FY 2014 Service Area Competition-Additional Area Funding Opportunity Announcement HRSA-14-116 Objective Review Committee SAC-AA Technical Assistance (TA) page:

http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/apply/assistance/sac-aa

Reviewer Scoring Guidance

• Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) • FOA Side-by-Side (Program Narrative/Review Criteria) • HRSA Scoring Rubric • Service Area Map 2

Overview

A Service Area Competition-Additional Area (SAC-AA) is announced when service areas become available for competition after the annual fiscal year SAC release. The announcement provides funding for the provision of comprehensive primary health care services to underserved and/or special populations.

Three types of applicants: 1. Current grantees applying to continue serving their current service area 2. New applicants 3. Current grantees applying to serve a new service area Project Period: The maximum project period is now 3 years 3

Target Populations by Funding Type

• Community Health Centers (CHC, section 330(e)): target population is underserved individuals • Migrant Health Centers (MHC, section 330(g)): target population is migratory and seasonal agricultural workers • Health Care for the Homeless (HCH, section 330(h)): target population is people experiencing homelessness • Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC, section 330(i)): target population is residents of, and individuals living immediately adjacent to, public housing 4

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must: 1. Be public or nonprofit private entities that propose to serve a service area and its associated population(s) and patients identified in Table 6 of the FOA.

2. Propose on Form 1A to serve at least an equivalent number of patients by the end of the project period as listed in Table 6 of the FOA.

3. Propose on Form 5B the service area zip codes from which at least 75 percent of the current patients come.

4. Request no more than the current level of support being provided to the service area, and request all funding types that currently support the service area in the same proportion at which they were announced.

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Service Area & Project Funding

City (Grantee’s Administrative Site Location) Miami State FL Total CHC Funding $713,113 6

Program Narrative & Review Criteria

Program Narrative/Review Criteria • Need (15 points) • • Response (20 points) Collaboration (10 points) • • • • Evaluative Measures (15 points) Resources/Capabilities (20 points) Governance (10 points) Support Requested (10 points) 7

Program Narrative Resources

Need • Form 9: Need for Assistance Worksheet Response • Form 2: Staffing Profile • Forms 5A, 5B, and 5C: Services, Sites, and Other Activities/Locations • Form 8: Health Center Agreements • Attachment 7: Summary of Contracts and Agreements (if applicable) • Attachment 11: Sliding Fee Discount Schedule • Attachment 14: Implementation Plan (if applicable) 8

Program Narrative Resources

Collaboration • Attached letters of support should describe collaboration with other providers/organizations • Applicants are required to PROVIDE letters of support from the following organizations in the service area: FQHCs (both 330 grantees and look-alikes), rural health clinics, critical access hospitals, and health departments • The applicant MUST document/explain why any required letters were not included Evaluative Measures • Clinical and Financial Performance Measures 9

Program Narrative Resources

Resources/Capabilities • Attachment 2: Corporate Bylaws • Attachment 3: Organizational Chart • Attachments 4 & 5: Position Descriptions/Biographical Sketches • Attachment 6: Co-Applicant Agreement (if applicable) • Attachment 7: Summary of Contracts and Agreements (if applicable) • Attachment 8: Audit or Financial Documentation • Attachment 13: Floor Plans (if applicable) 10

Program Narrative Resources

Governance • Attachment 2: Corporate Bylaws • Attachment 6: Co-Applicant Agreement (if applicable) • Attachment 9: Articles of Incorporation • Form 4: Community Characteristics • Form 6A: Current Board Member Characteristics Support Requested • SF-424A: Budget Information Non-Construction Programs • Federal Object Class Categories Form • Budget Justification • Form 1A: General Information Worksheet • Form 2: Staffing Profile • Form 3: Income Analysis 11

Budget Justification

• The budget justification should correspond to the object class categories as listed on the Federal Object Class Categories form. It should include a line-item budget (Federal and non-Federal) and any narrative required to explain costs and demonstrate that costs are reasonable and necessary for implementation of the proposed project. 12

Final Reminders

• Refer to the SAC-AA TA Website: http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/apply/assistance/sac-aa • Reference the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) • Scores should be an accurate reflection of the needs, service plans, and capabilities presented in the SAC-AA application • Strengths and weaknesses should be based on the program narrative and review criteria in the FOA 13