Nisha Patel, MA, CHES

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Grants Technical Assistance Workshop

• Nisha Patel, MA, CHES
• Kathryn Umali, MPH, CHES
• U.S. Department of Health Human Services (HHS)
• Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA)
• Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
• November 17, 2009

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Overview

• Introduction to ORHP
• ORHP funding opportunities
• Tips for applying for federal funds
• Voice of experience
• Practice time!

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ORHP 101

• Role of the Office of Rural Health Policy
• Voice for Rural within HHS
• Supports Rural Health Research
• Supports Rural Health Grant Programs

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Changes in ORHP

• Some Minor Tweaks
• New Leadership Spots
• A Move to Divisions
• Community-Based
• Hospital-State
• Border Health

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ORHP 101
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ORHP 101
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ORHP 101
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Technical Assistance Workshops

• Targeting Key States
• Oklahoma
• Wyoming
• Colorado
• Idaho
• Pennsylvania
• Tennessee
• Looking Ahead
• Regions Served by Historically Black Colleges
  and Universities
• Border Communities
• Tribal Communities

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ORHP 101

• Hospital-State Division Grants
• State Offices of Rural Health (SORH)
• Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant (Flex)
• Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP)
• Critical Access Hospital HIT Network Grants
  (CAH-HIT Network)

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Community-Based Division
Programs Rural Health Outreach Rural
Network Development Network Planning Delta
Network Development Quality Improvement Black
Lung RESEP RAED 2009 Focus Moving to a
Foundation Model Best Practices and Tracking
Sustainability Economic Impact Technical
Assistance
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Rural Health Grants 2005-2009
Rural Health Outreach Grants Rural Health
Network Planning Grants Rural Health Network
Development Grants Small Health Care Provider
Quality Improvement Grants rants
Rural Health Outreach Grants include Rural
Health Care Services Outreach Grant, Delta State
Rural Development Network Grant and Frontier
Extended Stay Clinic Cooperative Agreement.
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Funding Opportunities

• Network Planning Grant
• One-Year Program
• Hire HIT consultant
• Develop business plan
• Develop ECI plan
• Conduct Needs Assessment
• Eligibility Requirements

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Network Planning Timeline

• Application Information
• Start Date March 1, 2010
• RFP available June/July 2009
• Award Amount 85,000
• Program Contact
• Eileen Holloran eholloran_at_hrsa.gov

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Funding Opportunities

• Quality Grant
• Two year program
• QI strategies to improve patient care/chronic
  disease outcomes
• Improve health indicators and decrease emergency
  room visits/admissions to hospitals
• Focus Diabetes and CVD

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Quality Timeline

• Application Information
• Estimated availability 2010
• Award Amount 75K
• Program Contact
• Elizabeth Rezai-zadeh, erezai-zadeh_at_hrsa.gov

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Funding Opportunities

• Rural Health Network Development Grant
• 3-year program
• Network Development
• Demonstrate community need
• Consortium/Community Involvement
• Eligibility Requirements

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Network Development Timeline

• Application Information
• RFP Available Summer 2010
• Award Amounts 180K/year
• Program Contact
• Sherilyn Pruitt, spruitt_at_hrsa.gov

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Funding Opportunities

• Rural Health Services Outreach Grant
• 3-year program
• Health care service delivery
• Demonstrate community need
• Consortium/Community Involvement
• Eligibility Requirements

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Outreach Timeline

• Application Information
• RFP Available Summer 2011
• Award Amounts 150K (1st year), 125K (2nd
  year), 100K (3rd year)
• Program Contact
• Kathryn Umali, kumali_at_hrsa.gov

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Funding Opportunities

• Delta States Rural Development Network
• 3-year program
• Health care service delivery in the Delta region
• Demonstrate community need
• Consortium/Community Involvement
• Eligibility Requirements

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Delta States Rural Development Network Timeline

• Application Information
• RFP Available
• Award Amounts Vary by grantee
• Program Contact
• Valerie Darden, vdarden_at_hrsa.gov

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Grants.gov

• Established as a Governmental Resource E-Grants
  Initiative
• Part of the President's 2002 Fiscal Year
  Management Agenda to Improve Government Services
  to the Public
• Find and Apply for over 1,000 grant programs from
  the 26 Federal grant making agencies.

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Grants.gov Homepage
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Find
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Find - Basic Search
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Apply
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Apply
Recommendation download and save the application
instructions and application package to your
computer.
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Application in Grants.gov
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Register Today!

• Registration only required for submitting an
  application via Grants.gov
• Process is two-phased for increased
  organizational security and efficiency for
  conducting business with the federal government.
• Phase I Prepare your organization
• Phase II Prepare yourself

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E-mail Notifications
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Grants.gov Support

• Grants.gov Contact Center
• Monday Friday, 7 AM 9 PM ET
• 1-800-518-4726
• support_at_grants.gov

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Explore Options

• Become an expert on the grant program that you
  want to apply for.
• Research the types of projects that have been
  awarded under the program.
• Involve your community and consortium/network
  members from the beginning.
• Identify the needs

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Application planning

• Read and Re-Read Program Guide
• Have at least one (two would be better) other
  staff member read all the program information
  (guidance, forms, etc.)
• You should agree on what needs to be in the
  application and how to proceed
• Make certain you understand exactly what, how,
  when, etc. is required for the application
• Call the program contact person with any
  questions

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Application planning (continued)

• Create a Team to Work on the Project
• Name the lead person
• Someone that has the authority to get things done
• Set meeting times
• Identify Consortium/Network Members
• Determine the roles and level of participation of
  each member.
• Get Commitment from Consortium/Network Members

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Application Planning (continued)

• Involve the Community to be Served
• Town Meetings, focus groups, health fairs, health
  surveys
• Include members of the target population
• Get Community Buy-In
• Community must be included in the planning,
  development and implementation of the project

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Paint the Right Picture
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Getting Started

• Develop the plan to address the needs
• Get letters of Commitment from each
  consortium/network member EARLY
• Secure letter of non-profit status from the IRS
  or other acceptable Agency (Public or
  governmental entities do not need this letter.)

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Story Telling

• Tell the Story of your Community and its needs
• Try to fine someone who is organized, writes well
  and is good at following directions to help with
  writing the grant.
• After the grant narrative is completed, give it
  to someone not involved in the project to read
• If they understand what the needs are, why there
  are needs, who will be served and how the project
  will address the needs, the narrative is probably
  clear

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Application Content

• Needs
• Response
• Evaluation
• Impact
• Resources/Capabilities
• Support Requested

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Goal, Objective, Activity

• Goal Improve patients ability to manage their
  diabetes
• Objective By the end of the year, 35 of the
  staff will be trained in basic diabetes
  management
• Activity Find trainers, diabetes management
  materials, find RN to do

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Budget Narrative

• how many organizations are contributing to the
  budget
• what percent of funds are being solicited from
  the funding source
• are subcontracts involved
• annual salary increases

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Budget Categories

• Calculate all relevant expenses
• salary
• benefits (social security, workmans
  compensation)
• printing and photocopying
• postage and shipping
• long distance and cellular telephone service
• materials and supplies
• mileage and travel
• outside services

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Review Process

• Division of Independent Review (DIR)
• Panel of reviewers
• Review Criterion
• ORC Process
• Rank Order Listing
• Congressional Liaison Office (CLO)
• Letters/Notice of Grant Award (NGA)

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We Need You!

• We need reviewers with rural experience the be a
  part of our Objective Review Committee panels
• ORHP has multiple grant program reviews each year
• You must register to be a reviewer
• To register please visit https//grants.hrsa.gov/w
  ebReview/
• Indicate rural health as one of your
  specialties in the background information section
• Let ORHP staff know programs familiar to you

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ORHP 101
The Rural Assistance Center

• One-Stop Shopping
• Funding Info
• Resource Guides
• Best Practices

http//raconline.org
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Valuable Resources

• RAC www.raconline.org
• 3RNET www.3rnet.org
• Health Workforce healthworkforceinfo.org
• USDA www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/comconnect.htm
• Nursing http//bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/
• NRHA www.rurahealthweb.org

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ORHP Contact Information

• Nisha Patel, MA, CHES
• npatel_at_hrsa.gov
• Kathryn Umali, MPH, CHES
• kumali_at_hrsa.gov
• www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov
• 301-443-0835