Specially Selected Health Projects (93.888)

Program

93.888 Specially Selected Health Projects

Federal Agency

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

Authorization

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Public Law 111-8.

Program Number

93.888

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To carry out programs that have been selected by the U.S. Congress as being needed for improved health care (earmarks).

Types of Assistance

Project Grants (for specified projects)

Uses and Use Restrictions

All funds awarded should be expended solely for carrying out the approved projects in accordance with the provisions of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Public Law 111-8.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

State and local governments, including their universities and colleges, quasi-governmental agencies, private universities and colleges, and private profit and nonprofit organizations. Organizations must be specifically earmarked in the Congressional Appropriation Bill.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Public or other entities will benefit.

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 required. 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. HRSA requires all applicants to apply electronically through Grants.gov.

Award Procedure

Only earmarked organizations may receive an award. Awards are made on the basis of proposal evaluations carried out by HRSA staff.

Deadlines

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

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Approximately 3 to 6 months.

Appeals

Other - Not Specified.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Awards are usually issued a one-year project period. Grant funds must be expended in 5 years. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Grantees drawdown funds, as necessary, from the Payment Management System (PMS). PMS is the centralized web based payment system for HHS awards.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. At the conclusion of the project, grantees must submit a final Financial Status Report, a final report on project costs, and a list of equipment purchased with grant funds. 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.

Records

Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records for 3 years after the date they submit the FSR. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, or other action involving the award 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: See projects designated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008, P.L. 110-161. Fiscal Year 2009: See projects designated in the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, P.L. 111-8. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

75-0350-0-1-550.

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $28,159,003; FY 09 est $48,678,529; FY 10 est not reported.

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, as applicable.

Related Programs

Not Applicable.

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

The Office or Rural Health Policy 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9-A55, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Phone: (301) 443-0835

Web Site Address

www.hrsa.gov .

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not Applicable.