Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 12 045
Apply for HRSA 12 045
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Affordable Care Act Family to Family Health Information 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 18, 2011 and posted on Oct 17, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 16, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,148,400.00 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 12 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Special district governments City or township governments State governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) County governments Private institutions of higher education.
- Eligible applicants include public and private entities, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b), faith based organizations, and community based organizations from the following states ONLY AK, AL, AR, IA, ID, KY, NM, OH, SC, WA, WV and WY. Although Tribes and tribal organizations may apply, they must meet all applicable requirements, including targeting of all CSHCN across the State for services. Applicants also must have experience related to the purpose, must have a focus on health for CSHCN (as defined by MCHB), and their effort must be family staffed/run. For example, if an applicant is a family organization with a history of funding that is condition specific or related to education, mental health or developmental disabilities, evidence of health for the broad CSHCN must be evident in their application. If an applicant is a university, for example, family staff must have equal decision making authority for the F2F HIC project. Applicants MUST demonstrate that they have EXISTING and effective fiduciary, administrative and management systems. NOTE Applicants in the states of 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, NY, NC, ND, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, and WI are not eligible to compete for this funding opportunity because each has an active F2F HIC that was awarded as part of the last (FY11) competitive announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Affordable Care Act Family to Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) grant opportunity (HRSA-12-045) is a discretionary grant program run by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). Its purpose is to fund statewide, family staffed and family run centers that help families of children and youth with special health care needs (CSHCN), including children with disabilities, navigate health care systems and make informed decisions. The program traces back to the Family Opportunity Act of 2005 (part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) and was continued through the Affordable Care Act, which extended appropriations through federal fiscal year 2012 and reinforced an emphasis on reducing disparities, improving access, and strengthening coordinated, culturally competent care.
At the core, the funded centers are expected to deliver practical, family-to-family support that improves health-related decision-making and outcomes for CSHCN. The announcement lays out specific required functions: helping families make informed, cost-effective health care choices; providing information about health care needs and available resources; identifying effective health service delivery models for CSHCN; building collaboration models that connect families with health professionals, insurers/managed care organizations, health care purchasers, and relevant state agencies; offering training and guidance on caring for CSHCN; conducting outreach to families, clinicians, schools, and other key community entities; and maintaining staffing that includes family members with deep knowledge of public and private health systems, alongside health professionals. In addition, because this is ACA-funded, centers are expected to collect and submit demographic data elements such as race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status, consistent with ACA equity and accountability goals.
The work is intentionally statewide and partnership-driven. Grantees must build and maintain strong working relationships with organizations that serve CSHCN and their families, including (but not limited to) State Title V Maternal and Child Health programs, other parent- and family-led organizations, and patient navigator programs operating in the state. Beyond direct information and peer support, centers are also expected to contribute to oversight and improvement by helping monitor how well systems that pay for and deliver services to this population are performing, using a statewide data collection approach. Across all activities, applicants must embed MCHB core values: family-centered care, authentic family-professional partnerships, and cultural and linguistic competence. HRSA also signals that the primary emphasis must remain on health (not solely education, disability services, or other adjacent areas), and that HRSA/MCHB may require additional reporting and may provide technical assistance during the project period.
Funding details in the notice indicate an estimated total funding level of $1,148,400 with an award ceiling of $95,700 per award, and an anticipated 12 awards. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The grant was posted October 17, 2011, with an application closing date of December 16, 2011, and it was later archived February 14, 2012. The CFDA number listed is 93.504 (Family to Family Health Information Centers).
Eligibility is limited and highly specific. While the program allows a wide range of entity types in general (state and local governments, tribes and tribal organizations, public and private higher education institutions, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, faith-based and community-based organizations, and certain for-profit entities), this particular competition is restricted to applicants from the following states only: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Idaho, Kentucky, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Many other states are explicitly ineligible because they already had active F2F HIC awards from the prior (FY11) competition. Applicants must show relevant experience aligned with the program purpose, demonstrate that their center will be genuinely family staffed and family run (including equal decision-making authority for family staff if the applicant is an institution like a university), and prove they already have effective fiduciary, administrative, and management systems in place. Tribes and tribal organizations may apply, but they must still meet all program requirements, including serving CSHCN statewide rather than narrowly targeting only a subset.
In practical terms, this opportunity is designed to sustain and expand a statewide, family-led infrastructure that helps families understand coverage options, access appropriate services, and partner effectively with providers and systems of care. It sits squarely within the ACA-era goals of improving quality, access, and equity, while ensuring that families of CSHCN are not passive recipients of services but active partners in decisions and in shaping how care is delivered statewide. For application and technical access issues, HRSA directs applicants to the HRSA Call Center (CallCenter@HRSA.GOV; 877-464-4772).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Affordable Care Act Family to Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) grant (HRSA-12-045)?
HRSA-12-045 is a discretionary grant program run by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). The program funds statewide, family staffed and family run Family to Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) that help families of children and youth with special health care needs (CSHCN), including children with disabilities, navigate health care systems and make informed health decisions.
What is the purpose of funding Family to Family Health Information Centers?
The purpose is to support practical, family-to-family assistance that improves health-related decision-making and outcomes for children and youth with special health care needs. Centers are expected to help families understand options, access resources, and work effectively with health professionals and systems of care across the state.
Who is the target population served by these centers?
The centers focus on families of children and youth with special health care needs (CSHCN), including children with disabilities.
Is the center required to be statewide?
Yes. The work is intentionally statewide. Applicants, including tribes and tribal organizations, must meet program requirements that include serving CSHCN statewide rather than narrowly focusing only on a subset.
What does "family staffed and family run" mean in this opportunity?
The notice emphasizes that centers must be genuinely family staffed and family run. Applicants must demonstrate that family members are part of staffing and leadership. If the applicant is an institution such as a university, the program expects equal decision-making authority for family staff.
What are the required functions and activities of an F2F HIC under this funding?
The announcement describes required functions that include helping families make informed, cost-effective health care choices; providing information about health care needs and available resources; identifying effective health service delivery models for CSHCN; building collaboration models connecting families with health professionals, insurers/managed care organizations, health care purchasers, and relevant state agencies; offering training and guidance on caring for CSHCN; conducting outreach to families, clinicians, schools, and other community entities; and maintaining staffing that includes knowledgeable family members along with health professionals.
Does the program focus on health only, or can it focus primarily on education or disability services?
HRSA indicates the primary emphasis must remain on health. While centers may interact with schools and other community entities, the notice signals that the work should not be solely education-focused, disability-services-focused, or centered only on adjacent areas outside health.
What kinds of partnerships and collaborations are expected?
Grantees must build and maintain strong working relationships with organizations that serve CSHCN and their families. The notice specifically highlights partnerships with State Title V Maternal and Child Health programs, other parent- and family-led organizations, and patient navigator programs operating in the state, among others.
Are centers expected to work with health insurers or managed care organizations?
Yes. The required collaboration models include connections among families, health professionals, insurers/managed care organizations, health care purchasers, and relevant state agencies.
Are centers expected to provide training to families?
Yes. The notice includes offering training and guidance on caring for children and youth with special health care needs as a required function.
What outreach activities are expected from grantees?
The announcement calls for outreach to families, clinicians, schools, and other key community entities as part of the center's responsibilities.
Are centers expected to collect data, and if so what kind?
Yes. Because this opportunity is funded through the Affordable Care Act, centers are expected to collect and submit demographic data elements such as race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status, consistent with ACA equity and accountability goals.
Is there a system oversight or monitoring role for these centers?
Yes. In addition to direct information and peer support, centers are expected to contribute to oversight and improvement by helping monitor how well systems that pay for and deliver services to this population are performing, using a statewide data collection approach.
What MCHB core values must be reflected in the work?
Applicants are expected to embed MCHB core values across activities, including family-centered care, authentic family-professional partnerships, and cultural and linguistic competence.
Which federal agency and bureau run this program?
The program is run by HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration) under the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number listed is 93.504 (Family to Family Health Information Centers).
How much total funding is estimated for this opportunity?
The notice indicates an estimated total funding level of $1,148,400.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling) per grant?
The award ceiling listed is $95,700 per award.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated approximately 12 awards.
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The notice states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
When was this funding opportunity posted and when did it close?
The grant was posted on October 17, 2011, and the application closing date was December 16, 2011.
Is this opportunity still active?
No. The notice states it was later archived on February 14, 2012.
Which states were eligible to apply under this specific competition?
This particular competition was restricted to applicants from these states only: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Idaho, Kentucky, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Why were many other states ineligible for this competition?
The information provided indicates many other states were explicitly ineligible because they already had active F2F HIC awards from the prior (FY11) competition.
What types of organizations are generally allowed to apply?
In general, the program allows a wide range of entity types, including state and local governments, tribes and tribal organizations, public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, faith-based and community-based organizations, and certain for-profit entities. However, this specific competition also restricted eligibility by state.
Can tribes and tribal organizations apply?
Yes. Tribes and tribal organizations may apply, but they must meet all program requirements, including the expectation to serve CSHCN statewide rather than limiting services to only a subset.
What organizational capacity must applicants demonstrate?
Applicants must show relevant experience aligned with the program purpose and must prove they already have effective fiduciary, administrative, and management systems in place.
Are health professionals required to be part of the center's staffing?
The notice indicates staffing should include family members with deep knowledge of public and private health systems, alongside health professionals.
What is the historical basis for this program?
The program traces back to the Family Opportunity Act of 2005 (part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) and was continued through the Affordable Care Act, which extended appropriations through federal fiscal year 2012 and reinforced an emphasis on reducing disparities, improving access, and strengthening coordinated, culturally competent care.
What Affordable Care Act-related priorities are emphasized in the program?
The information provided highlights an emphasis on reducing disparities, improving access, strengthening coordinated and culturally competent care, and collecting demographic data to support equity and accountability goals.
Can HRSA require additional reporting or provide technical assistance during the project?
Yes. The notice states that HRSA/MCHB may require additional reporting and may provide technical assistance during the project period.
Where should applicants direct application or technical access questions?
For application and technical access issues, HRSA directs applicants to the HRSA Call Center at CallCenter@HRSA.GOV or 877-464-4772.
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