Opportunity Information: Apply for MP CPI 15 001

  • The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY15 National Health Education Program on Lupus" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.137 Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program.
  • This funding opportunity was created on Apr 7, 2015 and posted on Mar 16, 2015.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by May 18, 2015 No Explanation. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
  • 1. Eligible Applicants Any public or private nonprofit entity located in a State (which includes one of the 50 United States, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Republic of Palau, 11 Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands) is eligible to apply for a grant under this announcement. Even where states apply for a family planning services grant, local and regional entities may also apply directly to the Secretary for a family planning services grant under this announcement. Faith based organizations and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American (AI/AN/NA) organizations are eligible to apply for these grants.
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Opportunity Summary:

The FY15 National Health Education Program on Lupus (NHEPL) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. Its central goal is to reduce lupus-related health disparities, particularly among racial and ethnic minority populations that are disproportionately affected by lupus. The program is designed as a national education initiative that reaches multiple audiences at once, including the general public, health professionals, and student trainees, with activities focused in targeted communities, schools, and health care systems and practices. In practical terms, the opportunity is looking for organizations that can translate lupus awareness into earlier recognition, better disease management, stronger connections to care, and improved navigation of health coverage options, especially for communities that experience higher burden and poorer outcomes.

The federal government anticipated funding three to five grantees to carry out this national initiative. Each funded organization would be required to implement at least two out of three priority activity areas, giving applicants some flexibility while still ensuring that awards support core, high-impact strategies. The first activity area centers on provider training. This includes educating physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and allied health professionals to improve lupus diagnosis and treatment. The emphasis is not just on clinical knowledge, but also on practical steps that influence outcomes, such as appropriate referrals and linkages to care, stronger disease management approaches, and helping patients get connected to health coverage enrollment when needed. The second activity area focuses on comprehensive community-level education that serves people living with lupus and their families. This community component includes outreach to raise awareness and understanding of lupus, guidance on managing both primary lupus symptoms and secondary conditions, and efforts to increase access to care and coverage by linking more people to health services and enrolling eligible individuals in health coverage. It also encourages the use of communication strategies and tools, including electronic media and the development of patient/provider software applications, to strengthen disease management, outcomes, and communication between patients and clinicians. The third activity area addresses the longer-term support needs that often shape health outcomes but can be overlooked in traditional education campaigns: building and maintaining patient and family care networks. These networks are intended to identify strategies that respond to emotional and social support needs for individuals diagnosed with lupus and their families, while also improving care coordination across the health care delivery system so patients experience fewer gaps and smoother transitions in care.

From a funding standpoint, the opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number MP-CPI-15-001) had an estimated total program funding level of $2,000,000, with individual awards expected to range from $350,000 (floor) to $500,000 (ceiling). Up to five awards were expected. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award. The CFDA listing associated with this opportunity is 93.137, Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program, underscoring the health equity focus and the intent to address disparities through community-oriented public health action.

Eligibility was broad but specific to nonprofit capacity. Any public or private nonprofit entity located in a U.S. state or territory could apply, including 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. Faith-based organizations were explicitly eligible, as were American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American organizations. The overall structure suggests the program was looking for organizations with the reach and partnerships to operate across communities and health systems, and with the operational ability to deliver education and training, build networks, and support people living with lupus in ways that measurably improve awareness, access, coordination, and management.

Key dates show this as a time-limited FY15 opportunity: it was posted March 16, 2015, with an application closing date of May 18, 2015, and an archive date of June 17, 2015. Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to the Grants.gov Contact Center (1-800-518-4726, support@grants.gov), reflecting that submissions and official materials were handled through the federal grants portal.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - FY15 National Health Education Program on Lupus (NHEPL)

1) What is the FY15 National Health Education Program on Lupus (NHEPL)?

The FY15 National Health Education Program on Lupus (NHEPL) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. It is structured as a national education initiative focused on lupus awareness, earlier recognition, better disease management, stronger linkages to care, and improved navigation of health coverage options.

2) What is the main goal of this grant opportunity?

The central goal is to reduce lupus-related health disparities, particularly among racial and ethnic minority populations that are disproportionately affected by lupus.

3) Who is the grant intended to reach?

The program is designed to reach multiple audiences at once, including the general public, health professionals, and student trainees. Activities are focused in targeted communities, schools, and health care systems and practices.

4) What does the program aim to change in practical terms?

The opportunity is looking for organizations that can translate lupus awareness into earlier recognition, improved disease management, stronger connections to care, and better navigation of health coverage options, especially for communities with higher burden and poorer outcomes.

5) How many awards were expected to be funded?

The federal government anticipated making three to five awards.

6) How much funding was available in total?

The estimated total program funding level was $2,000,000.

7) What was the expected funding range per award?

Individual awards were expected to range from $350,000 (floor) to $500,000 (ceiling).

8) Is cost-sharing or matching required?

No. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award.

9) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this grant?

The Funding Opportunity Number is MP-CPI-15-001.

10) What CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?

The CFDA listing associated with this opportunity is 93.137, Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program.

11) What are the priority activity areas supported by this program?

The opportunity identifies three priority activity areas: (1) provider training, (2) comprehensive community-level education for people living with lupus and their families, and (3) building and maintaining patient and family care networks.

12) Do applicants have to implement all three priority activity areas?

No. Each funded organization would be required to implement at least two out of the three priority activity areas.

13) What is included under the provider training activity area?

Provider training includes educating physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and allied health professionals to improve lupus diagnosis and treatment. It also emphasizes practical steps such as appropriate referrals and linkages to care, stronger disease management approaches, and helping patients get connected to health coverage enrollment when needed.

14) Which types of health professionals are specifically mentioned for training?

The opportunity specifically mentions physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and allied health professionals.

15) What is included under the community-level education activity area?

This area focuses on comprehensive community-level education serving people living with lupus and their families. It includes outreach to raise awareness and understanding of lupus, guidance on managing primary lupus symptoms and secondary conditions, and efforts to increase access to care and coverage by linking people to health services and enrolling eligible individuals in health coverage.

16) Does the community-level education area include technology or media strategies?

Yes. It encourages the use of communication strategies and tools, including electronic media and the development of patient/provider software applications, to strengthen disease management, outcomes, and communication between patients and clinicians.

17) What is included under the patient and family care networks activity area?

This area focuses on building and maintaining patient and family care networks to identify strategies responding to emotional and social support needs, while also improving care coordination across the health care delivery system so patients experience fewer gaps and smoother transitions in care.

18) What types of organizations were eligible to apply?

Any public or private nonprofit entity located in a U.S. state or territory could apply.

19) Are faith-based organizations eligible?

Yes. Faith-based organizations were explicitly eligible.

20) Are American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American organizations eligible?

Yes. American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American organizations were explicitly eligible.

21) Which U.S. locations and territories were included as eligible applicants?

Eligibility included 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.

22) What kinds of settings are emphasized for program activities?

The program emphasizes activities in targeted communities, schools, and health care systems and practices.

23) What kinds of outcomes or improvements does the opportunity emphasize?

The opportunity emphasizes earlier recognition of lupus, improved diagnosis and treatment, better disease management, stronger referrals and linkages to care, increased access to health services, improved health coverage enrollment support, improved patient-clinician communication, stronger emotional and social support strategies, and better care coordination to reduce gaps in care.

24) When was this funding opportunity posted?

It was posted on March 16, 2015.

25) What was the application closing date?

The application closing date was May 18, 2015.

26) When was the opportunity archived?

The archive date was June 17, 2015.

27) Where were submissions and official materials handled?

Submissions and official materials were handled through Grants.gov, the federal grants portal.

28) Who should applicants contact for help accessing the full announcement?

Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to the Grants.gov Contact Center at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov.

29) What does the CFDA listing suggest about the focus of this program?

The CFDA association (93.137, Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program) underscores the health equity focus and the intent to address disparities through community-oriented public health action.

30) What type of operational capacity does the program appear to seek from applicants?

The structure suggests the program sought organizations with reach and partnerships to operate across communities and health systems, and the operational ability to deliver education and training, build networks, and support people living with lupus in ways that measurably improve awareness, access, coordination, and management.

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