Delta Health Care Services Grant Program
Grant funds may be utilized for the development of health care services; health education programs; health care job training programs; and for the development and expansion of public health-related facilities in the Delta Region.
Grants will be awarded to eligible entities in the Delta Region serving communities of no more than 50,000 inhabitants to help to address the long standing and unmet health needs of the region.
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Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Grant funds may be used to finance any of the following:
a.
Develop health care services;
b.
Develop health education programs;
c.
Develop health care job training programs;
d.
Develop and expand public health-related facilities in the Delta Region to address longstanding and unmet health needs of the region.
To be eligible for a grant; the project must serve a rural area in the Delta Region, as defined in the NOFA.
RUS is making $3,000,000 available for competitive grants in the Delta Region.
The minimum grant amount is $50,000.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Applicants must be a Consortium
Consortium means a combination or group of regional institutions of higher education, academic health and research institutes, and economic development entities located in the Delta Region that have experience in addressing the health care issues in the region.
Delta Region means the 252 counties and parishes within the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee that are served by the Delta Regional Authority.
(The Delta Region may be adjusted by future Federal statute.).
Beneficiary Eligibility
At least one member of the Consortium must be legally organized as an incorporated organization, or other legal entity, and have legal authority to contract with the Government. Individuals are not eligible for Delta Health Care Services Grant Program financial assistance directly.
At least one member of the Consortium must have legal capacity and authority to carry out the purposes of the projects in its application, and to enter into contracts and to otherwise comply with applicable Federal statutes and regulations.
Credentials/Documentation
No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Aplication and Award Process
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.
Award Procedures
See NOFA Published in the Federal Register 4-4-11.
Deadlines
Apr 04, 2011 to Jun 03, 2011
Authorization
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972, Public Law 92-419, 7 U.S.C 1921, as amended by The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 , Public Law 110-234.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From 60 to 90 days.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Not Applicable.
Assistance Considerations
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
Typically funds must be utilized within 3 years of the date of the award. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: RUS recognizes that each funded project is unique, and therefore may attach conditions to different projects award documents. The Agency generally notifies applicants whose projects are selected for awards by faxing an award letter. The Agency follows the award letter with a grant agreement that contains all the terms and conditions for the grant. An applicant must execute and return the grant agreement, accompanied by any additional items required by the grant agreement.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Program reports are not applicable.
Cash reports are not applicable.
Progress reports are not applicable.
The applicant must have the necessary processes and systems in place to comply with the reporting requirements for first-tier sub-awards and executive compensation under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 in the event the applicant receives funding unless such applicant is exempt from such reporting requirements pursuant to 2 CFR part 170, §170.110(b).
All recipients of Delta Health Care Services Grant Program financial assistance must provide annual performance activity reports to RUS until the project is complete and the funds are expended.
A final performance report is also required; the final report may serve as the last annual report.
The final report must include an evaluation of the success of the project.
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
No Data Available.
Financial Information
Account Identification
12-1232-0-1-452.
Obigations
(Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 10 $0; FY 11 $3,000,000; FY 12 $0
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
RUS is making $3,000,000 available for competitive grants in the Delta Region. The minimum grant amount is $50,000.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Not Applicable.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Craig R. Wulf 1400 Independence Ave., SW
Stop 1541, Washington, District of Columbia 20250-1550 Phone: 202-720-8427 Fax: 202-720-2734
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
1. Grant applications are scored competitively and subject to the criteria listed below.
2. Grant application scoring criteria are detailed in the Delta Health Care Services Grant Application Guide. There are 100 points available, broken down as follows:
a. The Rurality of the Project area and communities served. (up to 40 points);
b. The Community Needs and Benefits Derived from the project. (up to 45 points); and
c. The Project Management and Organization capability. (up to 15 points).
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