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State and Regional Primary Care Association (PCA) Cooperative Agreements Noncompeting Continuation (NCC)

FY 2013 PCA NCC Technical Assistance

FY 2013 PCA Noncompeting Continuation (NCC) Instructions (PDF - 151 KB)

FY 2013 PCA NCC Technical Assistance Presentation (PPT - 2.7 MB)

Recorded presentation: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/p29j1n6qaxw/.

FY 2013 PCA NCC Technical Assistance Transcript (PDF - 411 KB)

FY 2013 PCA NCC Frequently Asked Questions (PDF - 124 KB)(updated 01/08/2013)

FY 2013 PCA NCC EHB Quick Reference Sheet (PDF - 545 KB)

FY 2013 PCA NCC Grantee Listserv (PDF - 193 KB)

PCA NCA Resources

BPHC Primary Care Association Guide 2012 – 2013
Provides clarification of information about publications and conferences as they pertain to PCA Cooperative Agreements.
HRSA Health Center Program
Healthy People 2020
National Health Expenditures
HHS Policy on Promoting Efficient Spending: Use of Appropriated Funds for Conferences and Meetings, Food, Promotional Items, and Printing and Publications

State and Regional Primary Care Association Noncompeting Continuation Instructions

FY 2013 PCA NCC Instructions (PDF - 151 KB)

The NCC is due in the HRSA Electronic Handbook (EHB) on January 23, 2013 by 5:00 PM ET.

Purpose of the PCA

Through the State and Regional Primary Care Associations (PCA) Cooperative Agreements competition, HRSA will award approximately $43 million in funding to establish an estimated 51 cooperative agreements for fiscal years 2012-2016. HRSA seeks to establish cooperative agreements with state and regional organizations to provide training and technical assistance (T/TA) to potential and existing section 330 health centers, including:

Statewide/Regional Health Center T/TA Activities: Conduct statewide/regional health center T/TA activities based on the identified statewide/regional T/TA needs in the areas of Program Requirements and Performance Improvement.

Statewide/Regional Program Assistance: Conduct statewide/regional program assistance activities based on statewide/regional and/or HRSA/BPHC priorities.

Program Requirements

A summary of required PCA T/TA focus areas and performance measures is listed on pages 3-6 of the FY 2012 State and Regional Primary Care Association Cooperative Agreement competitive funding opportunity announcement (FOA).

The FOA is available for reference at HRSA-12-183.

Sample Documents

Sample Abbreviated Project Work Plan (DOC - 65 KB)
Sample Budget Justification (DOC - 65 KB)
Sample Staffing Plan (DOC - 61 KB)

Contacts

Program Information
Beth Levitz
HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care
Office of Policy and Program Development
Phone: 301-594-4300
Email: BPHCPCA@hrsa.gov

Budget Information
Angela Wade
HRSA Division of Grants Management Operations
Office of Federal Assistance Management
Phone: 301-594-5296
Email: awade@hrsa.gov

Help Resources

HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHB) Registration and Help

HRSA Electronic Submission User Guide (PDF - 278 KB)

Electronic Submission Questions

BPHC Helpline
BPHChelpline@hrsa.gov | 1-877-974-2742
Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM ET (excluding Federal holidays)

EHB Account Access Questions

HRSA Contact Center
CallCenter@hrsa.gov | 1-877-464-4772
Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM ET (excluding Federal holidays)