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Factor 3: Performance Measures (20
Points)
HHS will evaluate the applicant’s
description of performance measures,
including measures of effectiveness, to
determine the extent to which the
applicant proposes objective and
quantitative measures that relate to the
performance goals stated in the
‘‘Purpose’’ section of this
announcement, including the goals of
the President’s National Strategy, and
whether the proposed measures will
accurately measure the intended
outcomes.
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HHS will evaluate the extent of the
applicant’s understanding of the
operational tasks identified in this
announcement to ensure successful
performance of the work in this project.
Because the focus of the work will be on
countries in Central America, the
applicant must demonstrate an
understanding of the cultural, ethnic,
political and economic factors that
could affect successful implementation
of this cooperative agreement.
The applicant’s proposal must also
demonstrate understanding of the
functions, capabilities and operating
procedures of host-country Ministries of
Health and Agriculture and
international organizations such as the
WHO and FAO, and describe the
applicant’s ability to work with and
within those organizations. The
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Strategy for Pandemic Influenza and a
commitment to the principles of the
International Partnership on Avian and
Pandemic Influenza.
2. Review and Selection Process
HHS/OPHEP will review applications
for completeness. An incomplete
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will not advance through the review
process. HHS will notify applicants if
their applications did not meet
submission requirements.
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could include both Federal employees
and non-Federal members, will evaluate
complete and responsive applications
according to the criteria listed in the
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VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices
The successful applicant will receive
a Notice of Award (NoA). The NoA shall
be the only binding, authorizing
document between the recipient and
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HHS. An authorized Grants
Management Officer will sign the NoA,
and mail it to the recipient fiscal officer
identified in the application.
Unsuccessful applicants will receive
notification of the results of the
application review by mail.
2. Administrative and National Policy
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A successful applicant must comply
with the administrative requirements
outlined in 45 CFR part 74 and part 92
as appropriate. The Fiscal Year 2006
Appropriations Act requires that when
issuing statements, press releases,
requests for proposals, bid solicitations,
and other documents describing projects
or programs funded in whole or in part
with Federal money, the issuance shall
clearly state the percentage and dollar
amount of the total costs of the program
or project to be financed with Federal
money and the percentage and dollar
amount of the total costs of the project
or program to be financed by nongovernmental sources.
3. Reporting Requirements
The applicant must provide HHS with
an original, plus two hard copies, as
well as an electronic copy of the
following reports in English:
1. A quarterly progress report, due no
less than 30 days after the end of each
quarter of the budget period. The
progress report for the third quarter of
the year will serve as the non-competing
continuation application. The quarterly
progress report must contain the
following elements:
a. Activities and Objectives for the
Current Budget Period;
b. Financial Progress for the Current
Budget Period;
c. Proposed Activity Objectives for the
New Budget Period;
d. Budget;
e. Measures of Effectiveness; and
f. Additional Requested Information.
2. An annual progress report, due 90
days after the end of the budget period,
which must contain a detailed summary
of the elements required in the quarterly
progress report;
3. Final performance reports, due no
more than 90 days after the end of the
project period; and
4. A Financial Status Report (FSR)
SF–269 is due 90 days after the close of
each 12-month budget period.
Recipients must mail the reports to
the Grants Management Specialist listed
in the ‘‘Agency Contacts’’ section of this
announcement.
VII. Agency Contacts
For program technical assistance,
contact: Lily O. Engstrom, Senior Policy
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Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for
Public Health Emergency Preparedness,
Office of Public Health Emergency
Preparedness, Department of Health and
Human Services. Telephone:
202.205.4727. E-mail:
lily.engstrom@hhs.gov.
For financial, grants management, or
budget assistance, contact: Grants
Management Specialist, Office of Grants
Management, Office of Public Health
and Science, Department of Health and
Human Services, 1101 Wootten
Parkway, Suite 550, Rockville, MD
20857. Telephone: (240) 453–8822. EMail Address:
kcampbell@osophs.dhhs.gov.
Dated: May 9, 2006.
Stewart Simonson,
Assistant Secretary for Public Health
Emergency Preparedness, Department of
Health and Human Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Federal Financial Participation in State
Assistance Expenditures;
Modifications in Federal Matching
Shares for Medicaid and the State
Children’s Health Insurance Program
for Alaska for October 1, 2005 Through
September 30, 2006 and October 1,
2006 Through September 30, 2007
Office of the Secretary, DHHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The revised Federal Medical
Assistance Percentages and Enhanced
Federal Medical Assistance Percentages
for Alaska for Fiscal Years 2006 and
2007 have been calculated pursuant to
section 6053(a) of the Deficit Reduction
Act. These percentages will be effective
from October 1, 2005 through
September 30, 2006 and October 1, 2006
through September 30, 2007.
These revised Federal Medical
Assistance Percentages for Alaska
replace the percentages previously
published for Fiscal Year 2006
(published November 24, 2004) and
Fiscal Year 2007 (published November
30, 2005).
This notice announces the revised
‘‘Federal Medical Assistance
Percentages’’ and ‘‘Enhanced Federal
Medical Assistance Percentages’’ that
we will use in determining the amount
of Federal matching for State medical
assistance (Medicaid) and State
Children’s Health Insurance Program
(SCHIP) expenditures for Alaska. The
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table gives the figure for Alaska, which
is the only state affected by section
6053(a) of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Section 6053(a) of the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005 provides for a
modification of Alaska’s Medicaid
FMAP for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007.
The provision permits a maintenance of
the Fiscal Year 2005 FMAP for Fiscal
Year 2006 and Fiscal Year 2007 if the
2006 or 2007 FMAPs as calculated
pursuant to section 1905(b) of the Act
are less than the 2005 FMAP. Since the
calculated Fiscal Year 2006 and 2007
FMAPs for Alaska are less than the 2005
FMAP, Alaska’s 2005 FMAP will apply
for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007.
Section 6053(a) applies to
expenditures under Title XIX and Title
XXI. Therefore, the Enhanced Federal
Medical Assistance Percentages for
Alaska for 2006 and 2007 will be
calculated from Alaska’s revised Federal
Medical Assistance Percentages for 2006
and 2007.
Federal Medical Assistance
Percentages are used to determine the
amount of Federal matching for State
expenditures for assistance payments
for certain social services such as
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) Contingency Funds,
Child Care Mandatory and Matching
Funds for the Child Care and
Development Fund, Title IV–E Foster
Care Maintenance payments, Adoption
Assistance payments, and State medical
and medical insurance expenditures for
Medicaid and the State Children’s
Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
However, the modification of the
Federal Medical Assistance Percentages
and the Enhanced Federal Medical
Assistance Percentages under the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005 affect only
medical expenditure payments under
Title XIX and all expenditure payments
for the State Children’s Health
Insurance Program under Title XXI. The
Department believes that the
percentages in this notice do not apply
to payments under Title IV of the Act.
In addition, the Title XIX statute
provides separately for Federal
matching of administrative costs, which
is not affected by the Deficit Reduction
Act of 2005.
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005,
section 6053(b) also instructs the
Secretary of HHS to disregard Katrina
evacuees and income attributable to
them in calculating the FMAPs for states
with a significant number of evacuees.
This provision would affect the
calculation of the Federal Medical
Assistance Percentages for Fiscal Year
2008, which HHS will publish in Fall
2006.
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Effective Dates: The percentages
listed will be effective for Fiscal Year
2006 and Fiscal Year 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate
Bloniarz or Robert Stewart, Office of
Health Policy, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation,
Room 447D—Hubert H. Humphrey
Building, 200 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690–
6870.
DATES:
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.778: Medical Assistance
Program; 93.767: State Children’s Health
Insurance Program)
Dated: May 9, 2006.
Michael O. Leavitt,
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGES AND ENHANCED FEDERAL
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGES
FOR ALASKA, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER
1, 2005–SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 (FISCAL YEAR 2006) AND OCTOBER 1,
2006–SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (FISCAL
YEAR 2007)
State
Federal medical assistance
percentage
Enhanced federal medical
assistance
percentage
57.58
70.31
Alaska .......
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Meeting of the Citizens’ Health Care
Working Group
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, this notice announces a meeting of
the Citizens’ Health Care Working
Group (the Working Group) mandated
by section 1014 of the Medicare
Modernization Act.
DATES: A business meeting of the
Working Group will be held on
Tuesday, May 23, 2006; Wednesday,
May 24, 2006; and, Thursday, May 25,
2006. Sessions on May 23 and May 24
will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
session on May 25 will begin at 8:30
a.m. and end at 2 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the conference room of the United
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Food and Commercial Workers
International Union, in Washington, DC.
The office is located at 1775 K Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20006. The main
receptionist area is located on the 7th
floor; the conference room is located on
the 11th floor. The meeting is open to
the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caroline Taplin, Citizens’ health Care
Working Group, at (301) 443–1514 or
caroline.taplin@ahrq.hhs.gov. If sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodation for a
disability is needed, lease contact Mr.
Donald L. Inniss, Director, Office of
Equal Employment Opportunity
Program, Program Support Center, at
(301) 443–1144.
The agenda for this Working Group
meeting will be available on the
Citizens’ Working Group Web site,
https://www.citizenhealthcare.gov. Also
available a that site is a roster of
Working Group members. when a
summary of this meeting is completed,
it will also be available on the Web Site.
Section
1014 of Public Law 108–173, (known as
the Medicare Modernization Act) directs
the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS),
acting through the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, to
establish a Citizens’ Health Care
Working Group (Citizen Group). This
statutory provision, codified at 42
U.S.C. 299 n., directs the Working
Group to: (1) Identify options for
changing our health care system so that
every American has the ability to obtain
quality, affordable health care coverage;
(2) provide for a nationwide public
debate about improving the health care
systems; and, (3) submit is
recommendations to the President and
the Congress.
The Citizens’ Health Care Working
Group is composed of 15 members: the
Secretary of DHHS is designated as a
member by statute and the Comptroller
General of the U.S. Government
Accountability Office (GAO) was
directed to name the remaining 14
members whose appointments were
announced on February 28, 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Working Group Meeting Agenda
The Working Group business meeting
on May 23rd through May 25th will be
devoted to ongoing Working Group
business. The principal topic to be
addressed will be the development of
the Working Group’s interim
recommendations.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Federal Financial Participation in State Assistance Expenditures;
Modifications in Federal Matching Shares for Medicaid and the State
Children's Health Insurance Program for Alaska for October 1, 2005
Through September 30, 2006 and October 1, 2006 Through September 30,
2007
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The revised Federal Medical Assistance Percentages and
Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages for Alaska for Fiscal
Years 2006 and 2007 have been calculated pursuant to section 6053(a) of
the Deficit Reduction Act. These percentages will be effective from
October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006 and October 1, 2006 through
September 30, 2007.
These revised Federal Medical Assistance Percentages for Alaska
replace the percentages previously published for Fiscal Year 2006
(published November 24, 2004) and Fiscal Year 2007 (published November
30, 2005).
This notice announces the revised ``Federal Medical Assistance
Percentages'' and ``Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages''
that we will use in determining the amount of Federal matching for
State medical assistance (Medicaid) and State Children's Health
Insurance Program (SCHIP) expenditures for Alaska. The
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table gives the figure for Alaska, which is the only state affected by
section 6053(a) of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Section 6053(a) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 provides for a
modification of Alaska's Medicaid FMAP for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007.
The provision permits a maintenance of the Fiscal Year 2005 FMAP for
Fiscal Year 2006 and Fiscal Year 2007 if the 2006 or 2007 FMAPs as
calculated pursuant to section 1905(b) of the Act are less than the
2005 FMAP. Since the calculated Fiscal Year 2006 and 2007 FMAPs for
Alaska are less than the 2005 FMAP, Alaska's 2005 FMAP will apply for
Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007.
Section 6053(a) applies to expenditures under Title XIX and Title
XXI. Therefore, the Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages for
Alaska for 2006 and 2007 will be calculated from Alaska's revised
Federal Medical Assistance Percentages for 2006 and 2007.
Federal Medical Assistance Percentages are used to determine the
amount of Federal matching for State expenditures for assistance
payments for certain social services such as Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (TANF) Contingency Funds, Child Care Mandatory and
Matching Funds for the Child Care and Development Fund, Title IV-E
Foster Care Maintenance payments, Adoption Assistance payments, and
State medical and medical insurance expenditures for Medicaid and the
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). However, the
modification of the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages and the
Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages under the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005 affect only medical expenditure payments under
Title XIX and all expenditure payments for the State Children's Health
Insurance Program under Title XXI. The Department believes that the
percentages in this notice do not apply to payments under Title IV of
the Act. In addition, the Title XIX statute provides separately for
Federal matching of administrative costs, which is not affected by the
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, section 6053(b) also instructs
the Secretary of HHS to disregard Katrina evacuees and income
attributable to them in calculating the FMAPs for states with a
significant number of evacuees. This provision would affect the
calculation of the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages for Fiscal
Year 2008, which HHS will publish in Fall 2006.
DATES: Effective Dates: The percentages listed will be effective for
Fiscal Year 2006 and Fiscal Year 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Bloniarz or Robert Stewart,
Office of Health Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning
and Evaluation, Room 447D--Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690-6870.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.778: Medical
Assistance Program; 93.767: State Children's Health Insurance
Program)
Dated: May 9, 2006.
Michael O. Leavitt,
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Federal Medical Assistance Percentages and Enhanced Federal Medical
Assistance Percentages for Alaska, Effective October 1, 2005-September
30, 2006 (Fiscal Year 2006) and October 1, 2006-September 30, 2007
(Fiscal Year 2007)
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Enhanced
Federal federal
State medical medical
assistance assistance
percentage percentage
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Alaska.................................. 57.58 70.31
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