deadline: Ongoing

Recognizing the importance of providing obstetrical care in practices, Maternity Care for BC (MC4BC) supports family doctors to strengthen their obstetrical knowledge and skills through hands-on experience, peer mentorship, and financial compensation.

Family doctors who currently provide (or intend to provide) maternity services, including antepartum, labour and delivery, postpartum, and/or breast-feeding care, are eligible to participate in MC4BC.

MC4BC is customizable to meet family doctors where they are in their careers. Participants embark on financially supported, self-directed learning journeys to gain the experience and training best suited for them. The program offers participants flexibility with learning objectives, training schedules, training locations, and timelines.

Nearly 100% of participants surveyed agree that MC4BC increased their confidence to practice obstetrics.

To apply, complete and submit: MC4BC Information Package. 

Applications are accepted in order of receipt and reviewed monthly by the MC4BC subcommittee, who recommends applicants to FPSC for approval.

Questions? Email the MC4BC program administrator for more info.
Past FPSC funding opportunities

FPSC Funding For PCN Perinatal Planning

Application deadline was: January 9, 2023

FPSC made $1-million in funding available to divisions of family practice to support a process for engaging family doctors in planning to optimize and integrate tier-1 maternity and newborn services into current and future PCNs.

Divisions will be permitted to carry over PCN Perinatal Community Integration funding to the end of 2023/24. Divisions who have not yet applied for this funding are encouraged to send in their applications by March 31, 2023. Funding must be used by March 31, 2024.