Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 15 040
Apply for HRSA 15 040
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Forum for State and Territorial Chief Executives (National Forum)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.528 National Forum for State and Territorial Chief Executives.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 21, 2014 and posted on Aug 21, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 24, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $600,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Nonprofit, bi partisan or nonpartisan national organization that represents governors and their staff of a broad cross section of states, the Commonwealths of the Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico, the U.S. flag territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are eligible to apply.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Forum for State and Territorial Chief Executives (National Forum) is a HRSA-funded cooperative agreement intended to support a national health policy forum for states and U.S. territories. The central purpose is to create and maintain a structured way for governors, their senior staff, and other key decision makers to communicate and coordinate on shared health policy priorities and governance challenges. By convening leaders and facilitating ongoing exchange, the National Forum helps identify current and emerging strategies that states and territories can use to address common issues in health care policy, delivery, and access.
A major rationale for the award is to help the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the broader Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stretch limited resources by improving planning and program design. The forum is positioned as a connector between federal efforts and state and territorial initiatives, with an emphasis on aligning programs so they complement other public and private sector activities serving the same populations. It also supports implementation of new programs driven by legislative requirements. This particular competition emphasizes sustaining and building on earlier National Forum projects while continuing to address persistent gaps in health care access and health system performance in the period following Affordable Care Act implementation.
The opportunity is organized around three overarching program goals. First, it aims to strengthen the health workforce, which can include helping states and territories analyze workforce supply and distribution challenges, elevate effective recruitment and retention approaches, and support policy strategies that expand capacity where shortages are most acute. Second, it seeks to strengthen health care delivery systems, meaning the policies and operational models that shape how care is organized and delivered across settings, including the role of primary care and coordination across systems. Third, it targets improved access to health care for underserved and vulnerable populations, focusing on practical state- and territory-relevant strategies that reduce barriers to coverage and care, especially for communities that continue to experience gaps despite broader reforms.
HRSA frames the National Forum as multi-faceted, with flexibility for state and territorial decision makers to pursue initiatives tied to workforce, health systems, and access. The program is expected to carry out three core functions. One function is to facilitate collaboration among states, territories, federal partners, and other stakeholders so they can pursue shared goals and avoid duplicating efforts. A second function is to encourage better integration of public health practice, primary care delivery systems, and public health infrastructure, reflecting an expectation that health improvement depends on closer alignment between clinical services and population health capabilities. The third function is to identify, capture, and disseminate best practices and lessons learned so that approaches that work in one jurisdiction can be adapted and scaled in others.
In terms of eligibility, the competition is limited to a nonprofit, bipartisan or nonpartisan national organization that represents governors and their staff across a broad cross section of states and territories. For purposes of this program, "state" is defined under section 2(f) of the Public Health Service Act and includes not only the 50 states but also the District of Columbia and specified U.S. territories and commonwealths, including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands (among others listed in the definition).
Administratively, this was a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement instrument (meaning HRSA anticipates substantial involvement with the recipient compared to a standard grant). The Funding Opportunity Number is HRSA-15-040 under CFDA 93.528, with an estimated total funding level of $600,000 and an expectation of one award. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed. The opportunity was posted August 21, 2014, with an application closing date of October 24, 2014, and it was later archived on December 23, 2014. Contact for access issues was provided through HRSA's Grants Application Center, with Lynnette Araki listed as the point of contact.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the National Forum for State and Territorial Chief Executives?
The National Forum for State and Territorial Chief Executives (National Forum) is a HRSA-funded cooperative agreement intended to support a national health policy forum for states and U.S. territories. Its central purpose is to create and maintain a structured way for governors, their senior staff, and other key decision makers to communicate and coordinate on shared health policy priorities and governance challenges.
2) What is the main purpose of this cooperative agreement?
The main purpose is to convene leaders and facilitate ongoing exchange so states and territories can identify current and emerging strategies to address common issues in health care policy, delivery, and access. The forum is designed to support communication, coordination, and shared problem-solving among state and territorial leaders.
3) Why is HRSA supporting this National Forum?
A major rationale is to help HRSA and the broader Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stretch limited resources by improving planning and program design. The forum is positioned as a connector between federal efforts and state and territorial initiatives, with an emphasis on aligning programs so they complement other public and private sector activities serving the same populations.
4) How does the National Forum connect federal and state/territorial efforts?
The opportunity describes the forum as a connector that helps align federal efforts with state and territorial initiatives. This includes coordinating around shared priorities, supporting planning, and helping ensure programs complement other public and private sector activities aimed at the same populations.
5) What is the focus of this particular competition?
This competition emphasizes sustaining and building on earlier National Forum projects while continuing to address persistent gaps in health care access and health system performance in the period following Affordable Care Act implementation.
6) What are the three overarching program goals?
The opportunity is organized around three overarching goals:
- Strengthen the health workforce (for example, analyzing workforce supply and distribution challenges, elevating recruitment and retention approaches, and supporting policy strategies to expand capacity where shortages are most acute).
- Strengthen health care delivery systems (policies and operational models that shape how care is organized and delivered, including primary care and coordination across systems).
- Improve access to health care for underserved and vulnerable populations (state- and territory-relevant strategies to reduce barriers to coverage and care, especially where gaps persist despite broader reforms).
7) What does "strengthening the health workforce" include?
Examples described in the opportunity include helping states and territories analyze workforce supply and distribution challenges, elevating effective recruitment and retention approaches, and supporting policy strategies that expand capacity in areas with acute shortages.
8) What does "strengthening health care delivery systems" mean in this opportunity?
It refers to the policies and operational models that shape how care is organized and delivered across settings. The description specifically highlights the role of primary care and coordination across systems.
9) What does the program mean by improving access for underserved and vulnerable populations?
The program focuses on practical strategies relevant to states and territories that reduce barriers to coverage and care, especially for communities that continue to experience access gaps even after broader reforms.
10) How flexible is the National Forum expected to be in what it supports?
HRSA frames the National Forum as multi-faceted and notes that it includes flexibility for state and territorial decision makers to pursue initiatives tied to workforce, health systems, and access.
11) What are the three core functions the program is expected to carry out?
The opportunity outlines three core functions:
- Facilitate collaboration among states, territories, federal partners, and other stakeholders to pursue shared goals and avoid duplicating efforts.
- Encourage integration of public health practice, primary care delivery systems, and public health infrastructure, reflecting an expectation that health improvement depends on closer alignment between clinical services and population health capabilities.
- Identify, capture, and disseminate best practices and lessons learned so effective approaches can be adapted and scaled in other jurisdictions.
12) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to a nonprofit, bipartisan or nonpartisan national organization that represents governors and their staff across a broad cross section of states and territories.
13) What does the opportunity mean by "state" for eligibility and scope?
For purposes of this program, "state" is defined under section 2(f) of the Public Health Service Act. It includes the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and specified U.S. territories and commonwealths, including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands (among others included in that statutory definition).
14) What type of funding instrument is this?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement instrument. The description notes that this means HRSA anticipates substantial involvement with the recipient compared to a standard grant.
15) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and CFDA number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HRSA-15-040. The CFDA number listed is 93.528.
16) How much funding is available and how many awards were expected?
The estimated total funding level is $600,000, with an expectation of one award.
17) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity indicates there is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed.
18) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on August 21, 2014. The application closing date was October 24, 2014.
19) Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was later archived on December 23, 2014.
20) Who was the listed contact for application access issues?
For access issues, the opportunity directed applicants to HRSA's Grants Application Center and listed Lynnette Araki as the point of contact.
21) What kinds of outcomes is the National Forum intended to support?
Based on the description, the forum is intended to support improved coordination on shared health policy priorities, better alignment of federal and state/territorial initiatives, reduced duplication of efforts, stronger integration between public health and primary care systems, and wider dissemination of best practices and lessons learned that jurisdictions can adapt and scale.
22) What populations or jurisdictions are intended to benefit from the forum's work?
The forum is intended to serve states and U.S. territories and to improve access to health care for underserved and vulnerable populations by advancing strategies that reduce barriers to coverage and care.
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