Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
Maternal and Child Health PipelineTraining ProgramHRSA-16-037FY 2016 Reviewer Orientation
Madhavi M. Reddy, MSPH
Division of MCH Workforce Development
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
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Overview
FOA Release Date
November 23, 2015
Applications Due
January 22, 2016
Project Period
Five (5) Years:
June 1, 2016 – May 31, 2021
Page Limit
80 pages
Eligibility
Public or nonprofit privateinstitutions of higher learning
Type of Award
Grant
Estimated Number of Awards
Six (6)
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Purpose
1)Promote the development of a culturally diverse health careworkforce by recruiting undergraduate students fromeconomically and educationally disadvantaged andracially/ethnically diverse backgrounds into maternal and childhealth (MCH) professions
2)  Encourage and motivate students to seek careers in
     MCH by making undergraduate didactic, research,
     clinical and/or field experiences available and exposing
     students to Title V and other MCH agencies
3)  Develop leadership skills, foster a broader public health
     perspective and explore the integration of primary care
     and public health to improve population health
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Introduction
•Describe purpose of proposed project and howit will:
•Address the need to have greater diversity in theMCH workforce, including training individuals fromunderrepresented backgrounds, starting at theundergraduate level
•Provide introductory exposure to MCH forundergraduate students from educationally andeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds and fromracially/ethnically diverse groups
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Needs Assessment
•Describe Background
•Identify Problem
•Summary needs assessment
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Needs Assessment
-The target population and its unmet health needs must bedescribed and documented in this section
-Briefly evaluate the national, regional and localneed/demand for the training and specifically identify theproblem(s) to be addressed and gaps that the project isintended to fill
-If available, a summary of needs assessment findingsshould be included
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Methodology
•Undergraduate Trainees
•Program Components
•Curriculum
•Training Content
•Leadership
•Public Health
•Interdisciplinary Training  and  Practice
•Cultural/Linguistic Competence
•Emerging Issues
•Linkage to Existing MCH Long-Term Training Programs
•Dissemination of Educational Resources
•Interchange with other Program/Grantee Meetings
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Work Plan
•Work Plan – Attachment 1
   Must include:
•Activities and steps to achieve each objective
•Timeline
•Identify staff responsible
•Performance measures and objectives
•Logic Model – Attachment 1
•Additional logic model resources in FOA
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Logic Model
•Please review Appendix A for an overalllogic model of Pipeline
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Resolution of Challenges
•Present potential challenges andapproaches to overcome thosechallenges
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Evaluation and Technical SupportCapacity
•Present plan for program performance evaluation
•Describe systems and processes that supportperformance management
•Staff experience, skills, knowledge
•Propose a plan for tracking students
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Organizational Information
•Relationships with other departments, institutions, organizationsor agencies relevant to the program.  Chart(s) outlining theserelationships - Attachment 6.
•Maps and Program Organizational Chart(s) – Attachments 4 & 5
•Demonstrate a minimum 20% Project Director effort
- May be a combination of grant and in-kind support
•Faculty diversity and experience
•Staffing plan – Attachment 2
•Support Requested
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Attachments
•Attachment 1: Work Plan and Logic Model
•Attachment 2: Staffing Plan and Job Descriptions for KeyPersonnel (see Section 4.1.vi. of HRSA’s SF-424 R&RApplication Guide)
•Attachment 3: Letters of Agreement and/or Description(s) ofProposed/Existing Contracts (project specific)
•Attachment 4: Maps
•Attachment 5: Program Organizational Chart
•Attachment 6: Tables, Charts, etc.
•Attachment 7: Summary Progress Report
•Attachments 8-15: Other Relevant Documents
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Budget
•Five-year budget
•Ceiling Amount: $155,000 per year, per grant
•Indirect costs – 8% (training grant cap)
•Annual Grantee Meeting- Years 2-5
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Review Criteria
Number
Criteria
Points
Criterion 1
Need
10 points
Criterion 2
Response
35 points
Criterion 3
Evaluative Measures
20 points
Criterion 4
Impact
10 points
Criterion 5
Resources/Capabilities
15 points
Criterion 6
Support Requested
10 points
TOTAL
100 points
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Questions?