Allied Health Special Projects, $4,244,000 total funding from government grant
OBJECTIVES
Grants are awarded to assist eligible entities in meeting the costs associated with expanding or establishing programs that will: (1) expand enrollments in allied health disciplines that are in short supply or whose services are most needed by the elderly; (2) provide rapid transition training programs in allied health fields to individuals who have baccalaureate degrees in health-related sciences; (3) establish community-based training programs that link academic centers to rural clinical settings; (4) provide career advancement training for practicing allied health
professionals; (5) expand or establish clinical training sites for allied health professionals in medically underserved or rural communities in order to increase the number of individuals trained; (6) develop curriculum that will emphasize knowledge and practice in the areas of prevention and health promotion, geriatrics, long-term care, home health and hospice care, and ethics; (7) expand or establish interdisciplinary training programs that promote the effectiveness of allied health practitioners in geriatric assessment and the rehabilitation of the elderly; (8) expand or establish demonstration centers to emphasize innovative models to link allied health, clinical practice, education, and research; and (9) meet the costs of projects to plan, develop, and operate or maintain graduate programs in behavioral and mental health practice.
93.191 ALLIED HEALTH SPECIAL PROJECTS
FEDERAL AGENCY
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AUTHORIZATION
Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 755, 42 U.S.C. 294e, as amended; Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998, Public Law 105-392.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE
Project Grants.
USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS
Grant funds may be used for personnel, equipment, supplies, domestic travel, consultants and guest lectures, rental of space, renovation and other costs directly related to the project as described in the approved application. Grant funds may not be used for construction of facilities, acquisition of land, foreign travel or support of students, including fellowships, stipends, tuition, fees, or travel allowances.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applicant Eligibility
Eligible entities are health professions schools, academic health centers, Indian or Tribal organizations, State or local governments or other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities, including faith-based organizations and community-based organizations. Eligible academic institutions shall also be required to use funds in collaboration with two or more allied health disciplines.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Public or private nonprofit schools, universities, or other educational entities which provide for allied health personnel education and training or other public or private nonprofit entities capable, as determined by the Secretary, of carrying out the objectives of the project.
Credentials/Documentation
Applicants should review the individual HRSA Guidance documents issued under this CFDA program for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS
Preapplication Coordination
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
Grant applications and required forms for this program can be obtained from Grants.gov. Please visit the Grants.gov Web site at www.grants.gov to both find and apply for all Federal grant opportunities. All qualified applications will be forwarded to an objective review committee which will make funding recommendations to the Associate Administrator for the Bureau of Health Professions. The Associate Administrator has the authority to make final selections for awards.
Award Procedure
Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Grant Award issued from the Headquarters Office.
Deadlines
www.hrsa.gov.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From 4 to 6 months after receipt of applications.
Appeals
None.
Renewals
At the end of the initial project period, competing continuation applications may be submitted for up to three years of support.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
Formula and Matching Requirements
Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Project periods are for 3 years.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS
Reports
A uniform summary progress report must be submitted annually. Financial status reports are required within 90 days after the end of each budget period. A final progress report and final financial status report must be submitted within 90 days after the end of the project period.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records for a minimum of 3 years after the end of a grant 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. More detailed information regarding retention requirements are provided in Title 45, CFR, Parts 74 and 92.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Account Identification
75-0350-0-1-550.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 05 $4,100,000; FY 06 est $0; and FY 07 est $0.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$92,799 to $214,390; $155,238.
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
In FY 2005, the Allied Health Projects funded twenty-seven (27) projects nationwide. Eighteen (18) projects were awarded continuation grants and nine (9) projects were awarded new grants.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE
This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR Part 92 for State, local and tribal governments and 45 CFR Part 74 for institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofit organizations and commercial organizations.
INFORMATION CONTACTS
Regional or Local Office
Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 8-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-5794.
Headquarters Office
Grants Management Office: Oscar Tanner, Director, Division of Grants Management, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11A-16. Health Services Branch: (301-443-2385); Research and Training Branch: (301) 443-3099; Government and Special Focus Branch: (301) 443-3288.
Web Site Address
www.hrsa.gov
RELATED PROGRAMS
None.
EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS
Multi-Tiered Geriatric Education and Training Projects; Recruitment and Development of Allied Health Professionals; Enhancement and Expansion of Existing Allied Health Training Programs; Enhancement of Faculty, Curriculum and Student Recruitment; Interdisciplinary Training Programs; Video Disc and Computer-Based Instructional Technologies Development; Development of auto-tutorial teaching materials; distance learning project using satellite technologies; outcomes assessment projects; and Model geriatric clinical education in Allied Health, Rural Health Education Projects.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS
The Allied Health Projects Grant Program has following seven (7) review criteria: 1. NEED (10 points) Introduction and Needs Assessment: The extent to which the application describes the problem(s), the need for and impact of Interdisciplinary collaboration, education, and training of the allied health workforce in the addressing the identified problem(s), and associated contributing factors to the problem. 2. RESPONSE (20 points) Objectives, Methodology, and Work Plan: The extent to which the proposed project responds to the Purpose included in the program description. The clarity of the proposed goals and objectives and their relationship to the identified project especially as it relates to interdisciplinary collaboration, education, and training of the allied health workforce. The extent to which the activities (scientific or other) described in the application is capable of addressing the problem and attaining the project objectives. 3. EVALUATIVE MEASURES (20 points) Project and Program Evaluation: The effectiveness of the method proposed to monitor and evaluate the project results. Evaluative measures must be able to assess 1) to what extent the program objectives have been met, 2) to what extent these can be attributed to the project, 3) to what extent the project objectives address the interdisciplinary aspects of the project including interdisciplinary collaboration, education, training, and its effect on patient-centered clinical practice, and to what extent the project objectives address the direct impact of interdisciplinary collaboration, education, and training on patient health status outcomes. 4. IMPACT (10 points) Dissemination of Outcomes and Self-Sufficiency: The extent and effectiveness of plans for dissemination of project results and/or the extent to which project results may be national in scope and/or degree to which the project activities are replicable, and/or the sustainability of the program beyond the Federal Funding. 5. RESOURCES/CAPABILITIES (10 points) Resolution of Challenges, Evaluation and Technical Support Capacity, and Organization Information: The extent to which project personnel are qualified by training and/or experience to implement and carry out the projects. The plan for project management describes a well qualified project director with a minimum of five years of experience in the education and training of allied health professionals, preferably a history of funded research, and a minimum of 10% of his/her time to the Allied Health Project Grant Program grant activities. The capabilities of the applicant organization, and quality and availability of facilities and personnel to fulfill the needs and requirements of the proposed project. For competing continuations, past performance will also be considered. 6. SUPPORT REQUESTED (5 points) Budget: The reasonableness of the proposed budget in relation to the objectives, the complexity of the activities, and the anticipated results. 7. INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING (25 points) The extent to which the application addresses; 1) the interdisciplinary collaboration, education, and training of two or more separate and distinct allied health disciplines, 2) interdisciplinary collaboration, education, and training and its effect on patient-centered clinical practice, 3) the direct impact of interdisciplinary collaboration, education, and training on patient health status outcomes, and 4) the improvement of the allied health workforce as it relates to interdisciplinary practice and its effect on the target population(s). In making awards of grants under this section, preference will be given to any qualified applicant that (A) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities; or (B) during the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year for which such an award is sought,
has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. Preference will also be given to any qualified applicant that meets four (4) or more of the following seven (7) new program criteria: (1) The mission statement of the program identifies a specific purpose of preparing health professionals to serve underserved populations; (2) The curriculum includes content that will help to prepare practitioners to serve underserved populations; (3) Substantial clinical training experience is required in medically underserved communities; (4) A minimum of twenty (20) percent of the faculty spend at least fifty (50) percent of their time providing/supervising care in medically underserved communities; (5) The entire program or a substantial portion of the program, (i.e., the primary, ambulatory education training sites) is physically located in a medically underserved community; (6) Student assistance, which is linked to service in medically underserved communities following graduation, is available to the students in the program; (7) The program provides a placement mechanism for deploying graduates to medically underserved communities. Preference will be given only for applications ranked above the 20th percentile of applications that have been recommended for approval by the appropriate peer review group. Based on Presidential Executive Orders 12876, 12900, 13021, and 13125, a funding priority will be given to approved applicants who devote significant resources to provide community-based training experiences designed to improve access to health care services in underserved areas; these applicants include Asian-American and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities serving American Indians and Alaska Natives, or an institution that collaborates with one or more of the above listed institutions.
Grants are awarded to assist eligible entities in meeting the costs associated with expanding or establishing programs that will: (1) expand enrollments in allied health disciplines that are in short supply or whose services are most needed by the elderly; (2) provide rapid transition training programs in allied health fields to individuals who have baccalaureate degrees in health-related sciences; (3) establish community-based training programs that link academic centers to rural clinical settings; (4) provide career advancement training for practicing allied health
professionals; (5) expand or establish clinical training sites for allied health professionals in medically underserved or rural communities in order to increase the number of individuals trained; (6) develop curriculum that will emphasize knowledge and practice in the areas of prevention and health promotion, geriatrics, long-term care, home health and hospice care, and ethics; (7) expand or establish interdisciplinary training programs that promote the effectiveness of allied health practitioners in geriatric assessment and the rehabilitation of the elderly; (8) expand or establish demonstration centers to emphasize innovative models to link allied health, clinical practice, education, and research; and (9) meet the costs of projects to plan, develop, and operate or maintain graduate programs in behavioral and mental health practice.
93.191 ALLIED HEALTH SPECIAL PROJECTS
FEDERAL AGENCY
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AUTHORIZATION
Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 755, 42 U.S.C. 294e, as amended; Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998, Public Law 105-392.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE
Project Grants.
USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS
Grant funds may be used for personnel, equipment, supplies, domestic travel, consultants and guest lectures, rental of space, renovation and other costs directly related to the project as described in the approved application. Grant funds may not be used for construction of facilities, acquisition of land, foreign travel or support of students, including fellowships, stipends, tuition, fees, or travel allowances.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applicant Eligibility
Eligible entities are health professions schools, academic health centers, Indian or Tribal organizations, State or local governments or other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities, including faith-based organizations and community-based organizations. Eligible academic institutions shall also be required to use funds in collaboration with two or more allied health disciplines.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Public or private nonprofit schools, universities, or other educational entities which provide for allied health personnel education and training or other public or private nonprofit entities capable, as determined by the Secretary, of carrying out the objectives of the project.
Credentials/Documentation
Applicants should review the individual HRSA Guidance documents issued under this CFDA program for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS
Preapplication Coordination
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
Grant applications and required forms for this program can be obtained from Grants.gov. Please visit the Grants.gov Web site at www.grants.gov to both find and apply for all Federal grant opportunities. All qualified applications will be forwarded to an objective review committee which will make funding recommendations to the Associate Administrator for the Bureau of Health Professions. The Associate Administrator has the authority to make final selections for awards.
Award Procedure
Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Grant Award issued from the Headquarters Office.
Deadlines
www.hrsa.gov.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From 4 to 6 months after receipt of applications.
Appeals
None.
Renewals
At the end of the initial project period, competing continuation applications may be submitted for up to three years of support.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
Formula and Matching Requirements
Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Project periods are for 3 years.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS
Reports
A uniform summary progress report must be submitted annually. Financial status reports are required within 90 days after the end of each budget period. A final progress report and final financial status report must be submitted within 90 days after the end of the project period.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records for a minimum of 3 years after the end of a grant 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. More detailed information regarding retention requirements are provided in Title 45, CFR, Parts 74 and 92.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Account Identification
75-0350-0-1-550.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 05 $4,100,000; FY 06 est $0; and FY 07 est $0.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$92,799 to $214,390; $155,238.
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
In FY 2005, the Allied Health Projects funded twenty-seven (27) projects nationwide. Eighteen (18) projects were awarded continuation grants and nine (9) projects were awarded new grants.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE
This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR Part 92 for State, local and tribal governments and 45 CFR Part 74 for institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofit organizations and commercial organizations.
INFORMATION CONTACTS
Regional or Local Office
Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 8-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-5794.
Headquarters Office
Grants Management Office: Oscar Tanner, Director, Division of Grants Management, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11A-16. Health Services Branch: (301-443-2385); Research and Training Branch: (301) 443-3099; Government and Special Focus Branch: (301) 443-3288.
Web Site Address
www.hrsa.gov
RELATED PROGRAMS
None.
EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS
Multi-Tiered Geriatric Education and Training Projects; Recruitment and Development of Allied Health Professionals; Enhancement and Expansion of Existing Allied Health Training Programs; Enhancement of Faculty, Curriculum and Student Recruitment; Interdisciplinary Training Programs; Video Disc and Computer-Based Instructional Technologies Development; Development of auto-tutorial teaching materials; distance learning project using satellite technologies; outcomes assessment projects; and Model geriatric clinical education in Allied Health, Rural Health Education Projects.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS
The Allied Health Projects Grant Program has following seven (7) review criteria: 1. NEED (10 points) Introduction and Needs Assessment: The extent to which the application describes the problem(s), the need for and impact of Interdisciplinary collaboration, education, and training of the allied health workforce in the addressing the identified problem(s), and associated contributing factors to the problem. 2. RESPONSE (20 points) Objectives, Methodology, and Work Plan: The extent to which the proposed project responds to the Purpose included in the program description. The clarity of the proposed goals and objectives and their relationship to the identified project especially as it relates to interdisciplinary collaboration, education, and training of the allied health workforce. The extent to which the activities (scientific or other) described in the application is capable of addressing the problem and attaining the project objectives. 3. EVALUATIVE MEASURES (20 points) Project and Program Evaluation: The effectiveness of the method proposed to monitor and evaluate the project results. Evaluative measures must be able to assess 1) to what extent the program objectives have been met, 2) to what extent these can be attributed to the project, 3) to what extent the project objectives address the interdisciplinary aspects of the project including interdisciplinary collaboration, education, training, and its effect on patient-centered clinical practice, and to what extent the project objectives address the direct impact of interdisciplinary collaboration, education, and training on patient health status outcomes. 4. IMPACT (10 points) Dissemination of Outcomes and Self-Sufficiency: The extent and effectiveness of plans for dissemination of project results and/or the extent to which project results may be national in scope and/or degree to which the project activities are replicable, and/or the sustainability of the program beyond the Federal Funding. 5. RESOURCES/CAPABILITIES (10 points) Resolution of Challenges, Evaluation and Technical Support Capacity, and Organization Information: The extent to which project personnel are qualified by training and/or experience to implement and carry out the projects. The plan for project management describes a well qualified project director with a minimum of five years of experience in the education and training of allied health professionals, preferably a history of funded research, and a minimum of 10% of his/her time to the Allied Health Project Grant Program grant activities. The capabilities of the applicant organization, and quality and availability of facilities and personnel to fulfill the needs and requirements of the proposed project. For competing continuations, past performance will also be considered. 6. SUPPORT REQUESTED (5 points) Budget: The reasonableness of the proposed budget in relation to the objectives, the complexity of the activities, and the anticipated results. 7. INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING (25 points) The extent to which the application addresses; 1) the interdisciplinary collaboration, education, and training of two or more separate and distinct allied health disciplines, 2) interdisciplinary collaboration, education, and training and its effect on patient-centered clinical practice, 3) the direct impact of interdisciplinary collaboration, education, and training on patient health status outcomes, and 4) the improvement of the allied health workforce as it relates to interdisciplinary practice and its effect on the target population(s). In making awards of grants under this section, preference will be given to any qualified applicant that (A) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities; or (B) during the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year for which such an award is sought,
has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. Preference will also be given to any qualified applicant that meets four (4) or more of the following seven (7) new program criteria: (1) The mission statement of the program identifies a specific purpose of preparing health professionals to serve underserved populations; (2) The curriculum includes content that will help to prepare practitioners to serve underserved populations; (3) Substantial clinical training experience is required in medically underserved communities; (4) A minimum of twenty (20) percent of the faculty spend at least fifty (50) percent of their time providing/supervising care in medically underserved communities; (5) The entire program or a substantial portion of the program, (i.e., the primary, ambulatory education training sites) is physically located in a medically underserved community; (6) Student assistance, which is linked to service in medically underserved communities following graduation, is available to the students in the program; (7) The program provides a placement mechanism for deploying graduates to medically underserved communities. Preference will be given only for applications ranked above the 20th percentile of applications that have been recommended for approval by the appropriate peer review group. Based on Presidential Executive Orders 12876, 12900, 13021, and 13125, a funding priority will be given to approved applicants who devote significant resources to provide community-based training experiences designed to improve access to health care services in underserved areas; these applicants include Asian-American and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities serving American Indians and Alaska Natives, or an institution that collaborates with one or more of the above listed institutions.
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