AGENCY:
Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION:
Notice of Class Deviation from Competition Requirements for the State and Regional Primary Care Associations (PCA) Cooperative Program.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Grants Policy and Administration Manual (GPAM) Part F: Chapter 2.b.34, the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) has been granted a class deviation from the requirements for competition contained in the GPAM Part F: Chapter 2.b.4 to award funds to bridge 52 PCAs three months. This extension, from March 31, 2017, to June 30, 2017, will extend the project and budget period end dates for the 52 PCAs which will result in alignment with other BPHC cooperative agreements.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Awardees of record and intended award amounts are:
| Organization name | Grant No. | State | Current project period end date | Revised project period end date | FY 2016 authorized funding level | Cost of 3-month extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APCA, INC dba Alaska Primary Care Association | U58CS06838 | AK | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | $ 1,398,544 | $349,636 |
| Alabama Primary Health Care Association, Inc. | U58CS06865 | AL | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 573,058 | 143,265 |
| Community Health Centers of Arkansas | U58CS06851 | AR | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 823,532 | 205,883 |
| Arizona Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. | U58CS06829 | AZ | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,400,981 | 350,245 |
| California Primary Care Association | U58CS06830 | CA | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 2,889,496 | 722,374 |
| Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States | U58CS06861 | CO | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 519,941 | 129,985 |
| Colorado Community Health Network | U58CS06862 | CO | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,189,418 | 297,355 |
| Community Health Center Association of Connecticut, Inc. | U58CS06842 | CT | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 845,308 | 211,327 |
| District of Columbia Primary Care Association | U58CS06832 | DC | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 508,423 | 127,106 |
| Florida Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. | U58CS06812 | FL | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,109,444 | 277,361 |
| Georgia Association for Primary Health Care | U58CS06827 | GA | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,163,056 | 290,764 |
| Hawaii Primary Care Association | U58CS06817 | HI | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 892,177 | 223,044 |
| Pacific Islands Primary Care Association | U58CS06819 | HI | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 563,594 | 140,899 |
| Iowa Primary Care Association | U58CS06813 | IA | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 803,560 | 200,890 |
| Idaho Primary Care Association | U58CS06825 | ID | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 837,358 | 209,340 |
| Illinois Primary Care Association | U58CS06822 | IL | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,294,784 | 323,696 |
| Indiana Primary Health Care Association | U58CS06826 | IN | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 789,671 | 197,418 |
| KS Association for the Medically Underserved | U58CS06815 | KS | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 738,682 | 184,671 |
| Kentucky Primary Care Association, Inc. | U58CS06811 | KY | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 598,562 | 149,641 |
| Louisiana Primary Care Association, Inc. | U58CS06850 | LA | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 802,584 | 200,646 |
| MA League of Community Health Centers | U58CS06805 | MA | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,583,655 | 395,914 |
| Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers | U58CS06852 | MD | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 924,622 | 231,156 |
| Maine Primary Care Association | U58CS06806 | ME | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 956,141 | 239,035 |
| Michigan Primary Care Association | U58CS06824 | MI | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,159,988 | 289,997 |
| Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers | U58CS06823 | MN | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 640,461 | 160,115 |
| Missouri Coalition for Primary Health Care | U58CS06814 | MO | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,076,386 | 269,097 |
| Mississippi Primary Health Care Association | U58CS06839 | MS | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,172,882 | 293,221 |
| Montana Primary Care Association | U58CS06863 | MT | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,208,262 | 302,066 |
| NC Community Health Center Association | U58CS06835 | NC | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,331,574 | 332,894 |
| Health Care Association of Nebraska | U58CS21504 | NE | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 689,500 | 172,375 |
| Bi-State Primary Care Association | U58CS06837 | NH | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,350,174 | 337,544 |
| New Jersey Primary Care Association | U58CS06804 | NJ | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 859,705 | 214,926 |
| New Mexico Primary Care Association | U58CS06818 | NM | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 996,359 | 249,090 |
| Great Basin Primary Care Association | U58CS06843 | NV | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 659,556 | 164,889 |
| Community Health Care Association of NY | U58CS06809 | NY | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,348,330 | 337,083 |
| Ohio Primary Care Association | U58CS06820 | OH | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,328,965 | 332,241 |
| Oklahoma Community Health Center, Inc. | U58CS06840 | OK | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,108,428 | 277,107 |
| Oregon Primary Care Association | U58CS06831 | OR | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,415,896 | 353,974 |
| Pennsylvania Association Of Community Health Centers | U58CS06853 | PA | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 929,965 | 232,491 |
| Associacion De Salud Primaria De Puerto Rico, Inc. | U58CS06879 | PR | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 746,152 | 186,538 |
| Rhode Island Health Center Association | U58CS06847 | RI | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 531,909 | 132,977 |
| South Carolina Primary Health Care Association | U58CS06828 | SC | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,326,847 | 331,712 |
| Community Healthcare Association, Inc./Community Healthcare Association of the Dakotas, Inc. | U58CS06844 | SD | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,167,957 | 291,989 |
| Tennessee Primary Care Association | U58CS06816 | TN | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,006,019 | 251,505 |
| Texas Association of Community Health Center | U58CS06810 | TX | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,706,678 | 426,670 |
| Association for Utah Community Health | U58CS06848 | UT | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 947,955 | 236,989 |
| Virginia Primary Care Association, Inc. | U58CS06833 | VA | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 1,464,290 | 366,073 |
| Washington Association of Community & Migrant Health Centers | U58CS06845 | WA | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 846,303 | 211,576 |
| Northwest Regional Primary Care Association | U58CS06846 | WA | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 956,869 | 239,217 |
| Wisconsin Primary Health Care Assoc. | U58CS06821 | WI | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 871,403 | 217,851 |
| West Virginia Primary Care Association, Inc. | U58CS06834 | WV | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 827,930 | 206,983 |
| Wyoming Primary Care Association | U58CS06849 | WY | 3/31/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 631,548 | 157,887 |
Amount of the Award(s): Up to $13,378,721.
CFDA Number: 93.129.
Period of Supplemental Funding: March 31, 2017, to June 30, 2017.
Authority: Section 330(l) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
Justification
The Health Resources and Services Administration will be issuing a noncompetitive award for the State and Regional Primary Care Associations Cooperative Program. Approximately $13,378,721 will be made available in the form of a cooperative agreement to the above list of awardees to extend their April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2017, project and budget period by 3 months to end on June 30, 2017.
The program is authorized by section 330(l) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended, to issue grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to provide necessary technical and non-financial assistance to potential and existing section 330 health centers. Recipients of these cooperative agreements conduct statewide/regional training and technical assistance activities to assist potential and existing health centers in the identified state/region to meet Health Center Program requirements, improve organizational performance, and provide statewide/regional technical assistance.
Through this program, HRSA enters into cooperative agreements with state and regional organizations to provide training and technical assistance. The training and technical assistance activities are based on the identified statewide/regional needs as well as program assistance activities based on HRSA priorities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matt Kozar, Strategic Initiatives and Planning Division Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, at mkozar@hrsa.gov or 301-443-1034.
Dated: May 17, 2016.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-12302 Filed 5-24-16; 8:45 am]
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