04-8889. Availability of Funds Announced in the HRSA Mini-Preview  

  • [Federal Register Volume 69, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 21135-21146]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 04-8889]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    
    Health Resources and Services Administration
    
    
    Availability of Funds Announced in the HRSA Mini-Preview
    
    AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration.
    
    ACTION: General notice.
    
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    SUMMARY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces 
    the availability of funds in the HRSA Mini-Preview for Spring 2004. The 
    HRSA Preview is a comprehensive review of HRSA's fiscal year (FY) 2004 
    competitive grant programs. This supplemental edition provides 
    information on programs not initially announced in the full HRSA 
    Preview, which was published in the Federal Register on September 4, 
    2003. (Vol. 68, No. 171)
        The purpose of the HRSA Preview is to provide the general public 
    with a single source of program and application information related to 
    the Agency's competitive grant offerings. The HRSA Preview is designed 
    to replace the multiple Federal Register notices that traditionally 
    advertised the availability of HRSA's discretionary funds for its 
    various programs. It should be noted that additional program 
    initiatives responsive to new or emerging issues in the health care 
    area and unanticipated at the time of publication of the HRSA Preview 
    may be announced through the Federal Register and the HRSA Web site, 
    http://www.hrsa.gov/grants.htm. A list of these programs can also be 
    found at the Grants.gov Web site: http://www.grants.gov. This notice 
    does not change requirements appearing elsewhere in the Federal 
    Register.
        This notice is intended to serve as the HRSA Mini-Preview. The HRSA 
    Mini-Preview contains a description of new competitive grant programs 
    scheduled for awards in FY 2004 which were not included in the earlier 
    HRSA Preview, and includes instructions on how to contact the Agency 
    for information and receive application kits for these programs. 
    Specifically, the following information is included in the HRSA Mini-
    Preview: (1) Program announcement number; (2) program announcement 
    title; (3) program announcement code; (4) legislative authority; (5) 
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) identification number; 
    (6) purpose; (7) eligibility; (8) funding priorities and/or 
    preferences; (9) application review criteria; (10) estimated dollar 
    amount of competition; (11) estimated number of awards; (12) estimated 
    project period; (13) application availability date; (14) letter of 
    intent deadline (if any); (15) application deadline; (16) projected 
    award date; and (17) programmatic contact, with telephone and e-mail 
    addresses. Certain other information, including how to obtain and use 
    the HRSA Preview and grant terminology, can also be found in the HRSA 
    Mini-Preview.
        This Fiscal Year HRSA began accepting grant applications online. 
    Please refer to the HRSA Web site at http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/ 
    preview/default.htm for more information.
    
        Dated: April 13, 2004.
    Elizabeth M. Duke,
    Administrator.
        This notice describes funding for the following HRSA discretionary 
    authorities and programs (receipt deadlines are also provided):
    
    Health Professions Programs:
      HRSA-04-086 Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)............   05/19/2004
      HRSA-04-087 Health Careers Adopt a School Demonstration     06/01/2004
       Program (HCSDP).........................................
      HRSA-04-096 Clinical Experiences in Federally-Funded        06/07/2004
       Community Health Centers for Nurse Practitioners and/or
       Nurse-Midwifery Students (CENS).........................
    HIV/AIDS Programs:
      HRSA-04-079 National Quality Improvement/Management         06/30/2004
       Technical Assistance Center Cooperative Agreement (NQC).
    Maternal and Child Health Programs:
      HRSA-04-083 Awareness and Access to Care for Children and   06/01/2004
       Youth with Epilepsy (AACYE).............................
      HRSA-04-084 State Oral Health Collaborative Systems         06/25/2004
       (SOHCS).................................................
      HRSA-04-085 Heritable Disorders Program (HDP)............   06/30/2004
      HRSA-04-088 State Grants for Perinatal Depression (SGPD).   06/01/2004
      HRSA-04-094 State Maternal and Child Health Early           06/18/2004
       Childhood Comprehensive Systems (SECCS).................
    Rural Health Policy Programs:
      HRSA-04-089 Public Access Defibrillation Demonstration      06/10/2004
       Projects (PADDP)........................................
      HRSA-04-090 Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and    06/10/2004
       Equipment Assistance Program (REMSTEP)..................
      HRSA-04-091 Rural Health Best Practices and Community       06/21/2004
       Development Cooperative Agreement (RHCD)................
      HRSA-04-092 Frontier Extended Stay Clinic Cooperative       07/02/2004
       Agreement (FESC)........................................
      HRSA-04-093 Rural Policy Analysis Cooperative Agreement     06/30/2004
       (RPACA).................................................
    Special Programs--Grants:
      HRSA-04-082 State Planning Grants (SPGP).................   06/15/2004
      HRSA-04-095 Media-Based Grass Roots Efforts to Increase     06/25/2004
       Minority Organ Donations (MBMOD)........................
     
    
    
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    How To Use and Obtain Copies of the HRSA Mini-Preview
    
        It is recommended that you read the introductory materials, 
    terminology section, and individual program category descriptions 
    before contacting the toll-free number: 1-877-HRSA-123 (1-877-477-
    2123), M-F 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. e.s.t. Likewise, we urge applicants to 
    fully assess their eligibility for grants before requesting kits. As a 
    general rule, no more than one kit per category will be mailed to 
    applicants.
    
    To Obtain a Copy of the HRSA Mini-Preview
    
        Unlike the full HRSA Preview, this Mini-Preview will not be 
    available in booklet form. However, the HRSA Mini-Preview will be 
    available on the HRSA homepage via the World Wide Web at: http://
    www.hrsa.gov/grants.htm. You can download this document in Adobe 
    Acrobat format.
    
    To Obtain Application Materials
    
        You may apply for HRSA grants on-line or on paper. HRSA encourages 
    you to apply on-line. HRSA's online system is designed to maximize data 
    accuracy and speed processing. Multiple individuals may register and 
    collaborate on applications, and institutional data is stored for you 
    to re-use on future applications.
        To apply online, go to http://www.hrsa.gov/grants. On that Web 
    page, you will find basic instructions and links to the HRSA online 
    application system, where you will be able to register, download 
    application guidance for specific programs, and submit your grant 
    application.
        Please submit your application early, and pay strict attention to 
    deadlines. Applications submitted after a program's deadline will not 
    be accepted.
        To obtain paper application materials, determine which kit(s) you 
    wish to receive and call 1-877-477-2123 to be placed on the mailing 
    list. Be sure to provide the information specialist with the Program 
    Announcement Number, Program Announcement Code and the title of the 
    grant program. You may also request application kits using the e-mail 
    address [email protected] Application kits are generally available 30-
    45 days prior to application deadline. If kits are available earlier, 
    they will be mailed immediately. The guidance contained in the various 
    kits contains detailed instructions, background on the grant program, 
    and other essential information, such as the applicability of Executive 
    Order 12372 and 45 CFR part 100, and additional information pertinent 
    to the intergovernmental review process, as appropriate.
    
    Grant Terminology
    
    Application Deadlines
    
        Applications will be considered on time if they are received on or 
    before the established deadline. Applicants should check the 
    application guidance material or the HRSA-Grants homepage for deadline 
    changes. Applications sent to any address other than that specified in 
    the application guidance are subject to being returned.
    
    Authorization
    
        The citation of the law authorizing the various grant programs is 
    provided immediately following the title of the programs.
    
    CFDA Number
    
        The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) is a Government-
    wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities 
    that provide assistance. Programs listed therein are given a CFDA 
    Number.
    
    Cooperative Agreement
    
        A financial assistance mechanism (grant) used when substantial 
    Federal programmatic involvement with the recipient is anticipated by 
    the funding agency during performance of the project. The nature of 
    that involvement will always be specified in the offering or 
    application guidance materials, which HRSA considers to be part of the 
    published program announcement.
    
    DUNS Number
    
        All applicants are now required to have a Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) 
    number to apply for a grant or cooperative agreement from the Federal 
    Government. The DUNS number is a nine-digit identification number which 
    uniquely identifies business entities. Obtaining a DUNS number is easy 
    and there is no charge. To obtain a DUNS number, access http://
    www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1-866-705-5711.
    
    Eligibility
    
        The status an entity must possess to be considered for a grant. 
    Authorizing legislation and programmatic regulations specify 
    eligibility for individual grant programs, and eligibility may be 
    further restricted for programmatic reasons. Although program 
    authorizing legislation and regulations provide specific eligibility 
    requirements, generally, assistance is provided to public and nonprofit 
    private organizations and institutions, including faith-based and 
    community-based organizations, State/local governments and their 
    agencies, Federally-recognized Indian Tribes or tribal organizations, 
    and occasionally to individuals. For-profit organizations are eligible 
    to receive awards under financial assistance programs when authorized 
    by legislation.
    
    Estimated Amount of Competition
    
        The funding level listed is provided only as an estimate, and is 
    subject to the availability of funds, Congressional action, and 
    changing program priorities.
    
    Funding Priorities and/or Preferences
    
        Funding preferences, priorities, and special considerations may 
    come from legislation, regulations, or HRSA program leadership 
    decisions. They are not the same as review criteria. Funding 
    preferences are any objective factors that would be used to place a 
    grant application ahead of others without the preference on a list of 
    applicants recommended for funding by a review committee. Some programs 
    give preference to organizations that have specific capabilities such 
    as telemedicine networking, or have established relationships with 
    managed care organizations. Funding priorities are factors that cause a 
    grant application to receive a fixed amount of extra rating points--
    which may similarly affect the order of applicants on a funding list. 
    Special considerations are other factors considered in making funding 
    decisions that are neither review criteria, preferences, nor 
    priorities, e.g., ensuring that there is an equitable geographic 
    distribution of grant recipients, or meeting requirements for urban and 
    rural proportions.
    
    Letter of Intent
    
        To help in planning the application review process, many HRSA 
    programs request a letter of intent from the applicant in advance of 
    the application deadline. Letters of intent are neither binding nor 
    mandatory. Details on where to send letters can be found in the 
    guidance materials contained in the application kit.
    
    Matching Requirements
    
        Several HRSA programs require a matching amount, or percentage of 
    the total project support, to come from sources other than Federal 
    funds. Matching requirements are generally mandated in the authorizing 
    legislation for specific categories. Also, matching or other cost-
    sharing requirements may be administratively required by the awarding 
    office. Such requirements are set forth in the application kit.
    
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    Program Announcement Code
    
        The program announcement code is a unique identifier for each 
    program funded by HRSA. The three-seven character acronyms are located 
    in parentheses immediately at the end of each program title and must be 
    used to request application materials either from the HRSA Grants 
    Application Center or online at [email protected]
        Be sure to use the program announcement number, program 
    announcement code and the title of the grant progam when requesting an 
    application kit.
    
    Program Announcement Number
    
        A unique program announcement (HRSA) number is located at the 
    beginning of each program announcement in the HRSA Preview, Mini-
    Preview and Federal Register notices and includes the Fiscal Year and 
    sequence number for announcement; for example, HRSA 04-001.
        This number is used with the program title and program announcement 
    code to order application materials.
    
    Project Period
    
        The project period is the total time for which support of a 
    discretionary project has been programmatically approved. The project 
    period usually consists of a series of budget periods of one-year 
    duration. Once approved through initial review, continuation of each 
    successive budget period is subject to satisfactory performance, 
    availability of funds, and program priorities.
    
    Review Criteria
    
        The following are generic review criteria applicable to HRSA 
    programs:
        (1) Need--The extent to which the application describes the problem 
    and associated contributing factors to the problem.
        (2) Response--The extent to which the proposed project responds to 
    the ``Purpose'' included in the program description. The clarity of the 
    proposed goals and objectives and their relationship to the identified 
    project. The extent to which the activities (scientific or other) 
    described in the application are capable of addressing the problem and 
    attaining the project objectives.
        (3) Evaluative Measures--The effectiveness of the method proposed 
    to monitor and evaluate the project results. Evaluative measures must 
    be able to assess (1) to what extent the program objectives have been 
    met and (2) to what extent these can be attributed to the project.
        (4) Impact--The extent and effectiveness of plans for dissemination 
    of project results, and/or the extent to which project results may be 
    national in scope and/or the degree to which a community is impacted by 
    delivery of health services, and/or the degree to which the project 
    activities are replicable, and/or the sustainability of the program 
    beyond Federal funding.
        (5) Resources/Capabilities--The extent to which project personnel 
    are qualified by training and/or experience to implement and carry out 
    the project. The capabilities of the applicant organization, and 
    quality and availability of facilities and personnel to fulfill the 
    needs and requirements of the proposed project. For competing 
    continuations, past performance will also be considered.
        (6) Support Requested--The reasonableness of the proposed budget in 
    relation to the objectives, the complexity of the activities, and the 
    anticipated results.
        (7) Specific Program Criteria--Additional specific program 
    criteria, if any, are included in the program description and in the 
    individual guidance material provided with the application kit.
        The specific review criteria (that is, specific information 
    detailing each of the above generic criteria) which will be used to 
    review and rank applications are included in the individual guidance 
    material provided with the application kit. Applicants should pay 
    strict attention to addressing these criteria, as they are the basis 
    upon which the reviewers will judge their applications.
    
    Technical Assistance
    
        A contact person is listed for each program and his/her e-mail 
    address and telephone number provided. Some programs may have also 
    scheduled workshops and conference calls. If you have questions 
    concerning individual programs or the availability of technical 
    assistance, please contact the person listed. Also check your 
    application materials and the HRSA Web site at http://www.hrsa.gov/ for 
    the latest technical assistance information.
    
    Frequently Asked Questions
    
    1. Where Do I Submit Grant Applications?
    
        The address for submitting your grant application will be shown in 
    the guidance document included in the application kit.
    
    2. How Do I Learn More About a Particular Grant Program?
    
        If you want to know more about a program before you request an 
    application kit, an e-mail/telephone contact is listed. This contact 
    person can provide information concerning the specific program's 
    purpose, scope and goals, and eligibility criteria. Usually, you will 
    be encouraged to request the application kit so that you will have 
    clear, comprehensive, and accurate information available to you. When 
    requesting application materials, you must state the program 
    announcement number, the program code and title of the program. The 
    application kit lists telephone numbers for a program expert and a 
    grants management specialist who will provide information about your 
    program of interest if you are unable to find the information within 
    the written materials provided.
        In general, the program contact person provides information about 
    the specific grant offering and its purpose, and the grants management 
    specialist provides information about the grant mechanism and business 
    matters, though their responsibilities often overlap.
        Information specialists at the toll-free number provide only basic 
    information and administer mailings.
    
    3. The Dates Listed in the HRSA Mini-Preview and the Dates in the 
    Application Kit Do Not Agree. How Do I Know Which Is Correct?
    
        HRSA Mini-Preview dates for application kit availability and 
    application receipt deadlines are based upon the best known information 
    at the time of publication, often several months in advance of the 
    competitive cycle. Occasionally, the grant cycle does not begin as 
    projected and dates must be adjusted. The deadline date stated in your 
    application kit is generally correct. If the application kit has been 
    made available and subsequently the date changes, notification of the 
    change will be mailed to known recipients of the application kit, and 
    also posted on the HRSA home page.
    
    4. Are Programs Announced in the HRSA Mini-Preview Ever Cancelled?
    
        Infrequently, announced programs may be withdrawn from competition. 
    If this occurs, a cancellation notice will be provided in the Federal 
    Register, as well as through the HRSA Mini-Preview at the HRSA home 
    page at http://www.hrsa.gov/grants.htm. If practicable, an attempt will 
    be made to notify those who have requested a kit for the cancelled 
    program by mail.
    
    HRSA Program Competitions
    
    Health Professions Program
    
    HRSA-04-086 Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)
        CFDA: 93.264.
    
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        Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, 
    Section 846A.
        Purpose: The Nurse Faculty Loan Program authorizes a school of 
    nursing to establish and operate a student loan fund to increase the 
    number of qualified nurse faculty. The school of nursing makes loans 
    from the fund to students enrolled full-time in an advanced degree 
    program in nursing that will prepare students to teach at a school of 
    nursing. Loan recipients who complete the education program may cancel 
    up to 85% of the loan in exchange for serving as full-time nurse 
    faculty at a school of nursing.
        Eligibility: Only collegiate schools of nursing are eligible to 
    apply. Schools of nursing must be accredited as defined in section 
    801(3) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act and offer full-time 
    advanced degree programs in nursing that prepare students to serve as 
    nurse faculty.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $4,800,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 80.
        Estimated Project Period: 1 year.
    HRSA-04-086 Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)
        Application Availability: April 18, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: Not required
        Application Deadline: May 19, 2004.
        Project Award Date: June 30, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Denise Thompson.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-6333.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    HRSA-04-087 Health Careers Adopt a School Demonstration Program (HCSDP)
        CFDA: 93.822.
        Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
    Section 739.
        Purpose: The purpose of the HCSDP program is to stimulate the 
    development of partnerships between community-based organizations, 
    schools, and health professionals, exposing under-represented minority 
    (URM) and disadvantaged students to health careers, introducing health 
    career curriculum, improving academic achievement, and promoting 
    healthy lifestyles through education. The HCSDP program is intended to 
    provide models that can be replicated and utilized by schools (middle 
    and high school), community-based organizations and other educational 
    or health related entities, in partnership, to increase the interest, 
    preparation and pursuit of health careers among URM and disadvantaged 
    students. The final product of each project supported by this grant 
    will be the demonstration of the Adopt A School educational curriculum, 
    and a technical assistance presentation detailing the implementation of 
    the model, intended to enhance and support the portability of the 
    program. For FY 2004, funding is available for five to ten (5-10) HCSDP 
    demonstration grants activities. Activities will include: (a) 
    Identifying and recruiting partners; (b) implementing the Adopt A 
    School educational curriculum for middle or high school students; and 
    (c) creating models and procedures for carrying out educational 
    activities utilizing the resource of partners.
        Eligibility: Middle schools, high schools, community colleges, 
    universities, non-profit faith-based and community-based organizations, 
    and health or education professional organizations.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $400,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 5-10.
        Estimated Project Period: 1 year.
    HRSA-04-087 Health Careers Adopt a School Demonstration Program (HCSDP)
        Application Availability: April 30, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: Not required.
        Application Deadline: June 1, 2004.
        Project Award Date: Prior to September 30, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Stuart Weiss.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-5644.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    HRSA-04-096 Clinical Experience in Federally-Funded Community Health 
    Centers for Nurse Practitioners and/or Nurse-Midwifery Students (CENS)
        CFDA: 93.247.
        Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, 
    Section 811(f).
        Purpose: To establish partnerships between accredited schools of 
    nursing and a Community Health Center (CHC) funded under the Section 
    330(e) of the Consolidated Health Center Program, Public Health Service 
    (PHS) Act in order to provide nurse practitioner and/or nurse-midwifery 
    graduate students with clinical learning experiences within CHCs. The 
    goal of the grant is to provide nurse practitioner and nurse-midwifery 
    students with clinical experience serving underserved populations, to 
    introduce the students to chronic disease management, and to introduce 
    them to integrated mental health and substance abuse services within 
    the CHC's primary care clinics. Based on increased exposure to nurse 
    practitioner and nurse-midwifery students, an expected outcome of this 
    grant includes increased CHC recruitment of graduate nurse 
    practitioners and nurse-midwives.
        Eligibility: Applicants must either be an accredited School of 
    Nursing with a Nurse Practitioner or a Nurse-Midwifery Program, or a 
    CHC funded under section 330(e) of the PHS Act.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $250,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 10.
        Estimated Project Period: 1 year.
    HRSA-04-096 Clinical Experience in Federally-Funded Community Health 
    Centers for Nurse Practitioners and/or Nurse-Midwifery Students (CENS)
        Application Availability: May 3, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: Not required.
        Application Deadline: June 7, 2004.
        Project Award Date: Prior to September 30, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Carolyn Aoyama, MPH, CNM, RN.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-1272.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    
    HIV/AIDS Programs
    
    HRSA-04-079 National Quality Improvement/Management Technical 
    Assistance Center Cooperative Agreement (NQC)
        CFDA: 93.145.
        Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act sec. 2692, 42 
    U.S.C. 300ff-111.
        Purpose: The goal of this Cooperative Agreement is to support the 
    National Quality Improvement/ Management Technical Assistance Center 
    (NQC). The NQC will provide technical assistance related to quality 
    improvement and quality management to Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS 
    Resources Emergency (CARE) Act grantees as they improve the quality of 
    care and services and respond to and implement quality management 
    legislative mandates. The NQC is expected to serve as the primary 
    resource for CARE Act grantees on issues related to quality improvement 
    and quality management. There are six (6) main expectations for the 
    NQC. The NQC will: (1) Establish a formal system to triage and field 
    all requests for quality management consultation, (2) Offer
    
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    three levels of consultation/technical assistance (TA) to meet the 
    varied quality improvement/management needs of the CARE Act grantees: 
    Level (1) Information dissemination; Level (2) training and educational 
    forums; and Level (3) intensive consultation on/off-site; (3) Measure 
    achievement of program objectives and impact of the program and 
    implement an internal continuous quality improvement program; (4) 
    Actively collaborate with the HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), HAB's TA programs, 
    grantees and subcontractors, and other identified contractors to 
    achieve the program's expectations; (5) Within the TA strategy, 
    incorporate responses to Congressionally-mandated reports, Department 
    of Health and Human Services (DHHS), HRSA and HAB performance measures 
    and other HAB quality management initiatives; and (6) Establish a 
    Steering Committee or Advisory Board that is representative of the CARE 
    Act grantees.
        Eligibility: Eligible entities include public or private non-profit 
    entities, including schools and academic health sciences centers. 
    Faith-based and community-based organizations are eligible to apply. 
    Applicants must have extensive experience in the field of quality 
    improvement, working with Ryan White CARE Act grantees and providing 
    technical assistance.
        Federal Involvement: The scope of Federal involvement is included 
    in the application kit.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,500,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
        Estimated Project Period: 5 years.
    HRSA-04-079 National Quality Improvement/Management Technical 
    Assistance Center Cooperative Agreement (NQC)
        Application Availability: April 30, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: June 1, 2004.
        Application Deadline: June 30, 2004.
        Project Award Date: August 31, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Dr. Magda Barini-Garcia.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-6366.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    
    Maternal and Child Health Programs
    
    HRSA-04-083 Awareness and Access To Care for Children and Youth With 
    Epilepsy (AACYE)
        CFDA: 93.110.
        Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, Section 
    501(a)(2).
        Purpose: The purpose of this initiative is to improve access to 
    comprehensive, coordinated health care and related services for 
    children and youth with epilepsy residing in medically underserved 
    areas (MUAs). The initiative supports (1) development of an epilepsy 
    demonstration program to improve access to health and other services 
    regarding seizures and to encourage early detection and treatment for 
    children and youth with epilepsy residing in medically underserved 
    areas, especially rural medically underserved areas, and (2) 
    establishment of a public education and awareness campaign directed 
    toward racial and ethnic populations to improve access to care. 
    Applications will be accepted in three priority areas: Priority 
    1 (grants): development of statewide demonstration grants to 
    improve access to health and other services for children and youth 
    residing in medically underserved areas; Priority 2 
    (cooperative agreement): development of a national Continuous Quality 
    Improvement (CQI) strategy using a learning collaborative model to 
    support grantees funded through Priority 1 to improve access 
    to and quality of care for children and youth with epilepsy; and 
    Priority  3 (cooperative agreement): development of a national 
    public education and awareness campaign directed toward racial and 
    ethnic populations to improve access to care for children and youth 
    with epilepsy.
        Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR part 51a.3(a), any public or 
    private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as 
    those terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b), faith-based or community-
    based organization, is eligible to apply for these funds.
        Funding Preferences: Applicants serving medically underserved areas 
    and populations, including qualified rural and urban communities, are 
    strongly encouraged to apply.
        Federal Involvement: The scope of Federal involvement for 
    Priorities 2 and 3 is included in the application kit.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $3,000,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: Priority 1: 6-8; Priority 
    2: 1; Priority 3: 1.
        Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
    HRSA-04-083 Awareness and Access To Care for Children and Youth With 
    Epilepsy (AACYE)
        Application Availability: April 16, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: April 30, 2004.
        Application Deadline: June 1, 2004.
        Project Award Date: Prior to September 30, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Bonnie Strickland.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-2370.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    HRSA-04-084 State Oral Health Collaborative Systems (SOHCS)
        CFDA: 93.110.
        Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, Section 
    501(a)(2).
        Purpose: This grant program has been developed with the intention 
    of supporting States' efforts to develop, implement or otherwise 
    strengthen State strategies to better integrate oral health into State 
    MCH programs, address MCHB performance measures in oral health and 
    stimulate action toward implementation of the Surgeon General's 
    National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health as it affects women and 
    children. The underlying goal of this grant program is to increase 
    access to oral health services for Medicaid and State Children's Health 
    Insurance Program (SCHIP) eligible children, and other underserved 
    children and their families. Because of the cross-cutting oral health 
    needs of women and children, collaborative strategies may range from 
    broad-based interventions such as strategic planning, public/private 
    partnerships and comprehensive integrated support systems to more 
    narrowly focused interventions in such areas as early childhood dental 
    decay, sealant and prevention programs.
        Eligibility: Only State (defined in this offering as State and 
    State Jurisdictions/Territories) oral health program offices are 
    eligible to apply for State Oral Health Collaborative Systems grant 
    funding. A State may specifically request and designate another 
    government or non-government agency, so long as it provides a 
    convincing justification for so doing. States designating another 
    agency must submit an endorsement acknowledging that the applicant has 
    consulted with the State and that the State has been assured that the 
    applicant will work with the State on the proposed project. This 
    endorsement must accompany the application. Without the endorsement, 
    the application will not be considered for funding. Additionally, 
    because of the importance of linking oral health activities with 
    systems of care for children, the involvement of the State MCH program 
    must be demonstrated either by a co-signed application or by a letter 
    of support.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit.
    
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        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $3,835,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 59.
        Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
    HRSA-04-084 State Oral Health Collaborative Systems (SOHCS)
        Application Availability: April 27, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: May 12, 2004.
        Application Deadline: June 25, 2004.
        Project Award Date: September 1, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Mark E. Nehring, DMD, MPH.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-3449.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    HRSA-04-085 Heritable Disorders Program (HDP)
        CFDA: 93.110.
        Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, Section 
    501(a)(2).
        Purpose: Heritable Disorders Program (Program) was established to 
    enhance, improve or expand the ability of State and local public health 
    agencies to provide screening, counseling or health care services to 
    newborns and children having or at risk for heritable disorders. This 
    Program shall improve the access to newborn screening and genetic 
    services for medically underserved populations and shall enhance such 
    activities as: screening, follow-up services; augmentation of capacity 
    needs: training, education; subspecialty linkage; expansion of long 
    term follow-up activities; strengthening of linkage to medical homes; 
    strengthening of linkage to tertiary care; strengthening of genetic 
    counseling services; and enhancement of communication/education to 
    families and health practitioners and other forms of information 
    sharing.
        This initiative, through the use of cooperative agreements, 
    supports the Heritable Disorders Program through: (1) A national 
    coordinating center; (2) regional genetic service and newborn screening 
    collaboratives; and (3) increasing the screening capacity of newborn 
    screening programs to improve early identification of infants with 
    hyperbilirubinemia. The Program is divided into three projects:
        Project 1: Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Collaboratives 
    National Coordinating Center--The Regional Genetics and Newborn 
    Screening Collaboratives National Coordinating Center is to be 
    responsive to the priorities of the Heritable Disorders Program as 
    indicated under title V, section 501(a)(2) of the Social Security Act. 
    The National Coordinating Center will serve to coordinate and monitor 
    the implementation of MCHB-funded Regional Genetics and Newborn 
    Screening Collaboratives projects and provide a community forum between 
    the Regional Collaborative projects, MCHB, and other relevant 
    organizational entities to identify and prioritize issues of importance 
    to the genetics and newborn screening community, specifically regarding 
    the utilization of genetic services at the National, State, and 
    community levels.
        Project 2: Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Collaboratives--
    The Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Collaboratives are to be 
    responsive to the priorities of the Heritable Disorders Program as 
    indicated under Title V, Section 501(a)(2) of the Social Security Act. 
    The Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Collaboratives project will 
    enhance and support the genetics and newborn screening capacity of 
    States across the nation by undertaking a regional approach toward 
    addressing the maldistribution of genetic resources. These grants are 
    expected to improve the health of children and their families by 
    promoting the translation of genetic medicine into public health and 
    health care services. In order to address capacity needs nationally, 
    seven regions have been identified. These regions are:
    
    Region 1: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
    Region 2: DC, DE, MD, NY, NJ, PA, VA, WV
    Region 3: AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, PR, SC, TN, VI
    Region 4: IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, OH, WI
    Region 5: AR, IA, KS, MO, ND, NE, OK, SD
    Region 6: AZ, CO, MT, NM, TX, UT, WY
    Region 7: AK, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA, Pacific Basin
    
        Applicants must propose to serve one of the defined regions.
        Project 3: Screening for Hyperbilirubinemia in the Term Newborn--
    The purpose of this project is to prospectively assess and validate one 
    or more previously published methods that will predict the risk of a 
    term or near-term newborn developing significant hyperbilirubinemia in 
    the first two weeks of life. Potential methods to be assessed and 
    validated include clinical risk factors analysis, hour specific 
    nomogram for total serum bilirubin levels and transcutaneous 
    measurements of serum bilirubin.
        Eligibility: For all Projects: As cited in 42 CFR part 51a.3(a), 
    any public or private entity, including a faith-based or community-
    based organization, an Indian Tribe or tribal organization (as those 
    terms are defined in 25 U.S.C. 450b), is eligible to apply for Federal 
    funding. For Project 2: Those eligible applicants must be based within 
    the identified region it will serve and be part of a collaborative 
    network of public health program entities responsible for genetic and/
    or newborn screening and services in at least 4 different States.
        Federal Involvement: The scope of federal involvement with respect 
    to all of the cooperative agreements is included in the application 
    kit.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $3,950,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: Project 1: 1; Project 2: 7; Project 3: 
    1.
        Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
    
    HRSA-04-085 Heritable Disorders Program (HDP)
    
        Application Availability: April 16, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: April 23, 2004.
        Application Deadline: June 30, 2004.
        Project Award Date: September 30, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Michele A. Lloyd-Puryear, M.D., Ph.D.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-1080.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    HRSA-04-088 State Grants for Perinatal Depression (SGPD)
        CFDA: 93.110.
        Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701.
        Purpose: The purpose of this grant program is to focus on expanding 
    the capacity in State Maternal and Child Health programs to launch an 
    intensive multi-lingual public health campaign that, at the grassroots 
    level, will promote mental wellness for mothers and their families, as 
    well as a better understanding of perinatal depression and the warning 
    signs associated with it. The goals of this endeavor are to reduce the 
    stigma associated with perinatal depression; to increase the number of 
    women and their families who seek treatment; and, to increase the 
    number of health and community-based providers to be able to recognize 
    the signs and symptoms of perinatal depression, provide screening for 
    perinatal depression and related mental health problems, and refer for 
    further assessment and treatment as necessary. This initiative would 
    require the States to work to decrease barriers to care for families 
    with signs of perinatal depression and related mental health problems. 
    To maximize the use of this one-time funding, the competition
    
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    would capitalize on existing State assets, such as a hotline that has 
    the existing capacity to make referrals, an American College of 
    Obstetrics and Gynecology chapter currently working on perinatal 
    depression, one or more Healthy Start sites that screen and refer for 
    treatment, Postpartum Support International chapters that offer support 
    groups, or other similar endeavors that are already working to address 
    the needs of mothers and their families in perinatal depression and 
    other related mental health problems.
        Eligibility: Any State Maternal and Child Health Department is 
    eligible to apply. If designated by the State Title V agency as cited 
    in 42 CFR part 51a.3(a), any public/private entity, including an Indian 
    Tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 
    450b), faith-based or community-based organization is eligible to apply 
    for this Federal funding. Funding would be made available to States 
    that have existing community-based activities in perinatal depression 
    and related mental health problems, including infant mental health.
        Special Consideration: For the purposes of this grant program, only 
    one (1) applicant per State will be funded.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,000,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 4-5.
        Estimated Project Period: 1 year.
    HRSA-04-088 State Grants for Perinatal Depression (SGPD)
        Application Availability: April 15, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: May 3, 2004.
        Application Deadline: June 1, 2004.
        Project Award Date: September 30, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Janice Berger.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-9992.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    HRSA-04-094 State Maternal and Child Health Early Childhood 
    Comprehensive Systems (SECCS)
        CFDA: 93.110.
        Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, Section 
    502(a)(1).
        Purpose: The purpose of these grants is to support States to plan, 
    develop, and ultimately implement collaborations and partnerships to 
    support families and communities in their development of children that 
    are healthy and ready to learn at school entry. This grant initiative 
    combines the thrust engendered in the Maternal and Child Health 
    Bureau's (MCHB) Early Childhood Health Strategic Plan with the 
    experience of the State and local systems building initiatives 
    supported through MCHB's Community Integrated Services Systems (CISS) 
    grants program since 1992. While funding will be in two stages, 
    planning and implementation, only planning grants are offered at this 
    time. Plans would anticipate the implementation of systems which would 
    include, but not be limited to, the following initiatives: (1) Access 
    to medical homes providing comprehensive physical and child development 
    services for all children in early childhood including children with 
    special health care needs and assessment, intervention, and referral of 
    children with developmental, behavioral and psycho-social problems; (2) 
    availability of services to address the needs of children at risk for 
    the development of mental health problems, and service delivery 
    pathways to facilitate entrance of at risk children into appropriate 
    child development and mental health delivery systems; (3) early care 
    and education services for children from birth through five years of 
    age that support children's early learning, health, and development of 
    social competence; (4) parenting education services that provide 
    support to parents in their role as prime educators of their children; 
    and (5) family support services that address the stressors impairing 
    the ability of families to nurture and support the healthy development 
    of their children.
        Through Planning Grants, State Maternal and Child Health programs 
    would be expected to provide leadership in the development of cross 
    systems service integration. They would work closely with other State 
    public and private agencies to coordinate their efforts into a common 
    focus on assuring the availability of a broad range of early childhood 
    intervention services. Examples of such agencies would be the State 
    administrations for Mental Health, Public Welfare, Education, Child 
    Welfare, local and county health departments, March of Dimes, Easter 
    Seal Society, etc. This grant should facilitate: (1) A completed needs 
    assessment with respect to early childhood intervention; (2) a 
    completed plan for action based on the needs assessment; and (3) 
    documented evidence of the contribution and commitment of their 
    partners to carry out this plan. The achievement of these essential 
    goals is requisite for States to apply for an implementation grant.
        Eligibility: Only State (defined in this offering as State and 
    State Jurisdictions/Territories) Title V Maternal and Child Health 
    Program Offices are eligible to apply for State Maternal and Child 
    Health Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems grant funding. 
    Furthermore, this offering is limited to those States which have never 
    received funding through this initiative or those States whose funding 
    has been limited to a one-year project period.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,000,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 10.
        Estimated Project Period: 2 years.
    HRSA-04-094 State Maternal and Child Health Early Childhood 
    Comprehensive Systems (SECCS)
        Application Availability: April 23, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: May 7, 2004.
        Application Deadline: June 18, 2004.
        Project Award Date: August 1, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Joseph Zogby, MSW.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-4393.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    
    Rural Health Policy Programs
    
    HRSA-04-089 Public Access Defibrillation Demonstration Projects (PADDP)
        CFDA: 93.259.
        Legislative Authority: Section 330A of the PHS Act, note (42 U.S.C. 
    254c, note).
        Purpose: The Public Access Defibrillation Demonstration Grant 
    Program is designed to assist both urban and rural communities in 
    increasing survivability from sudden cardiac arrest. This grant program 
    provides funding for the purchase, placement, and training in the use 
    of automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
        Eligibility: Eligible applicants will include, but not be limited 
    to: first responders (e.g., EMS, law enforcement and fire departments) 
    and local for and non-profit entities that may include, but are not 
    limited to, long-term care facilities, rural health clinics, Federally 
    Qualified Health Centers, Indian Health Service clinics and tribal EMS 
    services, post offices, libraries and other civic centers, athletic 
    facilities (i.e., high school playing fields where a town may gather 
    for games), senior citizen and child day care facilities, faith-based 
    organizations and schools.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit. Pre-applications will be reviewed and scored based on 
    how well applicants developed their abstract based on their need and 
    the criteria provided in the
    
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    program guidance. Top applicants will be invited to submit a fully 
    developed application which will be field reviewed.
        Administrative Funding Preference: Applicants proposing to use a 
    regional approach and distance learning to address common needs of one 
    region are strongly encouraged to apply.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $900,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 3-5.
        Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
    HRSA-04-089 Public Access Defibrillation Demonstration Projects (PADDP)
        Application Availability: May 10, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: Not required.
        Application Deadline: June 10, 2004. HRSA will be using a pre-
    application process. Deadline to submit a nine-page pre-application is 
    June 10, 2004. Pre-applications will undergo an internal review process 
    and a subset of the reviewed proposals will be invited to submit a full 
    and complete proposal, which will be due on July 30, 2004.
        Project Award Date: Prior to September 30, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Blanca Fuertes.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-0612.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    HRSA-04-090 Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment 
    Assistance Program (REMSTEP)
        CFDA: 93.912.
        Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 330J.
        Purpose: The Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance Grant 
    Program was enacted to assist rural and frontier communities in 
    increasing access to desperately needed funding for EMS agencies 
    serving such areas. This grant program provides funding for innovative 
    solutions to continuing education, initial provider licensure, skill 
    retention and expanding scopes of practice to support paramedicine as a 
    source of primary care in rural and frontier communities. Medical 
    direction and emergency medical dispatcher training is also eligible. 
    In addition, assistance towards the purchase of life saving equipment 
    may also be obtained via this program. Such equipment could include 
    advanced airway adjuncts, manual defibrillators, intravascular (IV) 
    access training and equipment, etc.
        Eligibility: Eligible applicants will be emergency services 
    training entities, State Offices of Rural Health, State EMS Offices 
    (and regional affiliates), State EMS associations, local governmental 
    entities, and individual EMS agencies. Former and current rural health 
    grantees already involved in EMS are also encouraged to apply.
        All services funded via this program must take place in an eligible 
    rural area. Eligible rural counties may be found at http://
    www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/ruralcoI.htm and Rural-Urban Commuting Area 
    ZIP Codes may be found at http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/
    ruralcoZIPII.htm. Each listing is sorted by State. ZIP Code listings 
    are to include rural census tracts of Metropolitan Statistical Areas 
    (MSAs) as determined by the most recent Goldsmith Modification, 
    originally published in the Federal Register on February 27, 1992, 57 
    FR 6725. The applicant of record, however, may be located in an MSA if 
    they can document in their application that serves non-MSA residents.
        Matching Requirement: Mandatory 25 percent matching requirement.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit. Pre-applications will be reviewed and scored based on 
    how well applicants developed their abstract based on their need and 
    the criteria provided in the program guidance. Top applicants will be 
    invited to submit a fully developed application which will be field 
    reviewed.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $370,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 2-3.
        Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
    HRSA-04-090 Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment 
    Assistance Program (REMSTEP)
        Application Availability: May 10, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: Not required.
        Application Deadline: June 10, 2004. HRSA will be using a pre-
    application process. Deadline to submit a nine page pre-application is 
    June 10, 2004. Pre-applications will undergo an internal review process 
    and a subset of the reviewed proposals will be invited to submit a full 
    and complete proposal, which will be due on July 30, 2004.
        Project Award Date: prior to September 30, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Blanca Fuertes.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-0612.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    HRSA-04-091 Rural Health Best Practices and Community Development 
    Cooperative Agreement (RHCD)
        CFDA: 93.155.
        Legislative Authority: Section 711(b) of the Social Security Act, 
    42 U.S.C. 912(b).
        Purpose: The purpose of this program is to develop and continue a 
    number of projects that (1) help identify and promote best practices 
    for rural health care providers in terms of quality of care and 
    economic viability by addressing needs related to access to care, 
    workforce, networking and performance improvement through a variety of 
    approaches, including workshops, conferences, technical assistance and 
    other outreach efforts; (2) provide resources to communities for help 
    in shaping their local health care systems to best meet community need; 
    (3) promote best practices to help rural communities with health 
    quality initiatives; (4) identify and translate the key points from 
    emerging policy issues to rural health care providers, researchers and 
    policymakers; and (5) work with State-based entities such as State 
    Offices of Rural Health and State Rural Health Associations to provide 
    technical assistance in identifying key rural health challenges and 
    programs and resources that will assist rural communities in addressing 
    these challenges.
        Eligibility: Eligibility is open to public and private non-profit 
    organizations, faith-based and community-based organizations, State 
    Governments and their agencies such as universities, colleges, research 
    institutions, hospitals, State and local governments or their bona fide 
    agents along with federally recognized Indian tribal governments, 
    Indian tribes, and Indian tribal organizations. Applicants who 
    currently receive funding through the HRSA Office of Rural Health 
    Policy Rural Health Research Center Cooperative Agreement program are 
    not eligible.
        Federal Involvement: The scope of Federal involvement is included 
    in the application kit.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $800,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
        Estimated Project Period: 5 years.
    HRSA-04-091 Rural Health Best Practices and Community Development 
    Cooperative Agreement (RHCD)
        Application Availability: May 10, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: May 24, 2004.
    
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        Application Deadline: June 21, 2004.
        Project Award Date: Prior to September 1, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Jennifer Riggle.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-7530.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    HRSA-04-092 Frontier Extended Stay Clinic Cooperative Agreement (FESC)
        CFDA: 93.912.
        Legislative Authority: Section 330A of the Public Health Service 
    Act, 42 U.S.C. 254c.
        Purpose: The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to 
    evaluate the effectiveness of a new type of provider, the ``Frontier 
    Extended Stay Clinic.'' Funds awarded under Category One/Model 
    Development must be used for the support of activities related to the 
    coordination of FESC efforts throughout a State, including the 
    development of FESC protocols, licensure and certification criteria and 
    program evaluation. Funds awarded under Category Two/Model Feasibility 
    must be used to educate eligible providers about the FESC model and 
    determine if the model would be viable for those providers.
        Eligibility: Funds awarded under the authority of Section 330A of 
    the Public Health Service Act must be awarded to a rural public or 
    rural non-profit private entity. Funds awarded under this authority 
    also require the development of a consortium of at least three 
    separately owned organizations that provide health care services. For-
    profit organizations may be members of consortiums, but they are not 
    eligible to be applicants. The purpose of the consortium requirement is 
    to encourage creative and lasting collaborative relationships among 
    service providers in rural areas. Members of a consortium might include 
    hospitals, public health agencies, primary care service providers, 
    rural health clinics, emergency services providers, and community and 
    migrant health centers. Faith-based organizations are eligible to apply 
    as members of a consortium. At least one member of the consortium must 
    be an operational clinic or hospital, currently providing primary care 
    services and located at least 75 miles from the nearest acute care or 
    critical access hospital. The roles and responsibilities of each member 
    organization must be clearly defined and each must contribute 
    significantly to the goals of the project.
        The applicant organization must not have received a grant under 
    this subsection (other than for planning activities) for the same or a 
    similar project.
        Applicants for funds under Category One/Model Development of this 
    program must also submit evidence of the support of the agency of their 
    State's government responsible for the licensure and certification of 
    health care entities.
        Funding Preferences: Section 330A of the Public Health Service Act 
    provides a funding preference for some applicants. Applicants receiving 
    a preference will be placed in a more competitive position among the 
    applicants that can be funded. A funding preference will be given to 
    qualified applicants that can demonstrate either of the following two 
    criteria:
        A. Those applicants for which the service area is located in 
    officially designated health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) OR 
    medically underserved communities (MUCs) OR serve medically underserved 
    populations (MUPs). To ascertain HPSA and MUP designation status, 
    please refer to the following Web site: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/
    index.htm.
        To qualify as a Medically Underserved Community (MUC), the project 
    must include facilities that are federally designated as one of the 
    following:
        (i) Community Health Centers;
        (ii) Migrant Health Centers;
        (iii) Health Care for the Homeless Grantees;
        (iv) Public Housing Primary Care Grantees;
        (v) Rural Health Clinics;
        (vi) National Health Service Corps sites;
        (vii) Indian Health Service sites;
        (viii) Federally Qualified Health Centers;
        (ix) Primary Medical Care Health Professional Shortage Areas;
        (x) Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas;
        (xi) Nurse Shortage Areas;
        (xii) State or Local Health Departments;
        (xiii) Ambulatory practice sites designated by State Governors as 
    serving medically underserved communities; or
        B. Those applicants whose projects focus on primary care, and 
    wellness and prevention strategies.
        To receive a funding preference, applicants must clearly identify 
    and demonstrate which preference they are requesting as instructed in 
    the program guidance and application instructions.
        Prospective applicants are required to notify their State Office of 
    Rural Health or other appropriate State government entity early in the 
    application process to advise them of their intent to apply. The State 
    Offices can often provide technical assistance to applicants.
        Federal Involvement: The scope of Federal involvement is included 
    in the application kit.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,500,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 6.
        Estimated Project Period: 1 year.
    HRSA-04-092 Frontier Extended Stay Clinic Cooperative Agreement (FESC)
        Application Availability: April 16, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: Not required.
        Application Deadline: July 2, 2004.
        Project Award Date: Prior to September 30, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Emily Costich.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-0502.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    HRSA-04-093 Rural Policy Analysis Cooperative Agreement (RPACA)
        CFDA: 93.155.
        Legislative Authority: Section 711(b) of the Social Security Act, 
    42 U.S.C. 912(b).
        Purpose: The purpose of this program is to (1) facilitate public 
    dialogue on key rural policy issues by tracking emerging rural health 
    policy issues, and synthesize them in a manner that provides for easy 
    understanding by rural community leaders with particular emphasis on 
    rural health care providers and systems; (2) identify opportunities for 
    integrating health and human services in rural policy, program and 
    evaluation in a local community context; (3) assist rural communities 
    in understanding how geographic information systems technology can be 
    brought to bear in rural community planning activities; and (4) provide 
    community leaders with assistance in examining ways community colleges 
    and workforce investment boards can help address rural health and human 
    service workforce needs.
        Eligibility: Eligibility is open to public and private non-profit 
    organizations, faith-based and community-based organizations, State 
    Governments and their agencies such as universities, colleges, research 
    institutions, hospitals, State and local governments or their bona fide 
    agents, along with Federally recognized Indian tribal governments, 
    Indian tribes and Indian tribal organizations. Applicants who currently
    
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    receive funding through the HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy Rural 
    Health Research Center Cooperative Agreement program are not eligible.
        Federal Involvement: The scope of Federal involvement is included 
    in the application kit.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $175,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
        Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
    HRSA-04-093 Rural Policy Analysis Cooperative Agreement (RPACA)
        Application Availability: April 23, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: May 30, 2004.
        Application Deadline: June 30, 2004.
        Project Award Date: Prior to September 1, 2004
        Program Contact Person: Nisha Patel.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-6894.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    
    Special Programs--Grants
    
    HRSA-04-082 State Planning Grants (SPGP)
        CFDA: 93.256.
        Legislative Authority: Public Law 108-199.
        Purpose: The purpose of this program is to ensure that every 
    citizen in every State has access to affordable health insurance 
    benefits similar in scope to the Federal Employee Benefit Plan, 
    Medicaid, benefits offered to State employees, or other similar quality 
    benchmarks. Each new State grantee is to develop a plan or propose 
    options to meet this objective. Continuation Limited Competition Grants 
    will be awarded to complete and/or enhance existing work. Pilot 
    Planning Limited Competition Grants will be awarded to plan for a pilot 
    project to expand insurance based on options previously developed.
        Eligibility: For new grants, eligible applicants are any public 
    State entity designated by the Governor of that State. Applicant States 
    for new grants may not have previously received a State Planning Grant. 
    For continuation and pilot planning limited competition grants, 
    eligible applicants are any public State entity that has previously 
    received a State Planning Grants Program grant. Only one overall 
    application per State is accepted.
        Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
    application kit.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $14,800,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 7 new grants; 24 Continuation Limited 
    Competition grants; 8 Pilot Planning Limited Competition grants.
        Estimated Project Period: 1 year.
    HRSA-04-082 State Planning Grants (SPGP)
        Application Availability: April 16, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: May 7, 2004.
        Application Deadline: June 15, 2004.
        Project Award Date: Prior to September 1, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Judy Humphrey.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-2309.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    HRSA-04-095 Media-Based Grass Roots Efforts To Increase Minority Organ 
    Donation (MBMOD)
        CFDA: 93.134.
        Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 
    371(a)(3), 42 U.S.C. 273(a)(3) as Amended.
        Purpose: The goal of this grant program is to promote multifaceted 
    interventions that use broadcast media to increase intent to donate 
    solid organs in minority communities. Specifically, HRSA's Division of 
    Transplantation (DoT) wishes to fund projects that consist of a 
    television or television and radio component with complementary 
    community donation education programs in multiple venues (e.g., 
    schools, worksites, faith institutions). Projects must target an ethnic 
    minority group in a geographic area with particularly high numbers of 
    that population. Funds from this grant program are primarily to support 
    the media component of the intervention. No less than 80 percent of 
    grant funds may be used to purchase media air time. No grant funds 
    shall be used for development of radio or television ads. Projects must 
    use existing ads that are appropriate for the target population (such 
    as those produced by the Coalition on Donation, Division of 
    Transplantation grants, or other organizations). Only if media ads do 
    not exist for the target population may applicants justify use of grant 
    funds for ad development. In all cases, up to 20 percent of grant funds 
    may be used to support evaluation and grass roots activities.
        Eligibility: Federally designated organ procurement organizations 
    and other private not-for-profit entities eligible for funds under 
    section 371(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
    273(a)(3).
        Special Considerations: HRSA reserves the option to achieve a 
    balance among funded projects with respect to various parameters, e.g., 
    target populations, geography, and intervention diversity.
        Review Criteria: Review criteria are included in the application 
    kit.
        Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,250,000.00.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 4-5.
        Estimated Project Period: 2 years.
    HRSA-04-095 Media-Based Grass Roots Efforts To Increase Minority Organ 
    Donation (MBMOD)
        Application Availability: May 11, 2004.
        Letter of Intent Deadline: June 4, 2004.
        Application Deadline: June 25, 2004.
        Project Award Date: September 30, 2004.
        Program Contact Person: Judy Ceresa.
        Program Contact Phone Number: (301) 443-8727.
        Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
    
    HRSA News--Additional Information
    
    Guidance and Policy Statement of Religious Nondiscrimination in Grant 
    Eligibility and Service Delivery Faith-Based and Other Community 
    Organizations
    
        The Department, in formulating and developing policies with 
    implications for faith-based organizations and other community 
    organizations, assists in furthering the national effort to expand 
    opportunities for, and strengthen the capacity of, faith-based and 
    other community organizations so that they may better meet social needs 
    in America's communities. In awarding grant funding, the Department 
    follows these fundamental principles regarding faith-based and other 
    community organizations:
        (a) Federal financial assistance for grant programs will be 
    distributed in the most effective and efficient manner possible;
        (b) The Nation's social service capacity will benefit if all 
    eligible organizations, including faith-based and other community 
    organizations, are able to compete on an equal footing for the 
    Department's grant funding;
        (c) No organization will be discriminated against on the basis of 
    religion or religious belief in the administration or distribution of 
    these grant funds;
        (d) All organizations that receive such Departmental grant funding 
    will be prohibited from discriminating against beneficiaries or 
    potential beneficiaries of the funded programs on the basis of religion 
    or religious belief. Accordingly, organizations, in providing services
    
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    supported in whole or in part with these grant funds, and in their 
    outreach activities related to such services, cannot discriminate 
    against current or prospective program beneficiaries on the basis of 
    religion, a religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or 
    a refusal to actively participate in a religious practice;
        (e) Organizations that engage in inherently religious activities, 
    such as worship, religious instruction, and proselytization, must offer 
    those services separately in time or location from any programs or 
    services supported with direct grant funding, and participation in any 
    such inherently religious activities must be voluntary for the 
    beneficiaries of the grant program; and
        (f) A faith-based organization that applies for or participates in 
    a Departmental grant program may retain its independence and may 
    continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, 
    development, practice, and expression of its religious beliefs, 
    provided that it does not use direct Departmental grant funding to 
    support any inherently religious activities, such as worship, religious 
    instruction, or proselytization. Among other things, faith-based 
    organizations that receive Departmental grant funding may use their 
    facilities to provide the grant funded activities without removing or 
    altering religious art, icons, scriptures, or other symbols from these 
    facilities. In addition, a faith-based organization that receives 
    Departmental grant funding may retain religious terms in its 
    organization's name, select its board members on a religious basis, and 
    include religious references in its organization's mission statements 
    and other chartering or governing documents.
    
    Key Facts About the Grants.gov Program Spring 2004
    
    www.grants.gov. Find. Apply. Succeed.
    
    Overview
        Grants.gov has simplified the grants management process, and 
    created a centralized, online process to find and apply for over 600 
    grant programs from the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov 
    has streamlined the process of awarding $360+ billion annually to state 
    and local governments, academia, not-for-profits and other 
    organizations. This program is one of the 24 Federal cross-agency e-
    government initiatives focused on improving access to services via the 
    Internet. The vision for grants.gov is to produce a simple, unified 
    source to electronically find, apply, and manage grant opportunities. 
    Additionally, the grants.gov initiative will facilitate efficient 
    operations for Federal grant agencies and the grant community.
        Agencies will allow applicants for Federal grants to apply for and 
    ultimately manage grant funds online through a common Web site, 
    simplifying grants management and eliminating redundancies.
        (The President's FY 2002 Management Agenda)
        Standardizing Federal grant management activities is a priority for 
    the Administration and Congress, as evidenced by Public Law 106-107, 
    legislation that mandates streamlining and improved accountability for 
    Federal grants, and related references in the President's Management 
    Agenda.
    Benefits
        Grants.gov will serve as the common face for Federal grant program 
    information and applications. Key benefits include: (1) A single source 
    for finding grant opportunities, helping applicants locate and learn 
    more about funding opportunities in a standardized manner; and (2) a 
    single, secure and reliable source for applying for Federal Grants 
    online, simplifying the grant application process and reducing 
    paperwork
        Grants.gov will provide a unified interface for all agencies to 
    announce their grant opportunities, and for all potential grantees to 
    find and apply for grants. Grants.gov simplifies the entire application 
    process, while also creating avenues for consolidation and best 
    practices within each grant-making agency.
    Progress and Next Steps
        The first stage of Grants.gov was a successful pilot that enabled 
    participating grantors to post and grant seekers to search for grant 
    opportunities. Most Federal grant-making agencies are now posting all 
    of their competitive grant opportunities to Grants.gov. Here's how it 
    works: a grant seeker from an organization, for instance, visits the 
    Grants.gov Web site to search for grant opportunities. Once a match is 
    found, the organization downloads an electronic application to apply 
    for the grant. The organization would complete the application and then 
    submit it through the Grants.gov site. The application is time stamped 
    and the appropriate Federal agency has immediate access to it. The 
    agency will receive the application, sending confirmation back to the 
    applicant through Grants.gov. Processing will be accelerated by 
    avoiding the handling of paper applications. The Department of Health 
    and Human Services, managing partner for the Grants.gov program, is 
    supported by 10 additional ``partner'' agencies. A list of these 
    agencies can be found on the Grants.gov Web site, at http://
    www.grants.gov. The Grants.gov team is also working closely with the 
    grant community and organizations that represent them, to facilitate 
    delivery of a system that will meet their needs. We are in close 
    contact with the Council of State Governments, the National Council for 
    Nonprofit Associations, and the Federal Demonstration Partnership, to 
    name just a few. Questions? Visit http://www.grants.gov to access past 
    and current materials on the Grants.gov program or e-mail your 
    questions to [email protected]
    
    Office of Management & Budget Requirement--DUNS Number for all Federal 
    Applicants
    
        In order to improve the statistical reporting of federal grants and 
    cooperative agreements, the Office of Management and Budget has 
    directed federal agencies to require all applicants to provide a Dun 
    and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number when 
    applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements on or after 
    October 1, 2003. The DUNS number is now required whether an applicant 
    is submitting a paper or an electronic application, and whether an 
    applicant is applying for a new award or renewal of a current award.
        Use of the DUNS number government-wide will provide a cost-
    effective means to identify entities receiving those awards and their 
    business relationships. The identifier will be used for tracking 
    purposes, and to validate address and point of contact information. The 
    DUNS number already is in use by the federal government to identify 
    entities receiving federal contracts, and by some agencies in their 
    grant and cooperative agreement processes.
        Organizations should verify that they have a DUNS number or take 
    the steps needed to obtain one as soon as possible. Organizations can 
    receive a DUNS number at no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free 
    DUNS Number request line at 1-866-705-5711. Individuals who would 
    personally receive a grant or cooperative agreement award from the 
    federal government apart from any business or non-profit organization 
    they may operate, and foreign entities are exempt from this 
    requirement.
        If your organization does not have a DUNS number, and you 
    anticipate that your organization will apply for a grant or cooperative 
    agreement now or in the
    
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    future, you should take steps to obtain a DUNS number in advance of the 
    application deadline. If your organization does not have a DUNS number, 
    you may not be able to apply for Federal grants or cooperative 
    agreements. Future potential applicants should also consider requesting 
    a DUNS number now if there is any intention of applying for a Federal 
    grant in the future. Further information can be found in the Federal 
    Register, located at: http://a257.gakamaitech.net/7/257/2422/
    14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/pdf/03-16356.pdf.
    
    Register in the Central Contract Registry (CCR)
    
        In order to help centralize information about grant recipients and 
    provide a central location for grant recipients to change 
    organizational information, the government will be using the Central 
    Contractor Registry (CCR) for grant applicants and recipients. Use of 
    the CCR is to provide one location for applicants and recipients to 
    change information about their organization and enter information on 
    where government payments should be made. The registry will enable 
    recipients to make a change in one place and one time for all Federal 
    agencies to use.
    
    General Information
    
        Organizations should register on how they want to do business. A 
    separate registration in the CCR may be required if an organization 
    wants to have a single unit conduct business and it has a direct 
    payment flow to that organization, it would require a separate DUNS 
    number specified for that unit (if a different address from the parent 
    organization). If the same address, the organization could use the DUNS 
    + 4 found in the CCR. For example, a university that wants to have its 
    payment information flow through one central point for grants should 
    register as the entity doing business with the government. This 
    registration would require a specific DUNS number for that business.
    
    Instructions for Registering
    
        Information for registering in the CCR and online documents can be 
    found at http://www.ccr.gov. Before registering applicants and 
    recipients should review the Central Contractor Registration Handbook 
    (March 2003). In the handbook is a Registration Worksheet. It is 
    recommended that registrants print this worksheet and gather the needed 
    information prior to starting the online registration process. The 
    fastest and easiest method to register is by computer. To register via 
    the computer, click on ``Start New Registration.'' Registering in the 
    CCR should be the first preparation step in the submission for a grant. 
    Allow a minimum of 5 days to complete the CCR registration. 
    Organizations can register independently of submitting a grant 
    application.
    
    Registration Worksheet for Grant Applicants/Recipients
    
        General Information: Enter all information that has an M placed 
    next to the line meaning Mandatory or Required.
        Prior to registering in the CCR, an applicant organization must 
    receive a DUNS number. This can be done by telephone and the numbers 
    are on the bottom of the worksheet. Many of the items are self-
    explanatory. Identified below are some items that may not be familiar 
    to grant applicants and recipients.
        Cage Code: For U.S. applicants, do not enter a Cage Code, one will 
    be assigned. For foreign applicants, follow the instructions in the 
    CCR.
        Legal Business Name: Enter the name of the business or entity as it 
    appears on legal documents.
        Business Name: Enter the name of the organization/entity under 
    which it is applying for a grant.
        Annual Revenue: For some organizations/entities this can be an 
    annual budget.
        Type of Organization: In this section, indicate whether the 
    organization/entity is Tax Exempt or Not. Indicate what type or how the 
    organization is recognized. Use ``Other'' if the organization does not 
    fit in the designated categories.
        Owner Information: Fill-in if a sole proprietorship.
        Business Types: As indicated, check all that apply. Check the ones 
    that are the closest description to your organization. Most grant 
    applicants can use ``Nonprofit Institution'' plus any other type that 
    may fit the description. (The listing is being revised to include grant 
    applicants business types.)
        Party Performing Certification: Enter information only if the 
    organization has a certification from SBA. Most grant recipients and 
    applicants do not fall into this category.
        Goods and Services: This section is required. It will require the 
    grant applicant/recipient to look up a code and enter the ones that 
    best fit the type of services the organization provides. It is not 
    required to fill-in all the spaces provided for the codes.
        NAICS Code: Is required. Follow the instructions.
        SIC Code: Is required. Follow the instructions.
        Financial Information: Follow the instructions found in the CCR 
    Handbook on page 14.
    
    Registration Acknowledgment and Point of Contact Information
    
        This section is very important and needs to have names and 
    telephone numbers put in for specific purposes. For grant applicants 
    and recipients the M fields are required.
        CCR Point of Contact: Mandatory. Enter the name of the person that 
    knows and acknowledges that the information in the CCR is current, 
    accurate and complete. The person named here will be the only person 
    within the registering organization to receive the Trading Partner 
    Identification Number (TPIN) via e-mail or U.S. mail services. The 
    registrant and the alternate are the only people authorized to share 
    the information with the CCR Assistance Center personnel. An e-mail 
    address is required. An alternate is also required for registration.
        Government Business Point of Contact: Not mandatory; review CCR 
    Handbook.
        Electronic Business Point of Contact: Mandatory. Grant applicants/ 
    recipients must provide a name of an individual who will be responsible 
    for approving the Role Manager for the organization. The Role Manager 
    will be required to approve individuals who are authorized to submit 
    grant applications on behalf of the organization. E-mail and telephone 
    number are required. An alternate is required.
        Past Performance Point of Contact: Not required.
        Marketing Partner ID (MPIN): Mandatory for grants.gov submission. 
    This is a self-defined access code that will be shared with authorized 
    electronic partner applications. The MPIN will act as your password in 
    other systems. The MPIN must be nine positions and contain at least one 
    alpha character, one number and no spaces or special characters.
        Registration Notification: Once the registration is completed, a 
    TPIN will be e-mailed or sent via the U.S. Postal Service to the 
    organization's point of contact. If registration is done 
    electronically, notification will be sent via e-mail within five days 
    of registration.
    
    [FR Doc. 04-8889 Filed 4-19-04; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 416-15-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Effective Date:
6/30/2004
Published:
04/20/2004
Department:
Health Resources and Services Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
General notice.
Document Number:
04-8889
Dates:
June 30, 2004.
Pages:
21135-21146 (12 pages)
PDF File:
04-8889.pdf