Opportunity Information: Apply for PA FPT 12 014
Apply for PA FPT 12 014
- The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2012 Title X Family Planning Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement FOA Part A 4 Quality Assurance Quality Improvement and Evaluation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.260 Family PlanningPersonnel Training.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 31, 2012 and posted on May 31, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 11, 2012 Refer to the grant announcement regarding application submission requirements, dates and times.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Any public or private nonprofit entity located in any one of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands is eligible to apply for a grant under this announcement. Faith based organizations and American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American (AI/AN/NA) organizations are eligible to apply for these Title X family planning general training and technical assistance cooperative agreements. Private nonprofit entities must provide proof of nonprofit status. See Section IV. 2 for information regarding acceptable proof of nonprofit status.
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Opportunity Summary:
The 2012 Title X Family Planning Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement FOA (Part A, Priority Area 4: Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, and Evaluation) was a discretionary federal funding opportunity issued by the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. Its purpose was to strengthen the performance and consistency of services delivered by Title X-funded family planning projects by supporting specialized Family Planning Training and Technical Assistance Centers (FPTTACs). Under this cooperative agreement structure, awardees were expected to work closely with the federal program office, not simply operate independently, which typically means coordinated planning, ongoing communication, and federal involvement in shaping deliverables to ensure they align with Title X program priorities.
OPA made available about $3.8 million in FY 2012 funds (including indirect costs) to support an expected total of four awards. The maximum funding level listed was an award ceiling of $1,000,000, with no stated award floor, and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The assistance was tied to CFDA 93.260 (Family Planning Personnel Training), reflecting that the core strategy was capacity-building through workforce development, technical assistance, and systems improvement rather than direct clinical service delivery. The funding instrument was explicitly a cooperative agreement, signaling an emphasis on collaborative implementation, performance expectations, and likely standardized reporting and evaluation components across awardees.
The focus for this specific priority area, “Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, and Evaluation,” centered on helping Title X service sites and grantees improve how they measure, monitor, and enhance the quality of family planning services. In practical terms, that generally includes building or strengthening quality management systems, promoting continuous quality improvement methods, improving the use of data for decision-making, and supporting evaluation approaches that can demonstrate service effectiveness and compliance with program expectations. Awardees were expected to provide both training and technical assistance in the identified priority areas, meaning they would deliver structured learning (such as curricula, trainings, workshops, or webinars) alongside hands-on support tailored to the needs of Title X projects (such as coaching, tool implementation, troubleshooting, and guidance on performance improvement). The overall intent was to raise and standardize the level of performance across Title X-funded projects by spreading proven quality practices and strengthening evaluation capacity.
Eligibility was broad for nonprofit participation across U.S. states and multiple U.S. territories and affiliated jurisdictions. Any public or private nonprofit entity located in any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands could apply. Faith-based organizations and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American organizations were explicitly eligible. Private nonprofit applicants were required to provide proof of nonprofit status, with acceptable documentation referenced in the application instructions. The FOA’s listing of “Others (see text field...)” signals that while the opportunity was geared to nonprofits, applicants needed to confirm eligibility details in the full announcement and comply with documentation requirements.
Key administrative details include the Funding Opportunity Number PA FPT 12 014, posting and creation dates of May 31, 2012, and an original/current closing date of June 11, 2012, with the opportunity archived on July 11, 2012. Applications were submitted through Grants.gov, and the notice provided Grants.gov Contact Center information for technical access issues. Overall, the opportunity funded a small set of organizations to function as national or regional capacity-building hubs, helping Title X family planning providers improve quality assurance, implement quality improvement processes, and strengthen evaluation so that Title X services could be delivered more effectively, consistently, and accountably across the program network.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This opportunity is the 2012 Title X Family Planning Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement FOA, Part A, Priority Area 4: Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, and Evaluation. It is a discretionary federal funding opportunity issued by the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.
What is the main purpose of the award?
The purpose is to strengthen the performance and consistency of services delivered by Title X-funded family planning projects by supporting specialized Family Planning Training and Technical Assistance Centers (FPTTACs), with a specific emphasis (in this priority area) on quality assurance, quality improvement, and evaluation.
Which priority area does this FAQ cover?
This FAQ is based on Priority Area 4: Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, and Evaluation.
What does "Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, and Evaluation" mean in this FOA?
It refers to activities that help Title X service sites and grantees improve how they measure, monitor, and enhance the quality of family planning services. Based on the FOA description, this generally includes strengthening quality management systems, promoting continuous quality improvement methods, improving the use of data for decision-making, and supporting evaluation approaches that demonstrate service effectiveness and compliance with program expectations.
What kinds of activities were awardees expected to provide?
Awardees were expected to provide both training and technical assistance in the identified priority area(s). That typically includes structured learning (such as curricula, trainings, workshops, or webinars) and hands-on, tailored support for Title X projects (such as coaching, implementing tools, troubleshooting, and guidance on performance improvement).
What is an FPTTAC in the context of this FOA?
An FPTTAC (Family Planning Training and Technical Assistance Center) is a specialized capacity-building hub supported under this funding approach to help Title X-funded projects improve performance, consistency, and accountability through training, technical assistance, and systems improvement.
What type of federal award instrument was used?
The FOA used a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument.
How is a cooperative agreement different from operating independently?
Under the cooperative agreement structure described, awardees were expected to work closely with the federal program office rather than operate independently. This typically means coordinated planning, ongoing communication, and federal involvement in shaping deliverables so they align with Title X program priorities.
Which federal office issued this FOA?
The Office of Population Affairs (OPA), within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, issued this funding opportunity.
How much funding was available in FY 2012?
OPA made available about $3.8 million in FY 2012 funds (including indirect costs) for this opportunity.
How many awards were expected?
An expected total of four awards were anticipated.
What was the maximum award amount?
The maximum funding level listed was an award ceiling of $1,000,000.
Was there a minimum (floor) award amount?
No award floor was stated in the information provided.
Did the FOA require cost sharing or matching funds?
No. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity and what does it imply?
The assistance was tied to CFDA 93.260 (Family Planning Personnel Training). This reflects that the core strategy emphasized capacity-building through workforce development, technical assistance, and systems improvement rather than direct clinical service delivery.
Is this funding meant to support direct clinical service delivery?
Based on the CFDA description provided and the FOA purpose statement, the emphasis was on training, technical assistance, and systems improvement (capacity-building) rather than direct clinical service delivery.
Who was eligible to apply?
Any public or private nonprofit entity located in any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands could apply. Faith-based organizations and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American organizations were explicitly eligible.
Were for-profit organizations eligible?
The eligibility language provided focuses on public or private nonprofit entities. The FOA also notes an "Others (see text field...)" indicator, meaning applicants would need to confirm eligibility details in the full announcement and comply with the documentation requirements described.
What documentation was required for private nonprofit applicants?
Private nonprofit applicants were required to provide proof of nonprofit status, with acceptable documentation referenced in the application instructions.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is PA FPT 12 014.
When was the FOA posted and when did it close?
The posting and creation dates were May 31, 2012. The original/current closing date was June 11, 2012.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on July 11, 2012.
How were applications submitted?
Applications were submitted through Grants.gov.
What if an applicant had technical issues accessing Grants.gov?
The notice provided Grants.gov Contact Center information for technical access issues (as referenced in the opportunity information).
What was the overall intent of funding these centers?
The intent was to raise and standardize the level of performance across Title X-funded projects by spreading proven quality practices and strengthening evaluation capacity, improving the effectiveness, consistency, and accountability of Title X services across the program network.
Were awardees expected to support Title X grantees and service sites?
Yes. The focus described involves helping Title X service sites and grantees improve quality assurance, implement quality improvement processes, and strengthen evaluation.
Would awardees be expected to use data to support quality improvement?
Yes. The described scope includes improving the use of data for decision-making as part of quality improvement and evaluation support.
Does the FOA suggest standardized reporting or evaluation?
The cooperative agreement structure is described as signaling an emphasis on collaborative implementation, performance expectations, and likely standardized reporting and evaluation components across awardees.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. Based on the dates provided, it closed on June 11, 2012 and was archived on July 11, 2012.
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