The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) is offering cooperative agreements for demonstration projects. This grant is designed to support the establishment and maintenance of training, education, and career advancement programs, addressing critical health care workforce needs. Specifically, this grant is for the purpose of providing eligible individuals within tribal communities the opportunity to obtain education and training for well-paying, high-demand occupations in the health care field. Eligible applicants include Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Tribal Colleges or Universities, with projects requiring coordination with specified entities.
Opportunity ID: 55371
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2010-ACF-OFA-FY-0124 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Health Profession Opportunity Grants for Tribes, Tribal Organizations or Tribal College or University |
| 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 — Demonstration Projects to Address Health Professions Workforce Needs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 21, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 05, 2010 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 05, 2010 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 04, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $7,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, defined by Section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b), are eligible applicants under this announcement. Tribal Colleges or universities defined by Section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 1059 c(b), are also eligible under this announcement.
Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible for awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families |
| Description: | The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) is announcing the solicitation of applications to competitively award cooperative agreements for demonstration projects that support the establishment and maintenance of training, education, and career advancement programs to address health care professions workforce needs. [Section 2008 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397) as enacted Section 5507 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub.L. 111-148)] Cooperative agreements, awarded under this Funding Opportunity Announcement, will support demonstration projects that are designed to provide eligible individuals with the opportunity to obtain education and training for occupations in the health care field that pay well and are expected to either experience labor shortages or be in high demand. Eligible applicants are Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, defined by Section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b), are eligible applicants under this announcement. Tribal Colleges or universities defined by Section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 1059 c(b), are eligible under this announcement. Applicants are required to consult with, and implement their projects in coordination with, the entities identified in Section 2008(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2010-ACF-OFA-FY-0124 |
| 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
There are no related documents on this grant.
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 | PKG00019352 | Jun 21, 2010 | Aug 05, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
55371 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
55371 SF424-2.0.pdf
55371 SF424A-1.0.pdf
55371 SF424B-1.1.pdf
55371 Project-1.1.pdf
55371 Budget-1.1.pdf
55371 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
55371 Other-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
55371 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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