Arra - Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] (93.703)

Program

93.703 Arra - Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1]

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Health Resources and Services Administration

Authorization

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5.

Program Number

93.703

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

Establish new service delivery sites for medically underserved populations to significantly increase the number of underserved and uninsured people with access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care services (to support new sites and service areas).

Types of Assistance

Project Grants

Uses and Use Restrictions

Applications should be designed to improve the availability, accessibility and provision of primary health care services. Funds may not be used to make cash payments to intended recipients of services. See above.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

See above.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Population groups in medically underserved areas.

Credentials/Documentation

Applicants should review the individual HRSA Guidance documents issued under this CFDA program for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Applications are generally solicited by a program announcement in www.hrsa.gov/grant. Application information may be downloaded from www.grants.gov. All eligible applications will be forwarded to an objective review committee which will make funding recommendations to the Associate Administrator for Primary Health Care. The Associate Administrator has the authority to make final selections for awards.

Award Procedure

Each applicant will receive a written notification of the outcome of the objective review process and whether the application was selected for funding. Applicants who are selected for funding may be required to respond in a satisfactory manner to Conditions placed on their application before funding may proceed. Letters of notification do not provide authorization to begin performance. The Notice of Grant Award, which is signed by the Grants Management Officer and is sent to the applicant agency�s Authorized Representative, is the authorizing document.[g2].

Deadlines

Mar 01, 2009: Please refer to application guidance for deadline dates.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Not Applicable.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.

This program has no matching requirements.

This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Not available. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Awards are made annually. After Notices of Grant Award are issued, funds are released in accordance with DHHS payment procedures, which may be through an Electronic Transfer System or a Monthly Cash Request System.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. Annual progress report and financial status reports are required 90 days from the end of the budget period and the final performance report and final financial status report are due 90 days from the end of the project period. Other reports are to be submitted as specified in the grant award. No expenditure reports are required. No performance monitoring is required.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit 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 accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will hav

Records

Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the end of a grant period. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the record has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: In FY 07, the Health Center program served over 16 million patients. Fiscal Year 2009: Establish new service delivery sites for medically underserved populations, as funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), to significantly increase the number of underserved and uninsured people with access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care services. Fiscal Year 2010: Establish new service delivery sites for medically underserved populations, as funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), to significantly increase the number of underserved and uninsured people with access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care services.

Financial Information

Account Identification

75-0351-0-1-550.

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $162; FY 10 est $3

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

No Data Available.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR Part 92 for State, local and tribal governments and 45 CFR Part 74 for institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofit organizations and commercial organizations.

Related Programs

Not Applicable.

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Bureau of Primary Health Care 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17-105, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Phone: 301-594.4110

Web Site Address

http://www.grants.gov.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: 93.224 Health Centers. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Criteria for selecting applications are available in the funding opportunity guidance document. In addition, all applicants are expected to demonstrate compliance with applicable program requirements. In addition to these general requirements, there are specific requirements and expectations for applicants requesting funding under each of the section 330 programs. Applicants are strongly encouraged to demonstrate compliance with these requirements and expectations in the application. Applicants requesting funding under multiple programs are expected to demonstrate compliance with the expectations and requirements for all of those programs.