The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is offering the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) University Partnership Research Grants through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to support new research focusing on health care career pathways programs for low-income individuals. These cooperative agreements aim to augment the national and tribal evaluation of HPOG grants by addressing implementation and outcome-related questions within local contexts. Eligible applicants are required to partner with HPOG programs to inform policy decisions. Specific research topics will be outlined in the funding announcement. Applicants can partner with HPOG programs from previous rounds. Closing date for applications is July 11, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 283807
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2016-ACF-OPRE-HG-1169 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) University Partnership Research Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 3 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.093 — Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Profession Opportunity Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 12, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 11, 2016 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 11, 2016 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 10, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $350,000 |
| Award Floor: | $200,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Private institutions of higher education Small businesses County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) For profit organizations other than small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications that do not contain a letter of agreement from an HPOG program(s) certifying that they have entered into a partnership with the applicant will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OPRE |
| Description: | The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) is announcing that it anticipates competitively awarding cooperative agreements to support new research under the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program. The cooperative agreements to eligible applicants to support researchers and scholars will augment the national and tribal evaluation of HPOG grants by focusing on questions relevant to the implementation of, and outcomes associated with, health care career pathways programs for low-income and low-skilled individuals. The cooperative agreements will support research and evaluation that will answer specific questions about HPOG services within local contexts to inform and improve relevant policy and practice decisions. Specific research questions or topics of interest will be delineated in the full funding opportunity announcement. Applicants will be required to demonstrate a partnership with an HPOG program(s) as an integral part of the research plan development and execution. Applicants may choose to partner with an HPOG program(s) funded under the first round of HPOG (FY 2010 – FY 2015) or the second round of HPOG (FY 2015 – FY 2020). For a full list of HPOG grantee organizations, please visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov /programs /ofa /programs /hpog. Information on past awards under this program is available at http://www.acf.hhs.gov /programs /opre/ research/project/university- partnership- research- grants- for- the- health- profession. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2016-ACF-OPRE-HG-1169 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
ACF Applications Help Desk
app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email:app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email: app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.093 | HHS-2016-ACF-OPRE-HG-1169 | Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) University Partnership Research Grants | PKG00223464 | May 12, 2016 | Jul 11, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
283807 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
283807 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
283807 Other-1.1.pdf
283807 SF424A-1.0.pdf
283807 SF424B-1.1.pdf
283807 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
283807 Project-1.1.pdf