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Natural Family Planning (NFP) Grantee Meeting February 14-15, 2009 OFP Expectations for Year One

This document outlines the expectations and responsibilities for Natural Family Planning (NFP) grantees in their first year of the grant. It includes information on key contacts, lines of communication, project activities, and reporting requirements.

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Natural Family Planning (NFP) Grantee Meeting February 14-15, 2009 OFP Expectations for Year One

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  1. Natural Family Planning (NFP) Grantee MeetingFebruary 14-15, 2009OFP Expectations for Year One Jule Hallerdin, MN, MPH, CNM Nurse Consultant, Office Family Planning Office of Population Affairs

  2. Who You Need to Know: • Office of Family Planning Project Officer • Office of Grants Management Specialist Who you might need to know: • Title X Service Grantees • Title X Training Grantees • Office of Family Planning Regional Program Consultants

  3. Office of Family Planning (OFP) Project Officers • Contact person for questions and issues relating to grant/project responsibilities • Provide technical assistance and guidance if necessary • Help with access to regional and local resources • Monitor: • Project activities • Project operations • Progress towards goals and objectives • Along with GMO Federal steward of grant funds

  4. Working with the OFP and OGM • Always consult your project officer BEFORE requesting any changes to your project • Requests for changes or questions related to business issues should be made in writing to the OGM Grants Specialist • All official correspondence to OGM should be copied to the Project Officer

  5. Lines of Communication • Contact Project Officer (PO) and discuss issue • Get feedback from PO and agree upon course of action • Send question or request to Grants Specialist in writing, copy your PO on the request

  6. NFP Grants • Project period for this grant 3 yrs 09/30/2008 - 09/29/2011 • Budget Period for this grant 1 yr 09/30/2008 – 09/29/2009 Grant will be funded in annual increments (budget periods)

  7. What You Need to Do Year 1 • Review and Respond to Terms and Conditions of Notice of Grant Award (NGA) • Meet with Project Officer • Finalize Project Plan & Budget • If applicable establish linkage with service grantees • Implement Research Project • Attend 1 OFP meeting • Continuation application due 3 months before end of budget period

  8. On-going communication with your project officer Annual continuation application submitted approximately 3 months prior to the end of budget period Annual progress reports and evaluations FSR-Financial Status Report (FSR) within 90 days after the end of each budget period What You Need to Do Year 2

  9. What You Need to Do Year 3 • Final Report- • Narrative should highlight the findings of the entire project • Including implications for improving family planning service delivery • FSR • Research Findings • Including plan for disseminating research findings

  10. Reminders • Federal grant support must be acknowledged in any publication developed or training provided using Title X funds • All materials or publications developed or purchased with Title X funds must be consistent with the requirements of the Title X program

  11. Reminders • Grantees who receive $500,000 or more of Federal funds annually must undergo an independent audit in accordance with OMB Circular A-133

  12. Natural Family Planning (NFP) Grantee Meeting • Questions?

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