Family Planning Personnel Training

 

To provide job specific training for personnel working in Title X settings to improve the delivery of family planning services.

Active 93.260 Office of The Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 2 awards, totaling $4,750,000 2 awards, totaling $4,750,000
Fiscal Year 2017 Estimate of 2 awards, totaling $4,800,000
Fiscal Year 2018 Estimate of 2 awards, totaling $4,395,000
Fiscal Year 2019 Two Title X funded training centers provide training and technical assistance materials and support to Title X family planning service grantees, subrecipients, and service sites.
Fiscal Year 2020 Two Title X funded training centers provide training and technical assistance materials and support to Title X family planning service grantees, subrecipients, and service sites.
Fiscal Year 2021 Two Title X funded training centers provide training and technical assistance materials and support to Title X family planning service grantees, subrecipients, and service sites.
Fiscal Year 2023 Two Title X funded training centers provide training and technical assistance materials and support to Title X family planning service grantees, subrecipients, and service sites, (1) the Reproductive Health National Training Center and (2) the National Clinical Training Center for Family Planning. Title X of the Public Health Service Act, Section 1003
42 U.S.C. 300a-1
Title X Statute and Regulations: Requirements regarding the provision of family planning services under Title X and training for family planning providers can be found in the statute (Title X of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) and in the implementing regulations which govern project grants for family planning services (42 CFR part 59, subpart A.), 42 U.S.C 300 et seq. Any private nonprofit or public entity located in a State is eligible to apply for an award under this NOFO. "State" includes any one of the 50 United States, District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern 13 Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Outlaying Islands (Midway, Wake, et al.), the Marshall Islands, the Federated State of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau (45 C.F.R. ? 59.2). Eligible entities include private nonprofit or public faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American (AI/AN/NA) organizations. Personnel delivering family planning services in Title X projects. A nonprofit private entity may be required to provide evidence of its nonprofit status. 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. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. To apply, applicants must access the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) thru www.grants.gov. Enter the Assistance Listing number 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 NOFO will be deemed ineligible and not reviewed. 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 incomplete or arrive after the deadline will not be forwarded for merit review. Applications that fail to meet the eligibility screening criteria will be disqualified and will receive no further consideration. All eligible applications are evaluated for merit by a panel of independent experts who assess the application against the criteria published in the NOFO. After considering the panel reviews, the Office Director makes recommendations to the Grants Management Officer for funding. The Grants Management Officer will conduct a risk assessment in accordance with 45 CFR part 75, and will then make the awards based on the recommendations. All applicants are notified in writing of actions taken on their applications. More information can be found at https://www.hhs.gov/grants/grants/get-ready-for-grants-management/grant-process/index.html. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 90 to 120 days. Not applicable. From 60 to 90 days. Support is recommended for a specified period of performance, not in excess of five years. Awards are generally made in 12-month budget periods. Budget periods after the first are generally made after review and approval of a non-competing continuation application subject to satisfactory performance, availability of funds, and the best interest of the government. A recipient may request a no cost extension or may compete for a new under a posted notice of funding opportunity in this program. The rating criteria and the weight attached to each criterion is included in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that requests project proposals. An independent review panel evaluates applications that pass the screening and meet the responsiveness criteria in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). These reviewers are experts in their fields, and are drawn from academic institutions, non-profit organizations, state and local government, and Federal government agencies. Based on the Application Review Criteria as outlined in the NOFO, the reviewers will comment on and rate the applications, focusing their comments and scoring decisions on the identified criteria. In addition to the independent review panel, Federal staff will review each application for programmatic, budgetary, and grants management compliance. Cooperative Agreements are awarded to provide training and technical assistance to Title X family planning service delivery grantees, subrecipients, and service sites. Funds may not be used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning. The regulations set out at 42 CFR part 59, subpart C, govern grants to provide training for family planning service providers. Training provided must be consistent with the requirements for providing family planning services under Title X. In addition, any training regarding sterilization of clients as part of the Title X program should be consistent with 42 CFR part 50, subpart B (‘‘Sterilization of Persons in Federally Assisted Family Planning Projects’’). Performance Reports: Recipients will submit performance measure data on a semi-annual basis within their progress reports. Audits requirements are found in 45 CFR part 75 subpart F HHS and the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their authorized representatives, shall have the right of access to any books, documents, papers, or other records of a recipient, subrecipient, contractor, or subcontractor, which are pertinent to the HHS grant, in order to make audits, examinations, excerpts and transcripts. In accordance with 45 CFR 75.361, grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the end of a project 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. 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. Awards are generally funded in 12-month budget period(s). Awards may generally have a period of performance of 1 to 3 years, but may be up to 5 years. Support beyond the first year is contingent upon acceptable evidence of satisfactory progress, availability of funds, continuing program relevance, and best interests of the government. Recipients receive a Notice of Award with the level of funding and an approved budget, terms and requirements, and instructions for drawing funds from the HHS Payment Management System. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Office of Population Affairs (OPA) OASH Grants and Acquisitions Management (GAM) Division Amy Margolis
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200
Rockville, MD 20852 USA
Amy.Margolis@hhs.gov
Phone: 240-453-2820

Duane Barlow
1101 Wootton Parkway, Plaza Level
Rockville, MD 20852 US
Duane.Barlow@hhs.gov
Phone: (240) 453-8822 https://www.hhs.gov/opa 75-0350-0-1-550 (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$4,500,000.00; FY 23 est $4,500,000.00; FY 24 est $4,500,000.00; FY 21$4,500,000.00; FY 20$4,649,996.00; FY 19$4,900,000.00; FY 17$4,800,000.00; FY 18 Estimate Not Available FY 16$4,750,000.00; - Family Planning Training grants range from $1,000,000 - $3,500,000 per year. Awards are subject to all provisions of 45 CFR part 75, currently in effect or implemented during the period of the grant or other Department regulations and policies effective at the time of the award. In addition, recipients must comply with all terms and conditions outlined in their grant awards, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Grants Policy Statement, requirements imposed by program statutes and regulations and HHS grant administration regulations, as applicable, as well as any requirements or limitations in any applicable appropriations acts. Awards under this assistance listing are also subject to 42 CFR part 59, subpart C and 42 CFR part 50, subpart B. Fiscal Year 2019 Cooperative agreements with organizations to provide training and technical assistance for Title X family planning grantees, subrecipients, and service sites. Visit the OPA website at: https://www.hhs.gov/opa/grants-and-funding/recent-grant-awards/index.html for a listing of grantees and an overview of project activities.
Fiscal Year 2020 Cooperative agreements with organizations to provide training and technical assistance for Title X family planning grantees, subrecipients, and service sites. Visit the OPA website at: https://www.hhs.gov/opa/grants-and-funding/recent-grant-awards/index.html for a listing of grantees and an overview of project activities.
Fiscal Year 2021 Cooperative agreements with organizations to provide training and technical assistance for Title X family planning grantees, subrecipients, and service sites. Visit the OPA website at: https://opa.hhs.gov/grant-programs/title-x-service-grants/key-resources-title-x-grantees for more information about the OPA training centers.
Fiscal Year 2023 Cooperative agreement continuation awards to organizations to provide training and technical assistance for Title X family planning grantees, subrecipients, and service sites. Visit the OPA website at: https://opa.hhs.gov/grant-programs/title-x-service-grants/key-resources-title-x-grantees for more information about the OPA training centers.