509391 - FY24 RFA for Child and Adolescent Health and Oral Health Programs
Funding Opportunity Details
Title V Services
Final Application Deadline: Jul 7, 2023 4:00 PM
Status Closed
Posted Date May 31, 2023 1:56 PM
Award Amount RangeNot Applicable
Project Dates 10/01/2023 - 09/30/2024
Award Announcement Date 08/10/2023
Categorical Area Child Health
Recurring Opportunity No
Program Officer John McMullen
Phone (515) 416-8565 x
Description
It is the responsibility of the Applicant to review all Attachments listed below for additional details regarding this Funding Opportunity.
The issuance of this Funding Opportunity in no way constitutes a commitment by Iowa HHS to award a contract.
Excerpts from the RFA:
Purpose
The purpose of this RFA is to provide guidance for current contractors to submit continuation applications to Iowa Health and Human Services (referred to as Agency) to renew service provisions as described by and within the project period established by the RFPs #58823005, #58823026 and #58823028. Services covered by this application include services at the community level for Child & Adolescent Health (CAH) services. CAH services include Hawki Outreach, Early ACCESS, Healthy Child Care Iowa (HCCI), and I-Smile™. The I-Smile™ program also includes I-Smile™ @ School. The CAH program has identified eight priority populations that have experienced less access to child and adolescent health care and experience health inequities as a result. Specific inclusion of these priority populations in planning, implementation, and evaluation of CAH programming is necessary to address these health inequities. Priority populations may be eligible for and/or require additional services, outreach, and accommodation to assure access to services and increase health equity in Iowa. The priority populations for the CAH program are:
- African American, Black, or African
- Asian, Pacific Islander
- Fathers
- Hispanic or Latinx
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex (and emerging terms) (LGBTQI+)
- Native American, Alaska Native
- Persons with disabilities
- Refugees or immigrants
Schedule of Important Dates (All times and dates listed are local Iowa time.)
The table below lists critical dates in the application and contract award process. Contractors are encouraged to review the entire RFA for detailed information about events, dates, times and sites.
EVENT
DATE
RFA Issued
May 31, 2023
Written Questions and Responses
Round 1 Questions Due
Interim Responses Posted by
June 7, 2023
June 14, 2023
Round 2 Questions Due
Interim Responses Posted by
June 21, 2023
June 28, 2023
Applications Due
July 7, 2023 by 4:00 p.m. Local Iowa Time
Post Notice of Intent to Award
August 10, 2023
Negotiation time frame
August 10-19, 2023
| Description | File Name | Type | Size | Upload Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. FY24 Child & Adolescent Health and Oral Health Programs RFA | A. FY24 RFA CAH_OH Programs Template.pdf | 870 KB | 05/31/2023 01:19 PM | |
| B. NEW SYSTEM LOGIN PROCESS FOR ALL USERS | B. NEW SYSTEM LOGIN PROCESS FOR ALL USERS.pdf | 153 KB | 04/14/2023 10:12 AM | |
| C. HHS Application Instructions Guidance New IG | C. HHS Application Instructions_Guidance New IG.pdf | 2 MB | 04/14/2023 10:12 AM | |
| D. Draft FY24 Child & Adolescent Health and Oral Health Programs Contract Template | D. FY24 RFA for CAH_OH Programs 5884CAHxx Contract Template.pdf | 385 KB | 05/31/2023 01:19 PM | |
| E. Draft FY24 Child & Adolescent Health and Oral Health Programs Review Tool | E. Draft FY24 Child Adolescent Health and Oral Health Programs Review Tool .pdf | 339 KB | 05/31/2023 01:20 PM | |
| F. Funding Allocation Table | F. Funding Allocation Table.pdf | 53 KB | 05/31/2023 01:06 PM | |
| G. RFP 58823005 Child and Adolescent Health and Oral Health Programs | G. RFP 58823005 Child and Adolescent Health and Oral Health Programs.pdf | 6 MB | 05/31/2023 01:06 PM | |
| H. HCCI DHS Approved Trainings 03302023 | H. HCCI DHS Approved Trainings 03302023.pdf | 158 KB | 05/31/2023 01:07 PM | |
| I. FY24 - ECE Provider CCNC FTE & Funding | I. FY24 - ECE Provider CCNC FTE Funding.pdf | 191 KB | 05/31/2023 01:07 PM | |
| J. FFY2024 I-Smile @ School Minimum Screening Requirements | J. FFY2024 I-Smile School Minimum Screening Requirements.pdf | 113 KB | 05/31/2023 01:08 PM | |
| K. FFY2024 Frequency of services for clients age 0-2 | K. FFY2024 Frequency of services for clients age 0-2.pdf | 597 KB | 05/31/2023 01:08 PM | |
| L. Collaborative Service Area Census 2020 Race and Ethnicity Data | L. Collaborative Service Area Census 2020 Race and Ethnicity Data.pdf | 148 KB | 05/31/2023 01:09 PM | |
| M. FY24 Lead Data | M. FY24 Lead Data.docx.pdf | 296 KB | 05/31/2023 01:09 PM | |
| N. FY24 RFA CAH_OH Programs Amendment 1 | N. FY24 RFA CAH_OH Programs Amendment 1.pdf | 243 KB | 08/04/2023 12:13 PM |
| Submitted Date | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2023 11:23 AM | Where letters of commitment are required, is it acceptable to submit the letter of support obtained for the FY23 RFP if the same entities will be supporting activities in FY24? | Letters of commitment are NOT required to be submitted with the RFA. Applicants can disregard any reference to submission of letters of commitment within the RFA. |
| Jun 13, 2023 3:54 PM | Could Iowa HHS provide a list of planned health equity-related trainings for FFY that will be offered to contractors to assist with planning for priority population training requirements? | We do not have planned trainings on Health Equity at this time. Please contact your consultant to share your training needs or ideas. As needs are expressed and as trainings are made available, we will let contractors know. |
| Jun 13, 2023 4:10 PM | We understand that two family engagement meetings are required for FFY24. Are there requirements related to the number of topics that need to be covered during FFY24 or just the number of meetings? Put another way, can you focus on the same topic during both meetings and meet the requirement? | We did not set the topics for FFY 24 to allow Family Engagement (FE) Groups to set their own agendas and priorities. The FE group is to be an ongoing group of the same members. We understand there will be individuals who join, drop out, can’t attend a specific meeting. The purpose of the FE group is to “engage families in partnerships and planning”, “shape services and programs to be family-centered, and shape systems and policies to be family-centered”, and “contributing to planning, implementation, feedback, evaluation, outreach and policy decisions”. (RFP p 43-45). The FE Group should have members who are committed to the partnership for a minimum of a year. Different arrangements of the FE group are possible, such as having a group in one location of the CSA and another group in another area of the CSA; an evening group(s) and a day group(s); a group that meets in English and a group(s) that meets in another language, etc. The same agenda might be used or different agendas might develop, especially over time to meet the needs of the group. In the example of having a meeting of the day group and a meeting of the evening group, this meets criteria for one meeting, not two. To meet the requirement, two meetings of the same group, with the second meeting building on the work the group did during the first meeting, is required. Please contact your consultant directly if you want to work through group membership requirements, meeting requirements, etc. |
| Jun 16, 2023 1:43 PM | If we provide VFC immunizations as part of the immunization grant, can we refer our CAH clients to our services, even if we don't use CAH funding to support the work? | Yes. If you are referring them out of the CAH program to your Immunization program, you would document the referral in the narrative in Iowa Connected, and you would not document or bill the immunizations as part of your CAH program or Screening Center status. |
| Jun 21, 2023 2:04 PM | On pg 41 Enabling Services #4 it states that the contractor will locate/identify clients enrolled in Title V. Can you clarify what enrolled in Title V means? | Eligible for Title V. Title V eligible clients are under 22 years of age, reside in Iowa, with income at or below 300% of the federal poverty level (if over 300% FPL the client would be charged the fee for the service), have no insurance, or whose insurance coverage does not cover preventive health care services, and are not eligible for Medicaid. |
| Jun 21, 2023 2:05 PM | Can the DDSP position be a subcontractor? | The Direct Dental Service Planner may be subcontracted to another agency or an individual. However, if contracting with an individual, check with your organization’s legal counsel to assure that this subcontract with an individual does not constitute an employer/employee relationship. If an employer/employee relationship is indicated, then your organization may be responsible for all employee taxes. |