Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 10 284
Apply for HRSA 10 284
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Affordable Care Act State Health Care Workforce Planning Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.509 Affordable Care Act (ACA) State Health Care Workforce Development Grants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 17, 2010 and posted on Jun 17, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 19, 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 $2,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Planning Grant Eligibility. To be eligible to receive a planning grant, an applicant must be an eligible State partnership. Generally, an eligible partnership will be a State Workforce Investment Board that includes, or modifies the members to include, at least one representative from each of the following health care employer, labor organization, a public two year institution of higher education, a public four year institution of higher education, the recognized State federation of labor, the State public secondary education agency, the State P 16 or P 20 Council (statewide assemblies of education, business, and community leaders charged with developing strategies to better coordinate, integrate, and improve education for preschool through college students), if such a council exists, and a philanthropic organization that is actively engaged in providing learning, mentoring, and work opportunities to recruit, educate, and train individuals for, and retain individuals in, careers in health care and related industries. Recognizing that not all State WIBs have these partners in place, the applicant should explain how these partners, required by ACA statute, will be added during the Workforce Investment Act planning cycle for Program Year 2010 (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011). However, the State may designate another partnership if it includes the required members. Planning Grant Eligibility. To be eligible to receive a planning grant, an applicant must be an eligible State partnership. Generally, an eligible partnership will be a State Workforce Investment Board that includes, or modifies the members to include, at least one representative from each of the following health care employer, labor organization, a public two year institution of higher education, a public four year institution of higher education, the recognized State federation of labor, the State public secondary education agency, the State P 16 or P 20 Council (statewide assemblies of education, business, and community leaders charged with developing strategies to better coordinate, integrate, and improve education for preschool through college students), if such a council exists, and a philanthropic organization that is actively engaged in providing learning, mentoring, and work opportunities to recruit, educate, and train individuals for, and retain individuals in, careers in health care and related industries. Recognizing that not all State WIBs have these partners in p.........
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Opportunity Summary:
The Affordable Care Act State Health Care Workforce Planning Grants (Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-10-284) is a discretionary grant program run by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It was created under Section 5102 of the Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), enacted in March 2010. The central purpose is to help states organize the right cross-sector partners and do serious, statewide workforce planning so they can better anticipate and respond to current and future demand for health care workers. In practical terms, the program is aimed at building or strengthening a state-level strategy for recruiting, educating, training, and retaining the health care workforce, using a coordinated plan rather than disconnected, short-term efforts.
The program supports two broad types of work: (1) planning and (2) implementation. On the planning side, states are expected to develop comprehensive health care workforce development plans that look at supply and demand, identify gaps, and set priorities across the health care labor market. On the implementation side, grants can be used to carry out the workforce plan or to conduct activities laid out in the state application that directly address identified workforce needs. The underlying idea is that states need both a strong planning foundation (data, projections, coordination, stakeholder alignment) and the ability to move from a plan into action in ways that match local conditions and projected demand.
Funding for this specific opportunity was limited but spread across a number of awards. HRSA anticipated making about 30 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $2,000,000. The award ceiling was $150,000 per grant, indicating these awards were intended primarily as planning catalysts rather than large-scale program expansions. The program also included a cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning recipients needed to contribute non-federal resources toward the project, which can influence budgeting and partnership commitments. The posting date was June 17, 2010, and the application closing date was July 19, 2010, with the opportunity later archived on September 17, 2010.
Eligibility is built around the concept of an "eligible state partnership," with the default expectation that the applicant is the State Workforce Investment Board (WIB), provided it includes (or is modified to include) a set of required partners specified in the ACA statute. Those required partners are meant to represent the major institutions that shape health care employment pipelines and training systems. At a minimum, the partnership generally must include at least one representative from each of the following: a health care employer, a labor organization, a public two-year institution of higher education, a public four-year institution of higher education, the recognized state federation of labor, the state public secondary education agency, and the state P-16 or P-20 Council (if such a statewide council exists). In addition, the partnership must include a philanthropic organization actively engaged in providing learning, mentoring, and work opportunities to recruit, educate, train, and retain individuals in health care and related fields. If a State WIB did not already have all of these partners in place, the state needed to explain how it would add them during the Workforce Investment Act planning cycle for Program Year 2010 (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011). The announcement also allows that a state may designate another partnership instead of the State WIB, as long as that alternative partnership includes the required members.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a grant (not a contract) in the health funding activity category, tied to CFDA number 93.509 (Affordable Care Act State Health Care Workforce Development Grants). Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to the HRSA Call Center (CallCenter@HRSA.GOV, 877-464-4772; or 301-998-7373), and HRSA provided an external link to the full solicitation materials. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a state-level planning and coordination grant designed to bring workforce, education, labor, employers, and philanthropy into a single structured partnership that can produce a statewide health care workforce plan and begin acting on it to meet projected workforce needs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the Affordable Care Act State Health Care Workforce Planning Grants program?
It is a discretionary grant program administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The opportunity is titled Affordable Care Act State Health Care Workforce Planning Grants and is identified by Funding Opportunity Number (FON) HRSA-10-284.
2. What law created this grant program?
The program was created under Section 5102 of the Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), enacted in March 2010.
3. What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The central purpose is to help states organize the right cross-sector partners and conduct statewide health care workforce planning so they can better anticipate and respond to current and future demand for health care workers. The program is intended to support a coordinated state-level strategy for recruiting, educating, training, and retaining the health care workforce.
4. What kinds of activities does the program support?
The program supports two broad types of work: planning and implementation.
- Planning: Developing comprehensive state health care workforce development plans that assess supply and demand, identify gaps, and set priorities across the health care labor market.
- Implementation: Carrying out the workforce plan or performing activities described in the state application that directly address identified workforce needs.
5. Is this funding more focused on planning or large program expansion?
Based on the award ceiling and overall funding level, the grants are positioned as planning catalysts rather than large-scale expansions. The maximum award amount was $150,000.
6. How many awards were expected, and what was the total estimated funding?
HRSA anticipated making about 30 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $2,000,000.
7. What is the maximum award amount per grant?
The award ceiling was $150,000 per grant.
8. Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
Yes. The program included a cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning recipients needed to contribute non-federal resources toward the project.
9. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is based on forming an "eligible state partnership." The default expectation is that the applicant is the State Workforce Investment Board (WIB), provided it includes (or is modified to include) the required partners specified in the Affordable Care Act statute.
10. Can a state apply through an entity other than the State Workforce Investment Board (WIB)?
Yes. A state may designate another partnership instead of the State WIB, as long as that alternative partnership includes the required members.
11. What partners must be included in the eligible state partnership?
At a minimum, the partnership generally must include at least one representative from each of the following:
- A health care employer
- A labor organization
- A public two-year institution of higher education
- A public four-year institution of higher education
- The recognized state federation of labor
- The state public secondary education agency
- The state P-16 or P-20 Council (if such a statewide council exists)
12. Is a philanthropic organization required as part of the partnership?
Yes. The partnership must include a philanthropic organization that is actively engaged in providing learning, mentoring, and work opportunities to recruit, educate, train, and retain individuals in health care and related fields.
13. What if the State Workforce Investment Board (WIB) does not already include all required partners?
If a State WIB did not already have all required partners in place, the state needed to explain how it would add them during the Workforce Investment Act planning cycle for Program Year 2010 (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011).
14. What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is tied to CFDA number 93.509, identified as Affordable Care Act State Health Care Workforce Development Grants.
15. What type of federal award is this (grant or contract)?
This is a grant (not a contract) and is categorized under the health funding activity category.
16. When was the opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The posting date was June 17, 2010, and the application closing date was July 19, 2010.
17. Is the opportunity still active?
No. The opportunity was later archived on September 17, 2010.
18. What is the overall goal states are expected to achieve with this grant?
The overall goal is to create (or strengthen) a statewide, coordinated workforce planning approach that brings together workforce, education, labor, employers, and philanthropy to produce a statewide health care workforce plan and begin acting on it to meet projected workforce needs.
19. What kind of planning is expected under the planning component?
States are expected to develop comprehensive workforce development plans that look at health care workforce supply and demand, identify gaps, and set statewide priorities across the health care labor market.
20. What kind of activities are allowed under the implementation component?
Implementation funding can be used to carry out the workforce plan or to conduct activities described in the state application that directly address identified workforce needs.
21. Where can applicants get help or request the full announcement?
Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to the HRSA Call Center at CallCenter@HRSA.GOV, 877-464-4772, or 301-998-7373.
22. Which federal agency administers this opportunity?
The program is run by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
23. What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HRSA-10-284.
24. What makes this grant distinct from disconnected, short-term workforce efforts?
The opportunity emphasizes statewide coordination and cross-sector alignment, aiming to replace fragmented, short-term workforce initiatives with a structured partnership and a comprehensive plan that can guide recruiting, education, training, and retention efforts based on projected demand.
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