Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants - Ohio (Athens, Crawford, see table in FOA) | PA FPH 16 008

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The funding opportunity titled "Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants - Ohio (Athens, Crawford, see table in FOA)" (Funding Opportunity Number PA FPH 16 008) is a discretionary federal grant competition under CFDA 93.217. It was issued by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and is tied to the Title X Family Planning Program. The core purpose is to fund organizations that can establish and operate voluntary family planning projects in designated Ohio service areas (including Athens and Crawford counties, with the specific service area details referenced in the FOA table). Projects are expected to make family planning services available to anyone who wants them, while giving priority in service delivery to people from low-income families, consistent with Title X statutory intent.

Eligible applicants include public entities and private nonprofit organizations, with the Title X statute specifically allowing local and regional public or private nonprofit entities to apply directly to the Secretary for a Title X family planning services grant. Applicants are essentially proposing to serve as the "grantee" responsible for ensuring that a comprehensive family planning services project operates across the anticipated service area. The announcement makes clear that applications will be assessed not just on intent, but on practical capacity to deliver required services and to reach individuals with the greatest need throughout the geography covered by the award.

A key theme in the announcement is how services will actually be delivered. Applicants may provide services directly, but they may also propose a model that relies on other organizations (for example, a network of clinics, health departments, or community providers). If an applicant plans to rely on other entities, funding decisions will take into account how convincingly the applicant demonstrates that it can still ensure required services are provided, that it can manage quality and compliance, and that it can best serve the target population throughout the region. For applicants that will not deliver all services themselves, the FOA requires documentation of the process the applicant will use to provide opportunities for subawards to qualified entities that are eligible to receive federal funds. In practical terms, this means the applicant needs to show a fair, transparent approach for selecting and funding subrecipients so that service gaps are avoided and beneficiaries across the service area can access care.

The services supported under this opportunity align with Title X definitions and expectations. Funded projects are to provide clinical family planning services and related preventive health services, along with information, education, and counseling connected to family planning. The scope also includes referral services as indicated, meaning when a client needs services beyond what the project provides directly, the project should have pathways to connect the client to appropriate care. While the posting does not list every covered service line item, it points applicants to the established Title X framework for what constitutes acceptable and expected care.

Program design and compliance are expected to follow the full set of governing authorities and guidance. Applicants are directed to use the Title X legislation, applicable federal regulations, legislative mandates, the Title X Program Guidelines (noted as the 2014 version), Office of Population Affairs Program Policy Notices, and the program priorities and key issues described in the announcement and application package. This is a signal that successful applications will be those that clearly map their service model, administrative structure, and clinical operations to Title X requirements, rather than treating the project as a general health services proposal.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was created on 2015-10-23 and had an original closing date of 2016-01-11. The listed award ceiling is 2,876,000, and the announcement anticipates 35 awards. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is health. Overall, the opportunity is aimed at building or sustaining a Title X service delivery presence in the specified Ohio areas by funding an accountable lead organization that can either provide services directly or effectively coordinate a compliant network of subrecipients to ensure broad, equitable access to voluntary family planning services, with a strong emphasis on serving low-income individuals.

• The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants - Ohio (Athens, Crawford, see table in FOA)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.217.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2015-10-23.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-01-11. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,876,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 35 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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