Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants - California (entire State) | PA FPH 16 009

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The funding opportunity titled "Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants - California (entire State)" (Funding Opportunity Number PA FPH 16 009) is a discretionary federal grant competition administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health under CFDA 93.217. It is designed to support the establishment and operation of voluntary Title X family planning projects across the entire state of California. The central purpose is to ensure that anyone who wants family planning services can access them, while giving clear priority to individuals from low-income families, consistent with the Title X statute and longstanding program expectations.

This announcement invites applications specifically from public entities and private nonprofit organizations, with an emphasis on local and regional organizations that are positioned to deliver services effectively within California. The grant supports comprehensive family planning services, which include clinical family planning care and related preventive health services, along with information, education, and counseling connected to family planning. The program also expects referral services when appropriate, meaning the project should be able to connect clients to other needed health or supportive services beyond what is directly offered, depending on the client situation.

A major focus of the announcement is the applicant's demonstrated capacity to serve the proposed area. Applicants may provide services directly or may propose a model that relies in part on other organizations to deliver services. However, proposals that depend on partner organizations or contractors are evaluated in light of how well the applicant can still ensure required services are delivered and how convincingly the approach will meet the needs of people throughout the service area. If an applicant will not provide every required service directly, the application must clearly document the process the applicant will use to offer subawards to qualified entities that are eligible to receive federal funds. In practical terms, this means the applicant needs to show a fair and workable plan for bringing in additional service providers through subgrants so that coverage, access, and service quality are maintained statewide and aligned with Title X requirements.

Applicants are directed to build their proposals around the full framework governing Title X, including the Title X statute itself, relevant federal regulations and legislative mandates, the Title X Program Guidelines (2014), and Office of Population Affairs (OPA) Program Policy Notices and priorities. The announcement signals that strong applications will demonstrate clear alignment with these authorities and will address the key program issues highlighted in the notice and application package, rather than treating this as a generic health services grant.

From the published opportunity details, the original application closing date was January 11, 2016, and the opportunity was created on October 23, 2015. The listed award ceiling is $20,175,000, and the announcement anticipated roughly 35 awards. Overall, this funding opportunity is aimed at sustaining a statewide network of Title X-supported family planning services in California, with particular attention to access for low-income communities, service coverage across the state, and accountability in how direct services and subawarded services will be organized and delivered.

• The 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 - California (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 2015-10-23.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-01-11. (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 $20,175,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 35 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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