Section 75.203 - [Effective until 10/1/2025] Notices of funding opportunitiesFor competitive grants and cooperative agreements, the HHS awarding agency must announce specific funding opportunities by providing the following information in a public notice:
(a)Summary Information in Notices of Funding Opportunities. The HHS awarding agency must display the following information posted on the OMB-designated government-wide Web site for finding and applying for Federal financial assistance, in a location preceding the full text of the announcement:(1) HHS Awarding Agency Name;(2) Funding Opportunity Title;(3) Announcement Type (whether the funding opportunity is the initial announcement of this funding opportunity or a modification of a previously announced opportunity);(4) Funding Opportunity Number (required, if applicable). If the HHS awarding agency has assigned or will assign a number to the funding opportunity announcement, this number must be provided;(5) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s);(6) Key Dates. Key dates include due dates for applications or Executive Order 12372 submissions, as well as for any letters of intent or pre-applications. For any announcement issued before a program's application materials are available, key dates also include the date on which those materials will be released; and any other additional information, as deemed applicable by the relevant HHS awarding agency.(b) The HHS awarding agency must generally make all funding opportunities available for application for at least 60 calendar days. The HHS awarding agency may make a determination to have a less than 60 calendar day availability period but no funding opportunity should be available for less than 30 calendar days unless exigent circumstances require as determined by the HHS awarding agency head or delegate.(c)Full Text of Funding Opportunities. The HHS awarding agency must include the following information in the full text of each funding opportunity. For specific instructions on the content required in this section, refer to appendix I of this part.(1) Full programmatic description of the funding opportunity.(2) Federal award information, including sufficient information to help an applicant make an informed decision about whether to submit an application. (See also § 75.414(c)(4) ).(3) Specific eligibility information, including any factors or priorities that affect an applicant's or its application's eligibility for selection.(4) Application Preparation and Submission Information, including the applicable submission dates and time.(5) Application Review Information including the criteria and process to be used to evaluate applications. See also §§ 75.204 and 75.205 .(6) Federal Award Administration Information. See also § 75.210 . 79 FR 75889 , Dec. 19, 2014, as amended at 81 FR 3014 , Jan. 20, 2016 As amended at 81 FR 3014 , 1/20/2016