Arra - Prevention And Wellness - Leveraging National Organizations

 

•Providing resources and promoting prevention efforts to ARRA Communities Putting Prevention to Work funded communities through the national organizations’ systems and networks.
•Sustaining community prevention efforts beyond Recovery Act CPPW funding;
•Supporting a National Prevention Media Initiative through co-branding and augmenting HHS-developed media campaigns in communities.

Deleted 09/09/2014 (Archived.) 93.731 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Office of the Secretary Cooperative Agreements Not Applicable. This program is authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S. Code 241(a) and 247b (k) 2) and 42 U.S.C. 300k-1, 300 sec.1701 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended., Section 1701, 42 U.S.C 300k-1, 300. Must have an established (two years or longer) national outreach infrastructure with an existing focus on population based approaches such as policy, systems, and environmental change in the areas of tobacco, obesity, nutrition, and/or physical activity. Public and Privte Non-Profit Institutions
U.S. Citizen (all ages). No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her 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. OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. To apply, access the announcement thru www.grants.gov. Enter the CFDA# and follow the website instructions. Applications submitted after the deadlines will not be accepted for review. The submission deadline will not be extended. Applications which do not conform to the requirements of the grant announcement will not be accepted for review and will be returned to the applicant. Applications may only be submitted electronically via www.grants.gov Any applications submitted via any other means of electronic communication, including facsimile or electronic mail, will not be accepted for review. Applications will be screened upon receipt. Those that are judged to be ineligible will be returned to the applicant. Accepted applications will be evaluated by a technical review panel composed of independent experts. The final funding decision will be determined by the Agency Director, who will take into consideration the recommendations of the review panel; programmatic needs, stated preferences; geographic location; and recommendations of DHHS Regional Health Coordinators. All applicants will be notified in writing of actions taken on their applications. Applications that are approved and funded will be issued A Notice of Grant Award. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. From 60 to 90 days. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
WORK PLAN (30 points)
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND STRUCTURE (20 POINTS)
STAFFING AND MANAGEMANT PLAN (15 POINTS)
PROGRAM REPORTING REQUIREMENTS & EVALUATION PLAN (15 POINTS)
SUSTAINABILITY (10 POINTS)
BUDGET (SF 424A) AND BUDGET NARRATIVE (10 POINTS). Funds are to support reasonable program purposes including staffing, travel, supplies, and services. Grant funds may not be used for: Building alterations or renovations; Construction; Fund-raising activities; Job training; Political education and lobbying; Vocational rehabilitation. Grant funds may not be used for: Building alterations or renovations; Construction; Fund-raising activities; Job training; Political education and lobbying; Vocational rehabilitation. Quarterly Progress reports are required and a final performance report is due 90 days following the end of the 2 year project period. NEW FINANCIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT Federal Financial Reporting (FFR) SF 425:
As of February 1, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will begin the transition from use of the SF-269, Financial Status Report (Short Form or Long Form) to the use of the SF-425 Federal Financial Report for expenditure reporting. SF-269s will no longer be accepted for expenditure reports due after that date. If an SF-269 is submitted, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Grants Management will return it and require the recipient to complete the SF-425. Copies of the SF-425 can be found on the website at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/grants_forms/SF-425.pdf
1.Grantees must submit quarterly Federal Financial Reports due on one of the standard due dates below by which cash reporting is required to be submitted to PMS or at the end of a calendar quarter. The FFR is due 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter.
2.Also, grantees must submit an annual Federal Financial Report due 90 days after the end of the budget period/project period end date.
3.Reports are to be submitted by hard copy or electronically through GrantSolutions to the assigned Grants Management Specialist in the Office of Grants Management. Please reference the CONTACTS section of the Terms and Conditions for the contact information for these individuals.
4.To determine your due dates, select the row corresponding to the month in which your Budget Period begins, e.g. a June 30 start would correspond to the 1-Jun row.

Quarterly/Annual Reporting Deadlines
Budget Period1st
Quarter FFR Due2nd
Quarter FFR Due3rd
Quarter FFR Due4th
Quarter FFR DueAnnual FFR Due
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1-Jan31-Dec30-Apr30-Jul30-Oct30-Jan30-Apr
1-Feb31-Jan30-Jul30-Oct30-Jan30-Apr30-Apr
1-Mar28-Feb30-Jul30-Oct30-Jan30-Apr30-Jul
1-Apr31-Mar30-Jul30-Oct30-Jan30-Apr30-Jul
1-May30-Apr30-Oct30-Jan30-Apr30-Jul30-Jul
1-Jun31-May30-Oct30-Jan30-Apr30-Jul30-Oct
1-Jul30-Jun30-Oct30-Jan30-Apr30-Jul30-Oct
1-Aug31-Jul30-Jan30-Apr30-Jul30-Oct30-Oct
1-Sep31-Aug30-Jan30-Apr30-Jul30-Oct30-Jan
1-Oct30-Sep30-Jan30-Apr30-Jul30-Oct30-Jan
1-Nov31-Oct30-Apr30-Jul30-Oct30-Jan30-Jan
1-Dec31-Nov30-Apr30-Jul30-Oct30-Jan30-Apr. Quarterly Progress reports are required and a final performance report is due 90 days following the end of the 2 year project period. Cash disbursement reports are due prior to receipt of funds or within designated time frame. Performance monitoring is not applicable. 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. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to a grant shall be retained for a minimum of 3 years, or longer pending completion and resolution of any audit findings.

HHS and the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their designated authorized officials 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 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. This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. 24 months from start date of grant award. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Payments will be made either on a monthly cash request basis or under the Electronic Transfer System. Necessary instructions for the appropriate type of payment will be issued at the time an award is made. See Regional Agency Offices. Calvin Teel
Office of The Assistant Secretary for Health
200 Independence Avenue 730F
Washington, DC 20201
202-260-8414
Calvin.Teel@hhs.gov. Eric C. West Tower Building Suite 550
1101 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, Maryland 20852 Email: eric.west@hhs.gov Phone: 2404538822 Fax: 2404538823 http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/ 75-0120-0-1-551. (Cooperative Agreements) FY 12 $0; FY 13 est $0; and FY 14 est $0 - FY10 funds only; 2 year program ended 7/14/2012. Up to $1.5M per award; total available $10Million. The Notice of Grant Award will contain and reference applicable regulations.
Information on HHS Grants Policy Statement and 45 CFR Part 74 can be found here: http://www.hhs.gov/asrt/og/aboutog/grantsnet.html
Information on ARRA terms and conditions can be found here: http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/grantscontracts/recoverytermsconditions.html Not Applicable.