Process for Program Announcements (PA’s)

1. Process for Program Announcements (PA’s)

2. PA Process in Brief: Grants Level Legal Level Final I.H.S. Combined Review HHS Level (as appropriate) Final Internal Clearance Approval Grants Level Application Receipt Process Begins…

3. Note to Program: • All PA’s may be composed using the MS Word format and must be double spaced. • Concept for Program Announcement is developed in Program. This exercise includes forecasting and planning by Program Staff.

4. Grants Level • DGO and Grants Policy Review (five day turn around) • Program incorporates comments, then sends to Policy. Program must work with DGO, directly, on comments. • Policy will forward to DRA

5. Legal Level • DRA/OGC/Finance (seven day turn-around) • Program incorporates comments and returns document to Policy. • Program must work with DRA, directly, on comments (3-5 day turn-around).

6. Final I.H.S. Combined Review • Review by all to ensure accuracy (three day turn-around); DRA, DGO, and Policy. • Send back to Program (if necessary). • Program will make all changes (1-2 day turn-around, if necessary). • Program will send final version back through DRA for review before Policy sends it to HHS for approval (if needed) . • DRA will submit final to Grants Policy.

7. HHS Level (as appropriate) • As appropriate Policy will send announcement to HHS for review and approval. • Single Source Awards • Limited Competition

8. Final Internal Clearance Approval • CGMO will give grants clearance and sends back to DRA. • DRA works with Program Staff to begin FRN process which includes signature by OMS Director and Director, I.H.S. • Announcement is published in FRN and within three days, Grants Policy Staff publishes the PA onto Grants.gov

9. Application Receipt Process Begins Grants Level Process for Program Announcements (PA’s) Final Clearance Approval Legal Level Final I.H.S. Combined Review HHS Level