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SERVICE AREA COMPETITION (SAC)NEW AND COMPETING
CONTINUATION FUNDINGFiscal Year 2011
SAC TA Webpage:http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/apply/assistance/sac/
HRSA-11-007, HRSA-11-008, HRSA-11-009, HRSA-11-010, HRSA-11-011, HRSA-11-012, HRSA-11-013, and HRSA-11-014
SAC 2011 OverviewToday’s Presentation
• Application Due Dates
• SAC Eligibility Requirements
• Program Narrative
• Program Specific Forms and Program Specific Information
• Clinical and Financial Performance Measures
• Electronic Health Records
• Differences Between SAC 2010 and SAC 2011 funding opportunities
• Additional Information
• Resources/Technical Assistance
• Contact Information
Application Due Dates
Project Period Start Date
HRSA Announcement
Number
Grants.gov
Application Deadline
Electronic Hand Books (EHB)
Deadline
November 1, 2010 HRSA-11-007 October 25, 2010
at 8:00 p.m. ET
November 8, 2010
at 5:00 p.m. ET
December 1, 2010 HRSA-11-008 October 26, 2010
at 8:00 p.m. ET
November 9, 2010
at 5:00 p.m. ET
January 1, 2011 HRSA-11-009 October 27, 2010
at 8:00 p.m. ET
November 10, 2010
at 5:00 p.m. ET
February 1, 2011 HRSA-11-010 October 28, 2010
at 8:00 p.m. ET
November 12, 2010
at 5:00 p.m. ET
March 1, 2011 HRSA-11-011 October 29, 2010
at 8:00 p.m. ET
November 15, 2010
at 5:00 p.m. ET
April 1, 2011 HRSA-11-012 November 16, 2010
at 8:00 p.m. ET
November 30, 2010
at 5:00 p.m. ET
May 1, 2011 HRSA-11-013 December 1, 2010
at 8:00 p.m. ET
December 20, 2010
at 5:00 p.m. ET
June 1, 2011 HRSA-11-014 January 10, 2010
at 8:00 p.m. ET
January 24, 2010
at 5:00 p.m. ET3
Eligibility Requirements
ALL applicants must be:
1. A public or nonprofit private entity, including tribal, faith-based & community-based organizations; and
2. All applicants must propose to serve the same service area and/or populations identified in Appendix D of the funding opportunity. This includes:
– Grantees whose project period ends on or after Oct. 31, 2010 and before Oct. 1, 2011.
– A new organization that can serve the entire service area and/or population identified in Appendix D of the funding opportunity. New organizations include an organization representing a consortium of health centers who through their partnership can serve the entire service area and/or population.
Eligibility Requirements cont’d
All competing organizations must:
• Provide services to the entire announced service area;
• Provide services to the entire population currently being served (applicants may not propose to serve only a segment of the existing population being served);
• Provide the same or comparable comprehensive primary health care services presently being provided to the population;
• Utilize Federal funding to serve patients currently served by the existing grantee; and
• Request an equal or lesser amount of Federal funding as currently received by the existing grantee, including funding for special populations (migrant, homeless, and public housing programs).
• 8 review criteria—NEW
*Criterion 3-Collaboration
• Describe formal and informal collaboration and coordination of services with other health care providers (e.g., existing section 330 grantees, FQHC Look-alikes, rural health clinics, critical access hospitals, etc.)
• Provide letters of support from current FQHCs, FQHC Look-alikes, rural health clinics, and critical access hospitals OR provide justification as to why such letters cannot be obtained
Program Narrative
• Clinical and Financial Performance Measures are scored as part of the Evaluative Measures section
Program Narrative cont’d
Program Specific Forms &
Program Specific Information
• All forms except for Form 3 (Income Analysis Form) are now structured
Clinical Performance Measures
• 8 required performance measures (6 standardized measures plus one oral health and one behavioral health measure):
– Prenatal care
– Childhood immunizations (for 2 year olds)
– Pap tests
– Hemoglobin A1C test results for adults with diabetes
– Low birth weight babies
– Blood pressure readings for adults with hypertension
– Behavioral health
– Oral health
Clinical Performance Measures cont’d
• Option to include additional health care-related measures of their choice
• Any additional narrative regarding the Clinical Performance Measures should be included in the Evaluative Measures section of the Program Narrative, as appropriate
Financial Performance Measures
• 5 required financial performance measures:
– Total cost per patient
– Medical cost per medical visit
– Change in net assets to expense ratio
– Working capital to monthly expense ratio (current financial condition)
– Long term debt to equity ratio (long term financial conditions)
(Exception: public and/or tribal entities are only required to complete the 2 non-audit related measures)
Financial Performance Measures cont’d
• Option to include additional financial-related measures of their choice
• Any additional narrative regarding the Financial Performance Measures should be included in the Evaluative Measures section of the Program Narrative, as appropriate
Electronic Health Records (EHR)
• Required—questions 1 and 4 are mandatory for all applicants
• Information submitted provides HRSA with data—not used as an awarding factor
• It is a structured form
Differences Between SAC 2010 and SAC 2011 Funding
Opportunities
• Review Criteria point allocations have been changed
• New Collaboration criterion (Criterion 3) added as part of the Program Narrative
• Health Care and Business Plans are now referred to as the Clinical and Financial Performance Measures
Additional Information
• Existing grantees must submit a 5-year Budget Justification; new applicants must submit a 2-year Budget Justification
• 150 page limit
Resources / Technical Assistance
• Grants.gov: 1-800-518-4726
• HRSA Call Center (EHB): 1-877-464-4772
• BPHC Help Desk: 1-877-974-2742 or [email protected]
• DUNS/CCR Info: 1-866-705-5711; http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/dunsccr.htm
• 2009 Uniform Data System (UDS) —http://www.hrsa.gov/data-statistics/health-center-data/reporting/index.html
• SAC TA Webpage —http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/apply/assistance/sac/
Contact Information
• SAC Lead (Program-related questions)
– Cheri Daly
– (301) 594-4300
• Grants Management Lead (Budget-related questions)
– Donna Marx
– (301) 594-4245
Questions?