Ambassadors for Change Program

 

To provide recognition and funding to the graduating National Centers of Excellence in Women's Health and the National Community Centers of Excellence in Women's Health programs to enhance their women's health program through the integration of these components: (1) leadership development for women, (2) training for lay, allied health, and professional health care providers, (3) public education and outreach with special emphasis on outreach to minority women, (4) comprehensive health service delivery that includes gender and age-appropriate preventive services and allied health professionals as members of the comprehensive care team, and (5) basic science, clinical and community-based research. In addition, the community centers must replicate their National Community Center of Excellence in Women's Health (CCOE) model in another community.

Deleted 10/11/2010 (Archived.) 93.013 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Office of the Secretary Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements). Fund six new AFC grantees. 42 U.S.C. 300u-2(a)(1), 300u-3, and 300u-6(e) Eligible applicants are OWH previously funded National Centers of Excellence in Women's Health (CoE) and previously funded National Community Centers of Excellence in Women's Health (CCOE) programs whose funding has ended and are without remaining option years. Underserved women will benefit. At a minimum, each application for a cooperative agreement grant funded under this announcement must: -Present a plan to continue integrating all components of the program. The CCOEs are not required to continue the replication component but preference will be given to programs that plan to continue to provide technical assistance to their replication site. Additionally, CCOEs that actively participate in the Research Coordinating Center (RCC) projects will be considered as fulfilling the requirements for the research component. A statement of willingness to participate in the RCC activities must be included in the application, if applicable. -Discuss a plan to continue the involvement of the CoE or CCOE advisory board and their role as it relates to the Ambassadors for Change program. -Be a sustainable organization capable of providing coordinated and integrated women's health services in the targeted community. The applicant will need to define the components of comprehensive, multi-disciplinary care, demonstrate that they are culturally, linguistically, and gender and age appropriate, and show that they have a clear and sustainable framework for providing those services. -Present a plan to provide support, advice, and guidance to CoEs, CCOEs, and the Demonstration CoEs, through a variety of training opportunities, such as the ELAM program, promotoras trainings, discussions at Center Directors, meetings, etc. These activities may be supported by outside funding or sponsors in keeping with the government partnership ethics guidance. Describe in detail plans for the local process, impact, and outcome evaluation of the program and how information obtained from the evaluation will be used to enhance the program. The applicant must also indicate their willingness to participate in a national evaluation of the program to be conducted under the leadership of the OWH contractor. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372 "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. The application kit to be made available under this notice will contain a listing of States that have chosen to set up a review system and will include a State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) in the State for review. Applicants (other than federally recognized Indian tribes) should contact their SPOCs as early as possible to alert them to the prospective applications and receive any necessary instructions on the State process. For proposed projects serving more than one State, the applicant is advised to contact the SPOC of each affected State. The due date for State process recommendations is 60 days after the application deadline. The Office on Women's Health does not guarantee that it will accommodate or explain its responses to State process recommendations received after that date. Application kits may be requested by calling (240) 453-8822 or writing to: Ms. Karen Campbell, Director, Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) Office of Grants Management, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20852. Applications should be submitted to: Ms. Karen Campbell, Director, Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS), Office of Grants Management, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20852. Applications must be prepared using Form OPHS-1. This form is available in Adobe Acrobat format at the following website: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm . The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) provides multiple mechanisms for the submission of applications. Applicants will receive notification via mail from the OPHS Office of Grants Management confirming the receipt of applications submitted using any of these mechanisms. Applications submitted to the OPHS Office of Grants Management after the deadlines will not be accepted for review and will be returned to the applicant unread. The submission deadline will not be extended. Applications which do not conform to the requirements of the grant announcement will not be accepted for review and will be returned to the applicant. Applications may only be submitted electronically via the electronic submission mechanisms specified below. Any applications submitted via any other means of electronic communication, including facsimile or electronic mail, will not be accepted for review. While applications are accepted in hard copy, the use of the electronic application submission capabilities provided by the OPHS eGrants system or the Grants.gov Web site Portal is encouraged. Information about this system is available on the OPHS eGrants Web site, https://egrants.osophs.dhhs.gov . Applications will be screened upon receipt. Those that are judged to be incomplete or arrive after the deadline or are applicants that have not been a CCOE or a CoE program will be returned without review or comment. The application will be returned with notification that it did not meet the submission requirements. Applicants that are judged to be in compliance will be notified by the OPHS Office of Grants Management. Accepted applications will be reviewed for technical merit in accordance with DHHS policies. Applications will be evaluated by a technical review panel composed of experts in the fields of program management, heart disease and health care, community outreach and health education, and community-based research. Consideration for award will be given to applicants that best demonstrate the potential to design a program that achieves the program goals stated in this announcement. The federal government may conduct pre-award site visits of applicants with scores in the funding range prior to final selection. Funding decisions will be made by the DHHS Office on Women's Health (OWH), and will take into consideration the recommendations and ratings of the review panel, pre-award site visits, program needs, geographic location, and stated preferences. To be considered for review, applications must be submitted by the established due date. Applications not meeting the deadline will be considered late and will be returned to the applicant unread. Approximately 90 days from the application deadline date. None. Support may be requested for a total project period not to exceed 3 years. Eligible applicants are OWH previously funded National Centers of Excellence in Women's Health (CoE) and previously funded National Community Centers of Excellence in Women's Health (CCOE) programs whose funding has ended and are without remaining option years. At a minimum, each application for a cooperative agreement grant funded under this announcement must: 1.) Present a plan to continue integrating all components of the program. The CCOEs are not required to continue the replication component but preference will be given to programs that plan to continue to provide technical assistance to their replication site. Additionally, CCOEs that actively participate in the Research Coordinating Center (RCC) projects will be considered as fulfilling the requirements for the research component. A statement of willingness to participate in the RCC activities must be included in the application, if applicable. 2.) Discuss a plan to continue the involvement of the CoE or CCOE advisory board and their role as it relates to the Ambassadors for Change program. 3.) Be a sustainable organization capable of providing coordinated and integrated womens health services in the targeted community. The applicant will need to define the components of comprehensive, multi-disciplinary care, demonstrate that they are culturally, linguistically, and gender and age appropriate, and show that they have a clear and sustainable framework for providing those services. 4.) Present a plan to provide support, advice, and guidance to CoEs, CCOEs, and the Demonstration CoEs, through a variety of training opportunities, such as the ELAM program, promotoras trainings, discussions at Center Directors' meetings, etc. These activities may be supported by outside funding or sponsors in keeping with the government partnership ethics guidance. 5.) Describe in detail plans for the local process, impact, and outcome evaluation of the program and how information obtained from the evaluation will be used to enhance the program. The applicant must also indicate their willingness to participate in a national evaluation of the program to be conducted under the leadership of the OWH contractor. A majority of the funds must be used to support staff (direct labor) and efforts aimed at coordinating and integrating the components of the program and travel to the two Annual Center Director's Meetings per year. The senior person responsible for the program shall continue to devote the maximum effort needed to maintain program excellence. Funds may also be used for program related travel. Funds may not be used for construction, building alterations, equipment, printing, food, medical treatment, or renovations. All budget requests must be justified fully in terms of the proposed goals and objectives and include an itemized computational explanation/breakout of how costs were determined. The CoE and CCOE Center Directors meet twice a year. A portion of these meetings will be devoted to the Ambassadors for Change program. The budget should include a request for funds to pay for the travel, lodging, and meals for the two Center Directors' meetings. The first meeting is usually held between mid-November and mid-December and the second Center Director's meeting is usually held in May. CCOE Center Directors are encouraged to bring the person with primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Ambassador for Change program to these meetings and should include their travel cost in the budget. Successful applicants will submit an annual technical report that includes a detailed discussion of the process, impact, outcome evaluation of the Ambassador program and an annual Financial Status Report (SF-269) in accordance with provisions of the general regulations which apply under "Monitoring and Reporting Program Performance," 45 CFR parts74 and 92. An original and two copies of the annual report must be submitted by August 15. The annual report will serve as the non-competing continuation application and must cover all activities for the entire budget year. Therefore, this report must also include the budget request for the next grant year, with appropriate justification, and signatures, and must include a completed OPHS-1 Form. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 30, 1997), Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In addition, grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspection and audits by DHHS and other Federal government officials. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to a grant shall be retained for a minimum of 3 years, or longer pending completion and resolution of any audit findings. None - Cost sharing, matching funds, and cost participation is not a requirement of this grant. Support may be requested for a total project period not to exceed 3 years. Non-competing continuation awards of up to $25,000 (CoEs)/$50,000 (CCOEs) will be made subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funds. None. Office on Women's Health Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 712E Washington, DC 20201. http://www.4woman.gov/owh . 75-0120-0-1-551. FY 07 est not reported; FY 08 est not reported; and FY 09 est not reported. $25,000 to $50,000; (including direct and indirect costs). This is a new program. Specific program requirements are contained in the application instructions, the Federal Register announcement, and the PHS Grants Policy Statement (DHHS Publication No. (OASH) 90-50,000, (Rev.) April 1, 1994); 45 CFR 100 applies. None - New Program.