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State Planning Grant_Health Care Access for the Uninsured
Published on AidPage by IDILOGIC on Jun 24, 2005
Criteria for selecting proposals...
Request for Preferences and Justification, each applicant must: provide evidence of current low rate of uninsurance or; provide a justification for its ability to significantly decrease a relatively high rate of uninsured. The applicant may choose which surveys (national or State level) to use in indicating a low rate of uninsured or that it can significantly reduce a relatively high rate of uninsured. 1. Current Status of Health Care Insurance (10 points); 1.1 Describes access to health insurance coverage in the State and rates of uninsurance, or describes specific knowledge gaps about uninsurance in the State and how grant activities could help to provide this information. 1.2 Describes key health issues in the State related to access and uninsurance. 1.3 Describes the State's current health care delivery system and its adequacy. 1.4 Describes the State's understanding of other state and national activities to reduce the uninsured and how these relate to the State's own situation. 2. Description of Earlier Effort to Reduce the Number of Uninsured (20 points); 2.1 Describes earlier State executive and legislative efforts to reduce the number of uninsured. 2.2 Describes the successes and implementation problems of earlier efforts. 2.3 Describes how the proposed plan will help to support these earlier efforts or create new initiatives. 3. Project Goals (5 points); 3.1 Describes clear project goals. 3.2 Describes how the project goals support the State Planning Grant Program goal of "encouraging States to provide access to affordable health insurance coverage to all citizens". 4. Project Description (45 points); 4.1 Details the data collection and data and policy analysis activities to be carried out; how these activities build upon earlier analytic activities within the State and how they relate to other relevant state or national efforts; data sources to be used; studies/analyses to be carried out. 4.2 Describes how the analytic efforts will be used to support the development of health insurance coverage options; describes information that is already available and how this new analysis will augment earlier efforts or provide new understanding of the problem of the uninsured and their characteristics in the State. 4.3. Describes how coverage options will be developed, ensuring that they address all criteria outlined in "Grant Expectations". 4.4 Describes the process for decision-making and proposing policy recommendations for coverage options. 4.5 Describes process for gaining collaboration across all relevant agencies in the public and private sectors necessary to implement strategies. 4.6 Describes the process for preparing the Report to the Secretary. 4.7 Provides a detailed project narrative which describes tasks to be completed, action steps, assigns responsibility, describes collaboration and provides a timetable for completion. 4.8 Describes an organizational structure that has the appropriate authority, can provide adequate oversight of the project, and can ensure collaboration among critical players. 4.9 Key project staff have the qualifications and skills necessary to carry out grant activities. 5. Budget (10 points); 5.1 The proposed budget and narrative justification is reasonable for the project and supports the project management plan and program goals. 5.2 The budget and accounting process are adequate. 6. Project Management and Report to Secretary (10 points); 6.1 describes the process for monitoring progress towards meeting project goals and completing tasks. 6.2 Describes commitment to work with the Federal project staff and other SPG grantees to prepare the Report to the Secretary and contribute to the national report.
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