1. Reviewer Conference Call March 12, 2014 Program Representative: LCDR Makeva Rhoden Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services Maternal and Child Health Bureau

2.  Purpose of Grant  Capacity Building Assistance  The Five HS Approaches  Award Type  Eligibility  Award Amounts  Budgets  Project Narrative  Attachments  Review Criteria

3. To administer a cooperative agreement to: -Strengthen the implementation of Healthy Start (HS) activities - Provide capacity building assistance (CBA) to all Healthy Start grantee. The CBA will include ongoing technical assistance, training and education to HS staff.

4.  Definition found on p. 3 of FOA  Main mechanisms involved: ◦ Technical Assistance ◦ Training ◦ Technology Transfer ◦ Information Transfer The CBA model supports the HS program in implementing activities under the five approaches to the HS program

5.  Improve Women’s Health  Promote Quality Services  Strengthen Family Resilience  Achieve Collective Impact  Increase Accountability through Quality Improvement, Performance Monitoring, and Evaluation Additional information can be found on pp. 3- 5 of FOA.

6.  Cooperative Agreement  Role of Maternal and Child Health Bureau (p. 9-10)  Recipient responsibilities (pp. 10-22) ◦ Defines expectations of award recipient ◦ Cross-walked with the five HS approaches ◦ Outlines types of services needed at each HS Level

7. An eligible applicant for funding in this competition under the Supporting Healthy Start Performance Project as cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3 (a), any public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b), is eligible to apply for Federal funding under this announcement. Community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations are eligible to apply. An eligible applicant must have both direct fiduciary and administrative responsibility over the project.

8.  Approximately $2,000,000 is expected to be available annually to fund one (1) cooperative agreement.  The project period is five (5) years.

9.  The budget period is for ONE year. However, the applicant must submit one-year budgets for each of the subsequent project period year’s total of five at the time of application. Line item information must be provided to explain the costs entered in the appropriate form.

10. Must include the following section/information: ◦ Introduction (p. 24) ◦ Needs Assessment (p.24) ◦ Methodology (broken into five sections) (pp. 25-32) ◦ Work plan (p. 32)  Uploaded as Attachment 1  Includes logic model ◦ Resolution of Challenges (p. 33) ◦ Evaluation and Technical Support Capacity (p.33) ◦ Organizational Information (p. 34)

11.  List of attachments and their description are found on pp. 37-38.  Attachment 1-5 and 7 are needed to get a better understanding of project.  Attachments 6 and 8-15 maybe included, if the applicant had additional information to provide that fit the criteria for these attachments.

12. Keep in mind: - The methodology being used to implement strategies and meet project goals - The applicant’s organizational capacity and internal expertise to complete and manage tasks - Types of partners/external expertise the applicants has included in application - Additional applicant resources available to successfully implement requirements of the FOA