Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants - Rhode Island (entire State) | PA FPH 16 003

Opportunity Information: Apply for PA FPH 16 003

This funding opportunity, titled "Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants - Rhode Island (entire State)," is a federal discretionary grant under the Title X Family Planning Program (CFDA 93.217). It was released by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and is intended to support the establishment and operation of voluntary family planning service projects serving the entire state of Rhode Island. The central purpose is to ensure that anyone who wants family planning services can access them, while placing a clear service priority on people from low-income families.

Eligible applicants include public and private nonprofit entities, with the Title X statute specifically allowing local and regional public or private nonprofit organizations to apply directly to the Secretary for a Title X family planning services grant. The program expects applicants to propose a service delivery approach that can effectively meet statewide needs. Applications may propose to provide services directly or through partnerships, but proposals that rely heavily on other organizations will be evaluated in light of how well the applicant can still ensure required services are delivered and how convincingly the plan demonstrates it will reach individuals most in need across the intended service area.

If an applicant does not plan to provide every required service itself, the application must lay out and document a fair and workable process for offering subawards to other qualified entities that are eligible to receive federal funds. In other words, the applicant needs to show how it will build and manage a network of subrecipients or service partners so that coverage is not fragmented and beneficiaries throughout Rhode Island can actually access care. Reviewers will consider whether that subaward process and overall network design are realistic, adequately supported, and capable of delivering consistent services statewide.

The scope of supported services is broad within the Title X framework. It includes clinical family planning services as well as related preventive health services. It also covers information, education, and counseling related to family planning, along with referral services when indicated. The announcement emphasizes that projects should be voluntary and centered on client needs, with programming aligned to Title X requirements rather than ad hoc local standards.

Applicants are expected to design their proposals using the governing Title X legislation, applicable federal regulations and legislative mandates, the Title X Program Guidelines (noted here as the 2014 guidelines), and Office of Population Affairs (OPA) Program Policy Notices. The announcement also points applicants to program priorities and other key issues included in the formal announcement and application package, signaling that compliance and alignment with current federal guidance will be a core part of both proposal development and later grant management.

Key administrative details in the source data include the funding opportunity number PA FPH 16 003, an original application closing date of 2016-01-11, and an award ceiling listed at $1,093,000. The posting date in the source data is 2015-10-22, and the opportunity is categorized under the health funding activity area. The expected awards field in the source data lists 35, though this figure may reflect broader program expectations rather than awards solely within Rhode Island, depending on how the agency structured the posting.

• 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 - Rhode Island (entire State)" 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 2015-10-22.
• 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 $1,093,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 35 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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