Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants (Michigan entire state) | PA FPH 17 005

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, announced a Title X funding opportunity to support a single statewide family planning services project covering the entire state of Michigan. This is a discretionary grant (Funding Opportunity Number PA FPH 17 005; CFDA 93.217) intended to establish and operate voluntary family planning services programs that are open to anyone seeking care, while giving priority to individuals from low-income families. The project is expected to function as the statewide Title X network lead, ensuring that services are accessible, coordinated, and targeted to communities with the greatest need.

A central focus of the opportunity is delivering the core components of Title X family planning: clinical family planning services and related preventive health services, along with education, information, counseling, and referrals as appropriate. In practice, this means applicants are expected to support direct patient care and the broader system needed to deliver it, such as patient-centered counseling, equitable access to contraception and family planning care, and referrals for services that are outside the project’s immediate scope. The announcement emphasizes that services must be voluntary and made available broadly, but the program’s resources should be organized so that low-income populations are meaningfully prioritized.

Eligibility is broad and includes public and private nonprofit entities, as well as various government bodies and education institutions. Eligible applicants listed include state, county, and city/township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education where specified). The Title X statute specifically allows local and regional public or private nonprofit entities to apply directly to the Secretary for these funds, reinforcing that applicants do not need to apply through a state agency in order to be considered.

The grant structure anticipates one award for Michigan, with an award ceiling of $7,574,000 and an expected number of awards listed as one. The original posting date was October 7, 2016, and the original closing date was December 16, 2016. As a statewide award, the successful applicant would be responsible for demonstrating the capacity to serve Michigan comprehensively, including planning for service coverage, ensuring quality and compliance, and organizing service delivery so that people across the state can reasonably access care.

The announcement also addresses how applicants may deliver services. Applicants can propose providing services directly, or they can rely partly on other entities (for example, clinics or community providers) to deliver care across the service area. However, applications that depend on partner organizations are evaluated in part on how convincingly the applicant shows it can still ensure required services are provided effectively and that the approach will best serve individuals in need across the state. If an applicant will not provide all services directly, the application must clearly document how subawards would be offered and managed, including the process and selection criteria that will be used to provide qualified, federally eligible entities a fair opportunity to participate in delivering services throughout Michigan. This requirement signals that HHS is looking for transparent, well-justified network design and accountable subrecipient management, not informal or loosely defined partnerships.

Finally, applicants are instructed to build their proposals around the established Title X framework. That includes the Title X statute, applicable federal regulations and legislative mandates, the 2014 Title X Program Guidelines, Office of Population Affairs (OPA) Program Policy Notices, and the specific program priorities and key issues highlighted in the announcement. In other words, this opportunity is not just about offering family planning appointments; it is about running a compliant Title X project with statewide reach, clear governance, sound partner selection (if applicable), and services aligned with federal standards and guidance.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, 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 (Michigan 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 Oct 07, 2016.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 16, 2016 No Explanation. (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 $7,574,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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