Public Health Service Evaluation Funds

 

To evaluate programs and services administered by public and private entities when the information will directly aid in determining the impact, need, and /or design of programs authorized under the PHS Act.

Active 93.343 Office of The Assistant Secretary, Oash Immediate Office of The Assistant Secretary For Health, Department of Health and Human Services B - Project Grants Not applicable. 42 U.S.C. 238j
Offices making awards under this program may use other authorities in combination with 42 USC 238j. Any private (either profit or nonprofit) or public entity located in a State is eligible to apply for an award under this NOFO. "State" includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any agency or instrumentality thereof exclusive of local governments (45 C.F.R. ?75.2). Eligible entities include private (either profit or nonprofit) or public faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American (AI/AN/NA) organizations. Researchers, Policymakers Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 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 Grants.gov. Enter the Assistance Listing number and follow the website instructions. Applications submitted after the published deadlines will not be accepted for review. The submission deadline will not be extended absent prior written approval from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Grants Management Officer (GMO). 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 Grants.gov. Any applications submitted via any other means of electronic communication, including facsimile or electronic mail, will not be accepted for review. Applicants must have a valid SAM.gov registration prior to submitting their application to Grants.gov. Final award recommendations will be made by the head of the program office to the Grants Management Officer, using information from the independent merit review panel and the Federal staff reviews. Following a risk assessment as required by 45 CFR part 75, the Grants Management Officer may issue awards. Funded organizations receive a Notice of Award that includes all of the details of their award, and are assigned to a project officer from the program office and a Grants Management Specialist from the OASH Grants and Acquisitions Management Division. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 60 to 90 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. 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 rating 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. Funds may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics projects that would make significant contributions to the mission of the funding office. Under this announcement, OASH could consider research and evaluation projects that further the understanding of what works, for whom and how in any of the subject matter areas covered by program areas in OASH. Not applicable. This program is subject to the Audit requirements in 45 CFR part 5. 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. Availability of funds is limited to the period of performance. Funds are typically awarded for a 12-month initial budget period. Subsequent budget periods (typically 12 months) may be awarded after submission and review of a non-competing continuation application. Fund is subject to availability of funds, satisfactory performance and progress, and the best interests of the government. Funding is awarded by Notice of Award, indicating availability of funds for drawdown from the HHS Payment Management System in accordance with the terms of the Notice of Award and 45 CFR part 75. None/Not specified. Amy Feldman Farb
1101 Wootton Parkway
Rockville, MD 20875 USA
Amy.Farb@hhs.gov
Phone: 240-453-2836

Scott Moore
1101 Wootton Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852 US
Scott.Moore@hhs.gov
Phone: 2404538822 http://www.hhs.gov/opa 75-0120-0-1-551 (Project Grants) FY 22$3,389,058.00; FY 23 est $3,669,660.00; FY 24 est $2,368,985.00; FY 20$3,200,000.00; FY 21 est $3,200,000.00; FY 19$0.00; FY 17$1,500,000.00; FY 18 Estimate Not Available FY 16$357,345.00; - (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $440,000.00; FY 24 est $440,000.00; - Range of awards $400,000-$2,000,000, varies based on the particular focus of the evaluation activities. 45 CFR part 75 Fiscal Year 2016 $357,345 awarded for a fully funded 2 year project period from FY16-FY18
Fiscal Year 2017 The current grantee is exploring new questions in the area of teen pregnancy prevention through analyses of existing data from the OAH Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program and is focusing on programs implemented with middle school youth. The purpose of this project is to enhance understanding of interventions designed to reduce teen pregnancy and existing disparities and to continue to increase available evidence. The final report is expected in June 2018.
Fiscal Year 2018 The final report is expected in June 2018.
Fiscal Year 2020 Research and evaluation projects that encourage healthy behavior choices to delay the onset of sexual activity, reduce number of sexual partners, and if sexually active, encourage the use of preventative measures for STIs and pregnancy. Synthesize and translate existing research into practice for health promotion activities that will lead to adoption of healthy behaviors and ultimately help to reduce teen pregnancy.
Fiscal Year 2021 Research and evaluation projects that encourage healthy behavior choices to delay the onset of sexual activity, reduce number of sexual partners, and if sexually active, encourage the use of preventative measures for STIs and pregnancy. Projects that will synthesize and translate existing research into practice for health promotion activities that will lead to adoption of healthy behaviors and ultimately help to reduce teen pregnancy.
Fiscal Year 2022 Research and evaluation projects that encourage healthy behavior choices to delay the onset of sexual activity, reduce number of sexual partners, and if sexually active, encourage the use of preventative measures for STIs and pregnancy. Projects that will synthesize and translate existing research into practice for health promotion activities that will lead to adoption of healthy behaviors and ultimately help to reduce teen pregnancy.
Fiscal Year 2023 Evaluation of linkage to care programs in support of hepatitis C elimination