HomeMy WebLinkAbout081022 FW_ HRSA Grant Application submitted on behalf of CHIP_BHC on 4_19_2022
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From: Lori Fleming
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 4:41:55 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
To: Lori Fleming
Subject: Fw: HRSA Grant Application submitted on behalf of CHIP/BHC on 4/19/2022
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Good afternoon all,
Reaching out to loop you in on the news that the application for the HRSA-RCORP-Behavioral Health Care Supports Grant that I submitted on behalf of Jefferson County's Behavioral Health
Consortium (BHC) was not awarded. This grant was for $2M over 4 years.
Ok, that was the bad news delivered right up front.:) The good news is the current RCORP-Implementation grant carries the BHC's work through August 2023, and I think the effort that
went into putting together this latest grant could be tweaked to pursue funding from other sources.
As you'll see in the attached grant application debrief document, while we scored 92 out of 100, the application reviewers didn't find it clearly indicated how, or the extent to which,
access to SUD services would increase. If I could resubmit, I'm sure we'd write a better answer to that question:)
As I consider the debrief document's feedback, I'd argue that no one can really say the extent to which those services would increase because of the specific work proposed in that grant
application. We are already working successfully to increase service access with the current grant thanks to DBH's added MAT services, JHC's waivered providers, and the mobile harm
reduction unit that Believe in Recovery is about to launch, etc. What we were proposing to do with the new funding would have been to address a youth behavioral health framework, and
attendant challenges around housing and transportation - all very much in the scope of the grant's stated purpose. It is possible in my zeal to be clear and honest about what we were
doing with each grant's $$, that I wasn't clear enough that everything proposed in this latest grant builds on what we're accomplishing in the first grant. I believe at the end of
the day, earlier successful interception, regardless of whether we increase SUD service provision, moves us in the direction of better outcomes for our community members.
I know there will be other opportunities for the BHC, and I hope you all will continue the collaborative work we've grown together over the past few years. Thanks to everyone who signed
on to support the work that was proposed, and know I wish everyone the best going forward!
Take care,
- Lori
(Note the email and phone # below if you'd like to stay in touch!)
Lori Fleming | 206.714.1925
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And by each crime and every kindness we birth our future."
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From: HRSA GEMS <oitgems@hrsa.gov>
Date: August 10, 2022 at 1:56:20 PM PDT
To: "Veronica K. Shaw" <veronica@co.jefferson.wa.us>, Lori Fleming <LFleming@co.jefferson.wa.us>, Lori Fleming <LFleming@co.jefferson.wa.us>, Lori Fleming <LFleming@co.jefferson.wa.us>,
Lori Fleming <LFleming@co.jefferson.wa.us>
Subject: Application Tracking Number 202908
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Dear Applicant:
This letter concerns your application submitted to the FORHP in the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Following are the details of your application:
Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement Name: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Behavioral Health Care Support
Announcement Number: HRSA-22-061
Your application was evaluated and scored by an external panel of reviewers selected by HRSA’s Division of Independent Review (DIR) based on their training and experience, and absence
of conflict of interest. Their evaluation was based on the review criteria stated in the notice of funding opportunity announcement. Unfortunately, your application did not score in
the fundable range for this competitive process. This is a pre-award decision and therefore is not subject to appeal under 45 CFR Part 16.
Please be assured that your application received full and fair consideration. Attached to this notification is a summary of your application’s strengths and weaknesses as identified
by the review panel. The score on your summary statement reflects the total points out of a possible 100 for your application, as outlined in the notice of funding opportunity announcement.
We hope that you find the strength and weakness comments helpful if you choose to apply to future funding opportunities.
You can find other substance use disorder and rural community-related funding opportunities on the Rural Health Information Hub [https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.
ruralhealthinfo.org%2Ftopics%2Fopioids%2Ffunding&data=05%7C01%7C%7Ccc202b672552443d9a8b08da7b19a1e0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637957648198623299%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjo
iMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xrcGX4frTzqU7wL4GTWVOSiUSmfPM0F3TJqY7EyDqb0%3D&reserved=0] and the RCORP Technical Assistance
website [https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rcorp-ta.org%2Ffunding-opportunities&data=05%7C01%7C%7Ccc202b672552443d9a8b08da7b19a1e0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaa
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%3D&reserved=0]. You can also monitor the [grants.gov] forecast for RCORP programs that will be released in the future.
Grant writing assistance is available through the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) [https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnosorh.org%2F&
data=05%7C01%7C%7Ccc202b672552443d9a8b08da7b19a1e0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637957648198623299%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6
Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=4UYk6m5DkK6OyxjO0UsgPGxQEL4vOQXHQZ85g0bAjAw%3D&reserved=0], HRSA’s Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA) [https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outl
ook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrsa.gov%2Fabout%2Forganization%2Foffices%2Fhrsa-iea&data=05%7C01%7C%7Ccc202b672552443d9a8b08da7b19a1e0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637957648198623
299%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=4e0ztHljXPIR9ThnHnhTswEAmByDvOMxuAfOEDRQ8ho%3D&reserved=0]
and other sources. You can also sign up for the FORHP newsletter by emailing Michelle Daniels at mdaniels@hrsa.gov. This newsletter is sent weekly and includes funding opportunities,
policy updates, learning opportunities and technical assistance, and other timely information. Please note that HRSA is not affiliated with all of these resources and that receipt
of grant writing assistance does not guarantee funding for any given opportunity.
If you have questions regarding this notification, please contact ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov.
Thank you for your interest in improving access to and quality of rural behavioral health care service delivery in rural America.
Sincerely,
Mebrat Tekle
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