Clarification Notice_HRSA-22-057 RCORP-Implementation.pdf

NOFO Clarification Notice

HRSA-22-057, Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Implementation

1. On page 27 of the NOFO, Attachment 9: Exceptions to Service Delivery Sites the instructions for the fourth exception (telehealth service delivery sites) were omitted. Follow these instructions to request the telehealth service delivery sites exception: Telehealth service delivery sites located in an urban facility, but exclusively serving patients in HRSA-designated rural areas must provide an attestation signed by the telehealth/telemedicine provider, which states that services supported by award will be exclusively provided in HRSA-designated rural areas in Attachment 9. Applicants requesting this exception must also detail how partnering with the service delivery site will improve the health care delivery systems in HRSA-designated rural areas in Attachment 9.

• Note: Eligibility is not changing and the exceptions are stated correctly in NOFO Section III.1 Eligibility, Service Delivery Specification.

• Applicants requesting the telehealth service delivery sites exception should follow the instructions above and submit the requested information as Attachment 9.

2. On page 14 of the NOFO, Project Abstract item #15 includes the wrong fiscal years and should instead state: “Does target service area overlap with an existing FY20 or FY21 RCORP- Implementation award recipient’s service area? (Y/N).”

• Note: Eligibility is not changing and the fiscal years are stated correctly in NOFO Section III.1 Eligibility, Consortium Specifications.

• Applicants should respond to item #15 in the Project Abstract as it relates to FY20 and FY21 RCORP-Implementation award recipients.

3. On page 9 of the NOFO, in Section IV.2 Content and Form of Application Submission the paragraph about page limits incorrectly states that the Project Abstract counts towards the page limit. The correct statement is “The page limit does not include the project abstract. The page limit does include project and budget narratives, attachments, and letters of commitment and support required in the Application Guide and this NOFO.”

• Note: NOFO provides correct information on the Project Abstract in NOFO Section IV.2.i Project Abstract that the Project Abstract is not included in the page limit.

• Applicants should complete the Project Abstract Summary Form 2.0 included in the workspace application package as instructed in NOFO Section IV.2.i Project Abstract to ensure it is not included in the page limit.