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evidence that the illness, disability, 

injury, condition, or death described in 

the petition is due to factors unrelated 

to the administration of the vaccine 

described in the petition,’’ and 

2. Any allegation in a petition that the 

petitioner either: 

a. ‘‘Sustained, or had significantly 

aggravated, any illness, disability, 

injury, or condition not set forth in the 

Vaccine Injury Table but which was 

caused by’’ one of the vaccines referred 

to in the Table, or 

b. ‘‘Sustained, or had significantly 

aggravated, any illness, disability, 

injury, or condition set forth in the 

Vaccine Injury Table the first symptom 

or manifestation of the onset or 

significant aggravation of which did not 

occur within the time period set forth in 

the Table but which was caused by a 

vaccine’’ referred to in the Table. 

In accordance with Section 

2112(b)(2), all interested persons may 

submit written information relevant to 

the issues described above in the case of 

the petitions listed below. Any person 

choosing to do so should file an original 

and three (3) copies of the information 

with the Clerk of the U.S. Court of 

Federal Claims at the address listed 

above (under the heading ‘‘For Further 

Information Contact’’), with a copy to 

HRSA addressed to Director, Division of 

Injury Compensation Programs, 

Healthcare Systems Bureau, 5600 

Fishers Lane, Room 11C–26, Rockville, 

MD 20857. The Court’s caption 

(Petitioner’s Name v. Secretary of Health 

and Human Services) and the docket 

number assigned to the petition should 

be used as the caption for the written 

submission. Chapter 35 of title 44, 

United States Code, related to 

paperwork reduction, does not apply to 

information required for purposes of 

carrying out the Program. 

Dated: March 13, 2015. 

Mary K. Wakefield, 

Administrator. 

List of Petitions Filed 

1. Melissa Kirdzik on behalf of John Henry 

Watts, IV, Newport, Rhode Island, Court 

of Federal Claims No: 15–0098V 

2. Maria Echevarria on behalf of D.E., 

Deceased, Piermont, New York, Court of 

Federal Claims No: 15–0100V 

3. Susan Marshall on behalf of Antron Jarvar 

Thompson, Decatur, Georgia, Court of 

Federal Claims No: 15–0102V 

4. James Riley and Brandy Riley on behalf of 

E.R., Huntington, West Virginia, Court of 

Federal Claims No: 15–0104V 

5. Shannon Apodaca, Alamosa, Colorado, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0106V 

6. Aaron Prior, Lincoln, Nebraska, Court of 

Federal Claims No: 15–0107V 

7. David Thomas, Brookfield, Wisconsin, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0108V 

8. James Kois, Latham, New York, Court of 

Federal Claims No: 15–0109V 

9. Michael Perkins, Elgin, Illinois, Court of 

Federal Claims No: 15–0112V 

10. Shanelle Mattus-Lang on behalf of D.J.W., 

Santa Clara, California, Court of Federal 

Claims No: 15–0113V 

11. Michael D. Hudson, Huntsville, Texas, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0114V 

12. Adele Phillips, Syracuse, New York, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0115V 

13. Amanda Seiders and Adam Seiders on 

behalf of H.S., Cypress, Texas, Court of 

Federal Claims No: 15–0117V 

14. Carrie M. Broschart on behalf of Amelia 

F. Beaver, Danville, Pennsylvania, Court 

of Federal Claims No: 15–0118V 

15. Terra Schaller, Portland, Oregon, Court of 

Federal Claims No: 15–0120V 

16. Christine Torres on behalf of L.T., 

Rochester, New York, Court of Federal 

Claims No: 15–0124V 

17. Kristie Roby, Sumter, Florida, Court of 

Federal Claims No: 15–0125V 

18. Joanne Jennings, Covington, Louisiana, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0131V 

19. Madeline Moorman, Overland Park, 

Kansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15– 

0132V 

20. Amy Lyn Vakalis, Baraboo, Wisconsin, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0134V 

21. Judith Jetson, Weaverville, North 

Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 

15–0138V 

22. Julie Reiling on behalf of G.R., Phoenix, 

Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 15– 

0139V 

23. Virginia Ives, Portland, Oregon, Court of 

Federal Claims No: 15–0140V 

24 Bridgette Wiley, Conyers, Georgia, Court 

of Federal Claims No: 15–0141V 

25. Paulette Cummins, Beverly Hills, 

California, Court of Federal Claims No: 

15–0142V 

26. Katelyn Garner, Baraboo, Wisconsin, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0143V 

27. Timothy F. Grieb, Seattle, Washington, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0144V 

28. Kimberly Norwood and Clifford Norwood 

on behalf of Cassidi Norwood, Atlanta, 

Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 15– 

0145V 

29. Dorothy Gray, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of 

Federal Claims No: 15–0146V 

30. Francine Mack, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0149V 

31. Ronald Watkins, Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 

No: 15–0150V 

32. Danielle Groom, Fairview Heights, 

Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 15– 

0157V 

33. Hailey Davis and Chad Davis on behalf 

of R.D., Cordele, Georgia, Court of 

Federal Claims No: 15–0159V 

34. Adan Gomez and Raquel Ayon on behalf 

of Joel Gomez, Deceased, Rosemead, 

California, Court of Federal Claims No: 

15–0160V 

35. Demarco Johnson and Lateasha Johnson 

on behalf of D.J., Hendersonville, 

Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 

15–0164V 

36. Jessica Crefasi, Mandeville, Louisiana, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0166V 

37. Ova Franklin Kelly, Orlando, Florida, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0167V 

38. Mamotabo Matshela, Chicago, Illinois, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0168V 

39. Jennifer L. Check, Memphis, Tennessee, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0169V 

40. Thaddee Michaud, Rochester, New York, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0170V 

41. Tyler Steen, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Court of 

Federal Claims No: 15–0176V 

42. Britany Greek on behalf of C.T.G., Lake 

City, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 

No: 15–0178V 

43. Francisco Tamez and Luz Tamez on 

behalf of E.T., Las Cruces, New Mexico, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0181V 

44. Victor Fullerton, Cadillac, Michigan, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0182V 

45. Lynette Brayboy on behalf of L.B., 

Baraboo, Wisconsin, Court of Federal 

Claims No: 15–0183V 

46. Mary E. Forde, Columbus, Ohio, Court of 

Federal Claims No: 15–0185V 

47. Jered R. Anderson, Faribault, Minnesota, 

Court of Federal Claims No: 15–0187V 

[FR Doc. 2015–06279 Filed 3–18–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

Office of Direct Service and 

Contracting Tribes; Tribal Management 

Grant Program 

Announcement Type: New and 

Competing Continuation. 

Funding Announcement Number: 

HHS–2015–IHS–TMD–0001. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 93.228. 

Key Dates 

Application Deadline Date: June 3, 

2015. 

Review Date: June 22–26, 2015. 

Earliest Anticipated Start Date: 

September 1, 2015. 

Signed Tribal Resolutions Due Date: 

June 19, 2015. 

Proof of Non-Profit Status Due Date: 

June 3, 2015. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Statutory Authority 

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is 

accepting competitive grant applications 

for the Tribal Management Grant (TMG) 

program. This program is authorized 

under 25 U.S.C. 450h(b)(2) and 25 

U.S.C. 450h(e) of the Indian Health SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act (ISDEAA), Public Law 

(Pub. L.) 93–638, as amended. This 

program is described in the Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 

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Background 

The TMG Program is a competitive 

grant program that is capacity building 

and developmental in nature and has 

been available for Federally-recognized 

Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations 

(T/TO) since shortly after the passage of 

the ISDEAA in 1975. It was established 

to assist T/TO to assume all or part of 

existing IHS programs, functions, 

services, and activities (PFSA) and 

further develop and improve their 

health management capability. The 

TMG Program provides competitive 

grants to T/TO to establish goals and 

performance measures for current health 

programs; assess current management 

capacity to determine if new 

components are appropriate; analyze 

programs to determine if T/TO 

management is practicable; and develop 

infrastructure systems to manage or 

organize PFSA. 

Purpose 

The purpose of this IHS grant 

announcement is to announce the 

availability of the TMG Program to 

enhance and develop health 

management infrastructure and assist T/ 

TO in assuming all or part of existing 

IHS PSFA through a Title I contract and 

assist established Title I contractors and 

Title V compactors to further develop 

and improve their management 

capability. In addition, TMGs are 

available to T/TO under the authority of 

25 U.S.C. 450h(e) for: (1) Obtaining 

technical assistance from providers 

designated by the T/TO (including T/TO 

that operate mature contracts) for the 

purposes of program planning and 

evaluation, including the development 

of any management systems necessary 

for contract management and the 

development of cost allocation plans for 

indirect cost rates; and (2) planning, 

designing, monitoring, and evaluation of 

Federal programs serving the T/TO, 

including Federal administrative 

functions. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award 

Grant. 

Estimated Funds Available 

The total amount of funding 

identified for the current fiscal year (FY) 

2015 is approximately $2,412,000. 

Individual award amounts are 

anticipated to be between $50,000 and 

$100,000. The amount of funding 

available for competing and 

continuation awards issued under this 

announcement is subject to the 

availability of appropriations and 

budgetary priorities of the Agency. The 

IHS is under no obligation to make 

awards that are selected for funding 

under this announcement. 

Anticipated Number of Awards 

Approximately 16–18 awards will be 

issued under this program 

announcement. 

Project Period 

The project periods vary based on the 

project type selected. Project periods 

could run from one, two, or three years 

and will run consecutively from the 

earliest anticipated start date of 

September 1, 2015 through August 31, 

2016 for one year projects; September 1, 

2015 through August 31, 2017 for two 

year projects; and September 1, 2015 

through August 31, 2018 for three year 

projects. Please refer to ‘‘Eligible TMG 

Project Types, Maximum Funding 

Levels and Project Periods’’ below for 

additional details. State the number of 

years for the project period and include 

the exact dates. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligibility 

Eligible Applicants: ‘‘Indian Tribes’’ 

and ‘‘Tribal organizations’’ (T/TO) as 

defined by the ISDEAA are eligible to 

apply for the TMG Program. The 

definitions for each entity type are 

outlined below. Only one application 

per T/TO is allowed. 

Definitions: ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ means any 

Indian tribe, band, nation, or other 

organized group or community, 

including any Alaska Native village or 

regional or village corporation as 

defined in or established pursuant to the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 

Stat. 688) [43 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.], 

which is recognized as eligible for the 

special programs and services provided 

by the United States to Indians because 

of their status as Indians. 25 U.S.C. 

§ 450b(e). 

‘‘Tribal organization’’ means the 

recognized governing body of any 

Indian tribe; any legally established 

organization of Indians which is 

controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by 

such governing body or which is 

democratically elected by the adult 

members of the Indian community to be 

served by such organization and which 

includes the maximum participation of 

Indians in all phases of its activities. 25 

U.S.C. § 450b(l). 

Tribal organizations must provide 

proof of non-profit status. 

Eligible TMG Project Types, 

Maximum Funding Levels and Project 

Periods: The TMG Program consists of 

four project types: (1) Feasibility study; 

(2) planning; (3) evaluation study; and 

(4) health management structure. 

Applicants may submit applications for 

one project type only. Applicants must 

state the project type selected. 

Applications that address more than one 

project type will be considered 

ineligible. The maximum funding levels 

noted include both direct and indirect 

costs. Applicant budgets may not 

exceed the maximum funding level or 

project period identified for a project 

type. Applicants whose budget or 

project period exceed the maximum 

funding level or project period will be 

deemed ineligible and will not be 

reviewed. Please refer to Section IV.5, 

‘‘Funding Restrictions’’ for further 

information regarding ineligible project 

activities. 

1. FEASIBILITY STUDY (Maximum 

funding/project period: $70,000/12 

months) 

The Feasibility Study must include a 

study of a specific IHS program or 

segment of a program to determine if 

Tribal management of the program is 

possible. The study shall present the 

planned approach, training, and 

resources required to assume Tribal 

management of the program. The study 

must include the following four 

components: 

• Health needs and health care 

services assessments that identify 

existing health care services and 

delivery systems, program divisibility 

issues, health status indicators, unmet 

needs, volume projections, and demand 

analysis. 

• Management analysis of existing 

management structures, proposed 

management structures, implementation 

plans and requirements, and personnel 

staffing requirements and recruitment 

barriers. 

• Financial analysis of historical 

trends data, financial projections and 

new resource requirements for program 

management costs and analysis of 

potential revenues from Federal/nonFederal sources. 

• Decision statement/report that 

incorporates findings, conclusions and 

recommendations; the presentation of 

the study and recommendations to the 

Tribal governing body for determination 

regarding whether Tribal assumption of 

program(s) is desirable or warranted. 

2. PLANNING (Maximum funding/

project period: $50,000/12 months) 

Planning projects entail a collection of 

data to establish goals and performance 

measures for the operation of current 

health programs or anticipated PFSA 

under a Title I contract. Planning 

projects will specify the design of health 

programs and the management systems 

(including appropriate policies and 

procedures) to accomplish the health 


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priorities of the T/TO. For example, 

planning projects could include the 

development of a Tribal Specific Health 

Plan or a Strategic Health Plan, etc. 

Please note that updated Healthy People 

information and Healthy People 2020 

objectives are available in electronic 

format at the following Web site: 

http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/

publications. The Public Health Service 

(PHS) encourages applicants submitting 

strategic health plans to address specific 

objectives of Healthy People 2020. 

3. EVALUATION STUDY (Maximum 

funding/project period: $50,000/12 

months) 

The Evaluation Study must include a 

systematic collection, analysis, and 

interpretation of data for the purpose of 

determining the value of a program. The 

extent of the evaluation study could 

relate to the goals and objectives, 

policies and procedures, or programs 

regarding targeted groups. The 

evaluation study could also be used to 

determine the effectiveness and 

efficiency of a Tribal program operation 

(i.e., direct services, financial 

management, personnel, data collection 

and analysis, third-party billing, etc.), as 

well as to determine the appropriateness 

of new components of a Tribal program 

operation that will assist Tribal efforts 

to improve their health care delivery 

systems. 

4. HEALTH MANAGEMENT 

STRUCTURE (Average funding/project 

period: $100,000/12 months; maximum 

funding/project period: $300,000/36 

months) 

The first year maximum funding level 

is limited to $150,000 for multi-year 

projects. The Health Management 

Structure component allows for 

implementation of systems to manage or 

organize PFSA. Management structures 

include health department 

organizations, health boards, and 

financial management systems, 

including systems for accounting, 

personnel, third-party billing, medical 

records, management information 

systems, etc. This includes the design, 

improvement, and correction of 

management systems that address 

weaknesses identified through quality 

control measures, internal control 

reviews, and audit report findings under 

required financial audits and ISDEAA 

requirements. 

For the minimum standards for the 

management systems used by Indian T/ 

TO when carrying out selfdetermination contracts, please see 25 

CFR part 900, Contracts Under the 

Indian Self-Determination and 

Education Assistance Act, Subpart F— 

‘‘Standards for Tribal or Tribal 

Organization Management Systems,’’ 

§§ 900.35–900.60. For operational 

provisions applicable to carrying out 

Self-Governance compacts, please see 

42 CFR part 137, Tribal SelfGovernance, Subpart I,—‘‘Operational 

Provisions’’ §§ 137.160–137.220. 

Please see Section IV ‘‘Application 

and Submission Information’’ for 

information on how to obtain a copy of 

the TMG application package. 

To be eligible for this ‘‘New/

Competing Continuation 

Announcement,’’ an applicant must be 

one of the following as defined by 25 

U.S.C. 450b: 

i. An Indian Tribe, as defined by 25 

U.S.C. 450b(e); or 

ii. A Tribal organization, as defined 

by 25 U.S.C. 450b(l). 

Note: Please refer to Section IV.2 

(Application and Submission Information/

Subsection 2, Content and Form of 

Application Submission) for additional proof 

of applicant status documents required such 

as Tribal resolutions, proof of non-profit 

status, etc. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

The IHS does not require matching 

funds or cost sharing for grants or 

cooperative agreements. 

3. Other Requirements 

If application budgets exceed the 

highest dollar amount outlined under 

the ‘‘Estimated Funds Available’’ 

section within this funding 

announcement, the application will be 

considered ineligible and will not be 

reviewed for further consideration. If 

deemed ineligible, IHS will not return 

the application. The applicant will be 

notified by email by the Division of 

Grants Management (DGM) of this 

decision. 

The following documentation is 

required: 

Tribal Resolution 

A. Signed Tribal Resolution—A 

signed Tribal resolution of the Indian 

Tribes served by the project must 

accompany the electronic application 

submission. An Indian Tribe or Tribal 

organization that is proposing a project 

affecting another Indian Tribe must 

include resolutions from all affected 

Tribes to be served. Applications by 

Tribal organizations will not require a 

specific Tribal resolution if the current 

Tribal resolution(s) under which they 

operate would encompass the proposed 

grant activities. 

Draft Tribal resolutions are acceptable 

in lieu of an official signed resolution 

and must be submitted along with the 

electronic application submission prior 

to the official application deadline date 

or prior to the start of the Objective 

Review Committee (ORC) date. 

However, an official signed Tribal 

resolution must be received by the DGM 

prior to the beginning of the Objective 

Review. If an official signed resolution 

is not received by the Review Date listed 

under the Key Dates section on page one 

of this announcement, the application 

will be considered incomplete and 

ineligible. 

B. The official signed resolution can 

be mailed to the DGM, Attn: Mr. Pallop 

Chareonvootitam, Grants Management 

Specialist (GMS), 801 Thompson 

Avenue, TMP Suite 360, Rockville, MD 

20852. Applicants submitting Tribal 

resolutions after or aside from the 

required online electronic application 

submission must ensure that the 

information is received by the IHS/

DGM. It is highly recommended that the 

documentation be sent by a delivery 

method that includes delivery 

confirmation and tracking. Please 

contact Mr. Pallop Chareonvootitam, 

GMS, by telephone at (301) 443–5204 

prior to the review date regarding 

submission questions. 

C. Tribal organizations applying for 

technical assistance and/or training 

grants must submit documentation that 

the Tribal organization is applying upon 

the request of the Indian Tribe/Tribes it 

intends to serve. 

D. Documentation for Priority I 

participation requires a copy of the 

Federal Register notice or letter from 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs verifying 

establishment of Federally-recognized 

Tribal status within the last five years. 

The date on the documentation must 

reflect that Federal recognition was 

received during or after March 2010. 

E. Documentation for Priority II 

participation requires a copy of the most 

current transmittal letter and 

Attachment A from the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS), 

Office of Inspector General (OIG), 

National External Audit Review Center 

(NEAR). See ‘‘FUNDING PRIORITIES’’ 

below for more information. If an 

applicant is unable to locate a copy of 

the most recent transmittal letter or 

needs assistance with audit issues, 

information or technical assistance may 

be obtained by contacting the IHS, 

Office of Finance and Accounting, 

Division of Audit at (301) 443–1270, or 

the NEAR help line at (800) 732–0679 

or (816) 426–7720. Federally-recognized 

Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations not 

subject to Single Audit Act 

requirements must provide a financial 

statement identifying the Federal dollars 

in the footnotes. The financial statement 

must also identify specific weaknesses/ 

recommendations that will be addressed 

in the TMG proposal and that are 


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related to 25 CFR part 900, subpart F— 

‘‘Standards for Tribal and Tribal 

Organization Management Systems.’’ 

F. Documentation of Consortium 

participation—If an Indian Tribe 

submitting an application is a member 

of an eligible intertribal consortium, the 

Tribe must: 

—Identify the consortium. 

—Indicate if the consortium intends to 

submit a TMG application. 

—Demonstrate that the Tribe’s 

application does not duplicate or 

overlap any objectives of the 

consortium’s application. 

—Identify all consortium member 

Tribes. 

—Identify if any of the member Tribes 

intend to submit a TMG application of 

their own. 

—Demonstrate that the consortium’s 

application does not duplicate or 

overlap any objectives of the other 

consortium members who may be 

submitting their own TMG 

application. 

FUNDING PRIORITIES: The IHS has 

established the following funding 

priorities for TMG awards: 

• PRIORITY I—Any Indian Tribe that 

has received Federal recognition 

(including restored, funded, or 

unfunded) within the past five years, 

specifically received during or after 

March 2009, will be considered Priority 

I. 

• PRIORITY II—Federally-recognized 

Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations 

submitting a competing continuation 

application or a new application for the 

sole purpose of addressing audit 

material weaknesses will be considered 

Priority II. 

Priority II participation is only 

applicable to the Health Management 

Structure project type. For more 

information, see ‘‘Eligible TMG Project 

Types, Maximum Funding Levels and 

Project Periods’’ in Section II. 

• PRIORITY III—Eligible Direct 

Service and Title I Federally-recognized 

Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations 

submitting a competing continuation 

application or a new application will be 

considered Priority III. 

• PRIORITY IV—Eligible Title V Self 

Governance Federally-recognized Indian 

Tribes or Tribal organizations 

submitting a competing continuation or 

a new application will be considered 

Priority IV. 

The funding of approved Priority I 

applicants will occur before the funding 

of approved Priority II applicants. 

Priority II applicants will be funded 

before approved Priority III applicants. 

Priority III applicants will be funded 

before Priority IV applicants. Funds will 

be distributed until depleted. 

The following definitions are 

applicable to the PRIORITY II category: 

Audit finding means deficiencies 

which the auditor is required by 45 CFR 

75.516, to report in the schedule of 

findings and questioned costs. 

Material weakness—‘‘Statements on 

Auditing Standards 115’’ defines 

material weakness as a deficiency, or 

combination of deficiencies, in internal 

control, such that there is a reasonable 

possibility that a material misstatement 

of the entity’s financial statements will 

not be prevented, or detected and 

corrected on a timely basis. 

Significant deficiency—Statements on 

Auditing Standards 115 defines 

significant deficiency as a deficiency, or 

a combination of deficiencies, in 

internal control that is less severe than 

a material weakness, yet important 

enough to merit attention by those 

charged with governance. 

The audit findings are identified in 

Attachment A of the transmittal letter 

received from the HHS/OIG/NEAR. 

Please identify the material weaknesses 

to be addressed by underlining the 

item(s) listed on the Attachment A. 

Federally-recognized Indian Tribes or 

Tribal organizations not subject to 

Single Audit Act requirements must 

provide a financial statement 

identifying the Federal dollars received 

in the footnotes. The financial statement 

should also identify specific 

weaknesses/recommendations that will 

be addressed in the TMG proposal and 

that are related to 25 CFR part 900, 

subpart F—‘‘Standards for Tribal and 

Tribal Organization Management 

Systems.’’ 

Proof of Non-Profit Status 

Organizations claiming non-profit 

status must submit proof. A copy of the 

501(c)(3) Certificate must be received 

with the application submission by the 

Application Deadline Date listed under 

the Key Dates section on page one of 

this announcement. 

An applicant submitting any of the 

above additional documentation after 

the initial application submission due 

date is required to ensure the 

information was received by the IHS by 

obtaining documentation confirming 

delivery (i.e. FedEx tracking, postal 

return receipt, etc.). 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Obtaining Application Materials 

The application package and detailed 

instructions for this announcement can 

be found at http://www.Grants.gov or 

https://www.ihs.gov/dgm/

index.cfm?module=dsp_dgm_funding 

Questions regarding the electronic 

application process may be directed to 

Mr. Paul Gettys at (301) 443–2114. 

2. Content and Form Application 

Submission 

The applicant must include the 

project narrative as an attachment to the 

application package. Mandatory 

documents for all applicants include: 

• Table of contents. 

• Abstract (one page) summarizing 

the project. 

• Application forms: 

Æ SF–424, Application for Federal 

Assistance. 

Æ SF–424A, Budget Information— 

Non-Construction Programs. 

Æ SF–424B, Assurances—NonConstruction Programs. 

• Budget Justification and Narrative 

(must be single spaced and not exceed 

five pages). 

• Project Narrative (must be single 

spaced and not exceed 15 pages). 

Æ Background information on the 

organization. 

Æ Proposed scope of work, objectives, 

and activities that provide a description 

of what will be accomplished, including 

a one-page Timeframe Chart. 

• Tribal Resolution. (Submission of 

either a final signed resolution or a draft 

resolution with the initial application is 

mandatory. If submitting a draft 

resolution, it is the applicant’s 

responsibility to ensure that the final 

signed resolution is submitted prior to 

the objective review of applications 

date.) 

• 501(c)(3) Certificate (if applicable). 

• Position Descriptions for Key 

Personnel. 

• Contractor/Consultant resumes or 

qualifications and scope of work. 

• Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 

(SF–LLL). 

• Certification Regarding Lobbying 

(GG-Lobbying Form). 

• Copy of current Negotiated Indirect 

Cost rate (IDC) agreement (required) in 

order to receive IDC. 

• Organizational Chart (optional). 

• Documentation of current required 

Financial Audit (if applicable). 

Acceptable forms of documentation 

include: 

Æ Email confirmation from Federal 

Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) that audits 

were submitted; or 

Æ Face sheets from audit reports. 

These can be found on the FAC Web 

site: http://harvester.census.gov/sac/

dissem/accessoptions.html?submit=Go

+To+Database. 

Public Policy Requirements 

All Federal-wide public policies 

apply to IHS grants and cooperative 


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agreements with exception of the 

Discrimination policy. 

Requirements for Project and Budget 

Narratives 

A. Project Narrative: This narrative 

should be a separate Word document 

that is no longer than 15 pages and 

must: be single-spaced, be type written, 

have consecutively numbered pages, use 

black type not smaller than 12 

characters per one inch, and be printed 

on one side only of standard size 81⁄2′′ 

x 11′′ paper. 

Be sure to succinctly address and 

answer all questions listed under the 

narrative and place them under the 

evaluation criteria (refer to Section V.1, 

Evaluation criteria in this 

announcement) and place all responses 

and required information in the correct 

section (noted below), or they shall not 

be considered or scored. These 

narratives will assist the ORC in 

becoming familiar with the applicant’s 

activities and accomplishments prior to 

this grant award. If the narrative exceeds 

the page limit, only the first 15 pages 

will be reviewed. The 15-page limit for 

the narrative does not include the work 

plan, standard forms, Tribal resolutions, 

table of contents, budget, budget 

justifications, narratives, and/or other 

appendix items. 

There are three parts to the narrative: 

Part A—Program Information; Part B— 

Program Planning and Evaluation; and 

Part C—Program Report. See below for 

additional details about what must be 

included in the narrative. 

Part A: Program Information (2 page 

limitation) 

Section 1: Needs 

Describe how the T/TO has 

determined the need to either enhance 

or develop its management capability to 

either assume PFSAs or not in the 

interest of self-determination. Note the 

progression of previous TMG projects/

awards if applicable. 

Part B: Program Planning and 

Evaluation (11 page limitation) 

Section 1: Program Plans 

Describe fully and clearly the 

direction the T/TO plans to take with 

the selected TMG project type in 

addressing their health management 

infrastructure including how the T/TO 

plans to demonstrate improved health 

and services to the community or 

communities it serves. Include proposed 

timelines. 

Section 2: Program Evaluation 

Describe fully and clearly the 

improvements that will be made by the 

T/TO that will impact their management 

capability or prepare them for future 

improvements to their organization that 

will allow them to manage their health 

care system and identify the anticipated 

or expected benefits for the Tribe. 

Part C: Program Report (2 page 

limitation) 

Section 1: Describe major 

accomplishments over the last 24 

months. 

Please identify and describe 

significant program achievements 

associated with the delivery of quality 

health services. Provide a comparison of 

the actual accomplishments to the goals 

established for the project period, or if 

applicable, provide justification for the 

lack of progress. 

Section 2: Describe major activities 

over the last 24 months. 

Please identify and summarize recent 

major health related project activities of 

the work done during the project period. 

B. Budget Narrative: This narrative 

must include a line item budget with a 

narrative justification for all 

expenditures identifying reasonable and 

allowable costs necessary to accomplish 

the goals and objectives as outlined in 

the project narrative. Budget should 

match the scope of work described in 

the project narrative. The page 

limitation should not exceed five pages. 

3. Submission Dates and Times 

Applications must be submitted 

electronically through Grants.gov by 

11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) 

on the Application Deadline Date listed 

in the Key Dates section on page one of 

this announcement. Any application 

received after the application deadline 

will not be accepted for processing, nor 

will it be given further consideration for 

funding. Grants.gov will notify the 

applicant via email if the application is 

rejected. 

If technical challenges arise and 

assistance is required with the 

electronic application process, contact 

Grants.gov Customer Support via email 

to support@grants.gov or at (800) 518– 

4726. Customer Support is available to 

address questions 24 hours a day, 7 days 

a week (except on Federal holidays). If 

problems persist, contact Mr. Paul 

Gettys, DGM (Paul.Gettys@ihs.gov) at 

(301) 443–2114. Please be sure to 

contact Mr. Gettys at least ten days prior 

to the application deadline. Please do 

not contact the DGM until you have 

received a Grants.gov tracking number. 

In the event you are not able to obtain 

a tracking number, call the DGM as soon 

as possible. 

If the applicant needs to submit a 

paper application instead of submitting 

electronically through Grants.gov, a 

waiver must be requested. Prior 

approval must be requested and 

obtained from Ms. Tammy Bagley, 

Acting Director of DGM, (see Section 

IV.6 below for additional information). 

The waiver must: (1) Be documented in 

writing (emails are acceptable), before 

submitting a paper application, and (2) 

include clear justification for the need 

to deviate from the required electronic 

grants submission process. A written 

waiver request must be sent to 

GrantsPolicy@ihs.gov with a copy to 

Tammy.Bagley@ihs.gov. Once the 

waiver request has been approved, the 

applicant will receive a confirmation of 

approval email containing submission 

instructions and the mailing address to 

submit the application. A copy of the 

written approval must be submitted 

along with the hardcopy of the 

application that is mailed to DGM. 

Paper applications that are submitted 

without a copy of the signed waiver 

from the Acting Director of the DGM 

will not be reviewed or considered for 

funding. The applicant will be notified 

via email of this decision by the Grants 

Management Officer of the DGM. Paper 

applications must be received by the 

DGM no later than 5:00 p.m., EST, on 

the Application Deadline Date listed in 

the Key Dates section on page one of 

this announcement. Late applications 

will not be accepted for processing or 

considered for funding. 

4. Intergovernmental Review 

Executive Order 12372 requiring 

intergovernmental review is not 

applicable to this program. 

5. Funding Restrictions 

• Pre-award costs are not allowable. 

• The available funds are inclusive of 

direct and appropriate indirect costs. 

• Only one grant will be awarded per 

applicant. 

• IHS will not acknowledge receipt of 

applications. 

• The TMG may not be used to 

support recurring operational programs 

or to replace existing public and private 

resources. Funding received under a 

recurring Public Law 93–638 contract 

cannot be totally supplanted or totally 

replaced. Exception is allowed to charge 

a portion or percentage of salaries of 

existing staff positions involved in 

implementing the TMG grant, if 

applicable. However, this percentage of 

TMG funding must reflect 

supplementation of funding for the 

project and not supplantation of existing 

ISDEAA contract funds. 

Supplementation is ‘‘adding to a 

program’’ whereas supplantation is 

‘‘taking the place of’’ funds. An entity 

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the ISDEAA contract or recurring 

funding. 

• Ineligible Project Activities—The 

inclusion of the following projects or 

activities in an application will render 

the application ineligible. 

Æ Planning and negotiating activities 

associated with the intent of a Tribe to 

enter the IHS Self-Governance Project. A 

separate grant program is administered 

by the IHS for this purpose. Prospective 

applicants interested in this program 

should contact Mr. Jeremy Marshall, 

Policy Analyst, Office of Tribal SelfGovernance, Indian Health Service, 

Reyes Building, 801 Thompson Avenue, 

Suite 240, Rockville, Maryland 20852, 

(301) 443–7821, and request information 

concerning the ‘‘Tribal Self-Governance 

Program Planning Cooperative 

Agreement Announcement’’ or the 

‘‘Negotiation Cooperative Agreement 

Announcement.’’ 

Æ Projects related to water, sanitation, 

and waste management. 

Æ Projects that include direct patient 

care and/or equipment to provide those 

medical services to be used to establish 

or augment or continue direct patient 

clinical care. Medical equipment that is 

allowable under the Special Diabetes 

Grant Program is not allowable under 

the TMG Program. 

Æ Projects that include recruitment 

efforts for direct patient care services. 

Æ Projects that include long-term care 

or provision of any direct services. 

Æ Projects that include tuition, fees, 

or stipends for certification or training 

of staff to provide direct services. 

Æ Projects that include pre-planning, 

design, and planning of construction for 

facilities, including activities relating to 

program justification documents. 

Æ Projects that propose more than one 

project type. Refer to Section II, ‘‘Award 

Information,’’ specifically ‘‘Eligible 

TMG Project Types, Maximum Funding 

Levels and Project Periods’’ for more 

information. An example of a proposal 

with more than one project type that 

would be considered ineligible may 

include the creation of a strategic health 

plan (defined by TMG as a planning 

project type) and improving third-party 

billing structures (defined by TMG as a 

health management structure project 

type). Multi-year applications that 

include in the first year planning, 

evaluation, or feasibility activities with 

the remainder of the project years 

addressing management structure are 

also deemed ineligible. 

Æ Any Alaska Native Village that is 

neither a Title I nor a Title V 

organization and does not have the legal 

authority to contract services under 

450(b) of the ISDEAA as it is affiliated 

with one of the Alaska Health 

Corporations as a consortium member 

and has all of its IHS funding for the 

Village administered through an Alaska 

Health Corporation, a Title V 

compactor, is not eligible for 

consideration under the TMG program. 

Moreover, Congress has reenacted its 

moratorium in Alaska on new 

contracting under the ISDEAA with 

Alaska Native Tribes that do not already 

have contracts or compacts with the IHS 

under this Act. See the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2014 (Jan. 17, 

2014), Public Law 113–76, 128 Stat. 5, 

343–44: 

SEC. 424. (a) Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law and until October 

1, 2018, the Indian Health Service may 

not disburse funds for the provision of 

health care services pursuant to Public 

Law 93–638 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) to 

any Alaska Native village or Alaska 

Native village corporation that is located 

within the area served by an Alaska 

Native regional health entity. 

Consequently, Alaska Native Villages 

will not have any opportunity to enter 

into an ISDEAA contract with the IHS 

until this law lapses on October 1, 2018. 

• Other Limitations—A current TMG 

recipient cannot be awarded a new, 

renewal, or competing continuation 

grant for any of the following reasons: 

Æ The grantee will be administering 

two TMGs at the same time or have 

overlapping project/budget periods; 

Æ The current project is not 

progressing in a satisfactory manner; 

Æ The current project is not in 

compliance with program and financial 

reporting requirements; or 

Æ The applicant has an outstanding 

delinquent Federal debt. No award shall 

be made until either: 

D The delinquent account is paid in 

full; or 

D A negotiated repayment schedule is 

established and at least one payment is 

received. 

6. Electronic Submission Requirements 

All applications must be submitted 

electronically. Please use the http://

www.Grants.gov Web site to submit an 

application electronically and select the 

‘‘Find Grant Opportunities’’ link on the 

homepage. Download a copy of the 

application package, complete it offline, 

and then upload and submit the 

completed application via the http://

www.Grants.gov Web site. Electronic 

copies of the application may not be 

submitted as attachments to email 

messages addressed to IHS employees or 

offices. 

If the applicant receives a waiver to 

submit paper application documents, 

they must follow the rules and timelines 

that are noted below. The applicant 

must seek assistance at least ten days 

prior to the Application Deadline Date 

listed in the Key Dates section on page 

one of this announcement. 

Applicants that do not adhere to the 

timelines for System for Award 

Management (SAM) and/or http://

www.Grants.gov registration or that fail 

to request timely assistance with 

technical issues will not be considered 

for a waiver to submit a paper 

application. 

Please be aware of the following: 

• Please search for the application 

package in http://www.Grants.gov by 

entering the CFDA number or the 

Funding Opportunity Number. Both 

numbers are located in the header of 

this announcement. 

• If you experience technical 

challenges while submitting your 

application electronically, please 

contact Grants.gov Support directly at: 

support@grants.gov or (800) 518–4726. 

Customer Support is available to 

address questions 24 hours a day, 7 days 

a week (except on Federal holidays). 

• Upon contacting Grants.gov, obtain 

a tracking number as proof of contact. 

The tracking number is helpful if there 

are technical issues that cannot be 

resolved and a waiver from the agency 

must be obtained. 

• If it is determined that a waiver is 

needed, the applicant must submit a 

request in writing (emails are 

acceptable) to GrantsPolicy@ihs.gov 

with a copy to Tammy.Bagley@ihs.gov. 

Please include a clear justification for 

the need to deviate from the standard 

electronic submission process. 

• If the waiver is approved, the 

application should be sent directly to 

the DGM by the Application Deadline 

Date listed in the Key Dates section on 

page one of this announcement. 

• Applicants are strongly encouraged 

not to wait until the deadline date to 

begin the application process through 

Grants.gov as the registration process for 

SAM and Grants.gov could take up to 

fifteen working days. 

• Please use the optional attachment 

feature in Grants.gov to attach 

additional documentation that may be 

requested by the DGM. 

• All applicants must comply with 

any page limitation requirements 

described in this Funding 

Announcement. 

• After electronically submitting the 

application, the applicant will receive 

an automatic acknowledgment from 

Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. The DGM will 

download the application from 

Grants.gov and provide necessary copies 

to the appropriate agency officials. 

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Service and Contracting Tribes will 

notify the applicant that the application 

has been received. 

• Email applications will not be 

accepted under this announcement. 

Universal Entity Identifier (UEI) 

Numbering System 

All IHS applicants and grantee 

organizations are required to obtain a 

UEI number and maintain an active 

registration in the SAM database. The 

UEI number is a unique 9-digit 

identification number which uniquely 

identifies each entity. The UEI number 

is site specific; therefore, each distinct 

performance site may be assigned a UEI 

number. Obtaining a UEI number is 

easy, and there is no charge. To obtain 

a UEI number, please contact Mr. Paul 

Gettys on (301) 443–2114. 

All HHS recipients are required by the 

Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act of 2006, as amended 

(‘‘Transparency Act’’), to report 

information on subawards. Accordingly, 

all IHS grantees must notify potential 

first-tier subrecipients that no entity 

may receive a first-tier subaward unless 

the entity has provided its UEI number 

to the prime grantee organization. This 

requirement ensures the use of a 

universal identifier to enhance the 

quality of information available to the 

public pursuant to the Transparency 

Act. 

System for Award Management (SAM) 

Organizations that were not registered 

with Central Contractor Registration and 

have not registered with SAM will need 

to obtain a UEI number first and then 

access the SAM online registration 

through the SAM home page at 

https://www.sam.gov (U.S. 

organizations will also need to provide 

an Employer Identification Number 

from the Internal Revenue Service that 

may take an additional 2–5 weeks to 

become active). Completing and 

submitting the registration takes 

approximately one hour to complete 

and SAM registration will take 3–5 

business days to process. Registration 

with the SAM is free of charge. 

Applicants may register online at 

https://www.sam.gov. 

Additional information on 

implementing the Transparency Act, 

including the specific requirements for 

UEI and SAM, can be found on the IHS 

Grants Management, Grants Policy Web 

site: https://www.ihs.gov/dgm/

index.cfm?module=dsp_dgm_policy_

topics. 

V. Application Review Information 

The instructions for preparing the 

application narrative also constitute the 

evaluation criteria for reviewing and 

scoring the application. Weights 

assigned to each section are noted in 

parentheses. The 15-page narrative 

should include only the first year of 

activities; information for multi-year 

projects should be included as an 

appendix. See ‘‘Multi-year Project 

Requirements’’ at the end of this section 

for more information. The narrative 

section should be written in a manner 

that is clear to outside reviewers 

unfamiliar with prior related activities 

of the applicant. It should be well 

organized, succinct, and contain all 

information necessary for reviewers to 

understand the project fully. Points will 

be assigned to each evaluation criteria 

adding up to a total of 100 points. A 

minimum score of 60 points is required 

for funding. Points are assigned as 

follows: 

1. Criteria 

A. Introduction and Need for Assistance 

(20 points) 

(1) Describe the T/TO’s current health 

operation. Include what programs and 

services are currently provided (i.e., 

Federally-funded, State-funded, etc.), 

information regarding technologies 

currently used (i.e., hardware, software, 

services, etc.), and identify the source(s) 

of technical support for those 

technologies (i.e., Tribal staff, Area 

Office, vendor, etc.). Include 

information regarding whether the T/TO 

has a health department and/or health 

board and how long it has been 

operating. 

(2) Describe the population to be 

served by the proposed project. Include 

the number of eligible IHS beneficiaries 

who currently use the services. 

(3) Describe the geographic location of 

the proposed project including any 

geographic barriers to the health care 

users in the area to be served. 

(4) Identify all TMGs received since 

FY 2010, dates of funding and a 

summary of project accomplishments. 

State how previous TMG funds 

facilitated the progression of health 

development relative to the current 

proposed project. (Copies of reports will 

not be accepted.) 

(5) Identify the eligible project type 

and priority group of the applicant. 

(6) Explain the need/reason for the 

proposed project by identifying specific 

gaps or weaknesses in services or 

infrastructure that will be addressed by 

the proposed project. Explain how these 

gaps/weaknesses have been assessed. 

(7) If the proposed project includes 

information technology (i.e., hardware, 

software, etc.), provide further 

information regarding measures taken or 

to be taken that ensure the proposed 

project will not create other gaps in 

services or infrastructure (i.e., 

negatively affect or impact IHS interface 

capability, Government Performance 

and Results Act reporting requirements, 

contract reporting requirements, 

Information Technology (IT) 

compatibility, etc.) if applicable. 

(8) Describe the effect of the proposed 

project on current programs (i.e., 

Federally-funded, State-funded, etc.) 

and, if applicable, on current equipment 

(i.e., hardware, software, services, etc.). 

Include the effect of the proposed 

project on planned/anticipated 

programs and/or equipment. 

(9) Address how the proposed project 

relates to the purpose of the TMG 

Program by addressing the appropriate 

description that follows: 

• Identify if the T/TO is an IHS Title 

I contractor. Address if the selfdetermination contract is a master 

contract of several programs or if 

individual contracts are used for each 

program. Include information regarding 

whether or not the Tribe participates in 

a consortium contract (i.e., more than 

one Tribe participating in a contract). 

Address what programs are currently 

provided through those contracts and 

how the proposed project will enhance 

the organization’s capacity to manage 

the contracts currently in place. 

• Identify if the T/TO is not a Title I 

organization. Address how the proposed 

project will enhance the organization’s 

management capabilities, what 

programs and services the organization 

is currently seeking to contract and an 

anticipated date for contract. 

• Identify if the T/TO is an IHS Title 

V compactor. Address when the T/TO 

entered into the compact and how the 

proposed project will further enhance 

the organization’s management 

capabilities. 

B. Project Objective(s), Work Plan and 

Approach (40 points) 

(1) Identify the proposed project 

objective(s) addressing the following: 

• Objectives must be measureable and 

(if applicable) quantifiable. 

• Objectives must be results oriented. 

• Objectives must be time-limited. 

Example: By installing new thirdparty billing software, the Tribe will 

increase the number of bills processed 

by 15 percent at the end of 12 months. 

(2) Address how the proposed project 

will result in change or improvement in 

program operations or processes for 

each proposed project objective. Also 

address what tangible products are 

expected from the project (i.e., policies 

and procedures manual, health plan, 

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(3) Address the extent to which the 

proposed project will build local 

capacity to provide, improve, or expand 

services that address the need(s) of the 

target population. 

(4) Submit a work plan in the 

Appendix which includes the following 

information: 

• Provide the action steps on a 

timeline for accomplishing the proposed 

project objective(s). 

• Identify who will perform the 

action steps. 

• Identify who will supervise the 

action steps taken. 

• Identify what tangible products will 

be produced during and at the end of 

the proposed project. 

• Identify who will accept and/or 

approve work products during the 

duration of the proposed project and at 

the end of the proposed project. 

• Include any training that will take 

place during the proposed project and 

who will be providing and attending the 

training. 

• Include evaluation activities 

planned in the work plans. 

(5) If consultants or contractors will 

be used during the proposed project, 

please include the following 

information in their scope of work (or 

note if consultants/contractors will not 

be used): 

• Educational requirements. 

• Desired qualifications and work 

experience. 

• Expected work products to be 

delivered on a timeline. If a potential 

consultant/contractor has already been 

identified, please include a resume in 

the Appendix. 

(6) Describe what updates (i.e., 

revision of policies/procedures, 

upgrades, technical support, etc.) will 

be required for the continued success of 

the proposed project. Include when 

these updates are anticipated and where 

funds will come from to conduct the 

update and/or maintenance. 

C. Program Evaluation (20 points) 

Each proposed objective requires an 

evaluation component to assess its 

progression and ensure its completion. 

Also, include the evaluation activities in 

the work plan. 

Describe the proposed plan to 

evaluate both outcomes and processes. 

Outcome evaluation relates to the 

results identified in the objectives, and 

process evaluation relates to the work 

plan and activities of the project. 

(1) For outcome evaluation, describe: 

• What will the criteria be for 

determining success of each objective? 

• What data will be collected to 

determine whether the objective was 

met? 

• At what intervals will data be 

collected? 

• Who will collect the data and their 

qualifications? 

• How will the data be analyzed? 

• How will the results be used? 

(2) For process evaluation, describe: 

• How will the project be monitored 

and assessed for potential problems and 

needed quality improvements? 

• Who will be responsible for 

monitoring and managing project 

improvements based on results of 

ongoing process improvements and 

their qualifications? 

• How will ongoing monitoring be 

used to improve the project? 

• Describe any products, such as 

manuals or policies, that might be 

developed and how they might lend 

themselves to replication by others. 

• How will the organization 

document what is learned throughout 

the project period? 

(3) Describe any evaluation efforts 

planned after the grant period has 

ended. 

(4) Describe the ultimate benefit to the 

Tribe that is expected to result from this 

project. An example of this might be the 

ability of the Tribe to expand preventive 

health services because of increased 

billing and third party payments. 

D. Organizational Capabilities, Key 

Personnel and Qualifications (15 points) 

This section outlines the broader 

capacity of the organization to complete 

the project outlined in the work plan. It 

includes the identification of personnel 

responsible for completing tasks and the 

chain of responsibility for successful 

completion of the projects outlined in 

the work plan. 

(1) Describe the organizational 

structure of the T/TO beyond health 

care activities, if applicable. 

(2) Provide information regarding 

plans to obtain management systems if 

the T/TO does not have an established 

management system currently in place 

that complies with 25 CFR part 900, 

subpart F, ‘‘Standards for Tribal or 

Tribal Organization Management 

Systems.’’ State if management systems 

are already in place and how long the 

systems have been in place. 

(3) Describe the ability of the 

organization to manage the proposed 

project. Include information regarding 

similarly sized projects in scope and 

financial assistance as well as other 

grants and projects successfully 

completed. 

(4) Describe what equipment (i.e., fax 

machine, phone, computer, etc.) and 

facility space (i.e., office space) will be 

available for use during the proposed 

project. Include information about any 

equipment not currently available that 

will be purchased through the grant. 

(5) List key personnel who will work 

on the project. Include all titles of key 

personnel in the work plan. In the 

Appendix, include position descriptions 

and resumes for all key personnel. 

Position descriptions should clearly 

describe each position and duties, 

indicating desired qualifications and 

experience requirements related to the 

proposed project. Resumes must 

indicate that the proposed staff member 

is qualified to carry out the proposed 

project activities. If a position is to be 

filled, indicate that information on the 

proposed position description. 

(6) Address how the T/TO will 

sustain the position(s) after the grant 

expires if the project requires additional 

personnel (i.e., IT support, etc.). State if 

there is no need for additional 

personnel. 

(7) If the personnel are to be only 

partially funded by this grant, indicate 

the percentage of time to be allocated to 

the project and identify the resources 

used to fund the remainder of the 

individual’s salary. 

E. Categorical Budget and Budget 

Justification (5 points) 

(1) Provide a categorical budget for 

each of the 12-month budget periods 

requested. 

(2) If indirect costs are claimed, 

indicate and apply the current 

negotiated rate to the budget. Include a 

copy of the rate agreement in the 

Appendix. 

(3) Provide a narrative justification 

explaining why each categorical budget 

line item is necessary and relevant to 

the proposed project. Include sufficient 

cost and other details to facilitate the 

determination of cost allowability (i.e., 

equipment specifications, etc.). 

Multi-Year Project Requirements (if 

applicable) 

For projects requiring a second and/ 

or third year, include only Year 2 and/ 

or Year 3 narrative sections (objectives, 

evaluation components and work plan) 

that differ from those in Year 1. For 

every project year, include a full budget 

justification and a detailed, itemized 

categorical budget showing calculation 

methodologies for each item. The same 

weights and criteria which are used to 

evaluate a one-year project or the first 

year of a multi-year project will be 

applied when evaluating the second and 

third years of a multi-year application. 

A weak second and/or third year 

submission could negatively impact the 

overall score of an application and 

result in elimination of the proposed 

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recommendation for only a one-year 

award. 

Appendix Items 

• Work plan, logic model and/or time 

line for proposed objectives. 

• Position descriptions for key staff. 

• Resumes of key staff that reflect 

current duties. 

• Consultant or contractor proposed 

scope of work and letter of commitment 

(if applicable). 

• Current Indirect Cost Agreement. 

• Organizational chart. 

• Additional documents to support 

narrative (i.e., data tables, key news 

articles, etc.). 

2. Review and Selection 

Each application will be prescreened 

by the DGM staff for eligibility and 

completeness as outlined in the funding 

announcement. Applications that meet 

the eligibility criteria shall be reviewed 

for merit by the ORC based on 

evaluation criteria in this funding 

announcement. The ORC could be 

composed of both Tribal and Federal 

reviewers appointed by the IHS program 

to review and make recommendations 

on these applications. The technical 

review process ensures selection of 

quality projects in a national 

competition for limited funding. 

Incomplete applications and 

applications that are non-responsive to 

the eligibility criteria will not be 

referred to the ORC. The applicant will 

be notified via email of this decision by 

the Grants Management Officer of the 

DGM. Applicants will be notified by 

DGM, via email, to outline minor 

missing components (i.e., budget 

narratives, audit documentation, key 

contact form) needed for an otherwise 

complete application. All missing 

documents must be sent to DGM on or 

before the due date listed in the email 

of notification of missing documents 

required. 

To obtain a minimum score for 

funding by the ORC, applicants must 

address all program requirements and 

provide all required documentation. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices 

The Notice of Award (NoA) is a 

legally binding document signed by the 

Grants Management Officer and serves 

as the official notification of the grant 

award. The NoA will be initiated by the 

DGM in our grant system, 

GrantSolutions (https://

www.grantsolutions.gov). Each entity 

that is approved for funding under this 

announcement will need to request or 

have a user account in GrantSolutions 

in order to retrieve their NoA. The NoA 

is the authorizing document for which 

funds are dispersed to the approved 

entities and reflects the amount of 

Federal funds awarded, the purpose of 

the grant, the terms and conditions of 

the award, the effective date of the 

award, and the budget/project period. 

Disapproved Applicants 

Applicants who received a score less 

than the recommended funding level for 

approval (60 points required) and were 

deemed to be disapproved by the ORC, 

will receive an Executive Summary 

Statement from the Office of Direct 

Service and Contracting Tribes (ODSCT) 

within 30 days of the conclusion of the 

ORC outlining the strengths and 

weaknesses of their application 

submitted. The ODSCT will also 

provide additional contact information 

as needed to address questions and 

concerns as well as provide technical 

assistance if desired. 

Approved but Unfunded Applicants 

Approved but unfunded applicants 

that met the minimum scoring range 

and were deemed by the ORC to be 

‘‘Approved,’’ but were not funded due 

to lack of funding, will have their 

applications held by DGM for a period 

of one year. If additional funding 

becomes available during the course of 

FY 2015 the approved but unfunded 

application may be re-considered by the 

awarding program office for possible 

funding. The applicant will also receive 

an Executive Summary Statement from 

the IHS program office within 30 days 

of the conclusion of the ORC. 

Note: Any correspondence other than the 

official NoA signed by an IHS Grants 

Management Official announcing to the 

Project Director that an award has been made 

to their organization is not an authorization 

to implement their program on behalf of IHS. 

2. Administrative Requirements 

Grants are administered in accordance 

with the following regulations, policies, 

and OMB cost principles: 

A. The criteria as outlined in this 

Program Announcement. 

B. Administrative Regulations for 

Grants: 

• Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Federal Awards 

located at 45 CFR part 75. 

C. Grants Policy: 

• HHS Grants Policy Statement, 

Revised 01/07. 

D. Cost Principles: 

• Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Federal Awards, ‘‘Cost 

Principles,’’ located at 45 CFR part 75, 

subpart E. 

E. Audit Requirements: 

• Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Federal Awards, 

‘‘Audit Requirements,’’ located at 45 

CFR part 75, subpart F. 

3. Indirect Costs 

This section applies to all grant 

recipients that request reimbursement of 

indirect costs (IDC) in their grant 

application. In accordance with HHS 

Grants Policy Statement, Part II–27, IHS 

requires applicants to obtain a current 

IDC rate agreement prior to award. The 

rate agreement must be prepared in 

accordance with the applicable cost 

principles and guidance as provided by 

the cognizant agency or office. A current 

rate covers the applicable grant 

activities under the current award’s 

budget period. If the current rate is not 

on file with the DGM at the time of 

award, the IDC portion of the budget 

will be restricted. The restrictions 

remain in place until the current rate is 

provided to the DGM. 

Generally, IDC rates for IHS grantees 

are negotiated with the Division of Cost 

Allocation (DCA) https://rates.psc.gov/ 

and the Department of Interior (Interior 

Business Center) http://www.doi.gov/

ibc/services/Indirect_Cost_Services/

index.cfm. For questions regarding the 

indirect cost policy, please call the 

Grants Management Specialist listed 

under ‘‘Agency Contacts’’ or the main 

DGM office at (301) 443–5204. 

4. Reporting Requirements 

The grantee must submit required 

reports consistent with the applicable 

deadlines. Failure to submit required 

reports within the time allowed may 

result in suspension or termination of 

an active grant, withholding of 

additional awards for the project, or 

other enforcement actions such as 

withholding of payments or converting 

to the reimbursement method of 

payment. Continued failure to submit 

required reports may result in one or 

both of the following: (1) The 

imposition of special award provisions; 

and (2) the non-funding or non-award of 

other eligible projects or activities. This 

requirement applies whether the 

delinquency is attributable to the failure 

of the grantee organization or the 

individual responsible for preparation 

of the reports. Reports must be 

submitted electronically via 

GrantSolutions. Personnel responsible 

for submitting reports will be required 

to obtain a login and password for 

GrantSolutions. Please see the Agency 

Contacts list in section VII for the 

systems contact information. 

The reporting requirements for this 

program are noted below. 


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A. Progress Reports 

Program progress reports are required 

semi-annually within 30 days after the 

budget period ends. These reports must 

include a brief comparison of actual 

accomplishments to the goals 

established for the period, or, if 

applicable, provide sound justification 

for the lack of progress, and other 

pertinent information as required. A 

final report must be submitted within 90 

days of expiration of the budget/project 

period. 

B. Financial Reports 

Federal Financial Report FFR (SF– 

425), Cash Transaction Reports are due 

30 days after the close of every calendar 

quarter to the Payment Management 

Services, HHS at: http://

www.dpm.psc.gov. It is recommended 

that the applicant also send a copy of 

the FFR (SF–425) report to the Grants 

Management Specialist. Failure to 

submit timely reports may cause a 

disruption in timely payments to the 

organization. 

Grantees are responsible and 

accountable for accurate information 

being reported on all required reports: 

The Progress Reports and Federal 

Financial Report. 

C. Federal Subaward Reporting System 

(FSRS) 

This award may be subject to the 

Transparency Act subaward and 

executive compensation reporting 

requirements of 2 CFR part 170. 

The Transparency Act requires the 

OMB to establish a single searchable 

database, accessible to the public, with 

information on financial assistance 

awards made by Federal agencies. The 

Transparency Act also includes a 

requirement for recipients of Federal 

grants to report information about firsttier subawards and executive 

compensation under Federal assistance 

awards. 

IHS has implemented a Term of 

Award into all IHS Standard Terms and 

Conditions, NoAs and funding 

announcements regarding the FSRS 

reporting requirement. This IHS Term of 

Award is applicable to all IHS grant and 

cooperative agreements issued on or 

after October 1, 2010, with a $25,000 

subaward obligation dollar threshold 

met for any specific reporting period. 

Additionally, all new (discretionary) 

IHS awards (where the project period is 

made up of more than one budget 

period) and where: 1) the project period 

start date was October 1, 2010 or after 

and 2) the primary awardee will have a 

$25,000 subaward obligation dollar 

threshold during any specific reporting 

period will be required to address the 

FSRS reporting. For the full IHS award 

term implementing this requirement 

and additional award applicability 

information, visit the DGM Grants 

Policy Web site at: https://www.ihs.gov/ 

dgm/index.cfm?module=dsp_dgm_

policy_topics. 

Telecommunication for the hearing 

impaired is available at: TTY (301) 443– 

6394. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

1. Questions on the programmatic 

issues may be directed to: Ms. Patricia 

Spotted Horse, Program Analyst, Office 

of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes, 

Indian Health Service, 801 Thompson 

Avenue, Suite 220, Rockville, MD 

20852–1609, Telephone: (301) 443– 

1104, Email: Patricia.SpottedHorse@

ihs.gov. 

2. Questions on grants management 

and fiscal matters may be directed to: 

Mr. Pallop Chareonvootitam, Grants 

Management Specialist, Office of 

Management Services, Division of 

Grants Management, 801 Thompson 

Avenue, TMP Suite 360, Rockville, MD 

20852–1609, Telephone: (301) 443– 

5204, Fax: (301) 443–9602, Email: 

Pallop.Chareonvootitam@ihs.gov. 

3. Questions on systems matters may 

be directed to: Mr. Paul Gettys, Grant 

Systems Coordinator, Office of 

Management Services, Division of 

Grants Management, 801 Thompson 

Avenue, TMP Suite 360, Rockville, MD 

20852, Phone: (301) 443–2114; or the 

DGM main line (301) 443–5204, Fax: 

(301) 443–9602, Email: Paul.Gettys@

ihs.gov. 

VIII. Other Information 

The PHS strongly encourages all 

cooperative agreement and contract 

recipients to provide a smoke-free 

workplace and promote the non-use of 

all tobacco products. In addition, Public 

Law 103–227, the Pro-Children Act of 

1994, prohibits smoking in certain 

facilities (or in some cases, any portion 

of the facility) in which regular or 

routine education, library, day care, 

health care, or early childhood 

development services are provided to 

children. This is consistent with the 

HHS mission to protect and advance the 

physical and mental health of the 

American people. 

Dated: March 12, 2015. 

Robert G. McSwain, 

Acting Director, Indian Health Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: Eye Disease Mechanisms and 

Models. 

Date: April 14, 2015. 

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Alessandra C Rovescalli, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, National 

Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific 

Review, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Rm. 5205 

MSC7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 

1021, rovescaa@mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Myalgic 

Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue 

Syndrome. 

Date: April 14, 2015. 

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Lynn E Luethke, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5166, 

MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 806– 

3323, luethkel@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; SEP: 4D 

Nucleome Network Organizational Hub. 

Date: April 15, 2015. 

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Allen Richon, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6184, 


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