[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64703-64709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29120]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Office of Clinical and Preventive Services; Division of
Behavioral Health; the Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention
Initiative for American Indian and Alaska Native Urban Programs
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Announcement Number: HHS-2010-IHS-METHU-0001.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number(s): 93.933.
Key Dates: Application Deadline Date: January 5, 2010. Review Date:
January 12-13, 2010. Earliest Anticipated Start Date: February 1, 2010.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Indian Health Service (IHS) announces competitive grant
applications for the Methamphetamine & Suicide Prevention Initiative
(MSPI) for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Urban Program
communities. This program is authorized under the Snyder Act, 25 U.S.C.
13, as amended, and Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), 25
U.S.C. 1653(e). This program is described at 93.933 in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance. The purpose of the Methamphetamine &
Suicide Prevention Initiative for AI/AN Urban Programs (MSPI-U) is to
expand community-level access to effective, urban AI/AN methamphetamine
and/or suicide prevention and treatment programs. Resources will
enhance evidence-based or practice-based methamphetamine and/or suicide
prevention or treatment programs and/or community mobilization
programs. The methamphetamine and suicide prevention or treatment
funding will be used to:
Provide community-focused responses that enhance evidence-
based or practice based methamphetamine and/or suicide prevention or
treatment services or education programming.
Coordinate services for communities to respond to their
local methamphetamine and/or suicide crises.
Participate in a nationally coordinated program focusing
specifically on increasing access to methamphetamine and/or suicide
prevention or treatment related activities among the Federal partners,
Areas, Tribes, States, and academic or not-for-profit programs.
Provide communities with needed resources to develop their
own community-focused programs with preference for coordinated
programming that maximizes the impact across communities and Tribal
groups.
Establish baseline data information related to
methamphetamine abuse/suicides in the local communities.
Adequately document the level of need for the community.
Promote programs that will ensure measureable impact.
Awardees' activities for this program are as follows:
Develop a three (3) year action plan. Applicants must
document how their methamphetamine and/or suicide prevention or
treatment activities will be implemented as soon as possible but no
later than six (6) months after award. The remainder of Year One, Year
Two, and Year Three will focus on implementation. The primary intent of
the action plan should be to illustrate how the applicant will enhance
community access to or support community delivery of evidence-based or
practice-based methamphetamine and/or suicide prevention or treatment
services. The action plan should describe the project implementation
process. The action plan should include objectives that are specific,
measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-phased. Objectives should
demonstrate adherence to the Government Performance and Results Act of
1993 (GPRA), where applicable. The implementation process may be guided
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by a community action organization, collaboration, or a group of
partners to plan and implement a community-wide methamphetamine and/or
suicide prevention or treatment project. If such partnerships or
collaborations are already in place, provide a description of how they
intend to expand their scope to include the implementation of the
methamphetamine and/or suicide prevention or treatment project.
Relevant partnerships working closely with and developing
collaborations for the MSPI-U may include smaller urban organizations
which combine their resources to implement this project. ``Relevant
partnerships'' can be defined as developing cooperative agreements and/
or Memoranda of Agreement that clearly define how the collaboration
will be conducted.
Collaborations may also include other partners to share
resources and information that could strengthen the program.
The action plan should focus on developing or enhancing
and implementing community-based, evidence or practice-based
methamphetamine and/or suicide prevention or treatment strategies. The
action plan for the community prevention or treatment program should
include the proposed best and promising practices being implemented,
identify information sharing processes, and define and identify
interactive group activities, data collection (i.e. Resource and
Patient Management System), evaluation, and ongoing quality assurance
improvement processes. The project should include culturally
appropriate behavioral, policy, and community approaches to
methamphetamine and/or suicide prevention or treatment.
Applicants must attend one (1) mandatory MSPI-U grantee
meeting per year. The budget submitted should reflect travel costs for
the project director and the local evaluator to attend this meeting.
Location (city/hotel) and time frame for this meeting will be provided
after award; however the meeting will generally last two to three days
and attendance is mandatory. At these meetings, grantees will present
the results of their projects and Federal staff will be available to
provide technical assistance.
Applicants must participate in a national evaluation of
this project. Each grantee shall coordinate with their national MSPI
project officer. The grantee shall work with the IHS staff and national
MSPI project officer to develop a local process to measure specific
outcome measures as consistent with national GPRA measures and IHS
Division of Behavioral Health (DBH) program requirements.
Up to a maximum of 20 percent of grant funds may be used
to develop or enhance the grantee's local evaluation capacity for the
purposes of meeting MSPI data collection requirements. All applicants
will be required to employ the use of the Resource and Patient
Management System (RPMS) and the RPMS behavioral health module or IHS
Electronic Health Record. If the applicant is unable to utilize the
RPMS as an information management system, the applicant should
demonstrate within the application how they will satisfy the data
collection requirements. Applicants will also be required to adhere to
any and all GPRA requirements, where applicable.
Other costs in conjunction with the evaluation of this
project may include training (onsite and off-site), conference calls,
and information sharing using e-mail and/or faxing materials.
Applicants are expected to publicize their activities in
the affected communities. The action plan may include:
Identification of one to three environmental issues that
community members have stated need to be addressed in order to promote
the prevention and/or treatment of methamphetamine abuse and/or
suicide. There should be some record that this has been identified as
an issue that needs to be addressed. This may include local newspapers,
Tribal Council meetings, Town Hall meetings, or radio programs.
Community programs should inform their community about the
program and its goals and the baseline data for the outcome indicators.
The program should establish a time frame and setting to share their
progress with the community. The settings could include regular
programs on the radio station, monthly newspaper reports or newsletter
mailings, or one or more graph or `thermometer' type billboards or
centrally placed posters that track progress.
The action plan should include a community gathering that
is held to close out the project with an accounting of the progress by
indicators and dialogue about next steps.
II. Award Information
Type of Awards: Grant.
Estimated Funds Available: The total amount identified for fiscal
year (FY) 2010 is $1,103,000; FY 2011 is $1,103,000; FY 2012 is
$1,103,000. Grand total of $3,306,000. The duration of these awards are
for 12 months in each budget period. All awards issued under this
announcement are subject to the availability of these funds. In the
absence of funding, the agency is not under any obligation to make
awards selected for funding under this announcement.
Anticipated Number of Awards: IHS anticipates issuing five (5)
awards under this announcement for FY 2010.
Project Period: Three (3) Years, and is subject to the availability
of funds.
Award Amount: $220,600, per year.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
Urban Indian organizations that operate a Title V Urban
Indian Health Program: this includes programs currently under a grant
or contract with the IHS under Title V of the IHCIA.
The ICHIA, 25 U.S.C. 1603(e) defines an urban Indian organization
as a non-profit corporate body situated in an urban center governed by
an urban Indian controlled board of directors, and providing for
maximum participation of all interested Indian groups and individuals,
which body is capable of legally cooperating with other public and
private entities for the purposes of performing the activities
described in section 1653(e).
Eligibility is limited to the aforementioned applicants because
they have the necessary knowledge of, experience, and capability/
capacity to work within the urban AI/AN communities to perform the
required activities.
Applicants must provide a letter of support from the board of the
urban Indian organization. If there is insufficient time to procure
such a letter of support prior to submitting the application, the
letter must be submitted within six months after award. Place this
documentation behind the first page of your application form.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
The MSPI does not require matching funds or cost sharing.
Other Requirements
A. If application budgets exceed the stated dollar amount that is
outlined within this announcement, those applications will not be
considered for funding.
B. The budget should include a budget narrative and justification
for all cost outlined in the application for the budget period and
should explain why each line item is necessary or relevant to the
proposed project.
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IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Applicant packages may be found at the Grants.gov Web site
(http://www.grants.gov), or for a link to the package information go to
the Grants Policy Staff Web site at http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/gogp/gogp_funding.asp. Information regarding the
electronic application process may be directed to Tammy G. Bagley, at
(301) 443-5402. The entire application package and detailed application
instructions are available at http://www.grants.gov/index.jsp.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
a. You must submit a project narrative with your application
package. The project narrative must be submitted in the following
format:
Maximum number of pages: 25. If your narrative exceeds the
page limit, only the first pages which are within the page limit will
be reviewed.
Font size: 12 point unreduced.
Single spaced.
8\1/2\'' x 11'' paper.
Page margin size: One inch.
Your narrative should address activities to be conducted over the
entire project period. You must use the sections/headings listed below
in developing your project narrative. Be sure to place the required
information in the correct section, or it will not be considered. Your
application will be scored according to how well you address the
requirements for each section of the project narrative. Your project
narrative must include the following items in the order listed:
Statement of Need.
Describe the target population as well as the geographic
area to be served, and justify the selection of both. Include the
numbers to be served and demographic information. Discuss the target
population's language, beliefs, norms and values, as well as
socioeconomic factors that must be considered in services to this
population.
Show that identified needs are consistent with priorities
of the Tribes, State, or county that has primary responsibility for the
service delivery system.
Describe the local resource organizations in the
community.
Project Plan.
Clearly state the purpose, goals and objectives of your
proposed project and how it addresses the target population and the
geographic area being served.
Describe how the project is to be implemented, including
the roles of staff to be hired.
Provide a realistic timeline for the project (chart or
graph) showing key activities, milestones, and responsible staff.
[Note: The timeline should be part of the project narrative. It should
not be placed in an appendix.]
If you plan to include an advisory body in your project,
describe its membership, roles and functions, and frequency of
meetings.
Describe how members of the target population help prepare
the application and how they will help plan, implement, and evaluate
the project.
Identify any other organizations that will participate in
the proposed project. Describe their roles and responsibilities and
demonstrate their commitment to the project. Include letters of
commitment from community organizations supporting the project in the
appendix.
Show that the necessary groundwork (e.g., planning,
consensus development, development of memoranda of agreement) has been
completed or is near completion so that the project can be implemented,
and any prevention or treatment interventions can begin as soon as
possible but no later than six (6) months after grant award.
Describe any potential barriers to successful conduct of
the proposed project and how you will overcome them.
Describe your plan to ensure project sustainability when
funding for this project ends. Also describe how program continuity
will be maintained when there is a change in the operational
environment (e.g., staff turnover, change in project leadership) to
ensure stability over time.
Organizational Capacity.
Discuss the capability and experience of the applicant
organization and other participating organizations with the target
population. Provide Memoranda of Understanding or Letters of Agreement
specifically for the proposed project from participating organizations
in the appendix.
Describe existing community infrastructure that addresses
transitional/discharge or aftercare treatment.
Provide a list of staff and position descriptions for
those who will participate in the project, showing the role of each and
their level of effort and qualifications. Include the project director
and other key personnel, such as the local evaluator and prevention or
treatment personnel.
Describe the cultural characteristics of key staff and
indicate if any are members of the target population/community.
Describe the resources available for the proposed project
(e.g., facilities, equipment), and provide evidence that services will
be provided in a location that is adequate, accessible, compliant with
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and amenable to the target
population.
Describe evidence of successful program management
experience (see Criteria for more detail).
Describe experience with other Federal, State, or private
grants.
Describe data collection experience and capacity for data
storage. Clearly describe the project's information management system
capabilities and history of its use (if any). Describe any plans to
utilize the RPMS information management system with the implementation
of this project. If applicant currently utilizes an alternate
information management system or is unable to utilize RPMS as an
information management system, the applicant should demonstrate within
the application how they plan to satisfy the data collection
requirements.
Local Evaluation Capacity.
Grantees must evaluate their projects and are required to
describe their evaluation plans in their applications. The evaluation
should be designed to provide regular feedback to the project to
improve services. The evaluation must include both process and outcome
components. Process and outcome evaluations must measure change
relating to project goals and objectives over time compared to baseline
information. Describe evaluation experience with current or past
community projects.
State willingness to work with IHS evaluation
consultant(s) in developing community-specific outcome measures for the
local and national evaluation.
Demonstrate evidence of having secured or plans to secure
a qualified local evaluation consultant and/or part-time employee to
conduct data collection and data entry (e.g., resume, position
description).
Describe plans for data collection, management, analysis,
interpretation and reporting. Describe the existing approach to the
collection of data, along with any necessary modifications. Be sure to
include data collection instruments/interview protocols in an appendix
format.
Demonstrate how the evaluation will be integrated with
requirements for collection and reporting of performance data (e.g.
RPMS and GPRA indicators, performance measures). Explain: How you will
ensure privacy and confidentiality? Where data will be stored? Who will
or will not have access
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to information and how the identity of participants will be kept
private, for example, through the use of a coding system on data
records, limiting access to records, or storing identifiers separately
from data? Describe adequate consent procedures.
Applicants must consider their evaluation plans when
preparing the project budget. No more than 20% of the total grant award
may be used for evaluation and data collection (this is not a research
grant).
The evaluation must include both process and outcome components.
Process and outcome evaluations must measure change relating to project
goals and objectives over time compared to baseline information.
Control or comparison groups are not required.
Process components should address issues such as:
How closely did the implementation match the plan?
What types of deviation from the plan occurred?
What led to the deviations?
What effect did the deviations have on the planned
intervention and evaluation?
Who (program, staff) provided what services (modality,
type, intensity, duration), to whom (individual characteristics), in
what context (system, community), and at what cost (facilities,
personnel, dollars)?
Outcome components should address issues such as:
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FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
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Outcome measure 1:
The proportion of N/A..................... Baseline............... Baseline.
methamphetamine-using patients
who enter a methamphetamine
treatment program.
Outcome measure 2:
Reduce the incidence of suicidal N/A..................... Baseline............... Baseline.
activities (ideation, attempts)
in AI/AN communities through
prevention, training,
surveillance, & intervention
programs.
Outcome measure 3:
Reduce the incidence of N/A..................... Baseline............... Baseline.
methamphetamine abuse in AI/AN
communities through prevention,
training, surveillance, &
intervention programs.
Outcome measure 4:
The proportion of youth who N/A..................... Baseline............... Baseline.
participate in evidence-based
and/or promising practice
prevention or intervention
programs.
Output measures 5:
Establishment of trained suicide N/A..................... Baseline............... Baseline.
crisis response teams.
Output measure 6:
Increase tele-behavioral health N/A..................... Baseline............... Baseline.
encounters.
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Budget Justification (will not be counted in the stated
page limit). You must provide a narrative justification of the items
included in your proposed budget, as well as a description of existing
resources and other support you expect to receive for the proposed
project. Be sure to show that no more than 20% of the total grant award
will be used for data collection and evaluation.
Additional information shall be included in the application
appendices. The appendices will not be counted toward the narrative
page limit. This additional information includes:
Position descriptions for key personnel including local
evaluator and data collection/data entry employees. If the evaluator
will be subcontracted, include a letter of commitment with a current
biographical sketch from the individual(s). Job descriptions should be
no longer than one page each.
Curriculum Vitae/Resume of key personnel (project
director, evaluator (if identified)). Resumes should be no longer than
two (2) pages in length.
Applicants must provide a letter of support from the board
of the urban Indian organization.
You are required to have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal
Numbering System (DUNS) number to apply for a grant or cooperative
agreement from the Federal government. The DUNS number is a nine-digit
identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities.
Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge. To obtain a
DUNS number, access http://www.dunandbradstreet.com or call (866) 705-
5711. For more information, see the IHS Web site at: http://www.ihs.gov/od/pgo/funding/pubcommt.htm.
If your application form does not have a DUNS number field, please
write your DUNS number at the top of the first page of your
application, and/or include your DUNS number in your application cover
letter.
3. Submission Dates and Times
Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov by
12 midnight Eastern Standard Time (E.S.T.) on the application deadline
due date. If technical challenges arise and the applicant is unable to
successfully complete the electronic application process, the applicant
should contact Grants Policy Staff at (301) 443-5402 at least fifteen
days prior to the application deadline and advise of the difficulties
that your organization is experiencing. The grantee must obtain prior
approval, in writing (e-mails are acceptable) allowing the paper
submission. If submission of a paper application is requested and
approved, the original and two copies may be sent to the Division of
Grants Operations (DGO), 801 Thompson Avenue, TMP, Suite 360,
Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 443-5204 by 12 midnight E.S.T. on the
application deadline date. Applications not submitted through
Grants.gov, without an approved waiver, may be returned to the
applicant without review or consideration. Late applications will not
be accepted for processing. They will be returned to the applicant and
will not be 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 allowable pending prior approval from
the awarding agency. However, in accordance with 45 CFR Part 74 all
pre-award costs are incurred at the recipient's risk. The awarding
office is under no obligation to reimburse such costs if for any reason
the applicant does not receive an award or if the award to the
recipient is less than anticipated.
The available funds are inclusive of direct and
appropriate indirect costs.
IHS will not acknowledge receipt of applications.
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6. Other Submission Requirements
Electronic Submission--The preferred method for receipt of
applications is electronic submission through Grants.gov. However,
should any technical challenges arise regarding the submission, please
contact Grants.gov Customer Support at (800) 518-4726 or
[email protected]. The Contact Center hours of operation are 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. It is closed on all Federal holidays. The
applicant must seek assistance at least fifteen days prior to the
application deadline. Applicants that do not adhere to the timelines
for Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and/or Grants.gov registration
and/or requesting timely assistance with technical issues will not be a
candidate for paper applications.
To submit an application electronically, please use the http://
www.Grants.gov and select ``Apply for Grants'' link on the home page.
Download a copy of the application package on the Grants.gov Web site,
complete it offline and then upload and submit the application via the
Grants.gov site. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant
application to IHS.
Please be reminded of the following:
Under the new IHS application submission requirements,
paper applications are not the preferred method. However, if you have
technical problems submitting your application online, please contact
Grants.gov Customer Support at: http://www.grants.gov/CustomerSupport.
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 request from Grants Policy
must be obtained.
If it is determined that a formal waiver is necessary, the
applicant must submit a request, in writing (e-mails are acceptable),
to [email protected] that includes a justification for the need to
deviate from the standard electronic submission process. Upon receipt
of approval, a hard copy application package must be downloaded by the
applicant from Grants.gov, and sent directly to the DGO, 801 Thompson
Avenue, TMP, Suite 360, Rockville, MD 20852 on or before 12 midnight of
the application deadline date.
Upon entering the Grants.gov site, there is information
available that outlines the requirements to the applicant regarding
electronic submission of an application through Grants.gov, as well as
the hours of operation. We strongly encourage all applicants not to
wait until the deadline date to begin the application process through
Grants.gov as the registration process for CCR and Grants.gov could
take up to fifteen working days.
To use Grants.gov, you, as the applicant, must have a DUNS
Number and register in the CCR. You should allow a minimum of ten days
working days to complete CCR registration. See below for more
information on how to apply.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information typically included on the SF-424 and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
Please use the optional attachment feature in Grants.gov
to attach additional documentation that may be requested by IHS.
Your application must comply with any page limitation
requirements described in the program announcement.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgment from Grants.gov that contains a
Grants.gov tracking number. The DGO will download your application from
Grants.gov and provide necessary copies to the program office. The DGO
will not notify applicants that the application has been received.
You may access the electronic application for this program
on http://www.Grants.gov.
You may search for the downloadable application package
using either the CFDA number or the Funding Opportunity Number. Both
numbers are identified in the heading of this announcement.
The applicant must provide the Funding Opportunity Number:
HHS-2010-IHS-METHU-0001.
E-mail applications will not be accepted under this announcement.
DUNS Number
Applicants are required to have a DUNS number to apply for a grant
or cooperative agreement from the Federal Government. The DUNS number
is a nine-digit identification number, which uniquely identifies
business entities. Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no
charge. To obtain a DUNS number, access http://www.dunandbradstreet.com
or call (866) 705-5711. Interested parties may wish to obtain their
DUNS number by phone to expedite the process.
Applications submitted electronically must also be registered with
the CCR. A DUNS number is required before CCR registration can be
completed. Many organizations may already have a DUNS number. Please
use the number listed above to investigate whether or not your
organization has a DUNS number. Registration with the CCR is free of
charge.
Applicants may register by calling (888) 227-2423. Please review
and complete the CCR Registration Worksheet located on http://www.grants.gov/CCRRegister.
More detailed information regarding these registration processes
can be found at http://www.grants.gov.
V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria
Applicants are required to provide measures of effectiveness that
will demonstrate the accomplishment of the various identified
objectives of the cooperative agreement. Measures of effectiveness must
relate to the performance goals stated in the ``Purpose'' section of
this announcement. Measures must be objective, qualitative and
quantitative, and must measure the intended process and outcome. These
measures of effectiveness must be submitted with the application and
will be an element of evaluation.
Your application will be evaluated against the following criteria:
Project Plan (30) Points
Comprehensively describe the proposed three (3) year
project--5 points.
Comprehensively describe the project's objectives and
activities--5 Points.
Include a timeline of activities. Is the timeline provided
comprehensive--5 Points.
Comprehensively describe and identify potential problem
areas or barriers and propose solutions--5 Points.
Provide community focused responses that enhance evidence-
based or practice-based methamphetamine and/or suicide prevention or
treatment services or education programming--5 Points.
Provide communities with needed resources to develop their
own community-focused programs with preference for coordinated
programming that maximizes the impact across communities and Tribal
groups--5 Points.
Statement of Need (15) Points
Provide an adequate baseline picture of the community--5
Points.
Provide a good description and justification for the
identified project target population--10 points.
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Organizational Capacity (20) Points
Describe the community infrastructure addressing
methamphetamine and/or suicide treatment or prevention--10 Points.
Comprehensively provide evidence of successful
methamphetamine and/or suicide program management capability--5 Points.
Adequately describe the project staffing, their expected
tasks/roles, experience and training, and time commitment--5 Points.
Local Evaluation Capacity (25) Points
Address applicable outcomes/output measures and how they
relate to stated activities and objectives--10 Points.
State a willingness to collaborate and submit data into
the MSPI national evaluation process--2 Points.
Demonstrate evidence of commitment to securing a qualified
local evaluation/data collection/entry capacity. Provide
documentation--5 Points.
Demonstrate how the program will use a portion of awarded
funds (not to exceed 20 percent) to develop or enhance funding
recipients' local evaluation capacity--2 Points.
Describe how the funding recipients will establish
baseline data and information related to methamphetamine abuse/suicides
in the local communities--2 Points.
Demonstrate how the data collection and storage capacity
adequately supports the program. If data collected is non-RPMS based,
does the proposal describe how such data will be submitted to IHS/HQ--2
Points.
Describe the local evaluation process in sufficient
detail--2 Points.
National Evaluation Plan Capacity (10) Points
State a willingness to participate in a nationally
coordinated program focusing on increasing access to methamphetamine
and/or suicide prevention or treatment related activities--5 Points.
State a willingness to attend a minimum of one mandatory
MSPI meeting per fiscal year--2 Points.
State a willingness to participate in monthly/quarterly
MSPI awardees conferences--3 Points.
2. Review and Selection Process
Each application will be reviewed by the DGO for eligibility,
compliance with the announcement, and completeness. Incomplete
applications and applications that are non-responsive to the
eligibility criteria will not advance through the review process.
Applicants will be notified that their application did not meet
submission requirements.
Applications that meet eligibility requirements, are complete, and
conform to this announcement will be subject to the competitive
objective review and evaluation by an Ad Hoc Review Committee of
Tribal, IHS, and other Federal or non-Federal reviewers. Applications
will be reviewed against criteria. Reviewers will assign a numerical
score to each application which will be used to rank applications. The
review process will be directed by the DGO staff to ensure compliance
with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and IHS grant
review guidelines.
In addition, the following factors may affect the funding decision:
Geographic diversity.
IHS will provide justification for any decision to fund out of rank
order.
3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
Awards may start on February 1, 2010.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices
The Notice of Award (NoA) will be initiated by the DGO and will be
mailed via postal mail to each entity that is approved for funding
under this announcement. The NoA will be signed by the Grants
Management Officer, and this is the authorizing document for which
funds are dispersed to the approved entities. The NoA will serve as the
official notification of the grant award and will reflect 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. The NoA is the legally binding document.
Applicants who are approved but unfunded or disapproved based on their
Objective Review score will receive a copy of the Executive Summary
which identifies the weaknesses and strengths of the application
submitted.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
Grants are administrated in accordance with the following
documents:
This Program Announcement.
45 CFR Part 92, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for
Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State, Local and Tribal
Governments,'' or 45 CFR Part 74, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements
for Awards to Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, Other
Nonprofit Organizations, and Commercial Organizations.''
HHS Grants Policy Statement, January 2007.
OMB Circular A-87, ``State, Local, and Indian Tribal
Governments,'' (Title 2 Part 225) or OMB Circular A-122, ``Non-Profit
Organizations'' (Title 2 Part 230).
OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments,
and Non-Profit Organizations'' (Title 2 Part 30)
3. Indirect-Cost Requirements
This section applies to all grant recipients that request
reimbursement of indirect costs in their grant application. In
accordance with HHS Grants Policy Statement, Part II-27, IHS requires
applicants to have a current indirect cost rate agreement in place
prior to award. The rate agreement must be prepared in accordance with
the applicable cost principles and guidance as provided by the agency
or office. A current rate means the rate covering the applicable
activities and the award budget period. If the current rate is not on
file with the DGO at the time of award, the indirect cost portion of
the budget will be restricted and not available to the recipient until
the current rate is provided to the DGO.
Generally, indirect costs rates for IHS grantees are negotiated
with the Division of Cost Allocation http://rates.psc.gov/ and the
Department of the Interior (National Business Center) http://www.nbc.gov/acquisition/ics/icshome.html. If your organization has
questions regarding the indirect cost policy, please contact the DGO at
(301) 443-5204.
4. Reporting
Progress Report. Semi-annual and annual reports are required. A
format will be provided. These reports will 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. Copies of any materials
developed shall be attached. Semi-annual progress reports must be
submitted within thirty (30) days of the end of the half year. An
annual report must be submitted within thirty (30) days after the end
of the 12 month time period. Financial Status Report. Semi-annual
financial status reports must be submitted within 30 days of the end of
the half year. Final financial status reports are due within 90 days of
expiration of the budget/project period. Standard Form 269 (long form)
will be used for financial reporting. Reports. Grantees are
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responsible and accountable for accurate reporting of the Progress
Reports and Financial Status Reports which are generally due semi-
annually. Financial Status Reports (SF-269) are due 90 days after each
budget period and the final SF-269 must be verified from the grantee
records on how the value was derived. Grantees must submit reports by
the due date that will be outlined in the terms and conditions of the
grant award.
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 applies whether the delinquency is
attributable to the failure of the grantee organization or the
individual responsible for preparation of the reports.
Telecommunication for the hearing impaired is available at: TTY
(301) 443-6394.
VII. Agency Contact(s)
We encourage inquiries concerning this announcement.
For program technical assistance, contact: Bryan E. Wooden, LICSW,
LCSW-C, DCSW, Office of Clinical and Preventive Services, Deputy
Director, Division of Behavioral Health, 801 Thompson Avenue, Reyes
Building, Suite 300, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Telephone: (301) 443-
2038. E-mail: [email protected].
For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact:
Roscoe Brunson, Jr., 801 Thompson Ave, Reyes Bldg, Suite 360,
Rockville, MD 20852. Telephone: (301) 443-5204. E-mail:
[email protected].
VIII. Other Information
This and other IHS funding opportunity announcements can be found
on the IHS Web site, Internet address: http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/gogp/index.cfm. Click on ``Funding Opportunities''
then identify the appropriate opportunity.
Dated: November 30, 2009.
Randy Grinnell,
Deputy Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. E9-29120 Filed 12-7-09; 8:45 am]
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