for a two year service commitment obligation, based on the participants outstanding balance of eligible educational loans (the maximum amount is $40,000 for 2 years). Recipients of a FLRP award will receive a contract signed by Secretary of HHS or his/her designee. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 90 to 120 days. Appeals: Not Applicable. Renewals: Not Applicable. Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula. This program has no matching requirements. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Assistance is available for 2 years and the time is specified in the contract. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: not available. Reports: No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. No progress reports are required. No expenditure reports are required. No performance monitoring is required. Audits: No audits are required for this program. Records: No Data Available. Account Identification: 75-3510-0-1-550. Obligations: (Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 08 $1,133,841; FY 09 est $116,769; FY 10 est $1,134,300 - ARRA FY 2009, $1,134,300 million. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $5,548 to $63,400; $36,281 (average award for FY06 including funds for award tax liability); $17,530 to $55,600; $49,767.49 (average award for FY07 including funds for award tax liability); and $49,297.43 (average award for FY08 including funds for award tax liability). PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: $5,548 to $63,400; $36,281 (average award for FY06 including funds for award tax liability); $17,530 to $55,600; $49,767.49 (average award for FY07 including funds for award tax liability); and $49,297.43 (average award for FY08 including funds for award tax liability). Fiscal Year 2009: 22. Fiscal Year 2010: 22. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Not Applicable. Regional or Local Office: See Regional Agency Offices. Headquarters Office: Lisa Walsh Room 8-36, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Phone: 301-443-0197 Website Address: http://www.hrsa.gov RELATED PROGRAMS: Not Applicable. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not Applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not Applicable. 93.410 ARRA LICENSURE PORTABILITY GRANT PROGRAM ARRA - Licensure Portability Grant Program (LPGP) FEDERAL AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services AUTHORIZATION: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Public Law 111-5. OBJECTIVES: Provide support for State professional licensing boards to carry out programs under which licensing boards of various States cooperate to develop and implement State policies that will reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: LPGP - Grant funds are used for salaries, equipment, software development, operating, or other costs associated with developing legislative, administrative, and technical projects to address licensure barriers that hinder the practice of telemedicine across state lines. Grant funds may also be used for activities involving significant expansion of existing state agreements for cross-state recognition of professional licenses to other states. Applicant Eligibility: Eligible applicants include State professional licensing boards, including national organizations of professional licensing boards that provide services to State licensing boards. Beneficiary Eligibility: See above. Credentials/Documentation: Applicants should review the individual HRSA Guidance documents issued under this CFDA program for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. HRSA is requiring applicants to apply electronically through Grants.gov. All applicants must submit in this manner unless the applicant is granted a written exemption from this requirement in advance by the Director of HRSAS Division of Grants Policy. Grantees must request an exemption in writing from DGPWaivers@hrsa.gov, and provide details as to why they are technologically unable to submit electronically though the Grants.gov portal. All qualified applications will be forwarded to an objective review committee which will make funding recommendations to the Associate Administrator for the Bureau of Health Professions. The Associate Administrator has the authority to make final selections for awards. Award Procedure: Funding will be based on selections made under a competitive review process. Final decisions are made by the Associate Administrator, Office of Health Information Technology, Health Resources and Services Administration, based on recommendations made by the Director, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 30 to 60 days. Carlos Mena, MS, Public Health Analyst, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Office of Health Information Technology, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Parklawn Bldg., 5600 Fishers Ln, RM 7C-22 Rockville, MD 20857, Tel: (301) 443-3198. Appeals: Not Applicable. Renewals: Not Applicable. Formula and Matching Requirements: Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Two-year project period. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Grantees draw funds from the Payment Management System (PMS), HHS's centralized web-based payment system. Reports: All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Annual progress and financial status reports are required 90 days from the end of the budget period and the final performance report and final financial status report are due 90 days from the end of the project period. Progress reports are to be submitted every 6 months. Cash reports are not applicable. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Annual progress and financial status reports are required 90 days from the end of the budget period and the final performance report and final financial status report are due 90 days from the end of the project period. Progress reports are to be submitted every 6 months. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Annual progress and financial status reports are required 90 days from the end of the budget period and the final performance report and final financial status report are due 90 days from the end of the project period. Performance monitoring is not applicable. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Records: Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the end of a grant period. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action. involving the record has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later. Account Identification: 75-0351-0-1-550. Obligations: (Project Grants) FY 08 $700,000; FY 09 est $700,000; FY 10 est $700,000 - It is estimated that ARRA LPGP (Grants) will be funded for FY 09 and FY 10 at $1.5 million. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: ARRA LPGP Average award approximately $500,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: The LPGP grantees are developing programs under which licensing boards of various States will cooperate to develop and implement State policies that will reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine. These grants will continue to focus on licensure issues for physicians and nurses. The funded projects are to build on the first year of efforts to develop national models for addressing barriers to adoption of the Nurse Licensure Compact and implement model agreements to expedite the licensure process and eliminate redundancies associated with applying for physician licenses in multiple jurisdictions. Fiscal Year 2009: The LPGP grantees are developing programs under which licensing boards of various States will cooperate to develop and implement State policies that will reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine. These grants will continue to focus on licensure issues for physicians and nurses. The funded projects are to build on the first year of efforts to develop national models for addressing barriers to adoption of the Nurse Licensure Compact and implement model agreements to expedite the licensure process and eliminate redundancies associated with applying for physician licenses in multiple jurisdictions. Fiscal Year 2010: The LPGP grantees are developing programs under which licensing boards of various States will cooperate to develop and implement State policies that will reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine. These grants will continue to focus on licensure issues for physicians and nurses. The funded projects are to build on the first year of efforts to develop national models for addressing barriers to adoption of the Nurse Licensure Compact and implement model agreements to expedite the licensure process and eliminate redundancies associated with applying for physician licenses in multiple jurisdictions. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR Part 92 for State, local and tribal governments and 45 CFR Part 74 for institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofit organizations and commercial organizations. Regional or Local Office: See Regional Agency Offices. Carlos Mena, MS, Public Health Analyst, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Office of Health Information Technology, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Parklawn Bldg., 5600 Fishers Ln, RM 7C-22 Rockville, MD 20857, Tel: (301) 443-3198. Headquarters Office: Carlos Mena, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7-C22, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Phone: (301) 443-3198. Website Address: No Data Available RELATED PROGRAMS: 93.211 Telehealth Network Grants EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: For non-competing continuation funding for Telehealth grantees will be based upon an evaluation of each of the grantees first two years of performance, the third year program design, and expenditure justifications. For FY 2009, the Agency is developing program guidance to facilitate a competition for the 3-year FY 2009 through FY 2011 project period. (Note: The FY 2009 program guidance may include, under the TNGP provisions, a limited number of planning grants.). 93.411 ARRA EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE TRAINING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARRA - Equipment for Training of Health Professionals (ETHP) Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and AUTHORIZATION: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Public Law 111-5. OBJECTIVES: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) supports the purchase of equipment through a grant program that will enhance infrastructure supporting health professions training programs. The ETHP program provides funding to purchase training equipment for health professions training programs. The goals of the program include: (1) investing in the educational infrastructure, through the purchase of equipment, to enhance the quality of health professions education; (2) strengthening the National capacity for health professions education through the purchase of health professions training equipment; and (3) increasing the number of highly skilled health workforce professionals in the United States or its territories through the availability and use of training equipment. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Applications must request the purchase of equipment that will be used to expand and improve the quality of the training program. The ETHP equipment purchases should enhance a structured clinical learning experience within a health professions training program. Funding to support the operations of the equipment (such as staffing, software, maintenance and supplies) is prohibited under the ETHP program, unless it is part of an equipment purchase package. Applicant Eligibility: A health professions training program as defined by this program is one of 21 programs authorized under Titles III, VII and VIII of the PHS Act which focus all or in part on the training of health professionals. Refer to the funding opportunity announcement for more specifics. Beneficiary Eligibility: Training programs. Credentials/Documentation: Applicants should review the individual HRSA Guidance documents issued under this CFDA program for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Applications are generally solicited by a program announcement in www.hrsa.gov/grant. Application information may be downloaded from www.grants.gov. All eligible applications will be forwarded to an objective review committee which will make funding recommendations to the Associate Administrator for the Bureau of Health Professions. The Associate Administrator has the authority to make final selections for awards. Award Procedure: Each applicant will receive a written notification of the outcome of the objective review process and whether the application was selected for funding. Applicants who are selected for funding may be required to respond in a satisfactory manner to Conditions placed on their application before funding may proceed. Letters of notification do not provide authorization to begin performance. The Notice of Grant Award, which is signed by the Grants Management Officer and is sent to the applicant agencys Authorized Representative, is the authorizing document. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: > 180 Days. Appeals: Not Applicable. Renewals: Not Applicable. Formula and Matching Requirements: Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Matching requirements are not applicable to this program. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Awards will be made in FY 2010 for up to a two-year project period. After Notices of Grant Award are issued, funds are released in accordance with DHHS payment procedures. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Grantees draw funds from the Payment Management System (PMS), HHS's centralized web-based payment system. Reports: All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. A uniform progress report must be submitted annually within the approved project period. No cash reports are required. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Cash reports are not applicable. A uniform progress report must be submitted annually within the approved project period. A final progress report and final financial status report must be submitted within 90 days after the end of the project period. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Cash reports are not applicable. Financial Status Reports are required within 90 days after the end of each budget period. A final progress report and final financial status report must be submitted within 90 days after the end of the project period. Performance monitoring is not applicable. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Records: Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the end of a grant period. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the record has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later. Account Identification: 75-0351-0-1-550. Obligations: (Project Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $0; FY 10 est $50,000,000 - ARRA funds for FY 10 total approximately $50 million. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $5,000 to $500,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Not Applicable. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR Part 92 for State, local and tribal governments and 45 CFR Part 74 for institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofit organizations and commercial organizations. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U. S. C. 4321-4370d also applies. HRSA grant awards are also subject to the requirements of the HHS Grants Policy Statement (HHS GPS, found at http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/, that are applicable to the grant based on recipient type and purpose of award. ARRA-funded awards are also subject to the HHS ARRA Standard Terms and Conditions. Regional or Local Office: None. Headquarters Office: Gail Lipton, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8-05, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Phone: (301) 443-6509. Website Address: http://www.hrsa.gov RELATED PROGRAMS: Not Applicable. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not Applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Criteria for selecting applications are available in the funding opportunity guidance document, in the following broad categories: (1) the extent to which the application describes its needs and links the purchase of the equipment to the enhancements of health professions programs; (2) the extent to which the application describes the proposed goals and objectives and their relationship to the purchase of equipment; (3) the extent to which the applicant describes the expected impact of the equipment on the training program; and (4) the budget justification logically documents how and why each equipment purchase supports the goals and activities of the training program. 93.412 ARRA - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM ARRA - Preventive Medicine Residency Program FEDERAL AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services AUTHORIZATION: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Public To promote the post-graduate education of physicians in preventive medicine and public health as funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Grants are intended to assist in meeting the costs of planning and developing new preventive medicine programs; maintaining or improving existing residency training programs in preventive medicine; and providing financial assistance to residents enrolled in such programs. Grants may not be used for construction or for the provision of direct patient services. Applicant Eligibility: Eligible applicants are schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine and public health. An applicant must demonstrate to the Secretary that it has or will have available full-time faculty members with training and experience in the fields of preventive medicine and support from other faculty members trained in public health and other relevant specialties and disciplines. Beneficiary Eligibility: U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, and those foreign nationals who possess a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States may receive a stipend under this program. Credentials/Documentation: Applicants should review the individual HRSA Guidance documents issued under this CFDA program for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. HRSA is requiring applicants to apply electronically through Grants.gov. Award Procedure: Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Grant Award issued from the Headquarters Office. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 60 to 90 days. Appeals: Not Applicable. Renewals: Not Applicable. Formula and Matching Requirements: Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Funding is available for up to 2 years. See the following for information on how All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Additionally, a Uniform Summary Progress Report must be submitted for a second or subsequent budget period within the approved project period. A final progress report and final financial status report must be submitted within 90 days after the end of the project period. Cash reports are not applicable. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Additionally, a Uniform Summary Progress Report must be submitted for a second or subsequent budget period within the approved project period. A final progress report and final financial status report must be submitted within 90 days after the end of the project period. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Additionally, a Uniform Summary Progress Annual Financial status reports are required 90 days after the end of each budget period. A final progress report and final financial status report must be submitted within 90 days after the end of the project period. Performance monitoring is not applicable. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Records: Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the end of a grant period. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the record has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later. Account Identification: 75-0351-0-1-550. Obligations: (Project Grants) FY 08 $1,198,894; FY 09 est $1,198,894; FY 10 est Fiscal Year 2008: In FY 07, 5 competing awards were made. Five continuation awards were made in FY08. Fiscal Year 2009: To be determined. Fiscal Year 2010: To be determined. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR Part 92 for State, local and tribal governments and 45 CFR Part 74 for institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofit organizations and commercial organizations. Regional or Local Office: See Regional Agency Offices. Elsie Quinones, Acting Chief, Geriatrics and Public Health Branch, Division of Diversity and Interdisciplinary Education, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9-36, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: 301-443-5244 and Email: equinones@hrsa.gov. Headquarters Office: Elsie Quinones, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9-36, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Phone: (301) 443-5244. Website Address: No Data Available RELATED PROGRAMS: 93.117 Grants for Preventive Medicine EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not Applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Competing applications are reviewed by consultants for technical merit recommendations based on the potential effectiveness of the proposed project in carrying out the training purposes of section 768 of the PHS Act. Approval of any application will be based on an analysis of the following factors: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE - purpose, need and rationale, project plan, project management, fiscal plan, trainee diversity, and project effectiveness. For applicants who are currently funded grantees or applicants who are not currently funded, but have received funding within the previous four years, reviewers will examine the progress report summary to determine the current or prior project's: impact on preventive medicine education both locally and nationally; ability to carry out grant-specific objectives and BHPr performance objectives; and dissemination activities. Applicants should review the individual HRSA Guidance documents issued under this CFDA program for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. HRSA is requiring applicants to apply electronically through Grants.gov. All applicants must submit in this manner unless the applicant is granted a written exemption from this requirement in advance by the Director of HRSAS Division of Grants Policy. Grantees must request an exemption in writing from DGPWaivers@hrsa.gov, and provide details as to why they are technologically unable to submit electronically though the Grants.gov portal. All qualified applications will be forwarded to an objective review committee which will make funding recommendations to the Associate Administrator for the Bureau of Health Professions. The Associate Administrator has the authority to make final selections for awards. Award Procedure: The Division of Independent Review is responsible for managing objective reviews within Health Resources and Services Administration. Applications will receive an objective and independent review performed by a committee of experts. Applications are reviewed for merit and are recommended for approval or disapproval. Final decisions are made jointly by the Associate Administrator for Health Professions and the Associate Administrator for Primary Care. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 90 to 120 days. Appeals: Not Applicable. Renewals: Not Applicable. Formula and Matching Requirements: Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Awards are made annually. After awards are issued, funds are released in accordance with HHS payment procedures, which may be through an Electronic Transfer System or a Monthly Cash Request System. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Notice of Grant Award. Reports: All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Semi-annual program reports, financial status reports, and special reports are required as requested. Cash reports are not applicable. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Semi-annual program reports and special reports are required as requested. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Financial status reports are required as requested. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Semi-annual program reports and special reports are required as requested. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June |