[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77840-77841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32015]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

    This notice amends Part R of the Statement of Organization, 
Functions and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) (60 FR 56605, as amended November 6, 1995; as last amended at 76 
FR 64953-64954 dated October 19, 2011).
    This notice reflects organizational changes to the Health Resources 
and Services Administration. Specifically, this notice updates the 
functional statement for the Office of Federal Assistance Management 
(RJ). The update to the functional statement will better align 
functional responsibility with improved management and administrative 
efficiencies and improved alignment of current liaison functions and 
grant policy processes within the Office of Federal Assistance 
Management.

Chapter RJ--Office of Federal Assistance Management

Section RJ-10, Organization

    Delete in its entirety and replace with the following:
    The Office of Federal Assistance Management (RJ) is headed by the 
Associate Administrator, who reports directly to the Administrator, 
Health Resources Services Administration. The Office of Federal 
Assistance Management includes the following components:
    (1) Office of the Associate Administrator (RJ);
    (2) Division of Financial Integrity (RJ1);
    (3) Division of Grants Policy (RJ2);
    (4) Division of Grants Management Operations (RJ3); and
    (5) Division of Independent Review (RJ4).

Section RJ-20, Functions

    (1) Delete the functional statement for the Office of Federal 
Assistance Management (RJ) and replace in its entirety.

Office of Associate Administrator (RJ)

    Provides national leadership in the administration and assurance of 
the financial integrity of HRSA's programs and provides oversight over 
all HRSA activities to ensure that HRSA's resources are being properly 
used and protected. Provides leadership, direction and coordination to 
all phases of grants policy, administration, and independent review of 
competitive grant applications. Specifically: (1) Serves as the 
Administrator's principal source for grants policy and financial 
integrity of HRSA programs; (2) exercises oversight over the Agency's 
business processes related to assistance programs; (3) facilitates, 
plans, directs and coordinates the administration of HRSA grant 
policies and operations; (4) plans, directs and carries out the grants 
officer functions for all of HRSA's grant programs as well as awarding 
official functions for various scholarship, loan and loan repayment 
assistance programs; and (5) directs and carries out the independent 
review of grant applications for all of HRSA's programs.

Division of Financial Integrity (RJ1)

    (1) Coordinates agency-wide efforts addressing HHS's Program 
Integrity Initiative; (2) serves as the Agency's focal point for 
coordinating financial audits of grantees; (3) coordinates the external 
financial assessment of HRSA grantees and the resolution of any audit 
findings; (4) conducts the pre-award and post-award review of grant 
applicants' and grantees' accounting systems; (5) conducts ad hoc 
studies and reviews related to the financial integrity of the HRSA 
business processes related to assistance programs; (6) serves as the 
Agency's liaison with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for issues 
related to grants; (7) coordinates the Agency's response to HHS OIG 
Hotline complaints reporting fraudulent fiscal activities pertaining to 
HRSA grant funds; and (8) establishes an assessment model for grantee 
oversight.

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Division of Grants Policy (RJ2)

    (1) Advises on Federal assistance award policy and assists in the 
identification and resolution of policy issues and problems; (2) 
analyzes, develops and implements the Agency's Federal assistance award 
policy; (3) coordinates the review of departmental grants and 
cooperative agreements policies and ensures that Agency policies and 
procedures are revised to reflect appropriate changes; (4) provides 
assistance and technical consultation to OFAM and program offices in 
the interpretation of laws, regulations, and policies relative to the 
Agency's grant and cooperative agreement programs; (5) reviews the 
Agency's funding opportunity announcements for compliance with 
statutory and legislative authorities, regulations, departmental and 
Agency policy, and government-wide administrative requirements, and 
publishes the announcements to Grants.gov; (6) serves as the Agency's 
Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) coordinator and as the 
Agency's Grants.Gov liaison; (7) coordinates the development of 
standardized documents and processes for the Agency related to Federal 
assistance award policies; and (8) reviews Agency programs for proper 
interpretation and timely implementation and application of grants and 
cooperative agreements management policies.

Division of Grants Management Operations (RJ3)

    (1) Exercises the sole responsibility within HRSA for all aspects 
of grant and cooperative agreement receipt and award and post-award 
processes, and provides oversight of the management and maintenance of, 
and enhancements, to the electronic grant management system that 
enables staff to perform their day-to-day work; (2) participates in the 
planning, development, and implementation of policies and procedures 
for grants and cooperative agreements; (3) provides assistance and 
technical consultation to program offices and grantees in the 
application of laws, regulations, policies and guidelines relative to 
the Agency's grant and cooperative agreement programs; (4) develops 
standard operating procedures, methods and materials for the 
administration of the Agency's grants programs; (5) establishes 
standards and guides for grants management operations; (6) reviews 
grantee financial status reports and prepares reports and analyses on 
the grantee's use of funds; (7) provides technical assistance to 
applicants and grantees on financial and administrative aspects of 
grants projects; (8) provides data and analyses as necessary for budget 
planning, hearings, operational planning and management decisions; (9) 
participates in the development of program guidance and instructions 
for grant competitions; (10) oversees contracts in support of receipt 
of applications, records management, and grant close-out operations; 
and (11) supports post-award monitoring and closeout by analyzing PMS 
data and working with grants and program office staff.

Division of Independent Review (RJ4)

    (1) Plans, directs and carries out HRSA's independent review of 
applications for grants and cooperative agreement funding, and assures 
that the process is fair, open, and competitive; (2) develops, 
implements, and maintains policies and procedures necessary to carry 
out the Agency's independent review/peer review processes; (3) provides 
technical assistance to independent reviewers ensuring that reviewers 
are aware of and comply with appropriate administrative policies and 
regulations; (4) provides technical advice and guidance to the Agency 
regarding the independent review processes; (5) coordinates and assures 
the development of program policies and rules relating to HRSA's 
extramural grant activities; and (6) provides HRSA's Offices and 
Bureaus with the final disposition of all reviewed applications.

Section RJ-30, Delegations of Authority

    All delegations of authority and re-delegations of authority made 
to HRSA officials that were in effect immediately prior to this 
reorganization, and that are consistent with this reorganization, shall 
continue in effect pending further re-delegation.
    This reorganization is effective upon date of signature.

    Dated: December 2, 2011.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-32015 Filed 12-13-11; 8:45 am]
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