Strengthening Emergency Care Delivery in the United States Healthcare System through Health Information and Promotion 
 
  				To assist in planning or developing emergency care health information and promotion activities, documents or materials that focus on strengthening emergency care and service delivery and the development of regionalized, coordinated and accountable systems of emergency care in the United States that can address both daily demands and those resulting from a public health emergency or disaster.
					General information about this opportunity
					
					Last Known Status
				 
					Active
					Program Number
				 
					93.078					
Federal Agency/Office
				 
					Office of The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services					
Type(s) of Assistance Offered
				 
					B - Project Grants					
					
Program Accomplishments
					Not applicable.					
Authorization
				 
					Public Health Service Act, Section 1703 (a), 42 U.S.C. Section 300u-2					
Who is eligible to apply/benefit from this assistance?
					Applicant Eligibility
					Domestic public or private non-profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education.					
Beneficiary Eligibility
					Domestic public or private non-profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education.					
Credentials/Documentation
					Applicants should review the individual Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued under this CFDA program for any proof of certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package. OMB Circular A-122 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.					
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. Applicants should review the individual Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued under this CFDA program for any proof of certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package. OMB Circular A-122 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.					
Award Procedure
					Applications that successfully proceed through initial screening (as outlined in the FOA) will be objectively reviewed based upon the review criteria specified in the FOA. Applications selected for funding will be processed and the applicant notified in writing through the issuance of a Notice of Grant Award from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.					
Deadlines
					August 30, 2012 Applicable deadlines and due dates are specified in the funding opportunity announcement.					
					
Approval/Disapproval Decision Time
					From 30 to 60 days. From 30 to 120 days					
Appeals
					Not applicable.					
Renewals
					Not applicable.					
How are proposals selected?
					Discretionary awards are subject to objective review. Reviewers will individually evaluate and score applications based upon the review criteria specified in the funding opportunity announcement. Scored applications will be ordinally ranked. The highest ranked applications will receive priority consideration for award within available funding.					
How may assistance be used?
					Grant funds may only be used for planning health information and promotion activities and materials that are related to strengthening emergency care delivery and the development of regionalized, coordinated and accountable systems of emergency care. Grants funds may not be used for basic research (e.g. scientific or medical experiments.). When appropriated and apportioned, all funds available will be used for discretionary grant awards. 					
What are the requirements after being awarded this opportunity?
					Reporting
					Not applicable.					
Auditing
					Reference FOA for detailed information. Available on Grants.gov					
Records
					Records must be kept available for 3 years after submission of the final expenditure report.					
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
					Project periods are from 6 months and up to 5 years. Budget periods are from 6 months and up to 12 months. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Awardee is issued a Notice of Grant Award, a legal document that informs the awardee that a grant award has been made. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Awardee may draw down funds in advance of the incursion of expenditure (up to three days) from the Payment Management System.					
Who do I contact about this opportunity?
					Regional or Local Office
					None/Not specified.					
Headquarters Office
					Kristen Finne
Office of Policy and Planning, Division of Health Systems Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services, O'Neill Federal Building, 200 C Street SW, 1St Floor, Cube C1A04, Washington, District of Columbia , 20024
Washington, DC 20024 US
kristen.finne@hhs.gov
Phone: 202-631-2013 					
Website Address
					http://www.phe.gov
					Financial Information
					Account Identification
					75-0140-0-1-551					
Obligations
					(Cooperative Agreements) FY 18$220,000.00; FY 19 est $300,000.00; FY 20 est $300,000.00; FY 16 est $400,000.00; FY 17 est $400,000.00; -					
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
					Not applicable/available.					
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
					Not applicable.					
Examples of Funded Projects
					Not applicable.