Congressional Directives

 

To implement special Congressionally directed projects or programs identified in HHS' Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, committee reports incorporated by reference into this Act, and other statutes mandating that HHS provide financial assistance awards to a designated recipient(s) for a particular program, project, or activity. In some cases, Congressional Directives designate geographic areas. Funding priorities are to issue these financial assistance awards to the designated recipients within statutory and regulatory requirements as quickly as possible.

Active 93.493 Department of Health and Human Services B - Project Grants Not applicable. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Eligible applicants are specified in the authorizing statute. Not applicable. HHS may require principal investigators for Congressional Directive research projects curriculum vitae and relevant publications. Preapplication coordination is required. 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. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. HHS awarding agencies will evaluate each application to determine the proposed project's adequacy to meet the Congressionally-mandated project's specified purpose and compliance with other applicable laws. The respective awarding agency issues financial assistance awards per the Congressional Directive. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Language in the Congressional Directive appropriates funds to one or more organizations. HHS awarding agencies may choose to conduct a review and must conduct a pre-award risk evaluation used for similar discretionary programs per regulation. HHS awarding agencies will also ensure applications are of a significant enough completeness and quality to ensure the recipient can be held accountable for achieving the project's goals. HHS awarding agencies will also review the application per HHS' grants regulations and policies. Grants and cooperative agreements may be used to implement special Congressionally directed projects or programs identified in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. Performance Reports: Performance monitoring of Congressionally-mandated special project or program assistance agreements will be determined at the time of the award. Not applicable. Recipients must retain financial records and make the records available to personnel authorized to examine HHS recipient's grants and cooperative agreements records. These records include all documents supporting entries on accounting records and any record that substantiates changes made in the awards. Recipients must maintain all records until three years from the date of submission of final expenditure reports as required by 2 CFR 200.334. If questions raised because of audits remain following the three years, recipients must retain records until the matter is entirely resolved. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. In general, the award period of performance is not to exceed one year unless otherwise stated in the Congressional Directive language. HHS grants systems release HHS financial assistance awards. HHS encourages potential applicants to communicate with the appropriate awarding agency listed in the corresponding Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Felix Lorenzo
200 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20201 USA
HHSAssistanceListingAdmin@hhs.gov
Phone: 240-453-6193

Johanna Nestor
200 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20201 USA
HHSAssistanceListingAdmin@hhs.gov
Phone: 202-631-0420 75-0142-0-1-506 (Project Grants (for specified projects)) FY 21 FY 22 est $1,306,623,000.00; FY 23 - Not applicable/available. Congressionally directed funding is subject to HHS Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (UAR) at 45 CFR Part 75 and federalwide UAR at 2 CFR Part 200. Not applicable.