FY15 Rural Outreach Benefits Counseling Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) HRSA PRE-REVIEW CONFERENCE CALL

Program Summary  Purpose: Expand outreach, education and enrollment efforts to eligible uninsured individuals and families, and newly insured individuals and families in rural communities.  Goals: To coordinate and conduct innovative outreach activities through a strong consortium in order to: Identify and enroll uninsured individuals and families ; and Educate the newly insured  Funding amount: $75,000 / year for 3 years  Project period: 8/1/2015 – 7/31/2015 2

Elements of proposed projects  Outcomes-oriented approach  Coordinate and leverage partnerships (Consortium) to deliver comprehensive benefits counseling service 3

Eligibility – Lead applicant must be:  Rural and,  Non-profit or public entity (must provide documentation), and  Represent a consortium/network of 3+ health care providers Note to reviewers: Program office has already screened for eligibility. 4

Funding restrictions  As listed on page 25 of HRSA (FOA): 1.To build or acquire real property or for construction or major renovation or alteration of any space; 2.To pay for subsidies for insurance premiums; 3.To purchase equipment above 10 percent of the Federal share of funding for each budget period; or 4.To provide inpatient care.  Also see pages of HRSA SF 424 Application guide 5

Funding preferences (page 30 of FOA) Applicant only needs to request and meet one qualification to get funding preference 6 QualificationSupporting documentation (must be provided in Attachment 6) #1 – Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) screenshot or printout from the HRSA Shortage Designation website #2 – Medically Underserved Community/Population (MUC/P) screenshot or printout from the HRSA Shortage Designation website #3 – Focus on primary care and wellness and prevention strategies focus must be evident throughout the project narrative

HRSA Review criteria Project NarrativeReview CriteriaNumber of points Introduction Needs assessment Criterion 1: Need See pages of FOA 10 Methodology Workplan Resolution of Challenges Criterion 2: Response See page 27 of FOA 35 Evaluation and technical support capacity Criterion 3: Evaluative Measures See page 28 of FOA 20 WorkplanCriterion 4: Impact See page 28 of FOA 10 Evaluation and technical support capacity Organizational information Criterion 5: Resources/capabilities See page 29 of FOA 15 Budget Budget justification Criterion 6: Support requested See page 29 of FOA 10 7

Questions? 8