National Urban Indian Behavioral Health Awareness
| Published date | 20 November 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 74354 |
| Record Number | 2020-25642 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Indian Health Service |
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Dated: November 9, 2020.
Lauren K. Roth,
Acting Principal Associate Commissioner for
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020–25737 Filed 11–19–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
National Urban Indian Behavioral
Health Awareness
Announcement Type: New/
Competing Continuation.
Funding Announcement Number:
HHS–2020–IHS–UIHP3–0001.
Assistance Listing (Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance or CFDA) Number:
93.193.
Key Dates
Application Deadline Date: December
21, 2020.
Earliest Anticipated Start Date:
January 4, 2021.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Statutory Authority
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is
accepting applications for a cooperative
agreement for Urban Indian Behavioral
Health. This program is authorized
under: Snyder Act, codified at 25 U.S.C.
13; the Transfer Act, codified at 42
U.S.C. 2001; the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2020, Public Law
116–94, 133 Stat. 2534 (2020). This
program is described in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
under 93.193.
Background
The Office of Clinical and Preventive
Services, Division of Behavioral Health
(DBH) serves as the primary source of
national advocacy, policy development,
management and administration of
behavioral health, alcohol and
substance abuse, and family violence
prevention programs. Working in
partnership with Tribes, Tribal
organizations, and Urban Indian
Organizations (UIO), DBH coordinates
national efforts to share knowledge and
build capacity through the development
and implementation of evidence/
practice based and cultural-based
practices in Indian Country.
Purpose
The purpose of this IHS program is to
increase the awareness, visibility,
advocacy, and education for behavioral
health issues on a national scale and in
the interest of improving urban Indian
health care. This program is in
alignment with the 2019–2023 IHS
Strategic Plan Goal 1: To ensure that
comprehensive, culturally appropriate
personal and public health services are
available and accessible to American
Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)
people, Objective 1.2: Build, strengthen,
and sustain collaborative relationships;
and Goal 2: To promote excellence and
quality through innovation of the Indian
health system into an optimally
performing organization, Objective 2.2:
Provide care to better meet the health
care needs of American Indian and
Alaska Native communities. Urban
Indian Organizations are defined by 25
U.S.C. 1603(29) as a nonprofit corporate
body situated in an urban center,
governed by an urban Indian controlled
board of directors, and providing for the
maximum participation of all interested
Indian groups and individuals, which
body is capable of legally cooperating
with other public and private entities
for the purpose of performing the
activities describes in 25 U.S.C. 1653(a).
The awardee’s activities funded under
this cooperative agreement must be
intended to support all organizations
that meet the statutory definition of
UIO.
Pre-Conference Grant Requirements
The awardee is required to comply
with the ‘‘HHS Policy on Promoting
Efficient Spending: Use of Appropriated
Funds for Conferences and Meeting
Space, Food, Promotional Items, and
Printing and Publications,’’ dated
January 23, 2015 (Policy), as applicable
to conferences funded by grants and
cooperative agreements. The Policy is
available at https://www.hhs.gov/grants/
contracts/contract-policies-regulations/
efficient-spending/
index.html?language=es.
The awardee is required to:
Provide a separate detailed budget
justification and narrative for each
conference anticipated. The cost
categories to be addressed are as
follows: (1) Contract/Planner, (2)
Meeting Space/Venue, (3) Registration
website, (4) Audio Visual, (5) Speakers
Fees, (6) Non-Federal Attendee Travel,
(7) Registration Fees, (8) Other (explain
in detail and cost breakdown). For
additional questions please contact
Sarah Tillman at (301) 605–3504 or
email her at sarah.tillman@ihs.gov.
II. Award Information
Funding Instrument
Cooperative Agreement.
Estimated Funds Available
The total funding identified for fiscal
year (FY) 2020 is approximately
$75,000. The funding available for
competing and subsequent continuation
award issued under this announcement
is subject to the availability of
appropriations and budgetary priorities
of the Agency. The IHS is under no
obligation to make awards that are
selected for funding under this
announcement.
Anticipated Number of Awards
One award will be issued under this
program announcement.
Project Period
The project period is for three years.
Cooperative Agreement
Cooperative agreements awarded by
the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) are administered under
the same policies as a grant. However,
the funding agency, IHS, is required to
have substantial programmatic
involvement in the project during the
entire award segment. Below is a
detailed description of the level of
involvement from IHS.
Substantial Involvement Description for
Cooperative Agreement
IHS Programmatic Involvement
The IHS assigned program official
will monitor the overall progress of the
awardee’s execution of the requirements
of the award noted below as well as
their adherence to the terms and
conditions of the cooperative
agreements. This includes providing
guidance for required reports,
developing tools and other products,
interpreting program findings, assisting
with evaluations, and overcoming any
difficulties or performance issues
encountered. The IHS assigned program
official must approve all presentations,
electronic content, mass emails, and
other materials developed by awardee
pursuant to this award and any
supplemental award prior to the
presentation or dissemination of such
materials to any party.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligibility
To be eligible for this ‘‘New/
Competing Continuation
Announcement’’ an eligible applicant
must be a 501(c)(3) organization that has
demonstrated expertise as follows:
•Representing urban Indians and
providing a variety of services to urban
Indians and Federal agencies with an
established major role in focusing
attention on urban Indian health care
needs.
•Promoting and supporting health
education for urban Indians and
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coordinating efforts to inform urban
Indians of Federal decisions that affect
the improvement of Indian health care.
•Administering national health
policy and health programs.
•Maintaining a national AI/AN
constituency and clearly supporting
critical services and activities within the
IHS mission of improving the quality of
health care for AI/AN people.
•Supporting improved healthcare in
Indian Country.
Note: Please refer to Section IV.2
(Application and Submission Information/
Subsection 2, Content and Form of
Application Submission) for additional proof
of applicant status documents required, such
as Tribal Resolutions, proof of non-profit
status, etc.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
The IHS does not require matching
funds or cost sharing for grants or
cooperative agreements.
3. Other Requirements
Applications with budget requests
that exceed the highest dollar amount
outlined under Section II Award
Information, Estimated Funds Available,
or exceed the Period of Performance
outlined under Section II Award
Information, Period of Performance, will
be considered not responsive and will
not be reviewed. The Division of Grants
Management (DGM) will notify the
applicant.
Proof of Non-Profit Status
Organizations claiming non-profit
status must submit a current copy of the
501(c)(3) Certificate with the
application.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Obtaining Application Materials
The application package and detailed
instructions for this announcement can
be found at http://www.Grants.gov.
Please direct questions regarding the
application process to Mr. Paul Gettys at
(301) 443–2114 or (301) 443–5204.
2. Content and Form Application
Submission
The applicant must include the
project narrative as an attachment to the
application package. Mandatory
documents for all applicants include:
•Abstract (one page) summarizing
the project.
•Application forms:
1. SF–424, Application for Federal
Assistance.
2. SF–424A, Budget Information—
Non-Construction Programs.
3. SF–424B, Assurances—Non-
Construction Programs.
•Project Narrative (not to exceed 10
pages). See Section IV.2.A Project
Narrative for instructions.
1. Background information on the
organization.
2. Proposed scope of work, objectives,
and activities that provide a description
of what applicant plans to accomplish.
•Time Frame (one page).
•Budget Justification and Narrative
(not to exceed 4 pages). See Section
IV.2.B Budget Narrative for instructions.
•Letters of Support from
organization’s Board of Directors.
•501(c)(3) Certificate (if applicable).
•Biographical sketches for all Key
Personnel.
•Contractor/Consultant resumes or
qualifications and scope of work.
•Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
(SF–LLL).
•Certification Regarding Lobbying
(GG-Lobbying Form).
•Copy of current Negotiated Indirect
Cost rate (IDC) agreement (required in
order to receive IDC).
•Organizational Chart (optional).
•Documentation of current Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Financial Audit (if applicable).
Acceptable forms of documentation
include:
1. Email confirmation from Federal
Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) that audits
were submitted; or
2. Face sheets from audit reports.
Applicants can find these on the FAC
website: https://harvester.census.gov/
facdissem/Main.aspx.
Public Policy Requirements
All Federal public policies apply to
IHS grants and cooperative agreements
with the exception of the Discrimination
policy.
Requirements for Project and Budget
Narratives
A. Project Narrative: This narrative
should be a separate document that is
no more than 10 pages and must: (1)
Have consecutively numbered pages; (2)
use black font 12 points or larger; (3) be
single-spaced; (4) and be formatted to fit
standard letter paper (8–1/2 x 11
inches).
Be sure to succinctly answer all
questions listed under the evaluation
criteria (refer to Section V.1, Evaluation
Criteria) and place all responses and
required information in the correct
section noted below or they will not be
considered or scored. If the narrative
exceeds the page limit, the application
will be considered not responsive and
not be reviewed. The 10-page limit for
the narrative does not include the work
plan, standard forms, Tribal
Resolutions, table of contents, budget,
budget justifications, narratives, and/or
other appendix items.
There are three parts to the narrative:
Part A—Program Information;
Part B—Program Planning and
Evaluation; and
Part C—Program Report.
See below for additional details about
what must be included in the narrative.
The page limitations below are for each
narrative and budget submitted.
Part A: Program Information (Limit—2
Pages)
Need for Assistance
Describe the organization’s current
behavioral health program activities,
how long the organization has been
operating, and how the organization has
determined it has the administrative
infrastructure to support the cooperative
agreement award activities outlined in
this announcement. This section must
succinctly answer the questions listed
under the evaluation criteria listed in
Section V.1.A. Need for Assistance.
Part B: Program Planning and
Evaluation (Limit—6 Pages)
Program Plan and Approach
Describe fully and clearly the
direction the organization plans to take,
including how it plans to demonstrate
raising the awareness and visibility of
behavioral health issues and deliver
each activity required under the
cooperative agreement. Include
proposed timelines for activities. This
section must succinctly answer the
questions listed under the evaluation
criteria listed in Section V.1.B. Program
Plan and Approach.
Program Evaluation
Describe fully and clearly the
improvements that will be made by the
organization to raise the awareness and
visibility of behavioral health issues
among urban Indians. Include how the
grantee will provide an evaluation of
their activities, demonstrate impact, and
convey accomplishments. This section
must succinctly answer the questions
listed under the evaluation criteria
listed in Section V.1.C. Program
Evaluation.
Part C: Program Report (Limit—2 Pages)
Organizational Capabilities, Key
Personnel, and Qualifications
Describe your organization’s
significant program activities and
accomplishments over the past five
years associated with the outlined goals
under the Grantee Cooperative
Agreement Award Activities (refer to
Section V.1 B). This section must
succinctly answer the questions listed
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under the evaluation criteria listed in
Section V.1.D. Organizational
Capabilities, Key Personnel, and
Qualifications.
B. Budget Narrative (Limit—4 Pages)
Provide a budget narrative that
explains the amounts requested for each
line item of the budget. The budget
narrative should specifically describe
how each item will support the
achievement of proposed objectives. Be
very careful about showing how each
item in the ‘‘Other’’ category is justified.
For subsequent budget years, the
narrative should highlight the changes
from year 1 or clearly indicate that there
are no substantive budget changes
during the period of performance. Do
NOT use the budget narrative to expand
the project narrative.
3. Submission Dates and Times
Applications must be submitted
electronically through Grants.gov by
11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
on the Application Deadline Date. Any
application received after the
application deadline will not be
accepted for review. Grants.gov will
notify the applicant via email if the
application is rejected. If technical
challenges arise and assistance is
required with the application process,
contact Grants.gov Customer Support
(see contact information at https://
www.grants.gov). If problems persist,
contact Mr. Paul Gettys (Paul.Gettys@
ihs.gov), Acting Director, DGM, by
telephone at (301) 443–2114 or (301)
443–5204. Please be sure to contact Mr.
Gettys at least ten days prior to the
application deadline. Please do not
contact the DGM until you have
received a Grants.gov tracking number.
In the event you are not able to obtain
a tracking number, call the DGM as soon
as possible.
IHS will not acknowledge receipt of
applications.
4. Intergovernmental Review
Executive Order 12372 requiring
intergovernmental review is not
applicable to this program.
5. Funding Restrictions
•Pre-award costs are allowable up to
90 days before the start date of the
award provided the costs are otherwise
allowable if awarded. Pre-award costs
are incurred at the risk of the applicant.
•The available funds are inclusive of
direct and appropriate indirect costs.
•Only one cooperative agreement
will be awarded per applicant.
6. Electronic Submission Requirements
All applications must be submitted
via Grants.gov. Please use the https://
www.Grants.gov website to submit an
application. Find the application by
selecting the ‘‘Search Grants’’ link on
the homepage. Follow the instructions
for submitting an application under the
Package tab. No other method of
application submission is acceptable.
If the applicant cannot submit an
application through Grants.gov, a
waiver must be requested. Prior
approval must be requested and
obtained from Mr. Paul Gettys, Acting
Director, DGM. A written waiver request
must be sent to GrantsPolicy@ihs.gov
with a copy to Paul.Gettys@ihs.gov. The
waiver request must: (1) Be documented
in writing (emails are acceptable) before
submitting an application by some other
method, and (2) include clear
justification for the need to deviate from
the required application submission
process.
Once the waiver request has been
approved, the applicant will receive a
confirmation of approval email
containing submission instructions. A
copy of the written approval must be
included with the application that is
submitted to the DGM. Applications
that are submitted without a copy of the
signed waiver from the Acting Director
of the DGM will not be reviewed. The
Grants Management Officer of the DGM
will notify the applicant via email of
this decision. Applications submitted
under waiver must be received by the
DGM no later than 5:00 p.m., EDT, on
the Application Deadline Date. Late
applications will not be accepted for
processing. Applicants that do not
register for both the System for Award
Management (SAM) and Grants.gov
and/or fail to request timely assistance
with technical issues will not be
considered for a waiver to submit an
application via alternative method.
Please be aware of the following:
•Please search for the application
package in https://www.Grants.gov by
entering the Assistance Listing (CFDA)
number or the Funding Opportunity
Number. Both numbers are located in
the header of this announcement.
•If you experience technical
challenges while submitting your
application, please contact Grants.gov
Customer Support (see contact
information at https://www.grants.gov).
•Upon contacting Grants.gov, obtain
a tracking number as proof of contact.
The tracking number is helpful if there
are technical issues that cannot be
resolved and a waiver from the agency
must be obtained.
•Applicants are strongly encouraged
not to wait until the deadline date to
begin the application process through
Grants.gov as the registration process for
SAM and Grants.gov could take up to
twenty working days.
•Please follow the instructions on
Grants.gov to include additional
documentation that may be requested by
this funding announcement.
•Applicants must comply with any
page limits described in this funding
announcement.
•After submitting the application,
the applicant will receive an automatic
acknowledgment from Grants.gov that
contains a Grants.gov tracking number.
IHS will not notify the applicant that
the application has been received.
Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data
Universal Numbering System (DUNS)
Applicants and grantee organizations
are required to obtain a DUNS number
and maintain an active registration in
the SAM database. The DUNS number
is a unique 9-digit identification number
provided by D&B that uniquely
identifies each entity. The DUNS
number is site specific; therefore, each
distinct performance site may be
assigned a DUNS number. Obtaining a
DUNS number is easy, and there is no
charge. To obtain a DUNS number,
please access the request service
through https://fedgov.dnb.com/
webform, or call (866) 705–5711. The
Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006, as amended
(‘‘Transparency Act’’), requires all HHS
recipients to report information on sub-
awards. Accordingly, all IHS grantees
must notify potential first-tier sub-
recipients that no entity may receive a
first-tier sub-award unless the entity has
provided its DUNS number to the prime
grantee organization. This requirement
ensures the use of a universal identifier
to enhance the quality of information
available to the public pursuant to the
Transparency Act.
System for Award Management (SAM)
Organizations that are not registered
with SAM must have a DUNS number
first, then access the SAM online
registration through the SAM home page
at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ (U.S.
organizations will also need to provide
an Employer Identification Number
from the Internal Revenue Service that
may take an additional 2–5 weeks to
become active). Please see SAM.gov for
details on the registration process and
timeline. Registration with the SAM is
free of charge, but can take several
weeks to process. Applicants may
register online at https://www.sam.gov/
SAM/.
Additional information on
implementing the Transparency Act,
including the specific requirements for
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DUNS and SAM, are available on the
DGM Grants Management, Policy Topics
web page: https://www.ihs.gov/dgm/
policytopics/.
V. Application Review Information
Weights assigned to each section are
noted in parentheses. The 10-page
project narrative should include only
the first year of activities; information
for multi-year projects should be
included as an appendix. See ‘‘Multi-
year Project Requirements’’ at the end of
this section for more information. The
narrative section should be written in a
manner that is clear to outside reviewers
unfamiliar with prior related activities
of the applicant. It should be well
organized, succinct, and contain all
information necessary for reviewers to
understand the project fully. Points will
be assigned to each evaluation criteria
adding up to a total of 100 possible
points. Points are assigned as follows:
1. Criteria
A. Introduction and Need for Assistance
(10 Points)
1. Describe the needs, or problems,
the organization is currently addressing.
2. Describe the current unmet needs/
gaps in awareness of behavioral health
in urban Indian communities, and the
potential impact of not having a
national program with this scope.
3. Describe how this cooperative
agreement would benefit the mission of
the organization and help achieve the
mission of the IHS, as it relates to
behavioral health.
4. Provide examples of current, or
previous, related experience (grant
funded or not) that supports the project
and justifies the approach.
B. Project Objective(s), Work Plan and
Approach (40 Points)
Describe the purpose of the proposed
project, including a clear statement of
the project goal(s). The proposed project
narrative is required to address how the
organization will accomplish all six
required activities listed below.
1. Facilitate a national forum such as
a Behavioral Health Urban Indian
Listening Session where concerns and
suggestions related to behavioral health
care policy, service delivery, and
program development can be heard from
all urban Indian organizations.
2. Provide urban Indian leadership by
participating as active members and
representing Urban Indian Health
Programs for the National Action
Alliance for Suicide Prevention’s
American Indian/Alaska Native Task
Force.
3. Increase awareness and visibility of
urban Indian behavioral health issues
through representation and
participation at appropriate national
conferences.
4. Provide culturally competent
educational and technical assistance on
strategic planning and grant writing to
increase the capacity of urban Indian
organizations.
5. Develop and maintain
comprehensive information on urban
Indian organizations. Disseminate
information on behavioral health
programs, best practices, service
delivery, quality improvement, and
strategies to all urban Indian
organizations through such means as an
e-newsletter, website, traditional media
or other social media platforms.
6. Develop a quality improvement
process, including appropriate
evaluation tools to ensure the
information developed and
disseminated through the project is
appropriate, responsive, and useful for
addressing the behavioral health needs
of urban Indian communities.
C. Program Evaluation (10 Points)
1. Describe plans to monitor activities
such as the success indicators and how
the applicant will measure the degree to
which objectives have been met that
demonstrate progress towards program
outcomes and inform future program
decisions over the 3-year project period.
2. Describe both process and outcome
indicators, where possible:
a. Process examples may include
activities such as, but not limited to,
delivering X number of training
workshops in the urban centers of the
country, or producing a technical
manual for a grant writing workshop.
Note: 25 U.S.C. 1603(27). The term
‘‘urban center’’ means any community
which has a sufficient urban Indian
population with unmet health needs to
warrant assistance under subchapter IV,
as determined by the HHS Secretary.
b. Outcome examples may include
measures such as, but not limited to,
changes in awareness of behavioral
health issues impacting urban Indians,
or changes in urban Indian participation
in suicide prevention activities (for
example, increased Hope for Life
participation).
3. Describe the data to be collected
and the proposed method for collecting
it (surveys, questionnaires, observations,
focus groups) and how you will use the
data to answer evaluation questions.
4. Identify which position(s) will be
responsible for collecting data,
measuring progress, and reporting.
5. Describe methods for analyzing the
data collected during the cooperative
agreement in order to produce
evaluation findings.
D. Organizational Capabilities, Key
Personnel and Qualifications (25 Points)
1. Describe the management
capability and experience of the
applicant organization, and other
participating organizations, in
administering similar grants and
projects.
2. Discuss the organization’s
experience and capacity to provide
culturally appropriate/competent
services to urban Indian communities
across the nation.
3. Describe the resources available for
the proposed project (e.g., facilities,
equipment, IT systems, and financial
management systems).
4. Describe how program continuity
will be maintained if/when there is a
change in the operational environment
(e.g., staff turnover, change in project
leadership, change in board
membership or elected leaders) to
ensure stability over the life of the
cooperative agreement to achieve the
project’s objectives.
5. Provide a complete list of staff
positions for the project, including the
Project Director (suggested at a
minimum of 0.75 FTE) and other key
personnel, showing the role of each and
their level of effort and qualifications.
Describe any strategies to recruit new
staff, as needed.
E. Categorical Budget and Budget
Justification (15 Points)
1. Include a line item budget for all
expenditures and cost categories,
identifying reasonable and allowable
costs necessary to accomplish the
activities outlined in the project
narrative. The budget expenditures
should correlate with the scope of work
described in the project narrative.
2. Provide a narrative justification of
the budget line items, as well as a
description of existing resources and
other support the applicant expects to
receive for the proposed project. Other
support is defined as funds or resources,
whether Federal, non-Federal or
institutional, in direct support of
activities through fellowships, gifts,
prizes, in-kind contributions or non-
Federal means. (This should correspond
to Item #18 on the applicant’s SF–424,
Estimated Funding, and SF–424A
Budget Information, Section C Non-
Federal resources.)
Multi-Year Project Requirements
Applications must include a brief
project narrative and budget (one
additional page per year) addressing the
developmental plans for each additional
year of the project. This attachment will
not count as part of the project narrative
or the budget narrative.
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Additional documents can be
uploaded as Appendix Items in
Grants.gov.
•Work plan, logic model and/or time
line for proposed objectives.
•Position descriptions for key staff.
•Resumes of key staff that reflect
current duties.
•Consultant or contractor proposed
scope of work and letter of commitment
(if applicable).
•Current Indirect Cost Agreement.
•Organizational chart.
•Map of area identifying project
location(s).
•Additional documents to support
narrative (for example, data tables,
relevant news articles).
2. Review and Selection
Each application will be prescreened
for eligibility and completeness as
outlined in the funding announcement.
Applications that meet the eligibility
criteria shall be reviewed for merit by
the Objective Review Committee (ORC)
based on evaluation criteria. Incomplete
applications and applications that are
not responsive to the administrative
thresholds will not be referred to the
ORC and will not be funded. The
applicant will be notified of this
determination. Applicants must address
all program requirements and provide
all required documentation.
3. Notifications of Disposition
All applicants will receive an
Executive Summary Statement from the
IHS DBH within 30 days of the
conclusion of the ORC outlining the
strengths and weaknesses of their
application. The summary statement
will be sent to the Authorizing Official
identified on the face page (SF–424) of
the application.
A. Award Notices for Funded
Applications
The Notice of Award (NoA) is the
authorizing document for which funds
are dispersed to the approved entities
and reflects the amount of Federal funds
awarded, the purpose of the grant, the
terms and conditions of the award, the
effective date of the award, and the
budget/project period. Each entity
approved for funding must have a user
account in GrantSolutions in order to
retrieve the NoA. Please see the Agency
Contacts list in Section VII for the
systems contact information.
B. Approved but Unfunded
Applications
Approved applications not funded
due to lack of available funds will be
held for one year. If funding becomes
available during the course of the year,
the application may be reconsidered.
Note: Any correspondence other than the
official NoA executed by an IHS grants
management official announcing to the
project director that an award has been made
to their organization is not an authorization
to implement their program on behalf of the
IHS.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Administrative Requirements
Cooperative agreements are
administered in accordance with the
following regulations and policies:
A. The criteria as outlined in this
program announcement.
B. Administrative Regulations for
Grants:
•Uniform Administrative
Requirements for HHS Awards, located
at 45 CFR part 75.
C. Grants Policy:
•HHS Grants Policy Statement,
Revised 01/07.
D. Cost Principles:
•Uniform Administrative
Requirements for HHS Awards, ‘‘Cost
Principles,’’ located at 45 CFR part 75,
subpart E.
E. Audit Requirements:
•Uniform Administrative
Requirements for HHS Awards, ‘‘Audit
Requirements,’’ located at 45 CFR part
75, subpart F.
2. Indirect Costs
This section applies to all recipients
that request reimbursement of indirect
costs (IDC) in their application budget.
In accordance with HHS Grants Policy
Statement, Part II–27, IHS requires
applicants to obtain a current IDC rate
agreement, and submit it to DGM, prior
to DGM issuing an award. The rate
agreement must be prepared in
accordance with the applicable cost
principles and guidance as provided by
the cognizant agency or office. A current
rate covers the applicable grant
activities under the current award’s
budget period. If the current rate
agreement is not on file with the DGM
at the time of award, the IDC portion of
the budget will be restricted. The
restrictions remain in place until the
current rate agreement is provided to
the DGM.
Available funds are inclusive of direct
and appropriate indirect costs.
Approved indirect funds are awarded as
part of the award amount, and no
additional funds will be provided.
Generally, IDC rates for IHS grantees
are negotiated with the Division of Cost
Allocation (DCA) https://rates.psc.gov/
or the Department of the Interior
(Interior Business Center) https://
ibc.doi.gov/ICS/tribal. For questions
regarding the indirect cost policy, please
call the Grants Management Specialist
listed under ‘‘Agency Contacts’’ or the
main DGM office at (301) 443–5204.
3. Reporting Requirements
The awardee must submit required
reports consistent with the applicable
deadlines. Failure to submit required
reports within the time allowed may
result in suspension or termination of
an active grant, withholding of
additional awards for the project, or
other enforcement actions such as
withholding of payments or converting
to the reimbursement method of
payment. Continued failure to submit
required reports may result in one or
both of the following: (1) The
imposition of special award provisions;
and (2) the non-funding or non-award of
other eligible projects or activities. This
requirement applies whether the
delinquency is attributable to the failure
of the awardee organization or the
individual responsible for preparation
of the reports. Per DGM policy, all
reports are required to be submitted
electronically by attaching them as a
‘‘Grant Note’’ in GrantSolutions.
Personnel responsible for submitting
reports will be required to obtain a login
and password for GrantSolutions. Please
see the Agency Contacts list in Section
VII for the systems contact information.
The reporting requirements for this
program are noted below.
A. Progress Reports
Program progress reports are required
annually, within 30 days after the
budget period ends (specific dates will
be listed in the NoA Terms and
Conditions). These reports must include
a brief comparison of actual
accomplishments to the goals
established for the period, a summary of
progress to date or, if applicable,
provide sound justification for the lack
of progress, and other pertinent
information as required. A final report
must be submitted within 90 days of
expiration of the period of performance.
B. Financial Reports
Federal Financial Report (FFR or SF–
425), Cash Transaction Reports are due
30 days after the close of every calendar
quarter to the Payment Management
Services, HHS at https://pms.psc.gov.
The applicant is also requested to
upload a copy of the FFR (SF–425) into
our grants management system,
GrantSolutions. Failure to submit timely
reports may result in adverse award
actions blocking access to funds.
Grantees are responsible and
accountable for accurate information
being reported on all required reports:
The Progress Reports and Federal
Financial Report.
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C. Post Conference Grant Reporting
The following requirements were
enacted in Section 3003 of the
Consolidated Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2013, Public Law
113–6, 127 Stat. 198, 435 (2013), and;
Office of Management and Budget
Memorandum M–17–08, Amending
OMB Memorandum M–12–12: All HHS/
IHS awards containing grants funds
allocated for conferences will be
required to complete a mandatory post
award report for all conferences.
Specifically: The total amount of funds
provided in this award/cooperative
agreement that were spent for
‘‘Conference X’’, must be reported in
final detailed actual costs within 15
calendar days of the completion of the
conference. Cost categories to address
should be: (1) Contract/Planner, (2)
Meeting Space/Venue, (3) Registration
website, (4) Audio Visual, (5) Speakers
Fees, (6) Non-Federal Attendee Travel,
(7) Registration Fees, and (8) Other.
D. Federal Sub-Award Reporting System
(FSRS)
This award may be subject to the
Transparency Act sub-award and
executive compensation reporting
requirements of 2 CFR part 170.
The Transparency Act requires the
OMB to establish a single searchable
database, accessible to the public, with
information on financial assistance
awards made by Federal agencies. The
Transparency Act also includes a
requirement for recipients of Federal
grants to report information about first-
tier sub-awards and executive
compensation under Federal assistance
awards. IHS has implemented a Term of
Award into all IHS Standard Terms and
Conditions, NoAs and funding
announcements regarding the FSRS
reporting requirement. This IHS Term of
Award is applicable to all IHS grant and
cooperative agreements issued on or
after October 1, 2010, with a $25,000
sub-award obligation dollar threshold
met for any specific reporting period.
Additionally, all new (discretionary)
IHS awards (where the period of
performance is made up of more than
one budget period) and where: (1) The
period of performance start date was
October 1, 2010 or after, and (2) the
primary awardee will have a $25,000
sub-award obligation dollar threshold
during any specific reporting period
will be required to address the FSRS
reporting.
For the full IHS award term
implementing this requirement and
additional award applicability
information, visit the DGM Grants
Policy website at https://www.ihs.gov/
dgm/policytopics/.
E. Compliance With Executive Order
13166 Implementation of Services
Accessibility Provisions for All Grant
Application Packages and Funding
Opportunity Announcements
Recipients of Federal financial
assistance (FFA) from HHS must
administer their programs in
compliance with Federal civil rights
laws that prohibit discrimination on the
basis of race, color, national origin,
disability, age and, in some
circumstances, religion, conscience, and
sex. This includes ensuring programs
are accessible to persons with limited
English proficiency. The HHS Office for
Civil Rights provides guidance on
complying with civil rights laws
enforced by HHS. https://www.hhs.gov/
civil-rights/for-providers/provider-
obligations/index.html and http://
www.hhs.gov/ocr/civilrights/
understanding/section1557/index.html.
•Recipients of FFA must ensure that
their programs are accessible to persons
with limited English proficiency. HHS
provides guidance to recipients of FFA
on meeting their legal obligation to take
reasonable steps to provide meaningful
access to their programs by persons with
limited English proficiency. Please see
https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-
individuals/special-topics/limited-
english-proficiency/fact-sheet-guidance/
index.html and https://www.lep.gov. For
further guidance on providing culturally
and linguistically appropriate services,
recipients should review the National
Standards for Culturally and
Linguistically Appropriate Services in
Health and Health Care at https://
minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/
browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=53.
•Recipients of FFA also have specific
legal obligations for serving qualified
individuals with disabilities. Please see
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/civilrights/
understanding/disability/index.html.
•HHS funded health and education
programs must be administered in an
environment free of sexual harassment.
Please see https://www.hhs.gov/civil-
rights/for-individuals/sex-
discrimination/index.html; https://
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/
docs/shguide.html; and https://
www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publications/fs-
sex.cfm.
•Recipients of FFA must also
administer their programs in
compliance with applicable Federal
religious nondiscrimination laws and
applicable Federal conscience
protection and associated anti-
discrimination laws. Collectively, these
laws prohibit exclusion, adverse
treatment, coercion, or other
discrimination against persons or
entities on the basis of their
consciences, religious beliefs, or moral
convictions. Please see https://
www.hhs.gov/conscience/conscience-
protections/index.html and https://
www.hhs.gov/conscience/religious-
freedom/index.html.
Please contact the HHS Office for
Civil Rights for more information about
obligations and prohibitions under
Federal civil rights laws at https://
www.hhs.gov/ocr/about-us/contact-us/
index.html or call 1–800–368–1019 or
TDD 1–800–537–7697.
F. Federal Awardee Performance and
Integrity Information System (FAPIIS)
The IHS is required to review and
consider any information about the
applicant that is in the Federal Awardee
Performance and Integrity Information
System (FAPIIS), at https://
www.fapiis.gov, before making any
award in excess of the simplified
acquisition threshold (currently
$150,000) over the period of
performance. An applicant may review
and comment on any information about
itself that a Federal awarding agency
previously entered. IHS will consider
any comments by the applicant, in
addition to other information in FAPIIS
in making a judgment about the
applicant’s integrity, business ethics,
and record of performance under
Federal awards when completing the
review of risk posed by applicants as
described in 45 CFR 75.205.
As required by 45 CFR part 75
Appendix XII of the Uniform Guidance,
non-Federal entities (NFEs) are required
to disclose in FAPIIS any information
about criminal, civil, and administrative
proceedings, and/or affirm that there is
no new information to provide. This
applies to NFEs that receive Federal
awards (currently active grants,
cooperative agreements, and
procurement contracts) greater than
$10,000,000 for any period of time
during the period of performance of an
award/project.
Mandatory Disclosure Requirements
As required by 2 CFR part 200 of the
Uniform Guidance, and the HHS
implementing regulations at 45 CFR part
75, the IHS must require a non-Federal
entity or an applicant for a Federal
award to disclose, in a timely manner,
in writing to the IHS or pass-through
entity all violations of Federal criminal
law involving fraud, bribery, or gratuity
violations potentially affecting the
Federal award.
Submission is required for all
applicants and recipients, in writing, to
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the IHS and to the HHS Office of
Inspector General all information
related to violations of Federal criminal
law involving fraud, bribery, or gratuity
violations potentially affecting the
Federal award. 45 CFR 75.113.
Disclosures must be sent in writing to:
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Indian Health Service,
Division of Grants Management, ATTN:
Paul Gettys, Acting Director, 5600
Fishers Lane, Mail Stop: 09E70,
Rockville, MD 20857, (Include
‘‘Mandatory Grant Disclosures’’ in
subject line), Office: (301) 443–5204,
Fax: (301) 594–0899, Email:
Paul.Gettys@ihs.gov.
AND
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of Inspector
General, ATTN: Mandatory Grant
Disclosures, Intake Coordinator, 330
Independence Avenue SW, Cohen
Building, Room 5527, Washington, DC
20201, URL: https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/
report-fraud/ (Include ‘‘Mandatory
Grant Disclosures’’ in subject line), Fax:
(202) 205–0604 (Include ‘‘Mandatory
Grant Disclosures’’ in subject line) or
Email: MandatoryGranteeDisclosures@
oig.hhs.gov.
Failure to make required disclosures
can result in any of the remedies
described in 45 CFR 75.371 Remedies
for noncompliance, including
suspension or debarment (see 2 CFR
parts 180 & 376).
VII. Agency Contacts
1. Questions on the programmatic
issues may be directed to: Tamara
James, Ph.D., Division of Behavioral
Health, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail Stop:
08N34A, Rockville, MD 20857, Phone:
(301) 443–2038, Fax: (301) 594–6213,
tamara.james@ihs.gov.
2. Questions on grants management
and fiscal matters may be directed to:
Donald Gooding, Grants Management
Specialist, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail
Stop: 09E70, Rockville, MD 20857,
Phone: (301) 443–2298, Fax: (301) 594–
0899, Email: Gooding.Donald@ihs.gov.
3. Questions on systems matters may
be directed to: Paul Gettys, Acting
Director, DGM, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail
Stop: 09E70, Rockville, MD 20857,
Phone: (301) 443–2114; or the DGM
main line (301) 443–5204, Fax: (301)
594–0899, Email: Paul.Gettys@ihs.gov.
VIII. Other Information
The Public Health Service strongly
encourages all grant, cooperative
agreement and contract recipients to
provide a smoke-free workplace and
promote the non-use of all tobacco
products. In addition, Public Law 103–
227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994,
prohibits smoking in certain facilities
(or in some cases, any portion of the
facility) in which regular or routine
education, library, day care, health care,
or early childhood development
services are provided to children. This
is consistent with the HHS mission to
protect and advance the physical and
mental health of the American people.
Michael D. Weahkee,
RADM, Assistant Surgeon General, U.S.
Public Health Service, Director, Indian Health
Service.
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BILLING CODE 4165–16–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National
Institute of Child Health & Human
Development; Amended Notice of
Meeting
Notice is hereby given of a change in
the meeting of the National Institute of
Child Health and Human Development
Special Emphasis Panel, August 7, 2020,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., National Institute
of Child Health and Human
Development, 6710B Rockledge Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20892 which was
published in the Federal Register on
July 10, 2020, 85 FR 41606.
The meeting date changed from
August 7, 2020, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. to
December 14, 2020, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. The meeting is closed to the
public.
Dated: November 16, 2020.
Ronald J. Livingston, Jr.,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020–25630 Filed 11–19–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health;
Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the National Advisory
Mental Health Council.
The meeting will be open to the
public as indicated below, with
attendance limited to space available.
Individuals who plan to attend and
need special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
notify the Contact Person listed below
in advance of the meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Advisory
Mental Health Council.
Date: February 2–3, 2021.
Open: February 02, 2021, 12:00 p.m. to
3:30 p.m.
Agenda: Presentation of the NIMH
Director’s Report and discussion of NIMH
program.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive
Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, (Virtual
Meeting).
Closed: February 02, 2021, 3:30 p.m. to
4:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate the NIMH
Division of Intramural Research Programs.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive
Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Virtual
Meeting).
Closed: February 03, 2021, 12:00 p.m. to
1:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate the NIMH
Division of Intramural Research Programs.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive
Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Virtual
Meeting).
Closed: February 03, 2021, 1:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications and/or proposals.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive
Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Virtual
Meeting).
Contact Person: Rebecca Wagenaar-Miller,
Ph.D., Acting Deputy Director, Division of
Extramural Activities, National Institute of
Mental Health, National Institutes of Health,
NSC Bldg., 6001 Executive Blvd., Room 6160,
Rockville, MD 20852, 301–435–0322,
rwagenaa@mail.nih.gov.
Any interested person may file written
comments with the committee by forwarding
the statement to the Contact Person listed on
this notice. The statement should include the
name, address, telephone number and when
applicable, the business or professional
affiliation of the interested person.
Information is also available on the
Institute’s/Center’s home page:
www.nimh.nih.gov/about/advisory-boards-
and-groups/namhc/index.shtml., where an
agenda and any additional information for
the meeting will be posted when available.
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