Strengthening the Public Health System in US-affiliated Pacific Islands

 

The purpose of this funding initiative to ensure provision of capacity building assistance (CBA) to the US-affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) public health officials and public health systems. Capacity building efforts will support the formation of sound policies, strengthened organizational structures (e.g., governance, workforce recruitment/retention, and health services), effective management and revenue control, build jurisdictional partnerships, and address important cross-cutting issues such as health equity programs and services, and improved accountability measures for performance effectiveness and efficiency.

Active 93.874 Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services B - Project Grants Not applicable. 317(k)(2) and 307 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 242(l) and 247b(k) Reference posted NOFOs available on Grants.gov Governmental public health departments, workforce segments across governmental public health departments, and/or nongovernmental public health professionals in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI). The US-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) consist of three U.S. Flag Territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as well as three sovereign states that have a Compact of Free Association with the United States (US)---Freely Associated States of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and Federated States of Micronesia. Any required credentials and/or documentation will be identified in the specific Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for this Assistance Listing. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. After review and approval, a Notice of Award (NoA) will be prepared and processed, along with appropriate notification to the public. Initial awards provide funds for the first budget period (usually 12 months) and the NoA will indicate support recommended for the remainder of the project period, allocation of Federal funds by budget categories, award requirements, and special conditions, if any. July 1, 2016 Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 60 to 90 days. Not applicable. More than 180 days. Cooperative agreement period of performance is 1 to 5 years. After initial awards, and subject to availability of funds, projects may be continued non-competitively contingent upon satisfactory progress by the recipient (as documented in required reports) and the determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the Federal government. Applications will be evaluated on the review criteria described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcements (NOFOs). In general, the review and selection process of complete and responsive applications to the NOFO consists of determination of the scientific and technical merit by objective or peer review, availability of funds, and relevance of program priorities and the priorities of CDC. Project funds may be used for costs associated with planning, organizing, conducting and supporting capacity building assistance efforts in the USAPI as described in Section 050 above and through CDC allowable and unallowable expenses. Detailed budget restrictions will be specified in most recent Notice of Award. Performance Reports: Annual Federal Financial Reports (FFR) and performance/progress reports are required. Final FFRs and performance reports are required. Other reporting may be required and will be outlined in the NOFO or the Notice of Award. Not applicable. In accordance with 2 CFR ?200, as codified in 45 CFR ?75, there is a 3-year record retention requirement; records shall be retained beyond the 3-year period if final audit has not been done or findings resolved. Property records must be retained in accordance with HHS Grants Policy Statement requirements. 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. Financial assistance is provided for a 12-month budget period with a period of performance of up to five years subject to the availability of funds and satisfactory progress of the recipient. Notice of Award None/Not specified. Caroline Gardner
2400 Century Center Parkway
Mail Stop V-24-6
Atlanta, GA 30345 USA
ctg8@cdc.gov
Phone: 4046394276 https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/partnerships/pihoa.html 75-0943-0-1-551 (Cooperative Agreements) FY 22$7,734,776.00; FY 23 est $5,000,000.00; FY 24 est $5,000,000.00; FY 21$10,780,634.00; FY 20$2,480,669.00; FY 19$2,810,517.00; FY 18$2,528,795.00; FY 17$2,232,125.00; FY 16$4,498,540.00; - Awards will range from $10,402,610 to $5,000,000 (subject to the availability funds), with an average of approximately $6.8 million for FY 21-23. Per the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), and as additionally specified in most current Notice of Award. Not applicable.