Public Awareness Campaigns on Embryo Adoption

 

To increase public awareness of embryo adoption and donation as a method of family building and provide individuals adopting embryos the medical and administrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions.

General information about this opportunity
Last Known Status
Active
Program Number
93.007
Federal Agency/Office
Office of The Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Type(s) of Assistance Offered
B - Project Grants
Program Accomplishments
Fiscal Year 2019 Three grantees funded to provide embryo adoption awareness services nationwide.
Fiscal Year 2020 Three grantees funded to provide embryo adoption awareness services nationwide.
Fiscal Year 2021 Three grantees funded to provide embryo adoption awareness services nationwide. This is the first year the EAA recipients had a standard performance measures dataset reported.
Fiscal Year 2022 Three grantees provided continuation funding to provide embryo adoption awareness services nationwide.
Fiscal Year 2023 Three grantees provided continuation funding to provide embryo adoption awareness services nationwide.
Fiscal Year 2024 Three grantees provided continuation funding to provide embryo adoption awareness services nationwide.
Authorization
42 U.S.C. 300u-3.
Public Law 117-103
Public Health Service Act, Section 1704
Who is eligible to apply/benefit from this assistance?
Applicant Eligibility
Eligible applicants include public agencies, non-profit organizations, and for-profit organizations. Only entities, and not individuals, are eligible to apply. Faith-based and community-based organizations meeting the eligibility requirements may apply or they may be included as co-participants, sub-grantees, subcontractors, or collaborators.
Beneficiary Eligibility
The beneficiaries for this program are potential donors and/or recipients of frozen embryos.
Credentials/Documentation
Nonprofit organizations may be requested to provide evidence of tax-exempt status. When projects involve the collaborative efforts of more than one organization or require the use of services or facilities not under the direct control of the applicant, written assurances of specific support or agreements may be required from the affected parties.
What is the process for applying and being award this assistance?
Pre-Application Procedure
Preapplication coordination is not applicable.
Application Procedure
2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. To apply, applicants must access the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) thru Grants.gov. Enter the Assistance Listing number and follow the website instructions. Applications submitted after the published deadlines will not be accepted for review. The submission deadline will not be extended absent prior written approval from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Grants Management Officer (GMO). Applications which do not conform to the requirements of the NOFO will be deemed ineligible and not reviewed. Applications may only be submitted electronically via Grants.gov. Any applications submitted via any other means of electronic communication, including facsimile or electronic mail, will not be accepted for review. Applicants must have a valid SAM.gov registration prior to submitting their application to Grants.gov.
Award Procedure
Final award recommendations will be made by the head of the program office to the Grants Management Officer, using information from the independent merit review panel and the Federal staff reviews. Following a risk assessment as required by 45 CFR part 75, the Grants Management Officer may issue awards. Funded organizations receive a Notice of Award that includes all of the details of their award, and are assigned to a project officer from the program office and a Grants Management Specialist from the OASH Grants and Acquisitions Management Division.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Approval/Disapproval Decision Time
From 60 to 90 days.
Appeals
Not applicable.
Renewals
Not applicable.
How are proposals selected?
An independent review panel evaluates applications that pass the screening and meet the responsiveness criteria in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). These reviewers are experts in their fields, and are drawn from academic institutions, non-profit organizations, state and local government, and Federal government agencies. Based on the Application Review Criteria as outlined in the NOFO, the reviewers will comment on and rate the applications, focusing their comments and rating decisions on the identified criteria. In addition to the independent review panel, Federal staff will review each application for programmatic, budgetary, and grants management compliance.
How may assistance be used?
This assistance can be used in two ways: 1) to create programs which increase the public’s awareness of, and knowledge about, embryo donation/adoption as a method of family building and, 2) to provide services which facilitate the use of embryo donation/adoption as a method of attaining the desired number and spacing of children.
What are the requirements after being awarded this opportunity?
Reporting
Not applicable.
Auditing
Audit requirements are specified in 45 CFR part 75, which substantially mirror those found in 2 CFR part 200.
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 recipient, subrecipient, contractor, or subcontractor, which are pertinent to the HHS grant, in order to make audits, examinations, excerpts and transcripts. In accordance with 45 CFR 75.361, grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the end of a project 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.
Other Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Awards are generally funded in 12-month budget period(s). Awards generally have a period of performance of 1 to 3 years, but may be up to 5 years. Support beyond the first year is contingent upon acceptable evidence of satisfactory progress, availability of funds, continuing program relevance, and best interests of the government. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Recipients are notified of an award by Notice of Award (NoA) issued by the grants management officer. The NoA will contain instructions for drawing funds electronically from the HHS Payment Management System. In drawing funds from the award, the recipient certifies compliance with the terms of the award and designates whether the draw is a reimbursement or advance. Recipients are notified of an award by Notice of Award (NoA) issued by the grants management officer. The NoA will contain instructions for drawing funds electronically from the HHS Payment Management System. In drawing funds from the award, the recipient certifies compliance with the terms of the award and designates whether the draw is a reimbursement or advance.
Who do I contact about this opportunity?
Regional or Local Office
None/Not specified.
Headquarters Office
Amy Margolis
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200
Rockville, MD 20852 US
Amy.Margolis@hhs.gov
Phone: (240) 453-2820

Duane Barlow
Office of Grants and Acquisition Management
1101 Wootton Parkway, Plaza Level
Rockville, MD 20851 USA
duane.barlow@hhs.gov
Phone: 2404538822
Website Address
http://www.opa.gov
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0120-0-1-551
Obligations
(Project Grants) FY 22$825,000.00; FY 23 est $822,322.00; FY 24 est $818,124.00; FY 20$785,000.00; FY 21 est $850,000.00; FY 19$800,000.00; FY 18$150,000.00; -
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Funded grants range from $200,000-$300,000 per year.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
In accepting the award, the recipient stipulates that the award and any activities thereunder are subject to all provisions of 45 CFR part 75, currently in effect or implemented during the period of the grant or other Department regulations and policies effective at the time of the award. In addition, recipients must comply with all terms and conditions outlined in their grant awards, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Grants Policy Statement, requirements imposed by program statutes and regulations and HHS grant administration regulations, as applicable, as well as any requirements or limitations in any applicable appropriations acts.
Examples of Funded Projects
Fiscal Year 2019 Grants with three organizations to provide embryo adoption awareness projects. Visit the OPA website at: https://www.hhs.gov/opa/grants-and-funding/recent-grant-awards/index.html for a listing of grantees and an overview of project activities.
Fiscal Year 2020 Grants with three organizations to provide embryo adoption awareness projects. Visit the OPA website at: https://www.hhs.gov/opa/grants-and-funding/recent-grant-awards/index.html for a listing of grantees and an overview of project activities.
Fiscal Year 2021 Grants with three organizations to provide embryo adoption awareness projects. Visit the OPA website at: https://opa.hhs.gov/grant-programs/embryo-adoption-awareness-eaa/current-eaa-grantees for a listing of grantees and an overview of project activities.
Fiscal Year 2022 Grants with three organizations to provide embryo adoption awareness projects. Visit the OPA website at: https://opa.hhs.gov/grant-programs/embryo-adoption-awareness-eaa/current-eaa-grantees for a listing of grantees and an overview of project activities.
Fiscal Year 2023 Grants with three organizations to provide embryo adoption awareness projects. Visit the OPA website at: https://opa.hhs.gov/grant-programs/embryo-adoption-awareness-eaa/current-eaa-grantees for a listing of grantees and an overview of project activities.
Fiscal Year 2024 Grants with multiple organizations to provide embryo adoption awareness projects.

 



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