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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
93.974: Family Planning: Service Delivery Improvement Research
Grants
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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: Any public entity (city, county, local, regional, or State government) or private nonprofit entity located in a State (including DC, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Republic of Marshall Islands and Palau) is eligible to apply for a grant under this subpart.
Beneficiary Eligibility: All levels of government and nonprofit entities responsible for the efficient and effective delivery of family planning services; providers and recipients of family planning services; and the general public.
Credentials/Documentation: A nonprofit private entity must provide evidence of its nonprofit status. Allowability of costs charged to the grant will be determined in accordance with the following cost principles: OMB Circular No. A-21, for educational institutions, OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments, and OMB Circular No. A-122 for nonprofit organizations.
Preapplication Coordination: Not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: Application Form PHS-398 (Rev. May 1995) for research grants should be submitted. The standard application forms, as furnished by PHS and required by 45 CFR, Part 74, (for institutions of higher education, hospitals and other non-profit organizations), and 45 CFR, Part 92 (for state and local governments), must be used for this program. This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR, Part 74, and 45 CFR, Part 92, as well as OMB Circular No. A-102 (administrative guidelines and standards for states and local governments), and OMB Circular No. A-110 (administrative guidelines and standards for institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations).
Award Procedure: The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs makes final decisions to approve, hold, or reject individual grants or contracts. Applicants are notified regarding the final decision on each application and are furnished statements of award for all projects approved.
Deadlines: February 1, June 1, and October 1.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 150 to 180 days.
Appeals: None. Applicants may rework applications through consultation with headquarters staff.
Renewals: Projects are renewed, as required, based on submission of an application, including a progress report and evidence of plan compliance.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Scientific merit and significance; competency of project staff; feasibility, reasonableness of proposed budget period relative to proposed research; adequacy of applicant's resources; amount of support required; adequacy of methodology; adequacy of the means for protecting against adverse effects upon humans, animals, or the environment (when applicable).
Examples of Funded Projects: (1) Studies of factors influencing women to discontinue attending family planning clinics; (2) studies of particular family planning needs of underserved subgroups of low income women; and (3) studies to tailor family planning services to the needs of teens.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: The range is from $150,000 to $510,000; $190,000.
In fiscal year 1999, one new and one continuation grant was awarded, funding was continued for nine male involvement grants. In fiscal year 2000, it is expected that one continuation and two new grants will be funded and the male involvement grants will be recompeted.
Federal Agency: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Type of Assistance: Project Grants.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 99 $3,307,380; FY 00 est $12,000,000; and FY 01 est $12,000,000.
Budget Account Number: 75-0350-0-1-550.
Authorization: Public Health Service Act, as amended, Title X, Section 1004, 42 U.S.C. 300a-2; Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970, Section 6(c), Public Law 91-572, 84 Stat. 1507, as amended; Family Planning and Population Research Act of 1975, Title II, Section 202(c), Public Law 94-63, 89 Stat. 306; Appropriation Act of 1991, Public Law 101-517.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: 42 CFR 52, 45 CFR 74, 45 CFR 92; PHS Grant Policy Statement, DHHS Publication No. (OASH) 94-50,000, (Rev.) April 1, 1994.
Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters Office: Program Contact: Ms. Eugenia Eckard, Office of Population Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services, 4350 East-West Highway, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814. Phone: (301) 594-4008. Grants Management Contact: Grants Management Officer, Office of Grants Management, Office of Population Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services, 4350 East-West Highway, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814. Phone: (301) 594-4012. 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: Grants may be approved for a budget period not to exceed 12 months.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Grants are awarded to develop research studies for the improvement of family planning services delivery of projects funded under Title X, Section 1001 of the Public Health Service Act. Funds may not be used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning.
Reports: Expenditure report on annual basis. Progress report is to be submitted with continuation application. Special reports are required as requested.
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.
Records: HHS 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, subgrantee, contractor, or subcontractor, which are pertinent to the HHS grant, in order to make audits, examinations, excerpts and transcripts. In accordance with 45 CFR, Part 74.53, and 45 CFR, Part 92, 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 records 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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