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Natural Family Planning (NFP) Grantee Meeting February 14-15, 2009 OFP Expectations for Year One. Jule Hallerdin, MN, MPH, CNM Nurse Consultant, Office Family Planning Office of Population Affairs. Who You Need to Know:. Office of Family Planning Project Officer
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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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
Reminders • Grantees who receive $500,000 or more of Federal funds annually must undergo an independent audit in accordance with OMB Circular A-133
Natural Family Planning (NFP) Grantee Meeting • Questions?