State Grants For Protection And Advocacy Services (93.267)

Program

93.267 State Grants For Protection And Advocacy Services

Federal Agency

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

Authorization

Sections 1253, 300d-531, of the Public Health Service Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 290aa, et seq.

Program Number

93.267

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To make grants to Protection and Advocacy systems as established in each State for the purpose of enabling such systems to provide services to individuals with traumatic brain injury which may include: (1) information, referrals, and advice, (2) individual and family advocacy, (3) legal representation, and (4) specific assistance in self-advocacy.

Types of Assistance

FORMULA GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

Funds may be used to plan for, develop outreach strategies for, and carry out services for individuals with traumatic brain injury as authorized in the Section 1253 of the PHS Act .Grant funds must supplement, not supplant, nonfederal funds available in the State in which the protection and advocacy system is established.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Grants are directly awarded to the system established in the State to protect and advocate the rights of persons with developmental disabilities, as outlined in the "Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000," as amended October 30, 2000 by Public Law 106-420 (45 USC 6041 et seq.). Grants are also available to the Protection and Advocacy Organization established to serve the Native American Consortium.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Individuals with traumatic brain injury.

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

Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Grant Award.

Deadlines

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

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Not Applicable.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory Formula: Title Public Health Service Act, Chapter 1253.

This program has no matching requirements.

This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Each allotment is available for obligation over a 24-month period; payments are made through an Electronic Transfer System. 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

Annual Reports. No cash reports are required. FSR. 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: In FY 08, 57 grant awards were made to States and Territories and the Native American Consortium. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

75-0350-0-1-550.

Obligations

(Formula Grants) FY 08 $2,947,590; FY 09 est $3,273,589; FY 10 est not reported.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

20,000 to $117,267; $52,105.

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

93.234 Traumatic Brain Injury State Demonstration Grant Program

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. Program Contact: Janie Martin-Heppel, Program Officer, Protection and Advocacy for Traumatic Brain Injury Program, Division of Services for Children with Special Healthcare Needs, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 18A-18, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: 301-443-2370.

Headquarters Office

Janie Martin-Heppel 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18-A18, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Phone: (301) 443-2370

Web Site Address

www.hrsa.gov.

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Applications for allotments must fulfill statutory requirements.