National Forum for State and Territorial Chief Executives

Program Title

National Forum for State and Territorial Chief Executives

Agency/Sub-Agency

HRSA/OA

Description

The purpose of the cooperative agreement is to convene high ranking decision makers representing the many Federal, state, provider, and private sector interests around an issue of importance to HRSA and to state and territory governors and their senior health policy advisors.Such a forum facilitates communication on current and emerging strategies addressing common priorities, public policy and governance issues affecting states, and enables HRSA to better leverage limited resources by improving planning and program design to complement other public and private sector initiatives serving the needs of the same populations.

Eligible Entity(ies)

The National Forum must be a nonprofit, bi-partisan or nonpartisan national organization that represents the governors and their staff of the 50 U.S. States, the commonwealths of the Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico, the U.S. flag territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. Applicants must have significant, documented experience with issues affecting the delivery of health care in these jurisdictions. Such experience includes publications, policy briefs on key State health issues, conducting health policy forums or meetings for State decision makers, experts from government, private sector and academia. Applications that fail to show such experience will not be accepted for objective review and will be returned to the applicant.

Intended Beneficiaries

Governors and Senior Health Policy Advisors

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

93.224

CFDA Category

Health

CFDA Sub-Category(ies)

Education and Training

Keyword(s)

Health Access; Planning

HHS Announcement No.

HRSA-08-009

New Funding Opportunity

Yes

Competition Type: (N), (CC) or (M)

N

Single Source / Limited Competition

NA

Est Annual Min Award

$160,000.00

Est Annual Max Award

$160,000

Est Number of Awards

1

Est Posting Date

10/1/2007

Est Application Deadline

12/17/2007

Est Award Date

4/1/2008

Est Start Date

4/1/2008

Program Contact Name

Lynnette Araki

Program Contact Telephone No.

301-443-6204

Program Contact Email

Laraki@hrsa.gov

Agency Forecast ID No.

HRSA85