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Applications will be considered on time if they are received on or before the
established deadline, or postmarked on or before the deadline given in the program
announcement or in the application kit materials. Applications sent to any address
other than that specified in the application guidance are subject to being returned.
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The citation of the law authorizing the various grant programs is provided immediately
following the title of the programs.
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The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) is a Government-wide compendium of
Federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance.
Each program in the Catalog is preceded by a five-digit program identification number (CFDA number), for example 93.110.
The first two digits identify the Federal department or agency that administers the program, and the last three
digits are assigned in numerical sequence.� CFDA Numbers starting with 93 belong to
the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Cooperative Agreement is a financial assistance mechanism (grant) used when
substantial Federal programmatic involvement with the recipient is
anticipated by the funding agency during performance of the project.
The nature of that involvement will always be specified in the offering or
application guidance materials.
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Beginning October 1, 2003, applicants are required to have a Data Universal Numbering System
(DUNS) number to apply for a grant or cooperative agreement from the Federal Government.
The DUNS number is a unique nine-character identification number provided by the commercial
company Dun & Bradstreet. There is no charge to obtain a DUNS number.
For more information visit HRSA's website.
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The status an entity must possess to be considered for a grant. Authorizing
legislation and programmatic regulations specify eligibility for individual
grant programs, and eligibility may be further restricted for programmatic
reasons. In general, assistance is provided to nonprofit organizations and
institutions, including faith-based and community-based entities, State and
local governments, their agencies, including an Indian Tribe or tribal
organization, and occasionally to individuals. For-profit organizations are
eligible to receive awards under financial assistance programs unless
specifically excluded by legislation.
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The funding level listed is provided only as an estimate, and is subject to
the availability of funds, Congressional action, and changing program priorities.
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Funding preferences, priorities, and special considerations may come from
legislation, regulations, or HRSA program leadership decisions.
They are not the same as review criteria. Funding preferences are any objective
factors that would be used to place a grant application ahead of others without
the preference on a list of applicants recommended for funding by a review
committee.
Some programs give preference to organizations that have specific capabilities
such as telemedicine networking, or have established relationships with
managed care organizations. Funding priorities are factors that cause a
grant application to receive a fixed amount of extra rating points -
which may similarly affect the order of applicants on a funding list.
Special considerations are other factors considered in making funding
decisions that are neither review criteria, preferences, or priorities,
e.g., ensuring that there is an equitable geographic distribution of grant
recipients, or meeting requirements for urban and rural proportions.
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To help in planning the application review process, many HRSA programs request
a letter of intent from the applicant in advance of the application deadline.
Letters of intent are neither binding nor mandatory. Details on where to send
letters can be found in the guidance materials contained in the application kit.
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Applications will be considered on time if they are received on or before the
established deadline, or postmarked on or before the deadline given in the
program announcement or in the application kit materials. Applications sent
to any address other than that specified in the application guidance are
subject to being returned.
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Several HRSA programs require a matching amount, or percentage of the total
project support, to come from sources other than Federal funds. Matching
requirements are generally mandated in the authorizing legislation for
specific categories. Also, matching or other cost-sharing requirements may be
administratively required by the awarding office. Such requirements are set
forth in the application kit.
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The program announcement code is a unique identifier for each program funded
by HRSA. The three-five character acronyms are located in parentheses
immediately at the end of each program title in the HRSA Preview and must be used
to request application materials either from the HRSA Grants Application Center
or online at hrsagac@hrsa.gov. Be sure to use the program announcement number,
program announcement code and the title of the grant program when requesting
an application kit.
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A unique program announcement (HRSA) number is located at the beginning of
each program announcement in the HRSA Preview and Federal Register notices and
includes the Fiscal Year and sequence number for announcement;
for example, HRSA 03-001 0r HRSA-04-004. This number is used with the program title and
program announcement code to order application materials.
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The total time for which support of a discretionary project has been
programmatically approved. The project period usually consists of a series
of budget periods of one-year duration. Once approved through initial review,
continuation of each successive budget period is subject to satisfactory
performance, availability of funds, and program priorities.
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The generic review criteria applicable to HRSA programs are published in the HRSA Preview.
The specific review criteria used to review and rank applications are included in the
individual guidance material provided with the application kits. Applicants should
pay strict attention to addressing these criteria, as they are the basis upon which
the reviewers will judge their applications.
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The funding opportunities on this site are usually archived 90 days after the application deadline has
passed.
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Some programs are provisional as they are not included in the President's budget for the fiscal year.
They are included in the HRSA Preview for planning purposes only.
Potential applicants should consider these announcements provisional until
final Congressional action on appropriations is taken.
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You can apply online for most programs. Applications are submitted through Grants.gov. Always, refer to the program guidance for details.
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