Fiscal Year 2011 Oral Health Training and Technical Assistance National Cooperative Agreement (Oral Health NCA) HRSA Oral Health NCA Technical Assistance (TA) Webpage:

Agenda Overview Eligibility Requirements Submission Process Program Narrative Project Work Plan Matrix Technical Assistance Contacts Important Reminders Questions & Answers 2

Background National organizations work with safety net providers throughout the country and are uniquely positioned to collaborate with other organizations to advance the goals of improving the health of underserved communities and vulnerable populations Cooperative agreement to improve access to oral health care, increase awareness of the connection between oral health and overall health, promote prevention, and improve oral health literacy to health providers and patients 3

Oral Health NCA: Purpose To provide specialized training and technical assistance (T/TA) to HRSA awardees including: –HRSA supported service delivery and workforce programs –Primary Care Associations (PCAs) –State Offices of Rural Health (SORHs) –Primary Care Offices (PCOs) To increase access to primary oral health care services for underserved and vulnerable populations 4

Award Information 5 Funding amount: approximately $550,000 Project period is up to three years Project start date: September 1, 2011

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. 6

Funding Restrictions Ineligible uses of NCA funding: Construction/renovation of facilities Reserve requirements for State insurance licensure Support for lobbying/advocacy efforts 7

Submission Process Grants.gov deadline: June 30, 2011 by 8 PM ET Applications may not exceed 80 pages or 10MB –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 * Monitor and spam accounts for notification and/or error messages from Grants.gov 8

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 9

Required Forms (continued) 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 10

Attachments Attachment 1: Project Work Plan Matrix Attachment 2: Staffing Plan Attachment 3: Position Descriptions for Key Personnel Attachment 4: Biographical Sketches for Key Personnel Attachment 5: Summary Progress Report (required for Competing Continuations only) Attachment 6: Other Relevant Documents 11

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

Project Work Plan Matrix The work plan should be responsive to providing T/TA to HRSA supported service delivery and workforce programs, PCAs, SORHs, and PCOs with the goal of assisting them to meet program requirements, improve performance, and support program development and analysis activities Applicants must address all the required Oral Health NCA T/TA activities listed under “NCA Recipient Roles and Responsibilities” (Section II: Award Information section) of the FOA as well as any other T/TA needs identified in the application narrative Project Work Plan Matrix - Refer to Appendix A 13

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

Resources Oral NCA TA Webpage – HRSA Electronic Submission User Guide – Health Center Program – Office of Special Affairs – Oral Health Focus Area – dex.htmlhttp:// dex.html 15

Technical Assistance Contacts Program related questions –Denise Nguyen: or Budget related questions –Brian Feldman: or Grants.gov related questions or Accounts and access questions –HRSA Call Center: or 16

Questions & Answers 17