Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants -(Florida entire state) | PA FPH 17 002

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, announced anticipated funding for a single statewide Title X family planning services grant covering the entire state of Florida. This is a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: PA FPH 17 002; CFDA: 93.217) intended to support the establishment and operation of voluntary family planning service projects. The core expectation is that funded projects will make family planning services available to anyone who wants them, while giving clear priority to individuals from low-income families, consistent with the Title X program purpose.

At its center, this opportunity funds a comprehensive family planning service network that delivers clinical family planning and related preventive health services. In addition to clinical care, projects are expected to provide information, education, and counseling related to family planning, along with referrals when needed. The announcement emphasizes that applicants should build their proposed program in line with Title X legislation, applicable federal regulations, legislative mandates, the Title X Program Guidelines (2014), Office of Population Affairs (OPA) Program Policy Notices, and other priorities and key issues referenced in the announcement. In practical terms, this means applicants are expected to show that their service model, policies, and operational approach align with the established federal Title X framework rather than inventing a standalone program design.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of public and nonprofit organizations and certain education entities. Eligible applicants listed in the announcement 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 tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories). The Title X statute specifically notes that local and regional public or private nonprofit entities may apply directly to the Secretary for a Title X family planning services grant, which reinforces that a statewide award does not have to go only to a state agency as long as the applicant can credibly cover the full service area.

A major focus of the announcement is statewide coverage and the applicant's capacity to ensure services are available throughout Florida. Applications that propose to rely on other organizations (for example, a network of clinics, local health departments, community health centers, or other subcontracted providers) are allowed, but they are evaluated with an eye toward whether the applicant can still ensure the required services are delivered effectively and equitably across the anticipated service area. In other words, the lead applicant must demonstrate it can coordinate, manage, and oversee a statewide system that actually reaches people in need, not just assemble a loose partnership on paper.

For applicants that will not provide all required services directly, the announcement sets an additional accountability expectation: the applicant must document the process and selection criteria it will use to provide an opportunity for subawards. Those subawards must go to qualified entities that are eligible to receive federal funds, and the subaward strategy should be designed to meet the needs of project beneficiaries across the full service area. This language signals that HHS expects transparency and fairness in how service partners are chosen, and it also implies that the lead agency must have a structured procurement/subaward approach, oversight mechanisms, and performance expectations that can maintain compliance and consistent service quality statewide.

Financially, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $10,761,000 and anticipates making one award, which matches the statewide scope. The announcement was created on October 7, 2016, with an original closing date of March 1, 2017. Overall, the grant is designed to fund a single Florida-wide Title X project that can deliver accessible, voluntary family planning and preventive health services, prioritize low-income populations, and either provide services directly or manage a well-documented, compliant subaward network capable of serving communities across the entire state.

• 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 -(Florida 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 Mar 01, 2017 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 $10,761,000.00 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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