New Access Points

Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements. Eligible applicants include public and nonprofit entities.  Tribes, tribal organizations, faith-based organizations, and community-based organizations are eligible to apply.  Applicant demonstrates current status by submitting proof of nonprofit or public agency status (Attachment 12). Eligible applicants are health centers that provide health services to medically underserved populations, as defined in section 330 of the PHS Act.  As such, the applicant must propose a new access point project (across all proposed sites) that: Provides comprehensive primary medical care as its main purpose as documented on Form 1A: General Information Worksheet (number of projected medical patients is greater than projected patients for other service types) and Form 5A: Services Provided (General Primary Medical Care is provided directly (Column I) or and/or through formal written contractual agreements in which the health center pays for the service (Column II)). Provides services without regard to ability to pay either directly onsite or through established arrangements as documented on Form 5A: Services Provided. Ensures access to services for all individuals in the targeted service area or population (e.g., cannot exclusively serve a single age group, racial/ethnic group, or health issue/disease category). Eligible applicants must ensure the required primary health services will be available and accessible in the service area.  As such, the applicant must propose at least one new access point that is a permanent service delivery site that provides comprehensive primary medical care as its main purpose and operates for a minimum of 40 hours per week (as documented on Form 5B: Service Sites).  A permanent site is a fixed building location with a street address listed on Form 5B (e.g., 123 Main Street).  Applicants must provide a verifiable street address for each proposed site on Form 5B: Service Sites.  A mobile van is not considered a permanent site. NEW START APPLICANTS ONLY: Applicant proposes to serve a defined geographic area that is federally-designated, in whole or in part, as a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) or Medically Underserved Population (MUP).  If the area is not currently federally-designated as an MUA or MUP, the applicant must provide documentation that a request for designation has been submitted; designation must be received prior to a final HRSA FY 2017 N

Application Instructions

Please submit:

1. a one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
2. Biosketch or CV of the PI
3. A letter of support from the Dean or Chair. This letter of support signifies that the Dean or Chair have ensured that the nominee and application are likely to be of sufficient quality to be competitive nationally

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday, May 19, 2016. Full proposals are due to the sponsor 6/17/16, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 6/9/16 for processing, if given the go ahead by the Proposal Review Committee.