Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants (Indiana entire state) | PA FPH 17 004

Opportunity Information: Apply for PA FPH 17 004

The Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants (Indiana entire state), Funding Opportunity Number PA FPH 17 004, is a federal discretionary grant opportunity under CFDA 93.217 offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. It is designed to support Title X family planning projects across the entire state of Indiana, with the core expectation that funded applicants will establish and operate voluntary family planning service delivery programs. The overall purpose is to ensure that anyone who wants family planning services can access them, while giving clear service priority to people from low-income families, consistent with the Title X statute.

The opportunity invites applications from a broad set of eligible public and nonprofit organizations, including state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled colleges and universities; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other eligible tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in the nonprofit categories listed). This wide eligibility reflects Title Xs structure, which allows local and regional public or private nonprofit entities to apply directly to the Secretary for Title X funding rather than routing applications only through a state agency.

Applicants are expected to propose projects that deliver clinical family planning services and related preventive health services, along with the supporting components that make care accessible and effective. The announcement emphasizes information, education, and counseling related to family planning, as well as referral services when appropriate. In practical terms, the funded project should function as a coordinated family planning network or system for the service area (here, statewide), ensuring that clients can obtain services in a timely way and receive appropriate counseling and follow-up, including connections to other health and social services when indicated.

A key feature of this funding notice is how it addresses service delivery models. Applicants may provide services directly, but they may also propose to rely on other entities (such as subrecipients or partner providers) to deliver some or all services. However, proposals that depend heavily on other organizations are evaluated in light of how well the applicant demonstrates it can still ensure required services are provided and that the overall project will best serve individuals in need throughout the anticipated service area. If an applicant does not plan to provide all services directly, the application must clearly document how subawards will be handled, including the process and selection criteria the applicant will use to offer subaward opportunities to qualified entities that are eligible to receive federal funds. In other words, applicants need to show they have a fair, compliant, and well-reasoned approach for building a provider network capable of meeting statewide needs.

The announcement instructs applicants to ground their proposals in the full set of Title X governing and guiding materials. That includes Title X legislation, applicable regulations, legislative mandates, the Title X Program Guidelines issued in 2014, Office of Population Affairs (OPA) Program Policy Notices, and any program priorities and key issues highlighted in the announcement itself. This framing signals that applications should not just describe services in general terms, but should demonstrate alignment with Title X standards, expectations for quality and access, and the policy requirements that govern how Title X projects operate.

From a funding standpoint, the notice indicates an anticipated single award for Indiana, with an award ceiling of $5,044,000 and an expected number of awards listed as 1. The opportunity was created on October 7, 2016, with an original closing date of March 1, 2017. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is Health, reflecting the programs focus on delivering preventive and clinical services through an organized, accountable service project.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, 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 (Indiana 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 Oct 07, 2016.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 01, 2017 No Explanation. (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 $5,044,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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