Fiscal Year 2012 Native Hawaiian Health Care

Improvement Act Funding Opportunity Announcement

HRSA-12-174

Technical Assistance (TA) page: http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/apply/assistance/NHHCS

Agenda

•Overview

•Electronic Submission Process

•Program Narrative & Review Criteria

•Attachments

•Performance Measures

•Important Reminders

•Technical Assistance Contacts

•Questions & Answers

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Overview

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Purpose: To improve the provision of comprehensive disease prevention, health promotion, and primary care services to Native Hawaiians in Hawaii.

• Approximately $13 million

• Six grants

• Project period start date: August 1, 2012

• Project period: One (1) year

• Grants.gov due date: June 20, 2012 at 8:00 PM ET

Overview of Changes

• Salary limitation for personnel funded by Federal grants – HRSA funds may not be used to pay the salary of an individual at a rate in excess of $179,700

• Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements may be used as matching funds

• Staffing Plan has been revised to collect specific position information

• Income Analysis Form has been revised to collect specific income data

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Overview of Changes

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• Project Narrative and Review Criteria updates

• Health Care Plan and Business Plan have been replaced by a comprehensive Project Work Plan for POL

• Health Care Plan and Business Plan have been replaced by Clinical and Financial Performance Measures for the NHHCS

Grants.gov Submission Process

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Applications for funding must consist of the following forms and documents:

•SF-424: Application for Federal Assistance Form

– Upload Project Abstract on line 15

•Project Narrative

•SF-424A: Budget Information Form

•Budget Narrative

•SF-424B: Assurances for Non-Construction Programs

•Project Performance Site Location Form

•Grants.gov Lobbying Form

•SF-LLL: Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, if applicable

•Attachments

Program Narrative & Review Criteria

Program Narrative = general request for information

Review Criteria = utilized by reviewers to assess the application

• Need (10 points)

• Project Update (15 points)

• Response (35 points)

• Resources/Capabilities (10 points)

• Evaluative Measures (10 points)

• Impact (10 points)

• Support Requested (10 points)

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Attachments

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• Attachment 1: Clinical and Financial Performance Measures (Project Work Plan for POL)

• Attachment 2: Income Analysis Form (except POL)

• Attachment 3: Staffing Plan

• Attachment 4: Position Descriptions for New Key Personnel

• Attachment 5: Biographical Sketches for New Key Personnel

• Attachment 6: Letters of Support

• Attachment 7: Summary of Contracts and Agreements

• Attachment 8: Board Profile

• Attachment 9: Other Relevant Documents

Clinical Performance Measures

Applicants must include at least four of the

Standard Clinical Performance Measures:

•Diabetes

•Cardiovascular Disease

•Cancer

•Prenatal Health

•Perinatal Health

•Child Health

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Clinical Performance Measures

Standard Clinical Performance Measures:

• Weight Assessment and Counseling for Children and Adolescents

• Adult Weight Screening and Follow-Up

• Tobacco Use Assessment

• Tobacco Cessation Counseling

• Asthma – Pharmacological Therapy

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Clinical Performance Measures

Variable Clinical Performance Measures (applicant determines the information/data provided):

•Behavioral Health

•Oral Health

•Hearing/Otitis Media

•Traditional Healing

•Health Education and Disease Prevention

•Nutrition and Physical Activity

•Other11

Financial Performance Measures

Applicants must include at least three of the

Standard Financial Performance Measures:

• Total Cost per Patient

• Medical Cost per Medical Visit

• Change in Net Assets to Expense Ratio*

• Working Capital to Monthly Expense Ratio*

• Long Term Debt to Equity Ratio*

• Non-Federal Matching Funds

*based on organization’s audited financial statements12

Performance Measures Forms

• Focus Area

• Performance Measure Description

• Is this Performance Measure Applicable?

• Numerator Description

• Denominator Description

• Baseline Data:

‒ Baseline Year

‒ Measure Type

‒ Numerator

‒ Denominator

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Performance Measures Forms

• Projected Data (by the end of project period)

• Data Source and Methodology

• Key Factor Type – Applicants must specify at least one key contributing and one restricting factor

• Key Factor Description

• Major Planned Action Description – provide action steps and strategies to be used to achieve each performance measure

See Appendix A in the FOA

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Important Reminders

• Grants.gov deadline is June 20, 2012 by 8:00 PM ET

• Applications may not exceed 80 pages or 10 MB (see Tables 2-3 in the FOA for items included in the page limit)

• Submit single-spaced narrative documents with 12 point, easily readable font (e.g., Times New Roman, Ariel, Courier) and 1-inch margins

• To access forms, templates, and samples, go to the TA web page: http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/apply/assistance/NHHCS

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Technical Assistance Contacts

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Program related questions:

• Joanne Galindo: BPHCNH@hrsa.gov or 301.594.4300

Budget related questions:

• Christie Walker: cwalker@hrsa.gov or 301.443.7742

Grants.gov related questions:

• support@grants.gov or 800.518.4726

Technical assistance web page:

• http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/apply/assistance/NHHCS

Questions & Answers

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