Welcome to the Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children's
Program commonly asked questions and answers section. We hope
you find them useful and informative. For more information or
if you have additional questions, contact the following program
staff: 1) Madhavi Reddy, 2) Nita Patel, and 3)
Karla Palmer.
GRANTEE QUESTIONS
1. Do I need
to register with Grants.gov (www.grants.gov)?
2. Am
I required to submit a Post-Award Performance Report?
3. When
are Post-Award Performance Reports due?
4. What
are Post-Award Performance Reports?
5. Do
I need to be a registered user in HRSA's EHBs?
6. What
do I need to do to complete my Post-Award Performance Report?
7. Is
there a field where I can enter the performance measure objectives
for the remaining years of the grant?
8. Who
do I contact for technical assistance on how to report in
the HRSA's EHBs?
9. When
is the Financial Status Report (FSR) due to Grants Management?
10. When should
I submit a carryover request to HRSA?
11. When do I submit the various reports (i.e. progress reports, financial status report, final report) for the HTPCP grant?
12. How do I find out my HTPCP MCHB Project Officer and Grants Manager?
13. Who do I contact if I need additional technical assistance or require more information?
14. If
I have additional questions not addressed in the FAQ section,
what should I do?
ANSWERS
Do I need to register with Grants.gov (www.grants.gov)?
Yes, all current grantees need to be registered with Grants.gov.
This is a requirement for continuation application submission.
To register, visit www.grants.gov.
For assistance with registration, contact the help desk
at support@grants.gov
or by phone at 1-800-518-4726.
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Am I required to submit a Post-Award Performance Report?
Yes, all current and new grantees are required to submit
the post-award performance report.
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When are Post-Award Performance Reports due?
Post-Award Performance Reports are due 120 days after
the close of the grant year, which is usually the end of
February. The final-year Performance Report is due 90 days after the official end of the project period for the Healthy Tomorrows grant.
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What are Post-Award Performance Reports?
The post-award performance reports are "final"
data counts on data collection sheets submitted with your
new application or your continuation application.
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Do I need to be a registered user in HRSA's EHBs?
Yes, this is required in order to complete the post-award
performance reports.
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What do I need to do to complete my Post-Award Performance
Report?
All grantees, including new grantees must complete the
following steps:
1. Register in HRSA's EHBs if you have not already
done so and add your grant to your portfolio. To register,
visit https://grants.hrsa.gov/webexternal/home.asp.
2. If you submitted your continuation application
or new grant electronically, review the data you provided
on the financial forms and make any changes based on the
notice of grant award and other changes as approved by your
Federal MCHB Project Officer.
If you submitted a new grant via paper submission, complete
the financial forms providing the budgets for all years
of the grant based on the notice of grant award and other
changes as approved by your Federal MCHB Project Officer.
3. If you submitted your continuation application
or new grant electronically, review the information provided
in the abstract (Form 6 or 8) and the project summary data
form (Form 7) and make any changes that were approved by
your Federal MCHB Project Officer.
If you submitted a new grant via paper submission, complete
the abstract (Form 6 or 8) and grant summary information
forms (Form 7).
4. For the performance measures sections (Cultural
Competency & Family Involvement), provide objectives
for all grant years as approved by your Federal MCHB Project
Officer and submit data for the current year as "final".
5. By completing Steps 1-4, you have submitted your
post-award performance report.
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Is there a field where I can enter the performance measure
objectives for the remaining years of the grant?
Yes. Once in HRSA Electronic Submission Handbook, HRSA
EHB will prompt you to enter your performance measure objectives.
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Who do I contact for technical assistance on how to report
in the HRSA's EHBs?
Please contact HRSA Call Center via email at CallCenter@HRSA.GOV
or call (877)GO4-HRSA or (877) 464/4772.
If you have additional questions, please contact Madhavi Reddy
via email at mreddy@hrsa.gov or call (301) 443-0754.
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When is the Financial Status Report (FSR) due to the Grants
Management?
The Financial Status Report is due to HRSA no later than 90 days after
the completion of the budget period. The budget period for
HTPCP grants is March 1 - Feb 28.
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When should I submit a carryover request to HRSA?
Requests to carryover unobligated balances should be submitted within 90 days after the completion of the budget period with the Financial Status Report (FSR) to your Grants Management Specialist and send a carbon copy to your Project Officer. If there is no carry forward request at the time of FSR submission, you have 30 days to submit the request. You may request a carry forward if they have unspent funds from the previous funding period that you wish to spend in the current funding period. Carryover requests may only be submitted for the previous year's budget funds to spend in the current budget year.
If you have additional questions, please contact Karen Thorne,
HRSA Grant Management Specialist at KThorne@hrsa.gov or by phone at (301) 443-2779.
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When do I submit the various reports (i.e. progress reports, financial status report, final report) for the HTPCP grant?
Click here for the HTPCP Grant Life Cycle.
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How do I find out my HTPCP MCHB Project Officer and Grants Manager?
Click here to find out your HTPCP grant MCHB Project Officer and Grants Manager.
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Who do I contact if I need additional technical assistance or require more information?
Question about: |
Who do I Contact? |
Changes to project goals & objectives |
MCHB Project Officer |
Changes in Project Director |
MCHB Project Officer |
Changes in Contact Information |
MCHB Project Officer |
AAP Staff |
Budget Revisions |
HRSA Grants Manager |
MCHB Project Officer |
Request for Carryover Requests |
HRSA Grants Manager |
MCHB Project Officer |
Grants.gov |
HRSA Help Desk support@grants.gov
1-800-518-4276 |
Electronic Handbook (EHB) |
HRSA Call Center callcenter@hrsa.gov
1-877-464-4772 |
Competitive Guidance |
MCHB Project Officer |
AAP Staff |
Non-Competing Continuation Guidance |
MCHB Project Director |
AAP Staff |
TA Visits |
AAP Staff |
Click here for MCHB and AAP contact information.
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If I have additional questions not addressed in the FAQ
section, what should I do?
Please contact the following program staff: 1) Madhavi Reddy, 2) Nita Patel, and 2) Karla
Palmer.
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APPLICANT QUESTIONS
1. Do I need to
register with Grants.gov (www.grants.gov)?
2. How can I obtain
an application packet and program guidance?
3. How can I get a
sample grant application?
ANSWERS
Do I need to register with Grants.gov (www.grants.gov)?
Yes. If you plan to apply for a HTPCP grant or another
federal grant in the future, please register now. This is
a requirement for submission. To register, visit www.grants.gov.
For assistance with registration, contact the help desk
at support@grants.gov
or by phone at 1-800-518-4276.
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How can I obtain an application packet and program guidance?
An application packet and the program
guidance can only be obtained during an open grant cycle
through Grants.gov (www.grants.gov). Announcements of grant
opportunities for the Healthy Tomorrows Program are usually
in mid-July or August, but this varies from year to year.
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How can I get a sample grant application?
The only ways to obtain sample applications
are to contact a grantee to send their application narrative
to you or to contact the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
office and request a sample. The number to FOIA is (301) 443-2865.
If you are a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP), you can find a grantee by searching the "Grant/Project
Search" database. Log onto the Member Center with your AAP ID and password at http://www.aap.org/moc/.
Under "Member Community", click on "Grant/Project
Search". Using "Advance Submit", select "Healthy
Tomorrows" under "Programs" and search for
grants by location and health topic. Search results will
provide you with grantee contact information. If you are not
a member of the AAP, search the public "Grant/Project
Search" database at http://www.aap.org/commpeds/grantsdatabase/grantsdb.cfm
and contact Healthy Tomorrows staff at 847-434-4279 for grantee
contact information.
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