Health Professions Recruitment Program for Indians (93.970)

Program

93.970 Health Professions Recruitment Program for Indians

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Indian Health Service

Authorization

Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Title I, Sections 202, 112, 114, and 122, Public Law 94-437, as amended, Public Laws 96-537, 100-713, and 102-573.

Program Number

93.970

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

(1) To identify American Indians and Alaska Natives with a potential for education or training in the health professions, and to encourage and assist them to enroll in health or allied health professional schools; (2) to increase the number of nurses, nurse midwives, nurse practitioners and nurse anesthetists who deliver health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives; and (3) to place health professional residents for short-term assignments at Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities as a recruitment aid.

Types of Assistance

Training

Uses and Use Restrictions

Establishing and operating programs designed to recruit American Indians and Alaska Natives into health and allied health professional schools.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Public or private nonprofit health or educational entities or Indian tribes or tribal organizations as specifically provided in legislative authority.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Preference is given to applicants in the following order of priority: (1) Indian tribes; (2) tribal organizations; (3) urban Indian organizations and other Indian health organizations; or (4) other public or nonprofit health or educational entities.

Credentials/Documentation

Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments. Costs for other institutions will be determined by HHS Regulations 45 CFR, Part 74, Subpart Q. 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

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. The preferred method for receipt of applications is electronic submission through Grants.gov. However, should any technical problems arise regarding the submission, please contact Grants.gov Customer Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. The Contact Center hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). If you require additional assistance please contact the Grants Policy Office at (301) 443-6290 at least fifteen days prior to the application deadline. To submit an application electronically, please use the http://www.Grants.gov apply site. Download a copy of the application package, on the Grants.gov website, complete it offline and then upload and submit the application via the Grants.gov site. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR, Part 92 for State and local governments and OMB Circular No. A-110 for nonprofit organizations.

Award Procedure

Grants are made directly by the Indian Health Service to applicant agency, based on results of competitive review process.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

From 60 to 90 days. Within 90 days of IHS deadline.

Appeals

From 60 to 90 days.

Renewals

From 30 to 60 days. Continuation applications must be submitted annually. Continued funding is subject to availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

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

Payments of grant funds are made through the DHHS Payment Management System (PMS) or DHHS Electronic Transfer System. Information will be forwarded to new grantees regarding the process of obtaining funds. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: quarterly.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Program reports are not applicable. Grantee will be required to submit, quarterly PMS 272 Federal Cash Transaction Reports to the Division of Payment Management Branch. Depending on services provided, progress and financial reports will be required either quarterly or semi-annually with final performance and financial status reports due 90 days after the end of the project period. A SF269 Financial Status Report will be due to the Division of Grants Operations 90 days after the end of each budget period. IHS grants are monitored by the Division of Grants Operations for financial compliance and by the IHS Program Staff for programmatic compliance.

Audits

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB 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 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.

Records

HHS and the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their authorized representatives, shall have the right of access to any books, documents, papers, or other records of a grantee, subgrantee, contractor, or subcontractor, which are pertinent to the HHS grant, in order to make audits, examinations, excerpts and transcripts. Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the end of a budget period. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the records 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: Fiscal year 2008 $0. Fiscal Year 2009: Fiscal year 2009 1 application is expected to be funded. Fiscal Year 2010: Fiscal year 2010 1 application is expected to be funded.

Financial Information

Account Identification

75-0390-0-1-551.

Obligations

(Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $1,250,000; FY 10 est $1,250,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

In fiscal year 2009 1 application is expected to be awarded at $250,000. In fiscal year 2010 1 continuation is expected to be award at $250,000.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

42 CFR 36.310 - 36.319. Final rules and regulations, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Public Law 94-437, amended by Public Law 100-713, enacted November 23, 1988; and Public Law 102-573, enacted October 29, 1992; HHS Grants Policy Statement revised January, 2007.

Related Programs

Not Applicable.

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Kimberly M. Pendleton, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway Suite 360, Rockville, Maryland 20852 Email: kimberly.pendleton@ihs.gov Phone: (301) 443-2214.

Web Site Address

http://www.ihs.gov.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: The University of North Dakota recruited Indians into its medical and health care programs; and (2) the Arizona State University recruited students for nursing careers, and provided scholarship support through the grant. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

(1) Potential effectiveness of the proposed project in carrying out such purposes, (2) the demonstrated capability of the applicants to successfully conduct this type of project, (3) accessibility of the applicant to the target population, (4) relationship of project objectives and known or anticipated Indian health manpower objectives, (5) soundness of the fiscal plan, (6) cost reasonableness, and (7) completeness of the application.