FALL 1998 Volume 2, No. 2

PREVIEW PREVIEW

GRANT

FUNDING

OPPORTUNITIES
A MESSAGE FROM HRSA’S ADMINISTRATOR. . .

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is dedicated to improving the

Nation’s health by assuring equitable access to comprehensive, quality health care. While we

aspire to a future of optimal health, we acknowledge the realities of health inequities and limited

resources. Therefore, we focus on the unique needs of underserved, vulnerable and special needs

populations, including the growing number of uninsured. These are the populations whose needs

are most insufficiently met in the health care marketplace.

As the “Access Agency” for the United States, HRSA strives to eliminate health disparities and

assure quality of care for all. This requires us to assess and address competitive workforce

needs, promote integrated delivery systems, facilitate improvement of health care management

services, foster the capacity to meet and exceed industry standards for care, assist service delivery providers’ efforts to maximize revenues (thereby enabling them to provide greater access),

and publicize the impact of HRSA programs on health status. HRSA’s grant programs are a

tremendous mechanism for achieving our purposes.

I am pleased to announce that this year we are very fortunate to have both increases in the

amount of appropriated funds for many of our programs and several new grant programs. In

addition, our health professions programs have been reauthorized.

HRSA is committed to working in partnership with our grantees. This year I am making two

special challenges - one to my staff and one to you.

I have challenged my staff to devise additional ways that will be useful to grantees and others to

disseminate the lessons being learned from HRSA-supported grant projects. In so doing, we are

determined to enhance our utilization of available technology and improve our customer service.

I challenge HRSA’s grantees, as our partners, to share information about the availability of our

financial aid programs to support health professions training. It is critical that we increase the

awareness youth have, particularly in underserved communities, of the support that HRSA provides for careers in health care. The service delivery sites supported by HRSA’s grant projects

are ideal places for not only providing information about health careers and HRSA’s financial aid

opportunities, but developing relationships with these individuals to support them in their endeavors.

This HRSA Preview highlights some of HRSA’s greatest resources for facilitating change in the

health care system - the new competitive grants that we will fund with fiscal year (FY) 1999

appropriations. I encourage you to apply to further your role either as part of the Nation’s health

care safety net or as part of the support that the system so desperately needs.

Claude Earl Fox, M.D., M.P.H.

Administrator
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THE ACCESS AGENCY: HEALTH RESOURCES AND

SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS

HRSA has established a field structure that can address the changing health care needs of the Nation as

we begin the 21st century. HRSA field staff implement HRSA programs to increase access to primary

care for underserved populations, serve as a source of expertise on health services development,

increase the capacity and capability of maternal and child health programs, provide a link to the

community and school age children for information and financial aid regarding careers in the health

professions, assist in health facilities construction and assist other health related programs such as Rural

Health and HIV/AIDS programs. The HRSA Field Offices, by virtue of their unique location in communities and States, are more than just an extension of HRSA programs; they are HRSA’s resource for

integrating and coordinating programs at the customer level. These ten Field Offices are organized into

five Field Clusters. HRSA’s customers, youth as well as adults, who want information about HRSA

programs and opportunities for careers in the health professions, may contact the closest HRSA Field

Office:

NORTHEAST CLUSTER

HRSA Boston HRSA New York HRSA Philadelphia

 Field Office Field Office Field Office

Barbara Tausey Ronald Moss Joseph Healey

(617) 565-1433 (212) 264-2664 (215) 861-4365

 SOUTHEAST CLUSTER MIDWEST CLUSTER

HRSA Atlanta HRSA Chicago HRSA Kansas City

 Field Office Field Office Field Office

Ketty Gonzalez Deborah Willis-Fillinger Hollis Hensley

(404) 562-7980 (312)353-6835 (816)426-5226

 WEST CENTRAL CLUSTER PACIFIC WEST CLUSTER

 HRSA Dallas HRSA Denver HRSA San Francisco HRSA Seattle

 Field Office Field Office Field Office Field Office

 Frank Cantu Jerry Wheeler Antonio Duran Douglas Woods

 (214) 767-3872 (305) 844-3203 (415)437-8090 (206)615-2491
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PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE

PROGRAM DEADLINE PAGE

RURAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

State Rural Hospital Flexibility Program 04/14/1999 5

Rural Network Development Grant Program 03/16/1999 6

Rural Health Outreach Grant Program 03/01/1999 7

Rural Health Policy Analytic Centers 03/05/1999 8

HEALTH PROFESSIONS PROGRAMS

Nurse Anesthetist Program: Program Grants 12/21/1998 9

 (as published in the summer HRSA Preview)

Advanced Nurse Education 12/21/1998 10

 (as published in the summer HRSA Preview)

Physician Assistant Training 02/23/1999 11

Departments of Family Medicine 03/15/1999 12

Geriatric Education Centers 12/21/1998 13

(as published in the summer HRSA Preview)

Basic/Core Area Health Education Centers 02/26/1999 14

Model State-Supported Area Health Education 02/26/1999 15

 Centers

Health Education and Training Centers 02/19/1999 16

Quentin N. Burdick Rural Health

 Interdisciplinary Program 02/12/1999 18

Allied Health Projects 02/16/1999 19

Centers of Excellence 03/29/1999 20

Health Careers Opportunity Program 04/09/1999 21

Minority Faculty Fellowship Program 01/29/1999 23
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PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE

PROGRAM DEADLINE PAGE

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS

Community and Migrant Health Centers Varies by Service Area 24

Health Care for the Homeless 02/01/1999 26

Healthy Schools/Healthy Communities 05/01/1999 27

Grants to States for Loan Repayment Programs 05/01/1999 27

Black Lung Clinics 04/01/1999 28

New Delivery Sites and New Starts in Programs

 Funded under The Health Centers Consolidation

Act 04/01/1999 29

HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS

AIDS Education And Training Centers 04/01/1999 30

Ryan White Title III HIV Early Intervention

 Services Grants 05/01/1999 31

Ryan White Title III HIV Early Intervention

 Services Planning Grants 06/01/1999 32

Ryan White Title IV: Existing Geographic Areas 04/30/1999 33

Ryan White Title IV: New Geographic Areas 04/30/1999 34

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMS

Genetic Services 04/23/1999 36

Genetic Services - Integrated Services for Children

 with Genetic Conditions 04/23/1999 37

Genetic Services - Newborn Screening 04/23/1999 38

Genetic Services - National Genetic Resource

 Center 04/23/1999 39
PROGRAM DEADLINE PAGE

Comprehensive Hemophilia Diagnostic

and Treatment Centers 05/15/1999 39

Partnership for Information and

Communications (PIC) 02/23/1999 40

Maternal and Child Health Research 03/01/1999 41

Training - Continuing Education/Collaboration

Pediatrics/Child Psychiatry 04/01/1999 42

Training - Continuing Education and

Development - Training Institute 06/01/1999 43

Children With Special Health Care Needs:

Adolescent Transition 03/01/1999 43

Children with Special Health Care Needs

Institute 03/01/1999 44

Children With Special Health Care Needs:

Medical Home Cooperative Agreement 03/01/1999 45

Health Care Information and Education for

Families of Children With Special Health

Care Needs 03/01/1999 46

Early Discharge (Data) 04/01/1999 46

Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children 04/01/1999 47

Community and School-Based Sealant Grants 05/03/1999 48

Oral Health Integrated Systems Development

 Grants 05/03/1999 49

Child Health Insurance Program Partnership 02/22/1999 49

Border Health Initiative 05/03/1999 50

Emergency Medical Services for Children,

 Implementation Grants 03/15/1999 51

Emergency Medical Services for Children,

PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE

 Partnership Grants 03/15/1999 52

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PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE

Grants 03/01/1999 54

Traumatic Brain Injury State Planning Grants 03/01/1999 54

Improving Screening for Alcohol Use During

Pregnancy Among Providers 04/01/1999 55

Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Racial/Ethnic

Disparities in Perinatal Health 04/01/1999 56

Healthy Start Initiative: Infrastructure/Capacity

Building Projects 04/01/1999 57

OTHER HRSA PROGRAMS

Faculty Loan Repayment Program 06/30/1999 58

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students 05/14/1999 59

Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program 06/30/1999 59

Emergency Medical Services for Children,

 Targeted Issue Grants 03/15/1999 52

Emergency Medical Services for Children,

 Native American Project 03/15/1999 53

Traumatic Brain Injury State Implementation

PROGRAM DEADLINE PAGE

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HRSA PREVIEW

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HOW TO OBTAIN

AND USE THE

PREVIEW

It is recommended that you read the

introductory materials, terminology section,

and individual program category descriptions

before contacting the general number

1-888-333-HRSA (4772). Likewise, we urge

applicants to fully assess their eligibility for grants

before requesting kits. As a general rule, no

more than one kit per category will be mailed

to applicants.

TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE HRSA

PREVIEW

To have your name and address added to or

deleted from the HRSA Preview mailing list,

please call the toll free number

1-888-333-HRSA (4772) or e-mail us at

hrsa.gac@ix.netcom.com.

TO OBTAIN AN APPLICATION KIT

Upon review of the program descriptions,

please determine which category or categories of application kit(s) you wish to receive

and contact the 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

number to register on the specific mailing

list. Application kits are generally available

60 days prior to application deadline. If kits

are already available, they will be mailed

immediately.

WORLD WIDE WEB ACCESS

The HRSA Preview is available on the HRSA

Homepage via the World Wide Web at:

http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/. The fall 1998

HRSA Preview is also available in Spanish

at HRSA’s Homepage

http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/. It is hoped that

the availability of the Spanish edition of the

HRSA Preview increases your access to HRSA

programs. Questions or comments in Spanish

about our programs may be directed to Laura

Shepherd, Office of Minority Health, at

lshepherd@hrsa.dhhs.gov/.

Application materials are currently available

for downloading in the current cycle for some

HRSA programs. HRSA’s goal is to post

application forms and materials for all

programs as soon as possible. You can

download this issue of the HRSA Preview in

Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf) from HRSA’s

web site at:

 http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/preview.htm

Also, you can register on-line to be sent

specific grant application materials by following the instructions on the web page or

accessing http://www.hrsa.gov/g_order3.htm

directly. Your mailing information will be added

to our database and material will be sent to you

as it becomes available.
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GRANT

TERMINOLOGY

APPLICATION DEADLINES

Applications will be considered “on time” if

they are either received on or before the

established deadline date or postmarked on or

before the deadline date given in the program

announcement or in the application kit

materials.

AUTHORIZATIONS

The citations of provisions of the laws

authorizing the various programs are provided

immediately preceding groupings of program

categories.

CFDA NUMBER

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA) is a Government-wide compendium

of Federal programs, projects, services, and

activities which provide assistance. Programs

listed therein are given a CFDA Number.

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

A financial assistance mechanism used when

substantial Federal programmatic involvement, with the recipient during performance,

is anticipated by the Agency.

ELIGIBILITY

Authorizing legislation and programmatic

regulations specify eligibility for individual

grant programs. In general, assistance is

provided to nonprofit organizations and institutions, State and local governments

and their agencies, and occasionally to

individuals. For-profit organizations are eligible

to receive awards under financial assistance

programs unless specifically excluded by

legislation.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF

COMPETITION

The funding level listed is provided for planning

purposes and is subject to the availability of

funds.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Special priorities or preferences are those

which the individual programs have identified

for the funding cycle. Some programs give

preference to organizations which have specific

capabilities such as telemedicine networking or

established relationships with managed care

organizations. Preference also may be given to

achieve an equitable geographic distribution

and other reasons to increase the effectiveness

of the programs.

KEY OFFICES

The Grants Management Office serves as the

focal point for business matters. A “key”

symbol indicates the appropriate office for each

program area and the main telephone number

for the office.
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MATCHING REQUIREMENTS

Several HRSA programs require a matching

amount, or percentage of the total project

support, to come from sources other than

Federal funds. Matching requirements are

generally mandated in the authorizing legislation for specific categories. Also, matching

requirements may be administratively required by the awarding office. Such requirements are set forth in the application kit.

PROJECT PERIOD

The total time for which support of a discretionary project has been programmatically

approved. Continuation of any project beyond the budget period is subject to satisfactory performance, availability of funds and

program priorities.

REVIEW CRITERIA

The following are generic review criteria

applicable to HRSA programs:

That the estimated cost to the

Government of the project is reasonable

considering the anticipated results.

That project personnel or prospective

fellows be well qualified by training

and/or experience for the support

sought, and the applicant organization

or the organization to provide training

to a fellow has adequate facilities and

manpower.

That, insofar as practical, the

proposed activities (scientific or other), if

well executed, are capable of attaining

project objectives.

That the project objectives are capable

of achieving the specific program

objectives defined in the program

announcement and the proposed

results are measurable.

That the method for evaluating

proposed results includes criteria for

determining the extent to which the

program has achieved its stated objectives and the extent to which the

accomplishment of objectives can be

attributed to the program.

That, in so far as practical, the proposed

activities, when accomplished, are

replicable, national in scope and include

plans for broad dissemination.

The specific review criteria used to review and

rank applications are included in the individual

guidance material provided with the application kits. Applicants should pay strict attention to addressing these criteria as they are

the basis upon which their applications will

be judged.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

A contact person is listed for each program

and his/her e-mail address and telephone

number provided. Some programs have

scheduled workshops and conference calls as

indicated by the “magnifying glass” in the

HRSA Preview. If you have questions concerning individual programs or the availability of technical assistance, please contact the

person listed. Also check your application

materials and the HRSA web site

http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/ for the latest

technical assistance information.
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FREQUENTLY

ASKED QUESTIONS

1. HRSA lists many telephone numbers and

e-mail addresses. Who do I phone or e-mail

and when?

Phone 1-888-333-HRSA (4772) to

register for application kits. It will be

helpful to the information specialist if

you have the CFDA Number and title

of the program handy for reference.

If, before you register, you want to

know more about the program, an

e-mail/phone contact is listed. This

contact can provide information

concerning the specific program’s

purpose, scope and goals, and eligibility criteria. Usually, you will be

encouraged to request the application

kit so that you will have clear, comprehensive and accurate information

available to you. The application kit

lists telephone numbers for a program expert and a grants management

specialist who will provide technical

assistance concerning your specific

program, if you are unable to find the

information within the materials

provided.

2. The dates listed in the HRSA Preview and

the dates in the application kit do not agree.

How do I know which is correct?

First, register at 1-888-333-HRSA

(4772) for each program that you are

interested in as shown in the HRSA

Preview.

HRSA Preview dates for application kit

availability and application receipt

deadline are based upon the best

known information at the time of publication, often nine months in advance of

the competitive cycle. Occasionally, the

grant cycle does not begin as projected

and dates must be adjusted. The

deadline date stated in your application

kit is correct. If the application kit has

been made available and subsequently

the date changes, notification of the

change will be mailed to known recipients of the application kit. Therefore, if

you are registered at 1-888-333-HRSA

(4772), you will receive the most

current information.

3. Are programs announced in the HRSA

Preview ever canceled?

Infrequently, programs announced may

be withdrawn from competition. If this

occurs, a cancellation notice will be

provided through the HRSA Preview at

the HRSA Homepage

http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/.

If you still have unanswered questions,

please contact Jeanne Conley of the

Grants Policy Branch at 301-443-4972

(jconley@hrsa.dhhs.gov).
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RURAL HEALTH

PROGRAMS

The Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)

promotes better health care in rural America

through its grant programs for rural health

outreach, network development, and research

centers. Grants for the outreach program are

used to expand access to essential health care

services in rural areas, as well as to reduce

the cost and improve the quality of these

services. Since recipients of these grants are

required to partner with at least two other

organizations, outreach grants encourage the

development of new and innovative health

care delivery systems. Unlike the outreach

grants, which focus on the actual delivery of

health care services, the network grants are

aimed at improving organizational capabilities. Network grants specifically support the

planning and development of vertically

integrated health care systems in rural areas.

In the rapidly changing health care market,

rural areas that develop vertically integrated

systems will be better able to keep vital

health care support within the community.

ORHP’s research grants fund centers to study

a wide range of policy-relevant subjects in

rural health, including issues of multi-State

and national significance such as the emergence of managed care in rural communities.

The work of the research centers is published

in appropriate refereed journals and disseminated to a national audience.

GRANTS MANAGEMENT OFFICE

1-301-594-4235

STATE RURAL HOSPITAL

FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 1820 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

(42 U.S.C. 1395I-4) AS AMENDED IN PUBLIC LAW

105-33 SEC. 4201

PURPOSE

The purpose of this grant program is to help

States work with rural communities and

hospitals to develop and implement a rural

health plan, develop integrated networks of

care, improve emergency medical services

and designate Critical Access Hospitals.

ELIGIBILITY

The 50 States are eligible to apply.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$25,000,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

Up to 50

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

HRSA PROGRAM

COMPETITIONS
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Application Availability: 02/10/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.912C

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/14/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Person: Jerry Coopey

jcoopey@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-0835

RURAL NETWORK

DEVELOPMENT GRANT

PROGRAM

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 330A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 254c

PURPOSE

The purpose of this program is to support the

planning and development of vertically

integrated health care networks in rural areas.

Vertically integrated networks must be composed of three different types of providers.

The emphasis of the program is on projects to

develop the organizational capabilities of

these networks. The network is a tool for

overcoming the fragmentation of health care

delivery services in rural areas. As such, the

network provides a range of possibilities for

structuring local delivery systems to meet

health care needs of rural communities.

ELIGIBILITY

A rural public or nonprofit private organization that is or represents a network which

includes three or more health care providers

or other entities that provide or support the

delivery of health care services is eligible to

apply. The administrative headquarters of

the organization must be located in a rural

county or in a rural census tract of an urban

county, or an organization constituted exclusively to provide services to migrant and

seasonal farm workers in rural areas and

supported under Section 330(g) of the Public

Health Service Act. These organizations are

eligible regardless of the urban or rural

location of the administrative headquarters.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Funding preference may be given to applicant

networks that include: (1) a majority of the

health care providers serving in the area or

region to be served by the network; (2) any

Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural

Health Clinics, and local public health departments serving in the area or region; (3)

outpatient mental health providers serving in

the area or region; or (4) appropriate social

service providers, such as agencies on aging,

school systems and providers under the

women, infants, and children program (WIC)

to improve access to and coordination of

health care services.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$4,420,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

25

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1-3 Years

 Group Conference Call Date:

 01/28/99, 2:00 p.m.(ET): Contact

 ORHP Operator, (301) 656-3100

 or FAX (301) 652-5264.
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Application Availability: 12/01/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.912B

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/16/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Person: Eileen Holloran

ehollaran@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-0835

RURAL HEALTH OUTREACH

GRANT PROGRAM

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 330A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 254c

PURPOSE

The purpose of this grant program is to

expand access to, coordinate, restrain the cost

of, and improve the quality of essential health

care services, including preventive and

emergency services, through the development

of integrated health care delivery systems or

networks in rural areas and regions. Funds

are available for projects to support the direct

delivery of health care and related services,

to expand existing services, or to enhance

health service delivery through education,

promotion, and prevention programs. The

emphasis is on the actual delivery of specific

services rather than the development of

organizational capabilities. Projects may be

carried out by networks of the same providers

(e.g. all hospitals) or more diversified networks.

ELIGIBILITY

Rural public or nonprofit private organizations that include three or more health care

providers or other entities that provide or

support the delivery of health care services

are eligible to apply. The administrative

headquarters of the organization must be

located in a rural county or in a rural census

tract of an urban county, or an organization

constituted exclusively to provide services to

migrant and seasonal farmworkers in rural

areas and supported under Section 330(g) of

the Public Health Service Act. Organizations

that provide services to migrant and seasonal

farmworkers in rural areas and are supported

under Section 330(g) of the Public Health

Service Act are eligible regardless of the

urban or rural location of the administrative

headquarters.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Funding preference may be given to applicant

networks that include: (1) a majority of the

health care providers serving in the area or

region to be served by the network; (2) any

Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural

Health Clinics, and local public health departments serving in the area or region; (3)

outpatient mental health providers serving in

the area or region; or (4) appropriate social

service providers, such as agencies on aging,

school systems, and providers under the

women, infants, and children program (WIC),

to improve access to and coordination of

health care services.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$8,580,000
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ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

50

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1-3 Years

 Group Conference Call Date:

 01/26/99, 2:00 p.m.(ET): Contact

 ORHP Operator, (301) 656-3100

 or FAX (301) 652-5264

Application Availability: 12/01/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.912A

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Person: Eileen Holloran

eholloran@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-0835

RURAL HEALTH POLICY

ANALYTIC CENTERS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 301 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. [241]

PURPOSE

The purpose of this program is to fund rural

health services policy analytic centers to

conduct policy relevant research on rural

health services issues of multi-state and

national significance, and disseminate the

findings of their research. The centers study

the critical issues facing rural communities in

their quest to secure adequate, affordable,

high quality health services. Rural health

research findings are published in appropriate

refereed journals and disseminated to a

national audience.

ELIGIBILITY

All public and private entities, both nonprofit

and for-profit, are eligible to apply.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

None

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$1,000,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

2-4

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 12/01/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.155

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/05/1999

Projected Award Date: 07/1999

Contact Person: Jake Culp

jculp@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-0835
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HEALTH PROFESSIONS

PROGRAMS

NOTE: As the HRSA Preview was going to

print, new legislation was passed reauthorizing many of the Health Professions

Programs. Because the legislation may

have altered important elements, such as

program requirements, please read the

application materials carefully.

Underlined areas provide additional or

changed information to the summer 1998

HRSA Preview.

GRANTS MANAGEMENT OFFICE

1-301-443-6880

NURSE ANESTHETIST

PROGRAM: PROGRAM GRANTS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 811 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT (Previously Section 831), 42 U.S.C. 297-1

PURPOSE

Grants are awarded to assist eligible institutions to meet the costs of developing projects

for the education of nurse anesthetists.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible applicants are public or private

nonprofit institutions which provide registered nurses with full-time nurse anesthetist

training and are accredited by an entity or

entities designated by the Secretary of Education.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Statutory Funding Preference: As provided in

Section 860(e) of the Public Health Service

Act, preference will be given to qualified

applicants that: (A) have a high rate for

placing graduates in practice settings having

the principal focus of serving residents of

medically underserved communities; or (B)

have achieved, during the 2-year period

preceding the fiscal year for which such an

award is sought, a significant increase in the

rate of placing graduates in such settings.

This preference will only be applied to education program applications that rank above

the 20th percentile of proposals recommended for approval by the peer review

group.

“High rate” and “significant increase in the

rate” have been redefined for this program.

“High rate” is defined as a minimum of 35

percent of graduates in academic year 1995-

1996, academic year 1996-1997, or academic

year 1997-1998, who spend at least 50 percent of their work time in clinical practice in

the specified settings. Graduates who are

providing care in a medically underserved

community as a part of a fellowship or other

educational experience can be counted.

“Significant increase in the rate” means that,

between academic years 1996-1997 and

1997-1998, the rate of placing graduates in

the specified settings has increased by a

minimum of 50 percent and not less than 15

percent of graduates from the most recent

year are working in these settings.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$400,000
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ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

2 Programs

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 07/13/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.916

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 12/21/1998

Projected Award Date: 04/1999

Contact Person: Marcia Starbecker

mstarbecker@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-6333

ADVANCED NURSE EDUCATION

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 811 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT (Previously Section 821), 42 U.S.C. 296

PURPOSE

Grants are awarded to assist eligible institutions plan, develop and operate new programs, or significantly expand existing

programs leading to advanced degrees that

prepare nurses to serve as nurse educators or

public health nurses, or in other clinical nurse

specialties determined by the Secretary to

require advanced education.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible applicants are public and nonprofit

private collegiate schools of nursing.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Statutory General Preference: As provided in

Section 860(e)(1) of the Public Health

Service Act, preference will be given to any

qualified applicant that: (A) has a high rate

for placing graduates in practice settings

having the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities;

or (B) during the 2-year period preceding the

fiscal year for which such an award is sought,

has achieved a significant increase in the rate

of placing graduates in such settings. This

preference will only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of

proposals recommended for approval by the

peer review group.

“High rate” and “significant increase in the

rate” have been redefined for this program.

“High rate” is defined as a minimum of 35

percent of graduates in academic year 1995-

1996, academic year 1996-1997, or academic

year 1997-1998, who spend at least 50 percent of their work time in clinical practice in

the specified settings. Graduates who are

providing care in a medically underserved

community as a part of a fellowship or other

educational experience can be counted.

“Significant increase in the rate” means that,

between academic years 1996-1997 and

1997-1998, the rate of placing graduates in

the specified settings has increased by a

minimum of 50 percent and not less than 15

percent of graduates from the most recent

year are working in these settings.

ESTABLISHED FUNDING PRIORITIES: A funding

priority will be given to applications which

develop, expand or implement course(s)

concerning ambulatory, home health care

and/or inpatient case management services

for individuals with HIV disease.

In determining the order of funding of approved applications, a funding priority will

be given to applicant institutions which

demonstrate either substantial progress over
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the last three years or a significant experience

of ten or more years in enrolling and graduating trainees from those minority or lowincome populations identified as at-risk of

poor health outcomes.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THE

COMPETITION

$4,000,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

20

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 07/13/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.299

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 12/21/1998

Projected Award Date: 04/1999

Contact Person: Karen Pane

kpane@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-6333

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

TRAINING

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 747 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT (Previously Section 750), 42 U.S.C. 293n

PURPOSE

Grants are awarded under Section 747 of the

Public Health Service Act for projects: (1)

for the training of physician assistants; and

(2) for the training of individuals who will

teach in programs to provide such training.

The projects supported must meet the following definition of a training program for

physician assistants as defined under Section

799B of the Public Health Service Act: (1)

has as its objective the education of individuals who will, upon completion of their studies

in the program, be qualified to provide primary care under the supervision of a physician; (2) extends for at least one academic

year and consists of supervised clinical

practice and at least four months (in the

aggregate) of classroom instruction directed

toward preparing students to deliver health

care; (3) has an enrollment of not less than

eight students; and (4) trains students in

primary care, disease prevention, health

promotion, geriatric medicine, and home

health care. The program assists schools to

meet the costs of projects to plan, develop

and operate or maintain programs for the

training of physician assistants and for the

training of individuals who will teach in

programs to provide such training. Programs

must develop and use methods designed to

encourage graduates of the program to work

in health professional shortage areas. Programs also must develop and use methods for

placing graduates in positions for which they

have been trained.

ELIGIBILITY

Public or nonprofit private hospitals, schools

of medicine, or osteopathic medicine or a

public or private nonprofit entity are eligible

to apply. Eligible physician assistant programs are those which are either accredited

by the American Medical Association’s

Committee on Allied Health Education and

Accreditation (AMA-CAHEA) or its successor organization, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
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FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public

Health Service Act, statutory preference will

be given to any qualified applicant that: (A)

has a high rate for placing graduates in

practice settings having the principal focus of

serving residents of medically underserved

communities; or (B) during the 2-year period

preceding the fiscal year for which such an

award is sought, has achieved a significant

increase in the rate of placing graduates in

such settings. This statutory general preference will only be applied to applications that

rank above the 20th percentile of applications

recommended for approval by the peer review

group.

A statutory priority will be given to qualified

applicants that have a record of training

individuals who are from disadvantaged

backgrounds (including racial and ethnic

minorities underrepresented among physician

assistants).

A special consideration will be given under

Section 747(c)(3) in awarding grants to

projects which prepare practitioners to care

for underserved population and other highrisk groups such as the elderly, individuals

with HIV-AIDS, substance abusers, homeless, and victims of domestic violence.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$900,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

6

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Technical Assistance Group

Conference Call: To be held

on January 21, 1999. Contact

Ed Spirer by January 14, 1999

to participate by calling 301-443-1467 or

e-mail espirer@hrsa.dhhs.gov.

Application Availability: 12/15/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.886

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 02/23/1999

Projected Award Date: 06/1999

Contact Person: Ed Spirer

espirer@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-1467

DEPARTMENTS OF FAMILY

MEDICINE

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 747 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 293k

PURPOSE

Grants are awarded to establish, maintain, or

improve academic administrative units to

provide clinical instruction in family medicine; to plan and develop model educational

predoctoral, faculty development, and graduate medical education programs in family

medicine which will meet the requirements of

Section 747(a) by the end of the project

period of Section 747(b) support; to support

academic and clinical activities relevant to

the field of family medicine; and to

strengthen the administrative base and structure responsible for the planning, direction,

organization, coordination, and evaluation of
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all undergraduate and graduate family

medicine activities.

ELIGIBILITY

Public, or private nonprofit accredited

schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine

are eligible to apply.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public

Health Service Act, statutory preference will

be given to any qualified applicant that: (A)

has a high rate for placing graduates in

practice settings having the principal focus of

serving residents of medically underserved

communities; or (B) during the 2-year period

preceding the fiscal year for which such an

award is sought, has achieved a significant

increase in the rate of placing graduates in

such settings. This statutory general preference will only be applied to applications that

rank above the 20th percentile of applications

recommended for approval by the peer review

group.

Under Section 747(b), a funding preference is

provided for qualified applicants that agree to

expend the award for the purpose of: (1)

establishing an academic administrative unit

defined as a department, division, or other

unit, for programs in family medicine; or (2)

substantially expanding the programs of such

a unit.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$3,600,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

20

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Technical Assistance

Conference Call:

February 15, 1999. Contact

Shelby Biedenkapp by

January 29 to participate, 301-443-1467, or

e-mail sbiedenkapp@hrsa.dhhs.gov.

Application Availability: 10/09/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.984

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/15/1999

Projected Award Date: 08/1999

Contact Person: Shelby Biedenkapp

sbiedenkapp@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-1467

GERIATRIC EDUCATION

CENTERS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 753 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT (Previously Section 777(a)), 42 U.S.C. 294o

PURPOSE

Grants are awarded to support the development of collaborative arrangements involving

several health professions schools and health

care facilities. Geriatric Education Centers

(GECs) facilitate training of health professional faculty, students, and practitioners in

the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of

disease, disability, and other health problems

of the aged. Health professionals include

allopathic physicians, osteopathic physicians,

dentists, optometrists, podiatrists,
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pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician

assistants, chiropractors, behavioral and

mental health professionals, health administrators, and other allied health professionals.

Projects supported under these grants must

offer training involving four or more health

professions, one of which must be allopathic

or osteopathic medicine, and must address

one or more of the following statutory purposes: (a) improve the training of health

professionals in geriatrics; (b) develop and

disseminate curricula relating to the treatment

of health problems of elderly individuals; (c)

support the training and retraining of faculty

to provide such instruction in geriatrics; (d)

support continuing education of health professionals and allied health professionals who

provide such treatment; and (e) provide

students with clinical training in geriatrics in

nursing homes, chronic and acute disease

hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and senior

centers.

ELIGIBILITY

Grants may be awarded to accredited health

professions schools as defined by Section

799B(1), or programs for the training of physician assistants as defined by Section 799B(3), or

schools of allied health as defined by Section

799B(4), or schools of nursing as defined by

Section 853(2).

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

None

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$1,100,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

8

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 years

Application Availability: 10/05/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.969

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 12/21/1998

Projected Award Date: 04/1999

Contact Person: Barbara Broome

bbroome@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-6887

BASIC/CORE AREA HEALTH

EDUCATION CENTERS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 751(a)(1) OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH

SERVICE ACT (Previously Section 746(a)(1)), 42

U.S.C. 293j

PURPOSE

Grants are awarded to assist schools to improve the distribution, supply and quality of

health personnel in the health services delivery system by encouraging the

regionalization of health professions schools.

Emphasis is placed on community-based

training of primary care oriented students,

residents, and providers. The Area Health

Education Centers (AHEC) program assists

schools in the planning, development, and

operation of AHEC’s to initiate educational

system incentives, to attract and retain health

care personnel in scarcity areas. By linking

the academic resources of the university

health science center with local planning,

educational and clinical resources, the AHEC

program establishes a network of communitybased training sites to provide educational
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services to students, faculty and practitioners in

underserved areas and ultimately, to improve the

delivery of health care in the service area. The

program embraces the goal of increasing the

number of health professions graduates who

ultimately will practice in underserved areas.

ELIGIBILITY

The types of entities eligible to apply for this

program have been expanded from public or

private nonprofit accredited schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine to include

incorporated consortia of such schools, or the

parent institution of such schools. Also, in

States in which no area health education

center program is in operation, an accredited

school of nursing is also an eligible applicant.

MATCHING REQUIREMENTS

Awardees shall make available (directly or

through contributions from State, county or

municipal governments, or the private sector)

non-Federal contributions in cash in an

amount that is not less than 50 percent of the

operating costs of the AHEC Program, except

that the Secretary may grant a waiver for up

to 75 percent of the amount required in the

first 3 years in which an awardee receives

funds under Section 751(a)(1).

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Funds shall be awarded to approved applicants in the following order: (1) competing

continuations; (2) new starts in States with no

AHEC program; (3) other new starts; and (4)

competing supplementals. Applications

reviewed and scored in the lowest 25th

percentile may be partially funded or may not

be funded.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$7,625,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

9

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 10/09/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.824

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 02/26/1999

Projected Award Date: 05/1999

Contact Persons:

Louis D. Coccodrilli

(lcoccodrilli@hrsa.dhhs.gov)

Carol S. Gleich (cgleich@hrsa.dhhs.gov)

1-301-443-6950

MODEL STATE-SUPPORTED

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION

CENTERS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 751(a)(2) OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH

SERVICE ACT (Previously Section 746 (a)(3)), 42

U.S.C. 293j

PURPOSE

The program assists schools to improve the

distribution, supply, and quality of health

personnel in the health services delivery

system by encouraging the regionalization of

health professions schools. Emphasis is

placed on community-based training of

primary care oriented students, residents, and
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providers. The Area Health Education Centers

(AHEC) program assists schools in the development, and operation of AHEC’s to implement

educational system incentives to attract and

retain health care personnel in scarcity areas. By

linking the academic resources of the university

health science center with local planning, educational and clinical resources, the AHEC program

establishes a network of health-related institutions to provide educational services to students,

faculty and practitioners and ultimately, to

improve the delivery of health care in the

service area. These programs are collaborative partnerships which address current health

workforce needs within a region of a State, or

in an entire State.

ELIGIBILITY

The types of entities eligible to apply for this

program have been expanded from public or

private nonprofit accredited schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine to include

incorporated consortia of such schools, or the

parent institution of such schools. Applicants

must also have previously received funds but

are no longer receiving funds under Section

751(a)(1), formerly Section 746(a)(1), and

are operating an AHEC program.

MATCHING REQUIREMENTS

Awardees shall make available (directly or

through contributions from State, county or

municipal governments, or the private sector)

recurring non-Federal contributions in cash in

an amount not less than 50 percent of the

operating costs of the Model State-Supported

AHEC Program.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Funds shall be awarded to approved applicants in the following order: (1) competing

continuations; (2) new starts in States with no

AHEC program; (3) other new starts; and (4)

competing supplementals. Applications

reviewed and scored in the lowest 25th

percentile may be partially funded or may not be

funded.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

9

Application Availability: 10/09/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.107

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 02/26/1999

Projected Award Date: 05/1999

Contact Persons:

Louis D. Coccodrilli

(lcoccodrilli@hrsa.dhhs.gov)

Carol S. Gleich (cgleich@hrsa.dhhs.gov)

1-301-443-6950

HEALTH EDUCATION AND

TRAINING CENTERS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 752 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT (Previously Section 746 (f)), 42 U.S.C. 293j

PURPOSE

Grants are awarded to assist schools to improve the distribution, supply, quality and

efficiency of personnel providing health

services in the State of Florida or along the

border between the United States and Mexico

and in other urban/rural areas of the United

States to any population group that has

demonstrated serious unmet health care

needs. The program encourages health promotion and disease prevention through public

education in border and non-border areas. Each
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Health Education and Training Center (HETC)

project will: (a) conduct or support not less than

one training and educational program for physicians and one for nurses for at least a portion of

the clinical training of such students in the proposed service area; (b) conduct or support

training in health education services. A school of

public health located in the HETC service area

shall participate in the HETC program if the

school requests to participate.

Note that funds shall be awarded in such a

way that 50 percent of amounts appropriated

for each fiscal year are for the establishment

or operation of health education training

centers in States along the United States and

Mexican border and in the State of Florida.

ELIGIBILITY

The types of entities eligible for this program

have been expanded from public or private

nonprofit accredited schools of medicine and

osteopathic medicine, to include incorporated

consortia of such schools, or the parent

institution of such schools. In States in

which no area health education center program is in operation, an accredited school of

nursing is also an eligible applicant.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Fifty percent of the appropriated funds each

year must be made available for approved

applications for Border HETCs. The amount

allocated for each approved Border HETC

application shall be determined in accordance

with a formula. Approved non-Border HETC

applications scored in the lowest 25th percentile may be partially funded or may not be

funded. The following funding priorities are

being applied in FY 1999: (1) Implementation of HETC Programs training a minimum

of 50 under-represented minority trainees

annually for service to medically underserved

populations; (2) Implementation of a substantial

public health training experience between 4 to 8

weeks for a minimum of 25 trainees annually; (3)

As part of their advisory group, a proposed

project must have representation from a health

department from the area being served.

MATCHING REQUIREMENT

Awardees shall provide matching funds from

non-Federal sources (directly or through

donations from public or private entities, in

cash or in-kind) in an amount not less than 25

percent of total operating costs of the HETC

project.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$3,550,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

10-15

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 10/09/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.189

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 02/19/1999

Projected Award Date: 06/1999

Contact Persons:

Louis D. Coccodrilli

(lcoccodrilli@hrsa.dhhs.gov)

Carol S. Gleich (cgleich@hrsa.dhhs.gov)

1-301-443-6950
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QUENTIN N. BURDICK RURAL

HEALTH INTERDISCIPLINARY

PROGRAM

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 754 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 294p

PURPOSE

The goal of this program is to provide or

improve access to health care in rural areas.

Specifically, projects funded under this

authority shall be designed to: (a) use new

and innovative methods to train health care

practitioners to provide services in rural

areas: (b) demonstrate and evaluate innovative interdisciplinary methods and models

designed to provide access to cost-effective

comprehensive health care; (c) deliver health

care services to individuals residing in rural

areas; (d) enhance the amount of relevant

research conducted concerning health care

issues in rural areas; and (e) increase the

recruitment and retention of health care

practitioners in rural areas and make rural

practice a more attractive career choice for

health care practitioners.

ELIGIBILITY

Applications will be accepted from health

professions schools, academic health centers,

State or local governments or other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities for

funding and participation in health professions and nursing training activities.

Applications shall be jointly submitted by at

least two eligible applicants with the express

purpose of assisting individuals in academic

institutions in establishing long-term collaborative relationships with health care providers

in rural areas.

Applicants must designate a rural health care

agency or agencies for clinical treatment or

training including hospitals, community health

centers, migrant health centers, rural health

clinics, community behavioral and mental health

centers, long-term care facilities, Native Hawaiian health centers or facilities operated by the

Indian Health Service or an Indian tribe or tribal

organization or Indian organization under a

contract with the Indian Health Service under the

Indian Self Determination Act.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

A preference will be given to any qualified

applicant that: (1) has a high rate for placing

graduates in practice settings having the

principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities; or (2) during

the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year for

which such an award is sought, has achieved

a significant increase in the rate of placing

graduates in such settings. So that new

applicants may compete equitably, a preference will be given to those new programs that

meet at least four of the criteria described in

Section 791(c)(3) concerning medically

underserved communities and populations.

A priority will be given to approved applicant

institutions (academic) which demonstrate

either substantial progress over the last three

years or a significant experience of ten or

more years in enrolling and graduating trainees from those minority and low-income

populations identified as at risk of poor

outcomes.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Special consideration will be given to qualified applicants who increase the number of

disadvantaged health professions students and

provide community-based training experiences designed to improve access to health

care services in underserved areas. This will

include being responsive to population

groups addressed in the President’s Executive

Orders 12876, 12900, and 13021. These

include such applicants as Hispanic Serving

Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and
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Universities, and Tribal Colleges and Universities

serving Native Americans.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$1,800,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

12

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 11/01/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.192

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 02/12/1999

Projected Award Date: 05/1999

Contact Person: Judith E. Arndt

jarndt@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-6763

ALLIED HEALTH PROJECTS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 755 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 294e

PURPOSE

Grants are awarded to assist eligible entities in

meeting the costs associated with expanding or

establishing programs that will: expand enrollments in allied health disciplines that are in short

supply or whose services are most needed by

the elderly; provide rapid transition training

programs in allied health fields to individuals who

have baccalaureate degrees in health-related

sciences; establish community-based training

programs that link academic centers to rural

clinical settings; provide career advancement

training for practicing allied health professionals;

expand or establish clinical training sites for

allied health professionals in medically

underserved or rural communities in order to

increase the number of individuals trained;

develop curriculum that will emphasize knowledge and practice in the areas of prevention and

health promotion, geriatrics, long-term care,

home health and hospice care, and ethics;

expand or establish interdisciplinary training

programs that promote the effectiveness of allied

health practitioners in geriatric assessment and

the rehabilitation of the elderly; expand or

establish demonstration centers to emphasize

innovative models to link allied health, clinical

practice, education, and research; and, to plan,

develop, and operate or maintain graduate

programs in behavioral and mental health professions.

ELIGIBILITY

“Eligible entity” for the purpose of this grant

program means health professions schools,

academic health centers, State or local governments or other appropriate public or

private nonprofit entities for funding and

participation in health professions training

activities.

Eligible academic institutions shall also be required to use funds in collaboration with two or

more disciplines.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

A funding preference will be given to applicants

who: (a) have a high rate for placing graduates in

practice settings having the focus of serving

residents of medically underserved communities,

or (b) during the 2-year period preceding the

fiscal year for which such as award is sought,
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have achieved a significant increase in the rate of

placing graduates in such settings. So that new

applicants may compete equitably, a preference

will be given to those new programs that meet at

least four of the criteria described in Section

791(c)(3) concerning medically underserved

communities and populations.

A priority will be given to qualified applicants who provide community-based training

experiences designed to improve access to

health care services in underserved areas.

This will include being responsive to population groups addressed in the President’s

Executive Orders 12876, 12900 and 13021.

These will include such applicants as Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historical Black

Colleges and Universities, and Tribal Colleges and Universities serving Native Americans.

Special consideration will be given to applicants that work with school systems through

the high school level, especially in those

areas where there is a high percentage of

disadvantaged students, to encourage them to

work toward careers in the allied health

professions.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$ 830,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

9

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 11/01/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.191

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 02/16/1999

Projected Award date: 06/1999

Contact Person: Norman L. Clark

nclark@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-1346

CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

(COE)

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 736 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 293c

PURPOSE

The goal of this program is to assist eligible

schools in supporting programs of excellence

in health professions education for

underrepresented minority individuals. The

grantee is required to use the funds awarded:

to develop a large competitive applicant pool

through linkages with institutions of higher

education, local school districts, and other

community-based entities and establish an

education pipeline for health professions

careers; to establish, strengthen, or expand

programs to enhance the academic performance of underrepresented minority students

attending the school; to improve the capacity

of such school to train, recruit, and retain

underrepresented minority faculty including

the payment of stipends and fellowships; to carry

out activities to improve the information resources, clinical education, curricula and cultural

competence of the graduates of the schools as it

relates to minority health issues; to facilitate
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faculty and student research on health issues

particularly affecting underrepresented minority

groups, including research on issues relating to

the delivery of health care; to carry out a program to train students of the school in providing

health services to a significant number of underrepresented minority individuals through training

provided to such students at community-based

health facilities that provide such health services

and are located at a site remote from the main

site of the teaching facilities of the school; and to

provide stipends. The $500,000 minimum

award per year is no longer required.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible applicants are accredited schools of

allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine,

dentistry, pharmacy, graduate programs in

behavioral or mental health, or other public

and nonprofit health or educational entities.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

None

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$11,000,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

20

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 11/01/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.157

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/29/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Person: Roland Garcia

rgarcia@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-2100

HEALTH CAREERS

OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

(HCOP)

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 739 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 293d

PURPOSE

The goal of this program is to assist individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to

undertake education to enter a health profession. The HCOP program works to build

diversity in the health fields by providing

students from disadvantaged backgrounds an

opportunity to develop the skills needed to

successfully compete, enter, and graduate

from health professions schools.

The legislative purposes for which HCOP

funds may be awarded are: identifying,

recruiting, and selecting individuals from

disadvantaged backgrounds for education and

training in a health profession; facilitating the

entry of such individuals into such a school;

providing counseling, mentoring, or other services designed to assist such individuals to

complete successfully their education at such a

school; providing, for a period prior to the entry
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of such individuals into the regular course of

education of such a school, preliminary education and health research training designed to

assist them to complete successfully such regular

course of education at such a school, or referring

such individuals to institutions providing such

preliminary education; publicizing existing

sources of financial aid available to students in

the education program of such a school or who

are undertaking training necessary to qualify

them to enroll in such a program; paying scholarships, as the Secretary may determine, for

such individuals for any period of health professions education at a health professions school;

paying such stipends for such individuals for any

period of education in student-enhancement

programs (other than regular courses), except

that such a stipend may not be provided to an

individual for more than 12 months; carrying out

programs under which such individuals gain

experience regarding a career in a field of primary health care through working at facilities of

public or private nonprofit community-based

providers of primary health services; and conducting activities to develop a larger and more

competitive applicant pool through partnerships

with institutions of higher education, school

districts, and other community-based entities.

The “scholarships” provision will not be

implemented in FY 1999.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible applicants include schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, public health,

dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry,

pharmacy, allied health, chiropractic, podiatric medicine, public or nonprofit private

schools that offer graduate programs in

behavioral and mental health, programs for

the training of physician assistants, and other

public or private nonprofit health or educational entities.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

A funding preference will be given to approved

applications for programs that involve a comprehensive approach by several public or nonprofit

private health or educational entities to establish,

enhance and expand educational programs that

will result in the development of a competitive

applicant pool of individuals from disadvantaged

backgrounds who desire to pursue health

professions careers.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$13,000,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

67

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 11/01/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.822

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/09/1999

Projected Award Date: 08/1999

Contact Person: Mario Manecci

mmanecci@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-4493
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MINORITY FACULTY

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

(MFFP)

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 738(b) OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 293b

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Minority Faculty Fellowship

Program is to increase the number of

underrepresented minority individuals who

are members of the faculty in health professions schools. Applicants must demonstrate

that they have or will have the ability to: (1)

identify, recruit and select underrepresented

minority individuals who have the potential

for teaching, administration, or conducting

research at a health professions institution;

(2) provide such individuals with the skills

necessary to enable them to secure a tenured

faculty position at such institution, which may

include training with respect to pedagogical

skills, program administration, the design and

conduct of research, grant writing, and the

preparation of articles suitable for publication in

peer reviewed journals; (3) provide services

designed to assist individuals in their preparation

for an academic career, including the provision

of counselors; and (4) provide health services to

rural or medically underserved populations.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible applicants are schools of medicine,

nursing, osteopathic medicine, dentistry,

pharmacy, allied health, podiatric medicine,

optometry, veterinary medicine, public

health, or schools offering graduate programs

in behavioral and mental health.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

In determining awards, the Secretary will

also take into consideration equity among

health disciplines and geographic distribution.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$200,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

6

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 11/1/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.923

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 01/29/1999

Projected Award Date: 05/1999

Contact Person: Armando Pollack

apollack@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-2100
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PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

PROGRAMS

GRANTS MANAGEMENT OFFICE

1-301-594-4235

COMMUNITY AND MIGRANT

HEALTH CENTERS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 330 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 254b

PURPOSE

The Community Health Center and Migrant

Health Center (C/MHC) programs are designed to promote the development and

operation of community-based primary health

care service systems in medically

underserved areas for medically underserved

populations. It is the intent of HRSA to

continue to support health services in these

areas, given the unmet need inherent in their

provision of services to medically

underserved populations. HRSA will open

competition for awards under Section 330 of

the Public Health Service Act (U.S.C. 254b

for CHCs and U.S.C. 254b(g) for MHCs) to

support health services in the areas currently

served by these grants. Fifty-six C/MHC

grantees will reach the end of their project

periods during the second half of FY 1999.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants are limited to currently funded programs whose project periods expire during the

second half of FY 1999 and new organizations

proposing to serve the same populations currently being served by these existing programs.

HRSA BOSTON FIELD OFFICE

(617) 565-1482

CITY STATE DEADLINE

Boston MA 03/01/1999

Littleton NH 03/01/1999

HRSA NEW YORK FIELD OFFICE

(212) 264-2664

CITY STATE DEADLINE

St. Thomas VI (2) 02/01/1999

West New York NJ 03/01/1999

Brooklyn NY 03/01/1999

New Brunswick NJ 03/01/1999

HRSA PHILADELPHIA FIELD OFFICE

(215) 861-4422

CITY STATE DEADLINE

Blacksville WV 02/01/1999

St. Charles VA 02/01/1999

Philadelphia PA 02/01/1999

Suffolk VA 03/01/1999

HRSA ATLANTA FIELD OFFICE

(404) 562-2996

CITY STATE DEADLINE

Little River SC 02/01/1999

Jefferson SC 02/01/1999

Trenton FL 02/01/1999

Shabuta MS 02/01/1999

St. Petersburg FL 02/01/1999

Broward County FL 02/01/1999

Waycross GA 03/01/1999

Wilmington NC 03/01/1999

Tallahassee FL 03/01/1999

Columbus GA 03/01/1999

Jacksonville FL 03/01/1999
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HRSA CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE

(312) 353-1715

CITY STATE DEADLINE

Champaign IL 02/01/1999

Wausau WI 03/01/1999

Kenosha WI 03/01/1999

Evansville IN 03/01/1999

Ft. Wayne IN 03/01/1999

Lafayette IN 03/01/1999

Chicago IL 03/01/1999

Muskegon Hts. MI 03/01/1999

Indianapolis IN 02/01/1999

HRSA DALLAS FIELD OFFICE

(214) 767-3872

CITY STATE DEADLINE

Benavides TX 02/01/1999

Clarendon AR 02/01/1999

St. Gabriel LA 03/01/1999

Oklahoma City OK (2) 03/01/1999

El Paso TX 03/01/1999

Lordsburg NM 03/01/1999

HRSA KANSAS FIELD OFFICE

(816) 426-5296

CITY STATE DEADLINE

Garden City KS 03/01/1999

Emporia KS 03/01/1999

Council Bluffs IA 03/01/1999

HRSA DENVER FIELD OFFICE

(303) 844-3203

CITY STATE DEADLINE

Dove Creek CO 02/01/1999

Helena MT 03/01/1999

Livingston MT 03/01/1999

HRSA SAN FRANCISCO FIELD OFFICE

(415) 437-8090

CITY STATE DEADLINE

Carson City NV 02/01/1999

Nogales AZ 02/01/1999

San Mateo CA 03/15/1999

Berkeley CA 03/01/1999

Elfrida AZ 03/01/1999

Waimanalo HI 03/01/1999

Redding CA 03/01/1999

Flagstaff AZ 03/01/1999

HRSA SEATTLE FIELD OFFICE

(206) 615-2491

CITY STATE DEADLINE

Grays Harbor WA 03/01/1999

Sand Point AK 03/01/1999

Everett WA 03/01/1999

Longview WA 03/01/1999

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Communication with Field Office staff is

essential for interested parties in deciding

whether to pursue Federal funding as a C/

MHC. Technical assistance and detailed

information about each service area, such as

census tracts, can be obtained by contacting

the HRSA Field Office.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$30,280,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

56

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1-5 Years
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Application Availability: Continuous

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number:

93.224 Community Health Centers

93.246 Migrant Health Centers

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: Current grant

expiration dates vary by area. Applications

for competing continuation grants are due

120 days prior to the expiration of the

current grant award.

Contact Person: Richard Bohrer

rbohrer@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-594-4300

HEALTH CARE FOR THE

HOMELESS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 330 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 254b(h)

PURPOSE

The Health Care for the Homeless (HCH)

program is designed to increase the access of

homeless populations to cost-effective, case

managed, and integrated primary care and

substance abuse services provided by existing

community-based programs/providers. It is

the intent of HRSA to continue to support

health services to the homeless populations in

these areas/locations given the continued

need for cost-effective, community-based

primary care services for medically

underserved populations within these geographic areas. One HCH grantee will reach

the end of its project period during the second half of FY 1999.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants are limited to the currently funded

program whose project period expires in FY

1999 and new organizations proposing to

serve the same population currently being

served by this existing program.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

Communication with Field Office staff is

essential for interested parties in deciding

whether to pursue Federal funding as an

HCH. Detailed information about each

service area, such as census tracts, can be

obtained by contacting the appropriate HRSA

Field Office listed below:

HRSA CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE

(312) 353-1715

CITY STATE DEADLINE

Indianapolis IN 02/01/1999

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$350,000

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1-5 Years

Application Availability: Continuous

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.151

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: Current grant

expiration dates vary by area. Applications

for competing continuation grants are

normally due 120 days prior to the

expiration of the current grant award.

Contact Person: Jean Hochron

jhochron@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-594-4430
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HEALTHY SCHOOLS/HEALTHY

COMMUNITIES

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE III OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.

PURPOSE

The Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities

(HSHC) program supports community-based

primary health care providers with experience in this area as demonstrated by having

entered into partnerships with schools or

school districts to establish school-based

health centers that provide comprehensive

primary and preventive services. The Bureau

of Primary Health Care plans to hold one

competition during the summer of 1999 for

the funds associated with: 1) the entire group

of HSHC grantees that will be completing

their approved project period on one of the

two dates listed below, plus 2) a portion of

the FY 1999 increase in funds appropriated to

programs supported under the Health Centers

Consolidation Act that will be used to support

new Healthy Schools Healthy Communities

projects. Any application submitted by a

currently-funded grantee with a December 1

start date that is successful in this competition will be held and awarded early in FY

2000, subject to the availability of funds.

ELIGIBILITY

Public and private nonprofit organizations are

eligible to apply.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Final administrative funding priorities/preferences are included in the application materials.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$8,000,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

40

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 02/01/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.151A

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 05/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999 and 12/1999

Contact Person: LaVerne Green

lgreen@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-594-4450

GRANTS TO STATES FOR LOAN

REPAYMENT PROGRAMS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 338I OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 254q-1

PURPOSE

The purpose of these grant funds is to assist

States in operating programs for the repayment

of educational loans of health professionals in

return for their practice in federally designated

Health Professional Shortage Areas to increase

the availability of primary health services in

health professionals shortage areas.

ELIGIBILITY

Any State is eligible to apply for funding.
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FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

None.

MATCHING REQUIREMENTS

States seeking support must provide adequate

assurance that, with respect to the costs of

making loan repayments under contracts with

health professionals, the State will make

available (directly or through donations from

public or private entities) non-Federal contributions in cash in an amount equal to not less

than $1 for $1 of Federal funds provided in

the grant. In determining the amount of nonFederal contributions in cash that a State has

to provide, no Federal funds may be used in

the State’s match.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$2,454,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

13

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 01/01/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.165

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 05/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Person: Susan Salter

ssalter@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-594-4400

BLACK LUNG CLINICS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 427(a) OF THE BLACK LUNG BENEFITS

REFORM ACT OF 1977, 30 U.S.C. 937(a)

PURPOSE

The primary purpose of the Black Lung Clinics

grant program is to provide treatment and

rehabilitation for Black Lung patients and others

with occupationally-related pulmonary diseases.

In addition, individual grantee programs are

expected to include case finding and outreach,

preventive and health promotion services,

education for patients and their families, and

testing to determine eligibility for Department of

Labor or State benefits. Although the number of

active coal miners has decreased substantially

because of mechanization, there has been an

increase in the number of retired coal miners

with the disease and in the number of pulmonary

patients from other occupations. A current

objective of the program is to expand outreach

so that more of the eligible population is made

aware of the services offered by the grantee

clinics.

ELIGIBILITY

Health clinics that serve patients with Black

Lung disease and other occupationally-related

respiratory diseases are eligible to apply.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

A priority will be given to clinics that provide a

combination of services, i.e., outreach, testing,

treatment and rehabilitation.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$5,000,000
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ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

15

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 01/04/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.965

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Person: Remy Arnoff

rarnoff@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-594-4450

NEW DELIVERY SITES AND

NEW STARTS IN PROGRAMS

FUNDED UNDER THE HEALTH

CENTERS CONSOLIDATION

ACT

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 330 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 254b, 254b(g), 254b(h) AND 254d

PURPOSE

The HRSA will support the establishment of new

service delivery sites for existing centers and/or

new health centers in some or all of the following

programs: Community and Migrant Health

Centers, Health Care for the Homeless and

Public Housing Primary Care. The purpose of

the Community/Migrant Health Centers programs is to extend preventive and primary health

services to populations currently without such

services and to improve the health status of

medically underserved individuals by supporting

the establishment of new points of access to

care. The Health Care for the Homeless

program is designed to increase the homeless

population’s access to cost-effective communitybased programs/providers. The Public Housing

Primary Care program increases access to health

care and improves the health status of public

housing residents by providing comprehensive

primary health care services in or near public

housing projects, directly or through collaborative arrangements with existing community based

programs/providers.

ELIGIBILITY

Public and private nonprofit entities are

eligible to apply.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Final priorities and/or preferences are included in the application materials.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$25,000,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

75-100

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years
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Application Availability: 11/01/1998

TO OBTAIN THESE APPLICATION KITS

CFDA Numbers:

 93.224 Community Health Centers

 93.246 Migrant Health Centers

 93.151 Health Care for the Homeless

 93.927 Public Housing

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Persons:

93.224 Dick Bohrer

 (dbohrer@hrsa.dhhs.gov) 1-301-594-4300

93.246 Jack Egan

(jegan@hrsa.dhhs.gov) 1-301-594-4303

93.151 Jean Hochron

(jhochron@hrsa.dhhs.gov) 1-301-594-4430

93.927 Sherilyn Pruitt

 (spruitt@hrsa.dhhs.gov) 1-301-594-4430

HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS

GRANTS MANAGEMENT OFFICE

1-301-443-2280

AIDS EDUCATION AND

TRAINING CENTERS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 2692(a) OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42.U.S.C. 300ff-11

PURPOSE

The purpose of this competition is to provide

funding to public and private nonprofit

entities and schools and academic health

science centers in meeting the costs of

projects – training health personnel, including practitioners under this title and other

community providers in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of HIV disease, including the prevention of perinatal transmission

of the disease and including measures for the

prevention and treatment of opportunistic

infections; to train the faculty of schools and

graduate departments or programs of medicine, nursing, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, public health, allied health, and mental

health practice to teach health professions

students to provide for the health care needs

of individuals with HIV disease; and to develop

and disseminate curricula and resource materials

relating to the care and treatment of individuals

with such disease and the prevention of the

disease among the individuals who are at risk of

contracting the disease.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible organizations are public and nonprofit private entities and schools and academic health science centers.
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FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Preference will be given to projects which will:

(A) train or result in the training of health professionals who will provide treatment for minority

individuals with HIV disease and other individuals who are at high risk of contracting such

disease; and (B) train, or result in the training of,

minority health professionals and minority allied

health professionals to provide treatment for

individuals with such disease.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Special consideration will be given to projects

that are consistent, logical, geographical or

epidemiological conformations and those

projects that can demonstrate educational

outcomes or clinical impact of their projects.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$17,000,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

5-10

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1-3 Years

Application Availability: 01/04/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.145

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 07/1999

Contact Person: Joan Holloway

jholloway@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-9091

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV

EARLY INTERVENTION

SERVICES GRANTS

AUTHORIZATION

PART C OF TITLE XXVI OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH

SERVICE ACT, AS AMENDED BY THE RYAN

WHITE CARE ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1996,

PUBLIC LAW 104-146, 42 U.S.C. 300ff-51 --300ff-67

PURPOSE

The purpose of this program is to provide, on

an outpatient basis, high quality early intervention services/primary care to individuals

with HIV infection. This is accomplished by

increasing the present capacity and capability

of eligible ambulatory health service entities.

These expanded services become a part of a

continuum of HIV prevention and care for

individuals who are at risk for HIV infection

or are HIV infected. All Title III programs must

provide: HIV counseling and testing; counseling

and education on living with HIV; appropriate

medical evaluation and clinical care; and other

essential services such as oral health care,

outpatient mental health services and nutritional

services, and appropriate referrals for specialty

services.
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ELIGIBILITY

Eligible applicants are public or nonprofit private

entities that are: Section 330 Health Centers;

grantees funded under Section 1001 regarding

Family Planning; Comprehensive Hemophilia

Diagnostic and Treatment Centers; Federally

Qualified Health Centers; or nonprofit private

entities that provide comprehensive primary care

services to populations at risk of HIV disease.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

In awarding these grants, priority will be given to

approved/unfunded applicants who submitted an

application for funding in FY 1998.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$6,400,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

20

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 01/30/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93-918A

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 05/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 07/1999

Contact Person: Andrew Kruzich

akruzich@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-0735

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV

EARLY INTERVENTION

SERVICES PLANNING GRANTS

AUTHORIZATION

PART C OF TITLE XXVI OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH

SERVICE ACT, AS AMENDED BY THE RYAN

WHITE CARE ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1996,

PUBLIC LAW 104-146, 42 U.S.C. 300ff-51 --300ff-67

PURPOSE

The purpose of this grant program is to

support communities and health care service

entities in their planning efforts to develop a

high quality and broad scope of primary

health care services for people in their service areas who are living with HIV or at risk

of infection. Applications must propose

planning activities which will lead to the

establishment of comprehensive outpatient

HIV primary care services. This grant program supports activities of the planning

process and does not fund any service delivery or patient care.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible applicants are public or nonprofit

private entities; applicants can not be current

Ryan White Title III Early Intervention

Service Program grant recipients.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

In awarding these grants, priority will be

given to: 1) applicants located in rural or

underserved areas where emerging or ongoing

HIV primary health care needs have not been

adequately met and 2) applicants proposing to

build HIV primary care capacity of indigenous

organizations serving African American populations.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.
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ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$3,943,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

79

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1 or 2 Years

Application Availability: 02/28/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.918B

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 06/18/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Person: Andrew Kruzich

akruzich@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-0735

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV:

EXISTING GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 2671 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 300ff-71

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Title IV funding is to improve

access to primary medical care, research, and

support services for children, youth, women and

families infected with HIV. Funded projects will

link clinical research and other research with

comprehensive care systems, and improve and

expand the coordination of a system of comprehensive care for women, infants, children and

youth who are infected/affected by HIV. Funds

will be used to support programs that:

(1) cross established systems of care to coordinate service delivery, HIV prevention efforts,

and clinical research and other research activities; and (2) address the intensity of service

needs, high costs, and other complex barriers to

comprehensive care and research experienced

by underserved at-risk and limited populations.

Activities under these grants should address the

goals of: enrolling and maintaining clients in HIV

primary care; increasing client access to research

by linking HIV/AIDS clinical research trials and

activities with comprehensive care; fostering the

development and support of comprehensive,

community-based and family centered care

infrastructures, and emphasizing prevention

within the care system including the prevention of

perinatal HIV transmission.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible organizations are public or private

nonprofit entities that are currently funded

Title IV programs whose project periods

expire in FY 1999 and new organizations

proposing to serve the same populations

currently being served by these existing

projects. These areas are:

STATE AREAS

AL Birmingham/Montgomery

CA LaJolla/San Diego

San Francisco

CT Hartford/

New London/

New Haven

Bridgeport/

Stamford

DC Washington

FL Orlando
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STATE AREAS

MD Statewide

MI Detroit

NC Charlotte/Durham

NH Statewide

NY Manhattan

Stony Brook

Queens

PA Philadelphia

SC Statewide

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Funding priority in this category will be

given to projects that support a comprehensive, coordinated system of HIV care serving

children, youth, women and families and are

linked with or have initiated activities to link

with clinical trials or other research.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application

kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$9,400,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF

PROJECTS

16

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 02/26/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.153A

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/30/1999

Projected Award Date: 08/1999

Contact Person: Wayne Sauseda

wsauseda@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-9051

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV: NEW

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 2671 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 300ff-71

PURPOSE

Organizations should be able to demonstrate

expertise in the coordination or provision of

comprehensive medical and social services to

children, youth, women and families. The

purpose of the Title IV funding is to improve

access to primary medical care, research and

support services for children, youth, women

and families infected with HIV. Funded

projects will link clinical research and other

research with comprehensive care systems,

and improve and expand the coordination of a

system of comprehensive care for women,

infants, children and youth who are infected/

affected by HIV. Funds will be used to support

programs that: (1) cross established systems of

care to coordinate service delivery, HIV prevention efforts, and clinical research and other

research activities; and (2) address the intensity

of service needs, high costs, and other complex

barriers to comprehensive care and research

experienced by underserved, at-risk and limited
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populations. Activities under these grants should

address the goals of: enrolling and maintaining

clients in HIV primary care; increasing client

access to research by linking HIV/AIDS clinical

research trials and activities with comprehensive

care; fostering the development and support of

comprehensive, community-based and family

centered care infrastructures; and, emphasizing

prevention within the care system including the

prevention of perinatal HIV transmission.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible organizations are public or private

nonprofit entities that provide or arrange for

primary care.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Preference for funding may be given to

applicants which help to achieve an equitable

geographical distribution of programs across

all States and Territories, especially programs

that provide services in rural or underserved

communities where the HIV/AIDS epidemic

is increasing.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

This initiative is targeted to applicants in

geographic areas where the HIV/AIDS epidemic is increasing among women, children

and adolescents and where other resources

targeted to these populations are limited or

non-existent. These grants are for geographic

areas not listed below.

STATE AREAS

AZ Phoenix

CA Los Angeles

Oakland

CO Denver

STATE AREAS

FL Tampa/St. Petersburg

Ft. Lauderdale

Miami

Jacksonville

GA Atlanta

IL Chicago

LA New Orleans

MA Statewide

MO St. Louis

NC Washington

NJ Statewide

NV Las Vegas

NY Albany

Bronx

Brooklyn

OH Columbus

PR Statewide

RI Statewide

TN Memphis

TX Dallas

Fort Worth

Houston

San Antonio

WA Seattle

WI Statewide
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REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$1,450,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

5

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 02/26/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.153B

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/30/1999

Projected Award Date: 08/1999

Contact Person: Wayne Sauseda

wsauseda@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-9051

HIV/AIDS Program Notes

The Bureau of HIV/AIDS anticipates the announcement of the Fiscal Year 1999 Special

Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Program later in the Summer 1999 HRSA Preview.

MATERNAL AND CHILD

HEALTH PROGRAMS

GRANTS MANAGEMENT OFFICE

1-301-443-1440

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 *

(a) With the exception of training and research, as described in paragraph (b) of this

section, any public or private entity, including Indian tribe or tribal organization (as

those terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b) is

eligible to apply for Federal funding under

this Part; (b) Only public or nonprofit private

institutions of higher learning may apply for

training grants. Only public or nonprofit

institutions of higher learning and public or

private nonprofit agencies engaged in research or in programs relating to maternal

and child health and/or services for children

with special health care needs may apply for

grants, contracts or cooperative agreements

for research in maternal and child health

services or in services for children with

special health care needs.

GENETIC SERVICES

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

This program supports a cooperative agreement

to develop standardized guidelines for vision

screening for the preschool child. Funds will be

used to promote: (1) development and maintenance of systems of care that ensure early

identification of children with special health care

needs, including those with genetic conditions,

(2) development and demonstration of linkages
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between screening programs and medical homes

for timely and appropriate intervention, (3)

creative approaches for provider and consumer

genetics education, and (4) strategies for developing and tracking quality indicators that focus

on the structure of delivery and outcome of care.

Such information will provide the basis for needs

assessment, policy development and quality

improvement efforts. Federal involvement will

be specified in the application materials.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Special consideration for funding will be

given to organizations with special knowledge and expertise of vision screening programs at the State and local level.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$200,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

1

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1 Year

Application Availability: 01/11/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110A

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/23/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Person: Michele Lloyd-Puryear

mpuryear@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-1080

GENETIC SERVICES -

INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR

CHILDREN WITH GENETIC

CONDITIONS

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

Grants are awarded for projects that coordinate care and integrate community services

for individuals with genetic conditions such

as individuals with thalassemia and infants

with sickle cell disease identified through

State newborn screening programs.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Special consideration for funding will be given to:

(1) projects that evaluate the impact of early

intervention on morbidity and mortality of infants

with disease detected by State newborn screening programs, (2) public and private community

based entities; community/State agency partnerships; and community coalitions.
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REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$800,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

4-7

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1-3 Years

Application Availability: 01/11/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110A

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/23/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Person: Michele Lloyd-Puryear

mpuryear@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-1080

GENETIC SERVICES - NEWBORN

SCREENING

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

Grants are awarded for projects that develop

and demonstrate the use of information

systems for the integration of State newborn

screening programs with population based,

community based and family centered early

intervention programs that are tied to outcome

driven systems of service to families with special

health needs.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Priority will be given to Community/State agency

partnerships in coalition with public and private

community based providers.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$700,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

8-12

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1-3 Years

Application Availability: 01/11/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110A

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/23/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Person: Michele Lloyd-Puryear

mpuryear@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-1080
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GENETIC SERVICES -

NATIONAL GENETIC

RESOURCE CENTER

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to

support a national policy center to outline national policy to improve the quality, accessibility

and utilization of genetic services at the national,

State, and community level. The center’s activities would include: (1) provide assistance to

implement strategic planning to assure the availability of genetic services at the State and community level, (2) collect and analyze State newborn screening data to provide information at the

State and community level, (3) address relevant

issues pertinent to the utilization of genetic

medicine and technologies at regional and

national conferences, (4) develop, coordinate,

and promote genetics educational activities for

primary care providers and consumers, and (5)

form a newborn screening expert panel to

respond to state requests for consultation and

technical assistance. Federal involvement

will be specified in the application materials.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Preferences will be given to national organizations with expertise in the arena of newborn

screening and genetics and with an existing

infrastructure for policy analysis at the national

level on issues related to genetics.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$350,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

1

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1-3 Years

Application Availability: 01/11/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110A

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/23/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Person: Michele Lloyd-Puryear

mpuryear@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-1080

COMPREHENSIVE HEMOPHILIA

DIAGNOSTIC & TREATMENT

CENTERS

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

This program supports the provision of comprehensive care to people with hemophilia and their

families through an integrated regional network

of centers of excellence in the diagnosis and

treatment of hemophilia and related bleeding

disorders. Funds will be used to promote: (1)

maintenance and enhancement of comprehensive

care teams to meet the medical, psychosocial,

peer support, genetic counseling, and financial

support needs of patients and their families. (2)

continued outreach to unserved and underserved
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people with congenital bleeding disorders, (3)

collaboration with the prevention and peer

support and education activities funded at these

centers by the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDCP), (4) continued collaboration

with hemophilia treatment centers within the

defined Maternal and Child Health Bureau

(MCHB) regions and promotion of familycentered care within the patient population.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Special consideration for funding will be

given to: (1) previously funded Regional

grantees who have developed, maintained,

and improved the network of integrated

treatment centers within their respective

MCHB regions; (2) public and private organizations that can demonstrate the ability to

organize and administer a regional network

of affiliated treatment centers, meeting the

standards and criteria for comprehensive care

centers of the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) and the requirements of the

MCHB Hemophilia Program Guidance for

1999.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$5,300,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

12

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 03/19/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110B

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 05/15/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Person: Patrick McGuckin

pmcguckin@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-1080

PARTNERSHIP FOR

INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATIONS (PIC)

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

This program supports cooperative agreements with governmental, professional and

private organizations represented by leaders

concerned with issues related to maternal and

child health and involved in sustaining systems of care and/or providing family support

to persons affected by severe illness or injury.

Further, these partnerships will promote

attention to issues related to services across

the continuum of care, including training, prevention and service delivery enhancement, through

direct communication with and information

sharing among the MCHB and other affiliated

stakeholders. Federal involvement will be

specified in the guidance.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)
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FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

For FY 1999, preference will be given to national membership organizations representing

survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI), providing emergency medical care for children, and

representing State TBI and Emergency Medical

Service programs.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$800,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

4

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

5 Years

Application Availability: 01/04/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110G

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 02/23/1999

Project Award Date: 04/1999

Contact Person: David Heppel

dheppel@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-2250

MATERNAL AND CHILD

HEALTH RESEARCH

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

The purpose of this program is to seek new

knowledge and support applied research to

improve maternal and child health which has the

potential for ready transfer of findings to State

and community health care delivery programs.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

A comprehensive research agenda based upon

the needs of children and families is part of

the application guidance. Special consideration will be given to projects which emphasize the need for new knowledge for: assuring

access to quality care through outreach and

removal of barriers to care for low-income,

hard-to-reach and at-risk populations particularly in inner-city and rural areas; eliminating

racial and ethnic child health status disparities; preventing preterm delivery and low

birth weight, and enhancing the content and

quality of pre-and postnatal care, including

overcoming barriers to prenatal care and

factors influencing decision-making and care

seeking behavior; the role that fathers play in

caring for and nurturing the health, growth,

and development of children; the effects of

health care reform and managed care on access

to, and use of, maternal and child health services.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$866,000
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ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

10

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1 Year

Application Availability: 11/01/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110RS

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 08/1999

Contact Person: Gontran Lamberty

glamberty@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-2190

TRAINING--CONTINUING

EDUCATION/COLLABORATION

PEDIATRICS/CHILD

PSYCHIATRY

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

The purpose of this program is to foster joint

pediatrics-child psychiatry continuing education

in the psychosocial-developmental aspects of

child health, utilizing a study group approach that

emphasizes the practical challenges confronted

by community-based practitioners. This program promotes collaboration in education between pediatricians and child psychiatrists in

order to address unmet needs for enhanced

attention to psychosocial-developmental aspects

of child health. This objective reflects the need

for reduction of adolescent suicide, integration of

mental health services into health homes and

assurance of the health and well being of MCH t

arget populations. These developments should

lead to more integration of health/mental health

care with concomitant gains, especially in health

promotion and primary and secondary prevention of psychosocial problems and disorders.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

None

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$150,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

10-12

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 02/01/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110TN

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 07/1999

Contact Person: Shelley Benjamin

sbenjamin@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-2190
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TRAINING--CONTINUING

EDUCATION AND

DEVELOPMENT - TRAINING

INSTITUTE

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

Continuing Education and Development (CED)

focuses on increasing leadership skills of MCH

professionals; facilitating timely transfer and

application of new information, research findings

and technology related to MCH; and updating

and improving the knowledge and skills of health

and related professionals in programs serving

mothers and children. The CED program will

support conduct of short-term, non-degree

related courses, workshops, conferences,

symposia, institutes, and distance learning strategies and/or; development of curricula, guidelines,

standards of practice, and educational tools/

strategies intended to assure quality health care

for the MCH population.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

None

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$275,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

1

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 04/01/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110TO

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 06/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 08/1999

Contact Person: Diana Rule

drule@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-2190

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL

HEALTH CARE NEEDS:

ADOLESCENT TRANSITION

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

This program supports ongoing efforts to develop comprehensive, culturally competent,

community-based, family-centered, coordinated

care systems for adolescents with special health

care needs and their families. The funds are

intended to establish public/private partnerships

to: (1) establish models of coordination and

transition between tertiary and specialty care

providers and community providers in the pediatric and adult health care field; (2) strengthen

the community provider network for adolescents

and young adults with special health care needs;

(3) establish medical homes, through pediatric/

adult stages, for adolescents with special health

care needs; and (4) maximize potential for

employment with adequate health benefits.

These efforts are based, in part, on the work of

the Federal SSI/CSHCN workgroup, the Academy of Pediatrics, Shriners Hospitals, and the

Healthy and Ready to Work Network, which
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have identified barriers faced by adolescents

with special health care needs.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Preference will be given to entities with national

expertise and established capacity in addressing

the goals of this priority. The application must, at

a minimum, include State Title V CSHCN

programs, community based pediatric and adult

health care providers, and tertiary and specialty

care networks.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$300,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

1

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

4 Years

Application Availability: 10/30/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110D

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 07/1999

Contact Person: Tom Gloss

tgloss.@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-2370

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL

HEALTH CARE NEEDS

INSTITUTE

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

This program will fund a grant to support a

Children with Special Health Care Needs

(CSHCN) Institute. The purpose of the Institute

is to provide technical assistance and training for

the leadership in State Title V CSHCN Programs. The Institute will build on the legislative

requirements for Title V CSHCN Programs and

will provide 2-3 sessions yearly on new critical

issues. The funds will be used to address such

issues as: (1) State standardization of definitions

of CSHCNs; (2) improved performance measurement using core national indicators; and (3)

interpretation and implementation of Title V

statutory requirements.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Preference will be given to entities with clearly

demonstrated national expertise and capacity in

addressing issues related to children with special

health care needs and State Title V CSHCN

programs.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$200,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

1

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

4 Years
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Application Availability: 10/30/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110E

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 07/1999

Contact Person: Diana Denboba

ddenboba@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-2370

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL

HEALTH CARE NEEDS:

MEDICAL HOME COOPERATIVE

AGREEMENT

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY Act,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

This program will fund a cooperative agreement

to support the activities of the MCHB CSHCN

Integrated Services: Medical Home Initiative.

The agreement will: (1) provide a forum for

interaction between medical home grantees and

other organizations regarding policy initiatives

related to the establishment of medical homes for

children and adolescents with special health care

needs; (2) establish and implement a strategy to

enhance timely interactive communication,

including telecommunication, among pediatricians, health care providers, community leaders

and policy-makers concerned with access,

appropriateness, and coordination of primary

care with specialty care and the array of other

services required for this population of children

and families; (3) expand and enhance the capacity to collect, analyze, and use quantitative and

qualitative data to promote medical homes for

children with special health care needs; and (4)

coordinate the activities of a National Medical

Home Network. Federal involvement will be

specified in the application materials.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Preference will be given to entities with clearly

demonstrated national expertise and capacity in

addressing issues related to medical homes and

children with special care needs and their families.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$700,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

1

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

5 Years

Application Availability: 10/30/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110F

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 07/1999

Contact Person: Irene Forsman

iforsman@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-2370
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HEALTH CARE INFORMATION

AND EDUCATION FOR

FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH

SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

This proposal supports a cooperative agreement

for planning, and piloting a strategy for the

establishment of a national network to provide

health care information and education for families

of children with special health care needs. This

network will be planned and administered by

families, and will provide capacity at policy and

program level to insure that children have access

to early identification/intervention, medical

homes, adequate insurance, and organized and

easily accessible network of services.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Preference will be given to nationally recognized

family organizations with clearly demonstrated

national expertise and capacity in addressing

health issues related to children with special

health care needs and their families, and to

applicants building upon current family/professional partnership, family training and empowerment activities in collaboration with the Title V

Block Grant and discretionary grant efforts.

Federal involvement will be specified in the

application materials.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$500,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

1

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1 Year

Application Availability: 12/15/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110S

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 07/1999

Contact Persons:

Bonnie Strickland (bstrickland@hrsa.dhhs.gov)

Diana Denboba (ddenboba@hrsa.dhhs.gov)

1-301-443-2370

EARLY DISCHARGE (DATA)

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

This program will continue the research on the

myriad of issues related to early discharge of

neonates and their mothers. As part of the VAHUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations

Act, 1996(P.L. 104-204), Title VI (Newborns’

and Mothers’ Health Protection Act of 1996)

requires the Department of Health and Human

Services to support and conduct studies on the

factors affecting newborns and their mothers.

Studies must be able to answer the following

questions: (1) What are the “Best Practices” to

be recommended for postnatal and postpartum

care?; (2) What postnatal/postpartum services

are actually being received by newborns and

mothers?; (3) What have been the effects of the

Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection
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Act?; (4) What are the unmet needs of mothers

and newborns who lack both public and private

insurance?; (5) What are the essential health

services that mothers should receive around the

3rd or 4th postpartum day?; and (6) Development of a practical risk assessment instrument(s).

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

A funding priority will be given to institutions of

higher learning with extensive experience in early

discharge research, linkage with the Secretary’s

Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality, published research and recognition in the relevant

field.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$275,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

1

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

5 Years

Application Availability: 02/01/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110U

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 06/1999

Contact Person: Michele Kiely

mkiely@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-8041

HEALTHY TOMORROWS

PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

The purpose of this program is to support

projects for mothers and children that improve

access to health services and utilize preventive

strategies. The initiative encourages additional

support from the private sector and from foundations to form community-based partnerships

to coordinate health resources for pregnant

women, infants and children.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

MATCHING REQUIREMENT

The applicant must demonstrate the capability to

meet cost participation goals by securing matching funds for the second through fifth year of the

project. The specific requirements are detailed

in the application materials.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

In the interest of equitable geographic distribution, special consideration for funding will be

given to projects from States without a currently

funded project in this category. These States

are: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut,

Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana,

Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana,

Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North

Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South

Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and

Wyoming.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$500,000
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ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

10

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

5 Years

Application Availability: 01/01/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110V

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 08/1999

Contact Person: Latricia C. Robertson

lrobertson@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-8041

COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL

BASED SEALANT GRANTS

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

The purpose of this program is to implement

dental sealant programs which may be community or school-based. At the end of the project

period programs should be fully implemented

and self sustaining either through fees collected

or alternate funding. The intent of these grants

are: (a) to increase access to dental sealants

which is an MCH Block Grant Performance

Measure and a Year 2000 and 2010 Oral Health

Objective for the Nation; (b) to serve as a

vehicle to assure that follow up oral health

services are provided through the public or

private sector and (c) to utilize participation in

the sealant programs as an entry point for enrollment in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

None

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$140,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

4

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1 Year

Application Availability: 03/01/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110AC

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 05/03/1999

Project Award Date: 06/1999

Contact Person: John P. Rossetti

jrossetti@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-6600
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ORAL HEALTH INTEGRATED

SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

GRANTS

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

These are targeted issues grants with the intention of building a service and support system

infrastructure at the State and Community levels

to increase access to dental services for CHIP

and Medicaid eligible children. The grants are to

address the findings contained in the Office of

Inspector General Report: Children’s Dental

Service Under Medicaid Access and Utilization.

The grants will also serve as follow up to the

HRSA/HCFA sponsored conference, Building

Partnerships to Improve Access to Medicaid

Oral Health Issues, to assist States to develop

and implement comprehensive integrated public

and private sector services and support systems

for dental care to address the unmet oral health

needs of this population.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

A priority will be given to States or their designee who demonstrate participation in national

oral health issues, e.g. HRSA/HCFA Partnership

Conference.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$150,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

3

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

4 Years

Application Availability: 03/01/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110AD

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 05/03/1999

Project Award Date: 06/1999

Contact Person: John P. Rossetti

jrossetti@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-6600

CHILD HEALTH INSURANCE

PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

This grant program is built on recommendations

from the National Conference on Community

Systems Building and Services Integration as

well as HRSA’s mandate to foster development

of systems of quality care in the community in

support of the Children’s Health Insurance

Program (CHIP). The purpose of this program

is to enable applicants to use their own unique

networks, working in each State, across the

nation, to encourage the development of local

systems of quality care in the community in

support of CHIP.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)
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FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

A funding priority will be given to applicants who

propose community integrated systems of care

to eliminate barriers to care. A priority will be

given to applicants who demonstrate participation on a national level in community systems

building and services integration.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$800,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

8

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

4 Years

Application Availability: 11/01/1998

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110AS

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 02/22/1999

Projected Award Date: 04/1999

Contact Person: Joe Zogby

jzogby@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-4393

BORDER HEALTH INITIATIVE

AUTHORIZATION

TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,

42 U.S.C. 701

PURPOSE

The purpose of this effort will be to pilot new,

replicate or expand existing programs which

more effectively communicate information on

eligibility for the State’s CHIP with particular

emphasis on accurate information concerning

citizenship status to immigrant populations. The

activity is intended as a partnership among

border State governments, local governments,

non-governmental organizations, and representatives of the cultural/ethnic/racial groups to be

targeted. All applicants must describe a dissemination plan to share, in collaboration with

the appropriate HRSA field office, lessons

learned and outcomes with other border states

CHIP programs.

ELIGIBILITY

42 CFR Part 51a.3 * (See page 36)

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Funding priority will be given to projects who

propose a community integrated systems of care

which will eliminate barriers to care.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

Special consideration will be given to applications which demonstrate the involvement of or at

least the support of the State’s Department of

Health. All applicants must agree to work with

their HRSA Field Office in sharing lessons

learned with other border states.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

AWARD

$300,000
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ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

1-2

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

4 Years

Application Availability: 02/02/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.110L

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 05/03/1999

Projected Award Date: 6/1999

Contact Person: David Heppel

dheppel@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-2250

EMERGENCY MEDICAL

SERVICES FOR CHILDREN

(EMSC), IMPLEMENTATION

GRANTS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 1910, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT AS

AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. 300w-9

PURPOSE

Implementation grants will improve the capacity

of a State’s EMS program to address the particular needs of children. Implementation grants

are used to assist States in integrating researchbased knowledge and state-of-the-art systems

development approaches into the existing State

EMS, MCH, and CSHCN systems, using the

experience and products of previous EMSC

grantees. Applicants are encouraged to consider

activities that: (1) address identified needs within

their State EMS system and that lay the groundwork for permanent changes in that system; (2)

develop or monitor pediatric EMS capacity; and

(3) will be institutionalized within the State EMS

system.

ELIGIBILITY

States and accredited schools of medicine are

eligible applicants.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

None

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$250,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

1

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

2 Years

Application Availability: 01/01/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.127A

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/15/1999

Projected Award Date: 08/1999

Contact Person: Maria T. Baldi

mbaldi@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-2250
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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

FOR CHILDREN (EMSC),

PARTNERSHIP GRANTS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 1910, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT AS

AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. 300w-9

PURPOSE

State partnership grants will fund activities that

represent the next logical step or steps to take to

institutionalize EMSC within EMS and to continue to improve and refine EMSC. Proposed

activities should be consistent with documented

needs in the State and should reflect a logical

progression in enhancing pediatric capabilities.

For example, funding might be used to address

problems identified in the course of a previous

implementation grant; to increase the involvement

of families in EMSC; to improve linkages between local, regional, or State agencies; to

promulgate standards developed for one region

of the State under previous funding to include the

entire State; to devise a plan for coordinating

and funding poison control centers; or to assure

effective field triage of the child in physical or

emotional crisis to appropriate facilities and/or

other resources.

ELIGIBILITY

States and accredited schools of medicine are

eligible applicants.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

None

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$600,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

6

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

2 Years

Application Availability: 01/01/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.127C

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/15/1999

Projected Award Date: 08/1999

Contact Person: Maria T. Baldi

mbaldi@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-2250

EMERGENCY MEDICAL

SERVICES FOR CHILDREN

(EMSC), TARGETED ISSUE

GRANTS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 1910, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT AS

AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. 300w-9

PURPOSE

Targeted issue grants are intended to address

specific, focused issues related to the development of EMSC knowledge and capacity, with

the intent of advancing the state-of-the-art, and

creating tools or knowledge that will be helpful

nationally. Proposals must have well-conceived

methodology for analysis and evaluation. Targeted issue priorities have been identified based

on the EMSC Five Year Plan. The targeted

issue priorities are: cost-benefit analysis related

to EMSC; implications of managed care for

EMSC; evaluations of EMSC components;

models for improving the care of culturally

distinct populations; evaluation of systems for

provision of emergency health care within day

care and/or school settings; and evaluation of

family-centered care models. Proposals may be

submitted on emerging issues that are not
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included in the identified priorities. However,

any such proposals must demonstrate relevance

to the Plan and must make a persuasive argument that the issue is particularly critical.

ELIGIBILITY

States and accredited schools of medicine are

eligible applicants.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

None

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$600,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

4

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

2 Years

Application Availability: 01/01/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.127D

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/15/1999

Projected Award Date: 08/1999

Contact Person: Maria T. Baldi

mbaldi@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-2250

EMERGENCY MEDICAL

SERVICES FOR CHILDREN

(EMSC), NATIVE AMERICAN

PROJECT

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 1910, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT AS

AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. 300w-9

PURPOSE

Projects will stimulate the development and

enhancement of EMSC for Native Hawaiians

and Alaska Natives. Applicants are encouraged

to consider activities that: (a) identify needs of

Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native populations;

(b) develop or monitor pediatric EMS capability,

especially as it relates to provisions of services

to isolated populations; and, (c) develop and

evaluate special projects designed to address

problems related to emergency medical care for

Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native populations,

including prevention, prehospital care, hospital

services, rehabilitation, and linkages with primary

care.

ELIGIBILITY

State governments and accredited schools of

medicine are eligible applicants.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

A funding priority will be given to Alaska and

Hawaii State governments or accredited schools

of medicine.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$500,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

2

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

2 Years
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Application Availability: 01/01/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.127G

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/15/1999

Projected Award Date: 08/1999

Contact Person: Jean Athey

jathey@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-2250

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

(TBI) STATE IMPLEMENTATION

GRANTS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 1242 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42, U.S.C. 300d-42

PURPOSE

The purpose of this grant program is to improve

health and other services for people who have

sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Implementation grants provide funding to assist States

in moving toward Statewide systems that assure

access to comprehensive and coordinated TBI

services.

ELIGIBILITY

State governments are eligible applicants.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

None

MATCHING REQUIREMENT

The State is required to contribute, in cash, not

less than $1 for each $2 of Federal funds provided under the grant.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$1,600,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

8

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years

Application Availability: 01/01/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.234A

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 08/1999

Contact Person: Mark E. Nehring

mnehring@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-3449

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

(TBI) STATE PLANNING

GRANTS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 1242 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42, U.S.C. 300d-42

PURPOSE

The purpose of this grant program is to improve

health and other services for people who have

sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The

State planning grant program provides funds to

assist States in establishing infrastructure as a

prerequisite to implementation activities which

will move States toward Statewide systems that

assure access to comprehensive and coordinated

TBI services.

ELIGIBILITY

State governments are eligible applicants.
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MATCHING REQUIREMENT

The State is required to contribute, in cash, not

less than $1 for each $2 of Federal funds provided under the grant.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

None

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$400,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

6

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

2 Years

Application Availability: 01/01/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.234B

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 03/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 08/1999

Contact Person: Mark E. Nehring

mnehring@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-3449

IMPROVING SCREENING FOR

ALCOHOL USE DURING

PREGNANCY

AUTHORITY

SECTION 301, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, 42

U.S.C. [241]

PURPOSE

The purpose of this program is to support a

three year demonstration program targeting

identification of the most effective methods to

increase provider screening for alcohol and/or

illicit drug use during pregnancy.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible organizations are public or private

nonprofit organizations.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Preference will be give to State/Territorial MCH

Title V Agencies or tribal health agencies. There

may be only one application per State.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$300,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

1-2

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

3 Years
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Application Availability: 01/15/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.926G

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 06/1999

Contact Person: Ellen Hutchins

ehutchins@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-5720

HEALTHY START INITIATIVE:

ELIMINATING RACIAL/ETHNIC

DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL

HEALTH

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 301, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT,

42 U.S.C. [241]

PURPOSE

To enhance a community’s service system to

address significant disparities in perinatal health

indicators. Funding would be made available to

up to five community projects which have existing active consortium of stakeholders who can

reduce barriers and improve the local perinatal

system of care so as to eliminate the existing

disparities. These sites must have or plan to

implement/adapt the Healthy Start models of

consortium, case management, outreach, and

enhanced clinical services. In addition, they

must demonstrate established linkages with key

State and local services and resource systems,

such as Title V, Title XIX, Title XXI, WIC,

Enterprise Communities/Empowerment Zones,

federally funded Community and Migrant Health

Centers, and Indian/Tribal Health Services. For

this competition, ‘Community’ is broadly defined

so that a Statewide or multi-county project

serving racial/ethnic groups (e.g., Hmongs,

Mexican Hispanics, etc.) would be eligible.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible applicants are public or nonprofit

organizations.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Preference will be given to public or private

nonprofit organizations, or tribal or other organizations applying on behalf of an existing community-based consortium, which have infant mortality reduction initiatives already underway; communities with significant racial/ethnic disparities in

perinatal indicators for the past three years for

which data is available; border communities; and

communities in States with no other Federal

Healthy Start projects.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

Current Healthy Start grantees can apply for

geographic project areas not covered in their

current approved grant/cooperative agreement.

Applications for project areas/communities

located within currently funded Federal Healthy

Start project areas will not be accepted.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$5,000,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

5-7

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

2 Years
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Application Availability: 01/15/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.926E

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 06/1999

Contact Person: Maribeth Badura

mbadura@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-0543

HEALTHY START INITIATIVE:

INFRASTRUCTURE/CAPACITY

BUILDING PROJECTS

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 301, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, 42

U.S.C. [241]

PURPOSE

The purpose of this program is to build infrastructure/capacity in targeted communities/areas

of the State where racial disparities in perinatal

indicators exist, including among Hispanics,

American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian/Pacific

Islanders, and immigrant populations, particularly

those living in border counties. Funding would

be made available to up to 13 communities to

support the development of local plans to fill

gaps in and /or expansion of data systems to

identify and monitor perinatal outcomes, training

of personnel and strengthening of local reporting

systems, establishment of networks and links to

other systems, assistance in needs assessment,

consortium/coalition development.

ELIGIBILITY

Public or private nonprofit organizations are

eligible to apply for this program.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Funding priorities will be given to communities

with significant racial/ethnic disparities in perinatal indicators for the past three years for which

data is available; communities applying as or on

behalf of an existing community-based consortium, which have infant mortality reduction

initiatives already underway; and States with

(national) border counties.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

Current Healthy Start grantees can apply for

geographic project areas not covered in their

current approved grant/cooperative agreement.

Applications for project areas/communities

located within currently funded Federal Healthy

Start project areas will not be accepted.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$2,000,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

Up to 13

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1 Year

Application Availability: 01/15/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.926F

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 04/01/1999

Projected Award Date: 06/1999

Contact Person: Donna Hutten

dhutten@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-0543
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HRSA’S OTHER

PROGRAM

ANNOUNCEMENTS

FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT

PROGRAM (FLRP)

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 738(a) OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 293b

PURPOSE

The FLRP encourages expansion of disadvantaged/minority representation in health professions faculty positions. The program provides

loan repayment, in amounts not to exceed

$20,000 for each year of service, for individuals

from disadvantaged backgrounds who agree to

serve as members of the faculties of eligible

health professions and nursing schools. Each

recipient of loan repayment must agree to serve

as a faculty member for at least two years.

ELIGIBILITY

An individual is eligible to compete for participation in the FLRP if the individual is from a

disadvantaged background and: (1) has a degree

in medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry,

nursing, or another health profession; (2) is

enrolled in an approved graduate training program in one of the health professions listed

above, or (3) is enrolled as a full-time student in

the final year of training, leading to a degree from

an eligible school.

Eligible schools include schools of medicine,

osteopathic medicine, dentistry, veterinary

medicine, optometry, podiatric medicine, pharmacy, public health, allied health, nursing and

graduate programs in behavioral and mental

health.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

Special consideration will be given, to the extent

to which the individual meets the intent of the

program, to expand disadvantaged/minority

representation in health professions faculty

positions.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$800,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

25

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

Not less than 2 Years

Application Availability: 01/02/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.923

Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA (4772)

Application Deadline: 06/30/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Person: Shirley Zimmerman

szimmerman@hrsa.dhhs.gov

1-301-443-1700
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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR

DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

(SDS)

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 737 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 293a

PURPOSE

The SDS program contributes to the diversity of

the health professions student and practitioner

populations. The program provides funding to

eligible health professions and nursing schools to

be used for scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have financial need

for scholarships and are enrolled, or accepted

for enrollment, as full-time students at the eligible

schools.

ELIGIBILITY

Schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic

medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy,

podiatric medicine, veterinary medicine, public

health, nursing, chiropractic, graduate programs

in behavioral and mental health, physician assistants, and allied health are eligible to apply. An

applicant must provide assurances that preference in providing scholarships will be given to

students for whom the costs of attending the

schools would constitute a severe financial

hardship, and to former recipients of Exceptional

Financial Need and Financial Assistance for

Disadvantaged Health Professions Students

Scholarships.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

A priority will be given to schools based on the

proportion of graduating students going into

primary care, the proportion of

underrepresented minority students, and the

proportion of graduates going into medically

underserved communities.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Final criteria are included in the application kit.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THIS

COMPETITION

$37,000,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

1000

ESTIMATED PROJECT PERIOD

1 Year

Application Availability: 03/19/1999

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION KIT

CFDA Number: 93.925

Contact: 1-301-443-4776

Application Deadline: 05/14/1999

Projected Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Persons:

Angela Lacy (alacy@hrsa.dhhs.gov)

Andrea Castle (acastle@hrsa.dhhs.gov)

1-301-443-1700

NURSING EDUCATION LOAN

REPAYMENT PROGRAM

AUTHORIZATION

SECTION 846(h) OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

ACT, 42 U.S.C. 297

PURPOSE

Under the Nursing Education Loan Repayment

Program (NELRP), registered nurses are offered

the opportunity to enter into a contractual agreement with the Secretary, under which the Public

Health Service agrees to repay up to 85 percent

of the nurse’s indebtedness for nursing education

loans. In exchange, the nurse agrees to serve for

a specified period of time in certain types of

health facilities identified in statute.
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ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must have completed all of their

training requirements for registered nursing and

be licensed prior to beginning service. Individuals eligible to participate must: a) have received,

prior to the start of service, a baccalaureate or

associate degree in nursing, a diploma in nursing,

or a graduate degree in nursing; b) have unpaid

educational loans obtained for nurse training; c)

be a citizen or national of the U.S.; d) have a

current unrestricted license in the State in which

they intend to practice; and e) agree to be

employed for not less than two years in a fulltime clinical capacity in an Indian Health Service

health center; a Native Hawaiian health center, a

public hospital (operated by a State, county, or

local government); a health center funded under

Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act

(including migrant, homeless, and public housing

health centers), a rural health clinic (Section

1861 (aa)(2) of the Social Security Act); or a

public or nonprofit private health facility determined by the Secretary to have a critical shortage of nurses.

FUNDING PRIORITIES AND/OR

PREFERENCES

In making awards under this Section, preferences will be given to qualified applicants: 1)

who have the greatest financial need and 2) who

agree to serve in the types of health facilities

described above that are located in geographic

areas determined by the Secretary to have a

shortage of and need for nurses.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Awards are determined by formula.

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF

COMPETITION

$2,251,000

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS

200

Application Availability: 11/01/98

CFDA Number: 93.908

Contact: (301) 594-4400

(301) 594-4981 (FAX)

1-800-435-6464

Application Deadline: 06/30/1999

Project Award Date: 09/1999

Contact Person: Sharley Chen

4350 East-West Highway

10th Floor

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

schen@hrsa.dhhs.gov
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THE YEAR 2000

APPROACHES, ARE

YOU READY?

Are you ready for the new millennium? What

about your computer systems-—are they ready

for the year 2000?

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has been working diligently over

the past year, and will continue to work through

the year 2000, to ensure that our service to you

is not affected by computer problems. HRSA’s

five mission critical computer systems will be

fully operational into the year 2000.

You’ve heard the “gloom-and-doom” predictions. Let us assure you—-HRSA is prepared.

The year 2000 computer problem is an important concern for all health care providers. As a

HRSA grantee, you are not only responsible for

the services you provide, but also for the programmatic, administrative and financial functions

that support these services. As a result, you

must take all steps necessary to ensure your

computer systems function properly into the year

2000.

The problem is simple-—many computers use

two digits to record the date. As a result, they

may be unable to recognize the year 2000 when

it arrives. These computers may, on January 1,

2000, recognize “00” not as 2000 but as 1900.

If left uncorrected, this problem may cause

computers to stop running or to generate incorrect calculations, comparisons or data sorting. In

addition to computer systems, this “year 2000

problem” may affect software applications,

databases and other equipment such as electronic devices that rely on embedded microchips.

Visit HRSA’s World Wide Web site at

www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/ to learn more about the

agency’s year 2000 activities. Information on

other Federal agency activities may be found at

the General Services Administration’s web site,

www.itpolicy.gsa.gov, or on the President’s

Council on Year 2000 Conversion site at

www.y2k.gov.
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LOOK FOR HRSA AT

THE FOLLOWING

MEETINGS/

CONFERENCES

Prevention ‘99

(16th Annual National Preventive Medicine

Meeting sponsored by the Association of

Teachers of Preventive Medicine and the

American College of Preventive Medicine)

March 18-21, 1999

Washington, DC

HRSA Contact: Steven Merrill

(301) 443-2865

smerrill@hrsa.dhhs.gov

National Association of County and City

Health Officials Annual Meeting

July 14-17, 1999

Dearborn, MI

HRSA Contact: Steven Merrill

(301) 443-2865

smerrill@hrsa.dhhs.gov

National Association of

Local Boards of Health

July 1999 (dates TBD)

Salt Lake City, UT

HRSA Contact: Steven Merrill

(301) 443-2865

smerrill@hrsa.dhhs.gov

National Conference of State Legislatures

25th Annual Meeting

July 24-28, 1999

Indianapolis, IN

HRSA Contact: Linda Redmond

(301) 443-4568

lredmond@hrsa.dhhs.gov

Association of State and Territorial Health

Officials Annual Meeting

September 28-October 1, 1999

Savannah, GA

HRSA Contact: Steven Merrill

(301) 443-2865

smerrill@hrsa.dhhs.gov
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WORLD WIDE WEB

HRSA HOME PAGE

http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/

DHHS HOME PAGE

http://www.os.dhhs.gov/

GRANTSNET

http://www.hhs.gov/progorg/

grantsnet/index.html

PHS GRANTS POLICY

STATEMENT

http://www.nih.gov/grants/policy/gps/

CATALOG OF FEDERAL

DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE (CFDA)

http://www.gsa.gov/fdac/

CODE OF FEDERAL

REGULATIONS

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/

cfr-table-search.html

cfr-table-search.html

OMB CIRCULARS

http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/

omb

FEDERAL REGISTER

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/

aces/aces140.html

HEALTHFINDER

http://www.healthfinder.gov/

FEDWORLD INFORMATION

NETWORK

http://www.fedworld.gov/
NOTE: DON’T FORGET TO

CHECK THE

FEDERAL REGISTER

FOR GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

THAT MAY APPEAR AFTER THE

HRSA PREVIEW

 IS ISSUED.
FALL 1998 Volume 2, No. 2

PREVIEW PREVIEW

GRANT

FUNDING

OPPORTUNITIES

DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

Grants Policy Branch, Room 13A-33

Rockville, MD 20857

Official Business

Penalty for Private Use $300

FIRST- CLASS MAIL

POSTAGE AND FEES PAID

PHS/HRSA

PERMIT NO. G-286