Fiscal Year 2011 National Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements (NCAs) HRSA NCAs Technical Assistance (TA) Webpage:

Agenda Overview Eligibility Requirements Two-Tiered Electronic Submission Process Project Narrative Project Work Plan Performance Measures Technical Assistance Contacts Important Reminders Questions & Answers 2

NCA: Overview Purpose is to provide national training and technical assistance (T/TA) to potential and existing section 330 funded health centers with the goal of assisting them to meet program requirements, improve performance, and support program development and analysis activities. Project start date: September 1, 2011 Project period is up to three years Grants.gov deadline: April 25, 2011 by 8 PM ET HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) deadline: May 23, 2011 by 5 PM ET Applications may not exceed 80 pages or 10MB 3

NCA: Target Audiences & Awards Target Audience # of Award(s) Approximate Total Funding Available Health Centers Serving Special Populations (migrant and seasonal farmworkers, homeless individuals, and residents of public housing) 7$ 6 million Health Centers Serving Children in Schools1$ 500,000 Health Centers Serving Disadvantaged Populations 1$ 350,000 Health Centers Seeking Capital Financing (development and financing of capital projects) 1$ 1 million Health Centers Serving Underserved Communities and Vulnerable Populations (potential and all existing section 330 funded health centers) 1$ 7.5 million 4

Eligibility Requirements Applicant is a public, non-profit, or for-profit entity that can provide T/TA on a national basis to community- based organizations, including tribal and faith-based organizations. Applicant must currently work with potential or existing health centers or other community-based providers with similar missions. 5

Funding Restrictions Ineligible uses of NCA funding: Construction/renovation of facilities Reserve requirements for State insurance licensure Support for lobbying/advocacy efforts 6

Two-Tiered Submission Process Phase 1: Grants.gov – Due April 25, 2011 –Applicants should register early! –Organization must register in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) prior to registering in Grants.gov –Applicants must receive a validation from Grants.gov Phase 2: Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) – Due May 23, 2011 –Upon successful completion of the Grants.gov submission, applicants will receive an confirmation with a tracking number – notification to begin Phase 2 will be sent on or around March 31,

Phase 1 (Grants.gov) Required Forms SF 424 Face Page (Application for Federal Assistance Form) –Upload Project Abstract on line 15 –Upload Additional Congressional District on line 16, if applicable Checklist Form HHS Project/Performance Site Location Form –Includes primary and 29 additional sites in structured form Certification Regarding Lobbying Form 8

HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) Once an application is successfully submitted through Grants.gov and downloaded into the EHB, HRSA will issue the applicant a tracking number The Project Director and Authorized Official must register in EHB The Registered User will need: –Grant Announcement Number –Grants.Gov Tracking Number –HRSA EHB Tracking Number 9

Phase 2: EHBs Required Forms Program Narrative Form (upload program narrative) Budget Narrative Attachment Form (upload budget narrative and budget justification) SF 424A: Budget information for Non-Construction Programs SF 424B: Assurances for Non-Construction Programs SF LLL: Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Form 1A: General Information Worksheet Form 12: Organization Contacts Project Work Plan Form Performance Measures Form 10

Phase 2: EHBs Attachments REQUIRED: –Attachment 1: Position Descriptions for Key Personnel –Attachment 2: Biographical Sketches for Key Personnel IF APPLICABLE: –Attachment 3: Summary Progress Report (required for Competing Continuations) –Attachment 4: Other Relevant Documents 11

Program Narrative & Review Criteria Introduction Need (20 points) Response (25 points) Collaboration (10 points) Evaluative Measures/Impact (20 points) Resources/Capabilities (15 points) Support Requested (10 points) 12

Project Work Plan& Performance Measures The work plan and performance measures should be responsive to providing T/TA to specified target audiences with the goal of assisting potential and existing health centers to meet program requirements, improve performance, and support program development and analysis. Applicants are expected to address each core function area (including required NCA T/TA activities identified by target audience in Appendix D) as well as any other T/TA needs of their target audiences as identified in the application narrative. Project Work Plan - Refer to Appendix B (instructions) and Appendix E (sample). Performance Measures - Refer to Appendix C (instructions) and Appendix F (sample). 13

Project Work Plan: Key Components Goals Objectives Activities Expected Outcomes Data, Evaluation, and Measurements Time Frames Person/Area Responsible Comments (optional) 14

Required Performance Measures Performance Measure 1: Overall T/TA grantee satisfaction Performance Measure 2: Helpfulness of NCA T/TA services in assisting health centers to successfully meet Health Center Program requirements Performance Measure 3: Helpfulness of NCA T/TA services in enhancing the performance and operations of health centers Performance Measure 4: Helpfulness of NCA T/TA services in supporting the program development/ analysis of health centers 15

Performance Measures: Key Components Core Function Performance Measure Target Goal Description Numerator Description Denominator Description Baseline Data Projected Data Data Source and Methodology Key Factors and Major Planned Actions 16

Resources NCA TA Webpage – HRSA Electronic Submission User Guide – Health Center Program – 17

Technical Assistance Contacts Program related questions –Denise Nguyen: or Budget related questions –Brian Feldman: or Grants.gov related questions or Electronic submission questions –BPHC helpline: or EHB accounts and access questions –HRSA Call Center: or 18

Important Reminders Grants.gov deadline is April 25, 2011 by 8 PM ET HRSA’s EHBs deadline is May 23, 2011 by 5 PM ET Applications may not exceed 80 pages or 10MB Applicants will enter information directly into EHBs for the Project Work Plan and Performance Measures Failure to include all required documents may result in your application being considered incomplete or non- compliant 19

Questions & Answers 20