Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Program

Cooperative Agreement to a USA Nonprofit, For-Profit, Tribe, Faith-Based
Organization, IHE, Agency, or Hospital to Improve Rural Health Care

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Federal

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US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)

Conf. Date:

11/10/20

Deadline Date:

12/21/20 11:59 PM ET

Description:

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Cooperative Agreement to a USA nonprofit organization, for-profit, tribe, faith-based organization, IHE, agency, or hospital to improve rural health care. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to a month to finalize. The program is intended to provide technical assistance to the nation's rural health clinics.

The Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Program provides technical assistance (TA) including tools, resources, and strategies that are easily accessible to geographically dispersed RHCs and could be used to inform rural health care providers and other federal, state, and local stakeholders. The TA may also include topics related to public health priorities such as ending the opioid epidemic and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The purpose of this program is to:

Identify key policy issues and knowledge gaps among RHCs about topics including regulatory and program compliance, billing and reimbursement, quality improvement, best practices around disease management and care coordination, and RHC policy priorities;
Identify tools, resources and strategies to address policy issues, knowledge gaps and other challenges faced by RHCs; and
Inform RHCs and other rural stakeholders about key RHC issues that affect, or have the potential to affect, care delivery.

The health care delivery system is evolving, with an emphasis on finding new approaches to improve health outcomes, control costs, and improve population health. Financial incentives are moving from volume-based to value-based services, with a focus on quality of care in all settings and improving transitions of care as patients move between care settings. Within this environment, RHCs provide care to millions of rural residents, often serving as the sole health care provider in a community, and serving as the de facto safety net for rural residents. Many RHCs are small organizations with limited resources. These RHCs require support to effectively participate in the changing health care environment and to prepare for related policy and regulatory changes.

GrantWatch ID#:

GrantWatch ID#: 192966

Number of Grants:

Up to one cooperative agreement

Estimated Size of Grant:

Up to $100,000 per year subject to the availability of appropriated funds

Term of Contract:

July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026 (5 years)

Eligibility:

See RFP and/or Grant Guidelines for full eligibility

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

Eligible applicants include domestic public and private, for-profit and non-profit organizations, including tribes and tribal organizations, faith-based and community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, state and local governments, and hospitals.

Pre-proposal Conference:

HRSA has scheduled the following technical assistance: Webinar
Day and Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Time: 1 – 2 p.m. ET
Call-In Number: 1- 888-282-0377
Participant Code: 6936454
Weblink: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/rhcta-2021/
Playback Number: 1- 888-676-2674
Passcode: 111020

Pre-Application Information:

Timeline:
- Date(s) to Apply: 10/20/2020 to 12/21/2020
- Estimated Award Date: 07/01/2021

The due date for applications under this NOFO is December 21, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.ET. HRSA suggests submitting applications to Grants.gov at least 3 calendar days before the deadline to allow for any unforeseen circumstances.

Registrations:
Currently, the Grants.gov registration process requires information in three separate systems:
- Dun and Bradstreet (http://www.dnb.com/duns-number.html)
- System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov)
- Grants.gov

You must obtain a valid DUNS number, also known as the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and provide that number in the application. At a future, to-be-determined date, the *DUNS number will be replaced by the UEI, a “new, non-proprietary identifier” requested in, and assigned by, the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

You must also register with SAM and continue to maintain active SAM registration with current information at all times during which you have an active federal award or an application or plan under consideration by an agency (unless the applicant is an individual or federal agency that is exempted from those requirements under 2 CFR § 25.110(b) or (c), or has an exception approved by the agency under 2 CFR § 25.110(d)).

The FY 2021 President’s Budget does not request funding for this program. This notice is a contingency action taken to ensure that, should funds become available for this purpose, HRSA can process applications and award funds appropriately. Please note that this program may be cancelled prior to award.

View this opportunity on Grants.gov:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329509

For a list of application documents, see the Package tab (press Preview) on the Grants.gov page above.

Contact Information:

Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.

You may request additional information regarding the overall program issues and/or technical assistance related to this NOFO by contacting:
Lindsey Nienstedt
Public Health Analyst
Attn: Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Program
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: (301) 443-2843
Email: LNienstedt@hrsa.gov

You may request additional information and/or technical assistance regarding business, administrative, or fiscal issues related to this NOFO by contacting:
Nancy Gaines
Grants Management Specialist
Division of Grants Management Operations, OFAM
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Mailstop 10SWH03
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: (301) 443-5382
Email: ngaines@hrsa.gov

CFDA Number:

93.155

Funding or Pin Number:

HRSA-21-028

URL for Full Text (RFP):

See the full text of this grant

Geographic Focus:

USA: Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York City; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington, DC; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming

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