Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 11 035
Apply for HRSA 11 035
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Affordable Care Act Family Professional Partnership/Family to Family Health Information and Education Centers" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.504 Family to Family Health Information Centers.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 27, 2010 and posted on Oct 26, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 15, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,900,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $95,700.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 41 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligibility for this funding opportunity is limited to organizations within the 41 States that will not have an MCHB funded Center as of June 1, 2011. Therefore, applicants from the following States only are eligible to apply AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, NH, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA and WI. The remaining ten (10) States (AK, AL, AR, IA, ID, KY, OH, SC, WV, WY), were phased in during FY 2009, in accordance with the Family Opportunity Act. The F2F HICs in these 10 States are in their second year of funding and will submit a non competitive progress report to HRSA for FY 2011. These 10 States are not eligible to undergo a new competition until FY 2012, if the F2F HIC Program is continued beyond the ACA extension period.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Affordable Care Act Family-Professional Partnership/Family to Family Health Information and Education Centers opportunity (HRSA-11-035) is a discretionary grant program administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), focused on strengthening support systems for families of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). The program is framed as part of the Presidents health care reform priorities to expand and improve community-based care for Americans with disabilities. At its core, the initiative is meant to ensure families are not just recipients of services, but active partners in health care decision making at every level, from individual care planning to broader system and policy discussions.
Funding is intended to support statewide, family-run centers known as Family to Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs). These centers function as trusted hubs where families can receive practical, understandable information and hands-on help navigating complex health systems. The centers are expected to provide information, education, technical assistance, and peer support, with an emphasis on helping families make informed health care choices that lead to better treatment decisions, improved outcomes, and cost-effective care. A key expectation is that these centers are staffed by families who have direct experience with CYSHCN and who also have strong working knowledge of federal and state public and private coverage options, as well as how health care providers and delivery systems operate.
The required activities are broad and system-facing, not limited to direct family assistance. Grantees are expected to inform families about health care needs and available resources, identify and share effective health service delivery models, and build structured collaboration between families and health professionals. This includes developing partnerships with health care providers, managed care organizations, health care purchasers, and relevant state agencies, and creating a model for ongoing collaboration that elevates family input. Centers must also provide training and guidance related to caring for CYSHCN and conduct outreach to families, clinicians, schools, and other appropriate community entities so that accurate information and support reach people who need it. In addition, the centers are responsible for monitoring progress in programs connected to payment and direct services for this population, using a statewide data collection system, and for reporting accomplishments in line with the programs review criteria and other HRSA requirements. The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) also indicated it would require additional data reporting and would provide or require technical assistance, reinforcing the expectation of measurable performance and continuous improvement.
Across all project policies and activities, applicants are required to integrate MCHB core values: family-centered care, strong family-professional partnerships, and cultural and linguistic competence. This means the work is expected to be accessible and responsive to diverse communities, reflect the lived experience of families, and actively support shared decision making between families and professionals rather than treating families as passive participants.
The program anticipated 41 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $3.9 million and an award ceiling of $95,700 per award. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The funding activity category is health, and the program is associated with CFDA 93.504 (Family to Family Health Information Centers).
Eligibility was restricted to organizations located in the 41 states and jurisdictions that were not expected to have an MCHB-funded center as of June 1, 2011. Eligible locations listed in the announcement were: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, NH, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI. Ten states (AK, AL, AR, IA, ID, KY, OH, SC, WV, WY) were not eligible for this competition because they had been phased in during FY 2009 under the Family Opportunity Act and were continuing under a non-competitive progress report process for FY 2011, with the next opportunity for competition projected for FY 2012 if the program continued beyond the Affordable Care Act extension period.
Key dates included a posted date of Oct 26, 2010, with an original and current closing date of Dec 15, 2010, and an archive date of Feb 13, 2011. For access issues, HRSA directed applicants to contact the HRSA Call Center via CallCenter@HRSA.GOV or by phone at 877-464-4772.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Affordable Care Act Family-Professional Partnership/Family to Family Health Information and Education Centers (HRSA-11-035)
What is the HRSA-11-035 funding opportunity?
HRSA-11-035 is a discretionary grant program administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). It supports the Affordable Care Act Family-Professional Partnership/Family to Family Health Information and Education Centers initiative, focused on strengthening support systems for families of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN).
What is the main purpose of this program?
The program is designed to ensure families are active partners in health care decision making at every level, from individual care planning to broader system and policy discussions. It aims to expand and improve community-based care aligned with the President's health care reform priorities for Americans with disabilities.
Who is the target population served by this grant?
The grant focuses on families of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN).
What types of organizations are intended to carry out the work?
Funding supports statewide, family-run centers known as Family to Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs). These centers are intended to operate as trusted hubs where families can get practical information and hands-on help navigating health systems.
What are Family to Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) expected to do?
F2F HICs are expected to provide information, education, technical assistance, and peer support. A central emphasis is helping families make informed health care choices that support better treatment decisions, improved outcomes, and cost-effective care.
What staffing expectations are described for the centers?
The centers are expected to be staffed by families who have direct experience with CYSHCN and who have strong working knowledge of federal and state public and private coverage options, as well as how health care providers and delivery systems operate.
Is the work limited to direct assistance to families?
No. Required activities are described as broad and system-facing, not limited to direct family assistance.
What are some required program activities?
Required activities include informing families about health care needs and available resources; identifying and sharing effective health service delivery models; and building structured collaboration between families and health professionals.
What partnerships are centers expected to develop?
Centers are expected to develop partnerships with health care providers, managed care organizations, health care purchasers, and relevant state agencies, and to create a model for ongoing collaboration that elevates family input.
Are training and outreach components required?
Yes. Centers must provide training and guidance related to caring for CYSHCN and conduct outreach to families, clinicians, schools, and other appropriate community entities so accurate information and support reach those who need it.
Are data collection and reporting required under this opportunity?
Yes. Centers are responsible for monitoring progress in programs connected to payment and direct services for CYSHCN using a statewide data collection system. They must also report accomplishments in line with the program's review criteria and other HRSA requirements.
Will additional reporting or technical assistance be involved?
Yes. The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) indicated it would require additional data reporting and would provide or require technical assistance, reinforcing the expectation of measurable performance and continuous improvement.
What values or approaches must be integrated into program policies and activities?
Applicants are required to integrate MCHB core values across all project policies and activities: family-centered care, strong family-professional partnerships, and cultural and linguistic competence.
What does cultural and linguistic competence mean in this program context?
Based on the announcement description, it means the work is expected to be accessible and responsive to diverse communities and to reflect the lived experience of families.
How many awards were anticipated?
The program anticipated 41 awards.
What was the estimated total funding amount for the competition?
The estimated total funding amount was $3.9 million.
What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $95,700 per award.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is health.
What CFDA number is associated with this program?
The program is associated with CFDA 93.504 (Family to Family Health Information Centers).
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was restricted to organizations located in the 41 states and jurisdictions that were not expected to have an MCHB-funded center as of June 1, 2011.
Which states and jurisdictions were listed as eligible locations?
Eligible locations listed were: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, NH, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI.
Which states were not eligible for this competition, and why?
AK, AL, AR, IA, ID, KY, OH, SC, WV, and WY were not eligible because they had been phased in during FY 2009 under the Family Opportunity Act and were continuing under a non-competitive progress report process for FY 2011.
When was the next opportunity for the non-eligible states expected?
The announcement projected the next opportunity for competition for those states in FY 2012, if the program continued beyond the Affordable Care Act extension period.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posted date was Oct 26, 2010.
What was the application deadline?
The original and current closing date was Dec 15, 2010.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was Feb 13, 2011.
Who should applicants contact if they had trouble accessing the application?
Applicants with access issues were directed to contact the HRSA Call Center at CallCenter@HRSA.GOV or by phone at 877-464-4772.
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