Strengthening the Nation's Public Health System through a National Voluntary Accreditation Program for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Health Departments

 

This project will support the operations and continuous improvement of a national accreditation program for state, tribal, local and territorial public health departments. This program will result in increased visibility for accreditation, a stronger public health accreditation program, increased demonstration of accountability of public health programs to decision makers and to the public, increased adoption of evidence based practices, increased use of quality improvement, improved capacity for state, tribal, local and territorial health departments to meet nationally established accreditation standards, and increased recognition of public health roles and value by leaders and the public. Specific objectives may/will include but are not limited to: 1. Support communications and education regarding the accreditation program. 2. Establish a process of continuous improvement of the accreditation standards, tools, and processes to ensure a relevant, current and smoothly functioning program (all elements of the current program can be found at www.phaboard.org). 3. Strengthen strategic partnerships to support accreditation. 4. Strengthen the evidence base for accreditation.

Active 93.097 Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services B - Project Grants Not applicable. This program is authorized under section 317(k) (2) of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 247(b)(k)(2)]. 1. Eligible Applicants: Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), a nonprofit with 501(c)3 IRS status. 2. Special Eligibility Requirements: The only eligible applicant for this award is the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), a 501(c)3 independent accrediting body that administers the national voluntary public health department accreditation program. 3. Justification for Less than Maximum Competition: The nature of the activities under this award are best employed by focusing on the entity to which this cooperative agreement is limited, per memorandum for approval for single-eligibility competition, which was approved and dated December 20, 2012. PHAB was found to be uniquely qualified, as it is the organization that has been established as the national accrediting body for state, tribal, local and territorial health departments. PHAB was determined to have the experience and program infrastructure, which includes field-driven and tested standards, measures and accreditation assessment process. PHAB is also widely accepted as the national accrediting body for state, local tribal and territorial health departments by the constituency organizations for these agencies and as evidenced by the visible mention of PHAB within national policy documents (e.g., Institute of Medicine reports, Healthy People 2020). State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Public Health Departments via a National Voluntary Accreditation Program administered by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), a 501(c)3 independent accrediting entity. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Phase I Review: Eligible application will be initially reviewed for completeness by the CDC's Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) staff. In addition, eligible application will be jointly reviewed for responsiveness by CDC OSTLTS and PGO. Incomplete and/or non-responsive application to the eligibility criteria will not advance to Phase II review. Applicant will be notified that the application did not meet eligibility and/or published submission requirements. Phase II Review: An objective review panel will evaluate complete and responsive application according to the criteria listed in the criteria section of the FOA. Applicant will be notified electronically if the application did not meet eligibility and/or published submission requirements thirty (30) days after the completion of Phase II review. Successful applicant will receive a Notice of Award (NoA) from the CDC Procurement and Grants Office. The NoA shall be the only binding, authorizing document between the recipient and CDC. The NoA will be signed by an authorized CDC Grants Management Officer. July 1, 2013 to July 30, 2018 Five year project period. From 60 to 90 days. Not applicable. Renewals will require a yearly continuation application based upon availability of funds and programmatic compliance. As specified in Funding Opportunity Announcement CDC-RFA-OT13-1301 Application Review and Selection Process listed in Section (093) Award Procedure above. Project funds may be used for costs associated with planning, organizing, conducting, and supporting the National Voluntary Accreditation Program for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Health Departments, and for the implementation of the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) program elements as described in Section 050 above and through CDC allowable and unallowable expenses. Performance Reports: Performance Measures (including outcomes) – Awardees must report on performance measures for each budget period and update measures, if needed. Performance Measure Reporting: Awardees is required to submit performance measures at least annually. CDC may require more frequent reporting of performance measures. Performance measure reporting should be limited to the collection and reporting of data. No additional requirements. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the program shall be retained for a minimum of 3 years, or until completion and resolution of any audit in process or pending resolution. In all cases records must be retained until resolution of any audit questions. Property records must be retained in accordance with 45 CFR 92.42. 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. Financial assistance is available for a 12-month budget period, within the five-year project period. As specified in Notice of Award: Lump sum upon completing program activities. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. None/Not specified. Samuel Taveras
1600 Clifton Road, MS-E70
Altanta, GA 30333 US
syt2@cdc.gov
Phone: 770-488-1523 http://www.cdc.gov 75-0943-0-1-551 (Cooperative Agreements) FY 18$935,000.00; FY 19 est $1,050,000.00; FY 20 est $900,000.00; FY 17$1,085,000.00; FY 16$900,000.00; - 1 award at an approximate average award of: $900,000. Per Funding Opportunity Announcement CDC-RFA-OT13-1301, and as additionally specified/detailed/listed in most current Notice of Award, and program elements/requirements found in PHAB National Voluntary Public Health Departments Accreditation Program (www.phaboard.org) Not applicable.