Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2008 AOA CONT PO
Apply for HHS 2008 AOA CONT PO
- The Administration on Aging in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Continuation of Advanced POMP" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.048 Special Programs for the AgingTitle IVand Title IIDiscretionary Projects.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 15, 2008 and posted on Jun 19, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 21, 2008. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $601,019.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Continuation of Advanced POMP grant opportunity, offered by the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA) under HHS, is focused on strengthening how Older Americans Act (OAA) Title III programs measure and demonstrate results. The driving force behind the program is the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), which pushes federal agencies to track and use performance information, especially outcome measures, to improve programs. It also responds to the Office of Management and Budget's Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), which evaluates federal programs and places heavy weight on outcome-based evidence. AoA notes that earlier Performance Outcome Measurement Project (POMP) work has already helped improve AoA's PART scores, and this continuation funding is meant to keep that momentum going by deepening the sophistication of performance measurement, especially around cost and impact.
This opportunity builds on nearly a decade of earlier POMP demonstrations carried out with State Units on Aging (SUAs) and Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs). Those prior projects produced a core set of standardized performance measurement instruments aimed at capturing consumer-reported outcomes and service quality for key OAA services. The tools also capture "special needs" characteristics of service recipients, including factors like physical and social functioning, and include measures that look at whether caregiver-support services are adequate and beneficial. AoA points applicants to the established POMP tools hosted at www.gpra.net, underscoring that the program is not starting from scratch. The underlying message is that consumer surveys have already proven their value by showing that aging network services are well-rated, reach vulnerable people who need help, and support older adults and caregivers in ways that help maintain independence and potentially delay or prevent premature nursing home placement.
While consumer assessment remains important, AoA explains that beginning in FY 2004 it deliberately shifted the initiative toward "Advanced POMP" because the agency wanted to move beyond satisfaction and self-reported outcomes into more rigorous approaches that connect program impacts to costs. Advanced POMP began with a planning year, during which grantees aligned around three overarching goals: (1) demonstrate cost savings or cost avoidance attributable to OAA programs, (2) demonstrate the efficiency of OAA programs, and (3) demonstrate the effectiveness of OAA programs. In subsequent years, grantees moved into more technical work such as selecting research methodologies, defining project scopes, planning data development strategies, building databases or launching data collection, and conducting early analyses. In other words, Advanced POMP is about impact evaluation and performance analytics, not just survey administration.
The specific purpose of this Continuation of Advanced POMP competition is to fund projects that enhance or expand existing Advanced POMP work in ways that stay consistent with those original goals around savings, efficiency, and effectiveness. AoA gives concrete examples of what "enhancement" or "expansion" can look like. Enhancement might include adding new data elements to improve statistical models, extending the time period for longitudinal data collection to strengthen trend and impact findings, or linking to and incorporating external or related data sources to make analyses more robust. Expansion could involve proposing additional performance or impact analyses that complement existing projects, as long as they still fit within the Advanced POMP framework and help better quantify outcomes relative to cost. Applicants are expected to present a two-year work plan that covers the full scope of proposed analytical work and ends with detailed written reports that are suitable for posting publicly on www.gpra.net, signaling that knowledge dissemination and replicability for the broader aging network are central expectations.
A notable feature of the opportunity is the built-in technical assistance. AoA planned to contract with a national research corporation to support Advanced POMP grantees, with support that can include statistical modeling, data analysis, review of research protocols, and help with technical writing. This indicates AoA expected applicants to engage in fairly advanced evaluation work and wanted to reduce barriers by making expert methodological support available, while still holding grantees accountable for producing credible, publishable findings.
In terms of funding specifics, this is a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2008-AOA-CONT-PO) within the Income Security and Social Services activity category, under CFDA 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV and Title II Discretionary Projects). AoA anticipated making about eight awards. The estimated total funding was $601,019, with individual awards ranging from a floor of $37,635 up to a ceiling of $100,000. A cost-sharing or matching requirement applies, meaning applicants needed to contribute non-federal resources as part of the project budget. Eligibility was limited to state governments, which fits the Advanced POMP history of work led through state aging agencies and their local AAA partners.
Key dates included a posted date of June 19, 2008, with a closing date that was updated to July 21, 2008 (originally July 19). For applicants needing help accessing the full announcement, AoA listed a point of contact: Cynthia Bauer, Aging Services Program Specialist, at 202-357-0145. Overall, the grant is essentially about helping states move from traditional performance reporting toward more rigorous, data-linked demonstrations that OAA-funded services produce measurable benefits, operate efficiently, and may reduce or avoid higher downstream costs, with findings documented in reports that can be shared nationally.
Continuation of Advanced POMP Grant (HHS-2008-AOA-CONT-PO) - FAQs
1) What is the Continuation of Advanced POMP grant?
The Continuation of Advanced POMP is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA) within HHS. It funds projects that strengthen how Older Americans Act (OAA) Title III programs measure and demonstrate results, with a particular emphasis on more rigorous approaches that connect outcomes and program impacts to costs.
2) What does POMP stand for, and what is "Advanced POMP"?
POMP refers to the Performance Outcome Measurement Project. Earlier POMP work focused on standardized performance measurement instruments, including consumer-reported outcomes and service quality. "Advanced POMP" reflects AoA's shift (beginning in FY 2004) toward more sophisticated performance measurement that goes beyond satisfaction and self-reported outcomes to methods that assess impact and relate impacts to costs.
3) Why is AoA funding this work?
AoA is responding to federal expectations for performance and outcome evidence, driven by the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and the Office of Management and Budget's Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART). The continuation funding is intended to deepen performance measurement, particularly around cost and impact, and maintain momentum from earlier POMP efforts that helped improve AoA's PART scores.
4) What is the main purpose of this continuation competition?
The purpose is to fund projects that enhance or expand existing Advanced POMP work, while staying consistent with Advanced POMP's original goals around demonstrating savings, efficiency, and effectiveness of OAA programs.
5) What are the three overarching goals Advanced POMP projects are expected to support?
Advanced POMP projects aligned around three goals:
- Demonstrate cost savings or cost avoidance attributable to OAA programs
- Demonstrate the efficiency of OAA programs
- Demonstrate the effectiveness of OAA programs
6) What kinds of activities did Advanced POMP involve in prior years?
Advanced POMP moved into technical work such as selecting research methodologies, defining project scopes, planning data development strategies, building databases or launching data collection, and conducting early analyses. The continuation opportunity is intended to build on that kind of evaluation and performance analytics work.
7) What does AoA mean by "enhancement" of an existing Advanced POMP project?
AoA gave examples of enhancement activities, including:
- Adding new data elements to improve statistical models
- Extending the time period for longitudinal data collection to strengthen trend and impact findings
- Linking to and incorporating external or related data sources to make analyses more robust
8) What does AoA mean by "expansion" of an existing Advanced POMP project?
Expansion can include proposing additional performance or impact analyses that complement existing projects, as long as they remain within the Advanced POMP framework and help better quantify outcomes relative to cost.
9) Is this grant starting from scratch, or are tools already available?
This opportunity builds on nearly a decade of earlier POMP demonstrations. AoA pointed applicants to established POMP tools hosted at www.gpra.net, emphasizing that the work is not starting from scratch and that standardized instruments already exist.
10) What kinds of outcomes and information do the established POMP tools measure?
The earlier POMP instruments were designed to capture consumer-reported outcomes and service quality for key OAA services. They also capture "special needs" characteristics of service recipients (including physical and social functioning) and include measures addressing whether caregiver-support services are adequate and beneficial.
11) How does this continuation opportunity relate to consumer surveys?
AoA acknowledged that consumer assessment remains important and that consumer surveys have shown aging network services are well-rated, reach vulnerable people who need help, and support independence (potentially delaying or preventing premature nursing home placement). However, the Advanced POMP shift emphasizes more rigorous approaches that connect program impacts to costs, beyond satisfaction and self-reported outcomes alone.
12) What deliverables are expected from grantees?
Applicants were expected to provide a two-year work plan covering the full scope of the proposed analytical work and to produce detailed written reports suitable for public posting on www.gpra.net. This signals that dissemination, transparency, and usefulness to the broader aging network are key expectations.
13) How long is the project period expected to be?
Applicants were expected to present a two-year work plan, indicating a two-year scope for the proposed work under this continuation competition.
14) What kind of technical assistance is built into the program?
AoA planned to contract with a national research corporation to support Advanced POMP grantees. The assistance could include statistical modeling, data analysis, review of research protocols, and technical writing support. The intent is to help grantees carry out advanced evaluation work while still producing credible, publishable findings.
15) How many awards did AoA anticipate making?
AoA anticipated making about eight awards.
16) What is the total funding amount and the expected award size?
The estimated total funding was $601,019. Individual awards were expected to range from $37,635 (floor) to $100,000 (ceiling).
17) Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. A cost-sharing or matching requirement applies, meaning applicants needed to contribute non-federal resources as part of the project budget.
18) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to state governments. This aligns with the program's history of work involving State Units on Aging (SUAs) and partnerships with Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs).
19) What is the Funding Opportunity Number and CFDA number?
Funding Opportunity Number (FON): HHS-2008-AOA-CONT-PO. The opportunity falls under CFDA 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV and Title II Discretionary Projects).
20) What activity category is this grant listed under?
The activity category is Income Security and Social Services.
21) What were the key posting and closing dates?
The opportunity was posted June 19, 2008. The closing date was updated to July 21, 2008 (originally July 19, 2008).
22) Who was the point of contact for help accessing the full announcement?
AoA listed Cynthia Bauer, Aging Services Program Specialist, as the contact for assistance. Phone: 202-357-0145.
23) What is the overall emphasis of the Continuation of Advanced POMP?
The emphasis is on helping states move from traditional performance reporting toward more rigorous, data-linked demonstrations that OAA-funded services produce measurable benefits, operate efficiently, and may reduce or avoid higher downstream costs, with findings documented in publicly shareable reports.
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