To
provide ambulatory Hansen's disease care and treatment services
to any person diagnosed with the disease who needs and requests
such care and treatment, screening and testing of contacts of patients
diagnosed with Hansen's disease.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Grants
may be used to supplement the cost of providing Hansen's disease
diagnostic and treatment services to patients and contacts of patients
diagnosed with Hansen's disease.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Existing health care facilities
are eligible to apply.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Persons diagnosed or suspected
of having Hansen's disease and their contacts.
Credentials/Documentation:
Applicants must demonstrate willingness to continue in the Hansen's
disease program at a level of service approximately the same as
the current level.
Pre-application
Coordination: Preapplication coordination is
not requested. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O.
12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant
should consult the office or official designated as the single point
of contact in his or her State for more information on the process
the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if
the State has selected the program for review.
Application
Procedure: Grant application Form PHS-5161-1,
as approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control
number 0937-0188, with all assurances, must be completed and submitted
in time for orderly processing.
Award
Procedure: Each application will be evaluated
by objective review; conducted in accordance with Public Health
Service, Grants Administration Manual, Part 134.
Deadlines:
Contact Headquarters Office listed below for application deadline.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 90 to 120
days from date of application receipt.
Appeals:
Applicants may revise and resubmit applications.
Renewals:
Support is recommended for a specific project period, usually
not in excess of 5 years. After initial awards are made, projects
may be renewed annually depending on the submission and approval
of a satisfactory application.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Awards are
made annually. After awards are issued, funds are released in
accordance with DHHS payment procedures, which may be through
an Electronic Transfer System or a Monthly Case Request System.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
The following annual program reports are required: Leprosy Surveillance
Form, Semi-annual Patient Care Activity Report, Reporting of Patient
Deaths, Hand and Foot Screens, Short-Term Protocol Report Forms.
An Annual Financial Status Report SF-269, Audits in accordance with
OMB Circulars A-128 or A-133, and special reports are required as
requested.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised,
June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit
Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance
of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a
program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities
that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt
from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted
in Circular No. A-133. In addition, grants are subject to inspection
and audits by DHHS and other Federal officials.
Records:
Financial records must be kept available for 3 years after the
submission of financial status reports, and 3 years after the
final disposition of non-expendable property. If questions remain
such as those raised as a result of an audit, records must be
retained until the problem is resolved.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 75-0350-0-1-550.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $1,800,000; FY 02 est $1,800,000; and FY 03 est
$1,900,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
From $35,000 to $375,000. Average: $137,113.
Eleven continuation awards were made in fiscal year 2001. Eleven
continuation awards are anticipated in fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
45 CFR 74 or 45 CFR 92, PHS Grants Policy Statement. Pertinent Information
may be obtained by contacting the National Hansen's Disease Center,
1770 Physician's Park Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70816-3222. Telephone:
1-800-642-2477.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: National Hansen's Disease Program,
1770 Physician's Park Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70816-3222. Telephone:
(225)756-3764; 1-800-642-2477; Irma Guerra or Charles Stanley.
Headquarters
Office: Grants Management Officer, Bureau
of Primary Health Care, 11th Floor, 4350 East-West Highway, Bethesda,
MD 20814. Telephone: (301) 594-4235.
Web
Site Address: http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/nhdp
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Hospital Ambulatory Care Centers, Public Health Centers, University
Hospitals, University Schools of Medicine, and State Health Departments.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Applications for funding under Section 320(a)(2) must have the capability
of managing comprehensive care to: (1) Provide outpatient medical
care, management and follow-up to patients and contacts of patients
who have Hansen's disease; (2) act as a consultant, community resource
and provide in service education to health care providers in the
community.
