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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
93.926: Healthy Start Initiative
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| PROGRAM AND AWARD | FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO. |
| APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS | INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| RELATED PROGRAMS | ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS |
| PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS | POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS |
Applicant Eligibility: Urban and rural communities which have average annual infant mortality rates of 15.7 deaths or more per 1,000 live births. Eligible applicants are local or State health departments or authorities or other publicly supported organizations, tribal organizations, private nonprofit organizations, or consortia of the same, approved by the chief elected official of the city or county in which the project area is located (or, if there is more than one county, the chief elected officials acting in concert), or by the tribal leadership of the tribe or tribal organization which has jurisdiction over the project area. No more than one application may be made for a given project area, and each application must be endorsed by the Governor of the State or the head of the tribal organization. Applicants must be public or nonprofit private organizations, or tribal and other organizations representing American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, or Pacific Islanders. Applicants must be in partnership with a current consortium which has been (1) in operation at least the last 2 years prior to date of the application; and (2) involved in Maternal and child health activities in the project area.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Service area residents, particularly women and infants in areas with exceptionally high infant mortality rates.
Credentials/Documentation: Proof of nonprofit status is required. The basis for determining the allowance and allocability of costs charged to Public Health Service (PHS) grants is set forth in DHHS Regulations 45 CFR Part 74, Subpart Q, and 45 CFR Part 92, Subpart C. The cost principles prescribed for recipients are in: OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments, OMB Circular No. A-21 for institutions of higher education, 45 CFR Part 74, Appendix E for hospitals, OMB Circular No. 122 for nonprofit organizations, and 48 CFR Subpart 31.2 for-profit (commercial) organizations.
Preapplication Coordination: This program is subject to the provisions of E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in the State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Informal inquiries regarding the program and indication of intent to submit an application may be addressed to the Central Office.
Application Procedure: Application for the non-competing continuation of funding is made by the submission of the standard PHS application form PHS-5161-1. The standard application forms, as furnished by PHS and required by 45 CFR Part 92, and 45 CFR Part 74 must be used for this program. Application kits are obtained by writing to the Grants Management Officer. This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR, Part 92 for State and local governments and 45 CFR Part 74 for nonprofit organizations.
Award Procedure: Applications are reviewed by Federal employees and nonfederal expert consultants. Applications are reviewed based on merit and the Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, or his/her designee, will award the grants.
Deadlines: Contact Central Office listed below for application deadlines.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Final decisions are made about 60 days after receipt of applications.
Appeals: None.
Renewals: None.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: See Federal Register, vol. 56, no. 74, p 15797.
Examples of Funded Projects: A number of the projects have developed one-stop models of co-located services and experienced a marked reduction of infant mortality in these neighborhood-based models.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: The range is from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000.
Federal Agency: HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Type of Assistance: Project Grants.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 99 $103,356,911; FY 00 est $105,000,000; and FY 01 est $105,000,000.
Budget Account Number: 75-0350-0-1-550.
Authorization: Public Health Service Act, Title III, Part A, Section 301; 43 U.S.C. 241.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: Pertinent information may be obtained by contacting the Central Office. PHS Grants Policy Statement, DHHS Publication No. (OASH) 94-50,000. (Rev.) April 1, 1994.
Regional or Local Office: Consult the appropriate DHHS Regional Office. (See Appendix IV of the Catalog for a listing of the Regional Offices.)
Headquarters Office: Central Office Contacts: Program Office: Director, Division of Healthy Start, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Public Health Service, Room 11A-05, Parklawn Bldg., 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone: (301) 443-0543. Grants Management Contact: Grants Management Branch, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Public Health Service, Room 18-12, Parklawn Bldg., 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone: (301) 443-1440. Use the same numbers for FTS.
(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)
Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula or matching requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Project periods may be for up to 5 years with awards made on an annual basis dependent on satisfactory progress and subject to the availability of funds.
Uses and Use Restrictions: To build a community-oriented, multi-faceted approach to integrate a variety of health care, social, and support services including development of: an aggressive program of outreach and case management to bring pregnant women into prenatal care early; to increase the number of primary care and obstetrical providers available to low-income women in targeted areas; and to link health department, community health centers, State maternal and child health programs, community residents and other groups in local consortia in a joint effort to identify problems and to develop a flexible array of solutions intended to reduce the infant mortality rate by 50 percent within 5 years.
Reports: Grantees are required to submit progress reports on an annual basis. Financial status reports are required no later than 90 days after the end of each budget period. Final financial status and progress reports are due 90 days after the end of a project period.
Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In addition, grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspection and audits by DHHS and other Federal government officials.
Records: DHHS and the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their authorized representatives, shall have the right of access to any books, documents, papers or other records of a grantee, sub-grantee, contractor or subcontractor, which are pertinent to the DHHS grant, in order to make audits, examinations excerpts and transcripts. In accordance with 45 CFR, Part 74, Subpart D, and 45 CFR Part 92, Subpart C, grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the end of a budget period. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the record has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later.
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