Collaborative Initiative

to Help End Chronic Homelessness

Frequently Asked Questions

**[[HRSA Questions:]{.underline}]{.smallcaps}**

1\. Will the \$300,000 in HRSA funds be part of the base funding or
supplemental funding for the CHCs?

The HRSA funds will be a supplement for no longer than the 3-year
duration of the Collaboration. It will NOT be folded into the base
funding for the program.

**2. Would medical respite care be fundable as part of d/c planning for
HRSA funds?**

Medical respite care is an eligible service for health center support,
so may be covered if you determine that it is needed by the clients you
wish to serve.

**3. Please provide a definition of "community" for application
purposes**

For the purposes of the primary care component of the application, we
consider the term "community\" to be a logical geographic area (city,
county, etc.) for which data is customarily compiled. A health center
may serve one or more communities in its \"service area.\"

**4. Is collaboration required, if an agency is able to provide all core
services?**

An agency must be able to meet the eligibility criteria for each funding
component in order to apply for the available funds. For the primary
care piece, the agency must be a Section 330-funded health center. If
your organization meets this criterion, you do not have to collaborate
with another organization for primary care services.

**5. Is the HRSA funding for gaps in current system?**

The HRSA funds would be used to serve those chronically homeless clients
being housed under the Collaboration who do not already have access to
primary care services. If they already are accessing comprehensive
services, then you would not need to apply for additional funds for
these services.

**6. Can we use more than one 330 in our collaborative? Or should only
one 330**

**be identified and used?**

You are certainly free to use more than one Section 330 health center to
serve these clients. However, for ease in administration (for both us
and for you), it would be preferable if only one health center applied
for the HRSA funding.

7\. If the lead applicant is not a 330 health center, and we are not
requesting HRSA funds, are we still eligible to apply for the initiative
as long as we describe how individuals will be linked to primary care?

Yes, you are free to apply for other components of the collaboration
without applying for health center dollars for the primary care
component. But, as the NOFA indicates, you will still have to thoroughly
describe how clients of the program will access comprehensive primary
care services.

8\. For the HRSA portion of the grant, do we need to submit all the PHS
5161 documents? What if we are not applying for HRSA funding? Which
certifications are required?

For the HRSA portion of the collaboration, you need to submit the cover
form for the SF 5161, plus the budget pages. You do not need to follow
the narrative format for the 5161, but instead would follow the
application instructions contained in the NOFA.

If you are not requesting health center funds, you do not need to submit
any standard forms, but do need to describe how primary care services
will be provided, as outlined in the NOFA.

9\. Can an eligible health care organization receive funding from more
than one funding source\...i.e. if a clinic receives community health
dollars and public housing primary care dollars, are they eligible for
this type of funding?

Certainly - an organization that receives more than one type of funding
through the Health Center program is definitely eligible for funding
under the Collaboration.

10\. Can I as a subcontractor of the Health Care for the homeless grant
in Los Angeles, be the lead agent? We are not a 330 Health Center but I
am a 340.

There are a number of ways to interpret your question. A health center
subcontractor cannot be the recipient of the funds for the primary care
component of the Collaboration, although the health center may
subcontract with your organization to deliver primary care services to
the clients targeted for the project.

ANY organization can be the \"lead agent\" for the entire collaboration,
however, as long as it meets all the the requirements as outlined in the
NOFA.

**11. We have only one (1) 330 designated Health Center in the area. Can
that organization subcontract with an existing (non-330 designee)
homeless health care clinic for [all]{.underline} services associated
with this grant?**

A health center is permitted to subcontract with another entity to
deliver services under the Collaboration. We will expect the health
center to monitor the performance of the subcontractor, report on the
clients served, etc., and will hold the health center accountable for
meeting the commitments made for addressing the needs of the clients
served.

**12. Please make it abundantly clear whether [for profit
agencies]{.underline} can participate and/or partner with the
collaborative [and]{.underline} be funded with these funds.**

For funding of the primary care portion of the collaboration (through
the DHHS Health Resources and Services Administration), you must request
funding through a Section 330-funded health center. By statute, all such
organizations are either not-for-profit or public entities. So
for-profit agencies would not be eligible to receive these dollars.

**13. How does one find out the names of SEction 330 Health Centers?**

[www.bphc.hrsa.gov]{.underline} has a spot entitled \"Find a Health
Center\" where you can enter a location, zip code, etc. and find out
whether any Section 330 health centers are in that community. We have
over 850 health centers in urban and rural areas throughout the country,
so likely there is a center in or adjacent to the area where you are
located.