FY15 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) HRSA-15-039 Technical Assistance Webinar for SORHs Linda Kwon, MPH US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Community Based Division September 22, 2014
Overview 1. ORHP Background 2. FY15 Outreach FOA a) Purpose and goals b) Summary of Funding c) Eligibility Information d) Application requirements e) Review criteria 3. How to apply for FY15 Outreach FOA 4. Tips for writing a grant 5. How SORHs can help 6. Question and Answer 2
Section I: ORHP BACKGROUND 3
Voice for Rural Part of HRSA & DHHS Have a policy and research role Review HHS Regulations Administer Grant Programs Provide technical assistance 4
Improve Rural Health Initiative: Key Elements Building a Programmatic Evidence Base Health Workforce Recruitment & Retention Telehealth/ HIT Coordination Cross Governmental Collaboration 5
Section II: FY15 OUTREACH FOA 6
What makes the Outreach program unique Community needs come first Improve population health / outcome oriented Expand and sustain health services grounded in an evidence base Partnerships drive health service delivery reform 7
Purpose and goals for FY15 FOA Purpose: Expand delivery of health care services in local and regional rural communities Goals: 1. Expand the delivery of health care services to include new and enhanced services exclusively in rural communities 2. Deliver health care services through a strong consortium, in which every consortium member organization is actively involved and engaged in the planning and delivery of services 3. Utilize and/or adapt an evidence-based or promising practice model(s) in the delivery of health care services 4. Improve population health, demonstrate health outcomes and sustainability 8
What do you mean by evidence based or promising practice? See definitions on page 1 of the FOA Prevent applicants from reinventing the wheel Project can take the framework or methodology of a model and tailor it to their community s need Will need to cite a source and/or provide documentation that attests to the effectiveness (or potential effectiveness) of the model/methodology 9
In FY12, Outreach program received/funded. State # of applications received in 2012 # of applications funded in 2012 State # of applications received in 2012 # of applications funded in 2012 AK 2 1 MT 11 4 AL 6 0 NC 5 1 AR 7 1 ND 9 0 AZ 3 2 NE 5 2 CA 10 3 NH 4 3 CO 7 1 NM 5 2 DE 1 1 NV 2 0 FL 9 2 NY 6 2 GA 7 3 OH 6 2 HI 4 0 OK 3 0 IA 1 0 OR 8 2 ID 1 1 PA 12 2 IL 11 0 SC 6 1 IN 5 1 SD 7 3 KS 5 1 TN 5 1 KY 17 7 TX 6 1 LA 6 3 UT 2 0 MD 8 1 VA 7 1 ME 7 1 VI 1 0 MI 8 4 VT 2 2 MN 10 2 WA 5 0 MO 13 4 WI 8 1 MS 8 1 WV 5 1 WY 1 0 10
Examples of funded Outreach grant projects: The Rural Health Care Services Outreach Directory is developed at the beginning of a project period and provides a brief description of each grantee s project. To view the Outreach directory for the 2012-2014 funding cycle, please visit http://www.raconline.org/pdf/2012outreach_directory.pdf. You can also find examples of evidence based or promising practice models that each grantee has adopted/adapted 11
Summary of FY15 FOA Funding Estimated number of awards: up to 80 grants Estimated award amount: up to $200,000/year Project period: May 1, 2015 April 30, 2018 (3 years) 12
Eligibility Lead applicant must be: Rural and, This can be verified at http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/ruraladvisor/ruralhealthadvisor. aspx Non-profit or public entity, and Represent a consortium/network of 3+ health care providers Definition of health care provider is found at bottom of page 5 of HRSA-15-039 The lead applicant (if awarded, will be the grantee of record) Must have financial and management systems in place 13
Consortium Definition of consortium found on page 6 of HRSA-15-039 Only one member will serve as the applicant of record (must meet the lead applicant eligibility requirements) Other members can be non-profit/for profit, rural and/or urban Consortium composition must have at least 3 separately owned health care providers (each must have their own EIN from the Internal Revenue Service) Memorandum of understanding/agreement will need to be submitted with application 14
Am I still eligible to apply if I m a current or former grantee? Yes, as long as: Proposed project is a new proposal or an expansion/enhancement of previous grant This is not an opportunity to maintain current operations of previous grant See page 7 of HRSA-15-039 for more information 15
Application requirements Application Section Refer to page. for more information/details 1. Project Abstract Page 8 in FOA 2. Project Narrative Pages 9-12 in FOA 3. Methodology Pages 12 15 in FOA 4. Workplan Pages 15 17 in FOA 5. Resolution of challenges Page 17 in FOA 6. Evaluation and technical support Pages 17 20 in FOA 7. Organizational information Pages 20 22 in FOA 8. Budget Pages 22 23 in FOA 9. Budget narrative Page 23 in FOA 16
Funding restrictions As listed on page 27 of HRSA-15-039 (FOA): 1. To build or acquire real property or for construction or major renovation or alteration of any space; 2. To purchase equipment above 40 percent of the Federal share of funding for each budget period; or 3. To provide inpatient care. Also see pages 29-32 of HRSA SF 424 Application guide 17
Understand the Application Review Process HRSA Division of Independent Review will: Convene panel(s) of expert reviewers Ensure fair and ethical review is conducted on each application Provide a summary of strength and weakness comments from the panel(s) deliberations and scoring of the applications. 18
HRSA-15-039 Review criteria Project Narrative Review Criteria Number of points Introduction Needs assessment Methodology Workplan Evaluation and technical support capacity Criterion 1: Need See pages 28-29 of FOA Criterion 2: Response See page 29 of FOA Criterion 3: Evaluative Measures See page 30 of FOA Workplan Criterion 4: Impact See page 30 of FOA Evaluation and technical support capacity Organizational information Budget Budget justification Criterion 5: Resources/capabilities See page 31 of FOA Criterion 6: Support requested See page 31 of FOA 10 25 25 20 10 10 19
Deadline to apply for FY15 Outreach FOA When: November 14, 2014 at 11:59pm ET Where: Grants.gov 20
Section III: HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT (HRSA-15-039) 21
How to apply for a HRSA grant 1 st step 2 nd step Register in 3 different systems Look for open funding opportunities on www.grants.gov 22
1st step: Register in 3 different systems System Why is it important Website Data Universal Number System (DUNS) System for Award Management (SAM) DUNS numbers are required to identify organizations and it tracks how federal grant money is allocated. Designating an E-Business Point of Contact. Registering with SAM is required for organizations to use Grants.gov. http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/ displayhomepage.do http://www.sam.gov/ Grants.gov Submit grant applications http://www.grants.gov/web/grant s/register.html 23 Refer to pages 18-21 in HRSA-SF-424 Application Guide for more info
How long will the registration process take? DUNS SAM GRANTS.GOV Up to 4 weeks 24
2nd step: Look for funding opportunities 25
Apply for funding opportunities 26
Download Application Package 27
Screenshots of what you should download Application Instructions Application Package 28
Remember to download the HRSA-SF-424 Application Guide 1) FOA Instructions (40 pages) Provides programmatic requirements 2) HRSA SF-424 R&R Application Guide (56 pages) Companion guide to the FOA Link is found throughout the FOA 29
Submit application in grants.gov Make sure your application is complete Watch your email An applicant must receive at least two emails by the application deadline: Confirm Validate Track the status of your application (see page 24 in SF-424 Application Guide for more information) 30
Section IV: TIPS FOR WRITING A GRANT 31
Application planning Have I read the entire funding opportunity announcement and HRSA SF-424 application guide? Details Is my organization eligible to apply? Does my organization have the technical expertise, the personnel, and the financial capacity? Are all stakeholders in my organization supportive? Is my organization prepared to do what it takes? 32
Paint the right picture Remember your audience: The panel of reviewers Reviewers typically do not know anything about your situation, your community, or even your state Explain basic facts: rural and frontier as a concept (distance, weather, roads); culture; and your unique circumstances Central goal = convince reviewer of the legitimacy of your problem, your solution, your ability Think about how your project will support all four goals of this FOA 33
Resource: Community Health Gateway http://www.raconline.org/communityhealth/ Toolkits Resources and best practices to help you identify and implement public health programs Rural Health Models and Innovations Hub Find examples of approaches you can adapt for your program, including models shown to be effective, as well as new and emerging ideas. Sustainability Tools The tools provided here are intended to help you consider the sustainability of programs that address community needs and to engage your partners and stakeholders in this planning process. 34
Section VI: HOW SORHS CAN HELP 35
Ways to help applicants Applicants are required to notify SORH of their intent to apply. This is an opportunity to engage with the applicants. Ideas for involvement: - Offer Technical Assistance to the project - Offer to read/critique/review the written application - Offer rural health data to support the application - If the application is successful, offer technical assistance to the project after the award Share information about the grant opportunity with the rural health community in your state. Perhaps even hold your own technical assistance webinar. 36
Remember Register in DUNS, SAMS and Grants.gov as soon as possible (or make sure it is current information) Read FOA and SF-424 Application guide for all the details Submit application in Grants.gov by November 14, 2014 37
Contacts for this FOA (HRSA-15-039) Business, administrative or fiscal Inge Cooper HRSA Division of Grants Management Operations Email: Icooper@hrsa.gov Phone: 301-594-4236 Program Linda Kwon HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy Email: lkwon@hrsa.gov Phone: 301-594-4205 Grant submissions in grants.gov Email: support@grants.gov Phone: 1-800-518-4726 38
Questions? 39