Opportunity Information: Apply for PA FPH 17 001
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, announced the anticipated availability of Title X funding to support a single family planning services grant covering the entire U.S. Virgin Islands territory. This is a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PA FPH 17 001; CFDA 93.217) intended to establish and operate voluntary family planning projects that make services available to anyone seeking them, while giving priority to individuals from low-income families. The core purpose is to ensure accessible, high-quality family planning care and related preventive health services across the full service area, not limited to a single island or community.
Applicants are expected to run or oversee a comprehensive family planning service delivery system consistent with Title X statutory requirements. Funded projects must provide clinical family planning services and related preventive health services, along with information, education, and counseling tied to family planning. They must also provide referral services when appropriate. In practical terms, this means the program should be able to meet community needs through direct clinical care and supportive patient-facing services, while ensuring that people can be referred to other providers when certain services fall outside the project’s direct scope.
A key feature of this opportunity is that local and regional public or private nonprofit entities are allowed to apply directly to the Secretary for Title X funding. The announcement makes clear that HHS will evaluate how well an applicant can ensure that required services are actually delivered throughout the Virgin Islands. If an application proposes to rely on partner organizations or contracted providers to deliver some portion of services, the funding decision will consider how convincingly the applicant demonstrates that it can still provide the required scope of services and effectively reach the populations most in need across the territory. In other words, partnership models are allowed, but the applicant must show it has real operational control, a sound network, and a credible plan to deliver services equitably and reliably.
For applicants that do not plan to provide every required service directly, the announcement places additional documentation expectations on how subawards would be handled. The applicant must describe the process and selection criteria it will use to give qualified entities an opportunity to receive subawards, and it must show that those entities are eligible to receive federal funds. This requirement is meant to promote transparent, fair, and compliance-focused subcontracting or subrecipient practices, while also ensuring that the overall service network is capable of meeting beneficiary needs across the full geographic area.
Program design is expected to be grounded in the Title X legislative framework and the relevant federal rules and guidance. Applicants are instructed to use Title X legislation, applicable regulations, legislative mandates, the Title X Program Guidelines (issued in 2014), Office of Population Affairs (OPA) Program Policy Notices, and the program priorities and key issues highlighted in the announcement. This signals that applications should not be generic public health proposals; they should be structured around Title X standards for service delivery, quality, reporting expectations, and operational compliance as reflected in the governing statute and OPA guidance.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted with a creation date of October 7, 2016, and an original application closing date of March 1, 2017 (with no additional explanation noted for extensions). The anticipated award structure indicates one expected award for the Virgin Islands service area, with an award ceiling of $862,000. Eligible applicants span a wide range of public and nonprofit entities, including state, county, and municipal 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 nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those nonprofit categories). Overall, the grant is designed to fund a lead organization capable of delivering or orchestrating a territory-wide Title X family planning project, prioritizing access for low-income individuals and ensuring that services, education, counseling, and referrals are available in a coordinated, compliant way.Apply for PA FPH 17 001
- 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 (Virgin Islands entire territory)" 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 $862,000.00 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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FAQs: Title X Family Planning Services Grant - U.S. Virgin Islands (PA FPH 17 001; CFDA 93.217)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is an anticipated Title X discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. It is intended to support a single family planning services grant covering the entire U.S. Virgin Islands territory.
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number and CFDA number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is PA FPH 17 001, and the CFDA number is 93.217.
3) How many awards are expected?
One award is expected for the U.S. Virgin Islands service area.
4) What is the geographic service area for the project?
The project must cover the entire U.S. Virgin Islands territory. The purpose is to ensure services are accessible across the full service area and not limited to a single island or community.
5) What is the overall purpose of the grant?
The purpose is to establish and operate voluntary family planning projects that make services available to anyone seeking them, while giving priority to individuals from low-income families, and ensuring accessible, high-quality family planning care and related preventive health services across the territory.
6) Who should the program prioritize serving?
Services must be available to anyone seeking them, with priority given to individuals from low-income families.
7) What types of services must funded projects provide?
Funded projects must provide clinical family planning services and related preventive health services, along with family planning-related information, education, and counseling. Projects must also provide referral services when appropriate.
8) Are referrals required even if the project provides many services directly?
Yes. The announcement states projects must provide referral services when appropriate, which supports continuity of care when certain services fall outside the project's direct scope.
9) Does the program have to provide every required service directly?
Not necessarily. The opportunity allows applicants to rely on partner organizations or contracted providers for some portion of services. However, HHS will evaluate how well the applicant can ensure required services are actually delivered throughout the Virgin Islands.
10) If an applicant uses partners or contractors, what will HHS look for?
The funding decision will consider how convincingly the applicant demonstrates it can still provide the required scope of services and effectively reach populations most in need across the territory. Partnership models are allowed, but the application must show credible operational control, a sound network, and a reliable plan for equitable service delivery.
11) What is meant by a "comprehensive family planning service delivery system"?
The applicant is expected to run or oversee a system that meets Title X statutory requirements, including delivering clinical services, preventive health services, education, counseling, and appropriate referrals across the full service area.
12) Can local or regional nonprofits apply directly for Title X funding?
Yes. A key feature of this opportunity is that local and regional public or private nonprofit entities are allowed to apply directly to the Secretary for Title X funding.
13) What kinds of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include state, county, and municipal 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 nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those nonprofit categories).
14) What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The anticipated award ceiling is $862,000.
15) What does "discretionary grant" mean in this context?
The announcement describes this as a discretionary grant opportunity, meaning the award is competitively and administratively decided by the funding agency based on how well an application meets the stated requirements and evaluation considerations.
16) What is required if the applicant plans to make subawards for services?
If the applicant does not plan to provide every required service directly and proposes subawards, the application must describe the process and selection criteria it will use to give qualified entities an opportunity to receive subawards, and it must show that those entities are eligible to receive federal funds.
17) Why does the announcement emphasize subaward process and eligibility?
The stated intent is to promote transparent, fair, and compliance-focused subcontracting or subrecipient practices, and to ensure the overall service network can meet beneficiary needs across the full geographic area.
18) What rules, guidance, or reference materials should applicants follow when designing the program?
Applicants are instructed to use Title X legislation, applicable regulations, legislative mandates, the Title X Program Guidelines (2014), Office of Population Affairs (OPA) Program Policy Notices, and the program priorities and key issues highlighted in the announcement.
19) Is this intended to be a general public health proposal?
No. The announcement signals that applications should be structured around Title X standards for service delivery, quality, reporting expectations, and operational compliance, rather than being generic public health proposals.
20) What dates are listed for the opportunity posting and application deadline?
The opportunity was posted with a creation date of October 7, 2016, and an original application closing date of March 1, 2017. No additional explanation is noted regarding extensions.
21) What is HHS evaluating at a high level?
HHS will evaluate how well an applicant can ensure required Title X services are delivered throughout the Virgin Islands, including the applicant's ability to deliver or oversee a compliant, territory-wide service delivery system and to reach populations most in need.
22) What does "voluntary family planning projects" mean here?
The program is described as voluntary, meaning services are made available to anyone seeking them, consistent with Title X requirements, with priority for low-income individuals.
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