Advancing System Improvements for Key Issues in Women's Health

Advancing System Improvements for Key Issues in Women's Health is sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Assistant Secretary for Health. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

Improving Health of Women and Girls HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF To promote program and systems innovation, policy and performance management, and strategic communications that will advance improvement for key issues in women's health. Programs will use evidence-based methodologies to support model programs, inform and advance policies, and educate the public and professionals.

Evaluation and outcomes reporting will be integral activities. A program to advance systems improvements for key issues impacting women's health HEALTH - LI General Health and Medical _These funding amounts do not reflect the award amounts that are displayed on USASpending. gov_ **This listing is funded for the current fiscal year.

** No Credentials or Documentation are required. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Not-for-Profit Organization Nonprofit organizations may be required to provide evidence of tax-exempt status.

When projects involve the collaborative efforts of more than one organization or require the use of services or facilities not under the direct control of the applicant, written assurances of specific support or agreements may be required from the affected parties. Not-for-Profit Organization All women and girls, adults and children.

Project activities must not involve the selection or exclusion of participants based on race or ethnicity. Specific Restrictions Determined at NOFO Level Funds may be used to implement evidence-based strategies to achieve program objectives. Applicants should identify, test, evaluate, and promote effective, sustainable programs, policies and strategic communications for women and girls.

Funds are to support reasonable program purposes including staffing, supplies, and services. Any restrictions on costs are described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Specific Restrictions Determined at NOFO Level Deadline determined at as part of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Preapplication coordination is not applicable.

Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E. O.

12372. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. An independent review panel evaluates applications that pass the screening and meet the responsiveness criteria in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

These reviewers are experts in their fields, and are drawn from academic institutions, non-profit organizations, state and local government, and Federal government agencies. Based on the Application Review Criteria as outlined in the NOFO, the reviewers will comment on and rate the applications, focusing their comments and rating decisions on the identified criteria.

In addition to the independent review panel, Federal staff will review each application for programmatic, budgetary, and grants management compliance. Final award recommendations will be made by the head of the program office to the Grants Management Officer, using information from the independent merit review panel and the Federal staff reviews.

Following a risk assessment as required by 45 CFR part 75, the Grants Management Officer may issue awards. Funded organizations receive a Notice of Award that includes all of the details of their award, and are assigned to a project officer from the program office and a Grants Management Specialist from the OASH Grants and Acquisitions Management Division. Not Applicable.

Support is recommended for a specified period of performance, not in excess of five years. Awards are generally made in 12-month budget periods. Budget periods after the first are generally made after review and approval of a non-competing continuation application subject to satisfactory performance, availability of funds, and the best interest of the government.

A recipient may request a no cost extension or may compete for a new award under a posted notice of funding opportunity in this program. Not Applicable. All funding decisions, including the level of funding, are final and not appealable.

The following 2CFR policy requirements apply to this assistance listing: Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements Subpart E, Cost Principles Subpart F, Audit Requirements The following 2CFR policy requirements are excluded from coverage under this assistance listing: Subpart B, General provisions Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards Additional Information: Currently awards from HHS funding agencies are subject to 45 CFR part 75, with the exception of a limited number of provisions adopted from 2 CFR part 200.

HHS funding agencies will transition to 2 CFR part 200 with HHS specific exceptions in 2 CFR part 300 effective October 2025. See https://www. federalregister.

gov/d/2024-21984 **Progress/Performance Reports :**Recipients will submit periodic performance progress reports (PPRs), on a quarterly, semiannual, or annual basis as described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. A final progress report covering the entire project period is due 120 days after the end of the project period.

, Frequency: Quarterly HHS and the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their authorized representatives, shall have the right of access to any books, documents, papers, or other records of a recipient, subrecipient, contractor, or subcontractor, which are pertinent to the HHS grant, in order to make audits, examinations, excerpts and transcripts. In accordance with 45 CFR 75.

361, grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the end of a project period. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later.

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