WELL-INTEGRATED SCREENING AND EVALUATION FOR WOMEN ACROSS THE NATION (WISEWOMAN)
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Program Objective
The purpose of this competitive five-year program is to fund state health departments and tribal organizations to extend services to improve prevention, detection, and control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors for low-income, uninsured, or underinsured women by offering CVD screening, risk reduction counseling, referral to medical services, referral to programs, and resources to support positive cardiovascular health.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Other
State and the District of Columbia government; local government or their Bona Fide Agent; U.S. Territory or Possession; Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government; Native American Organization (American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organization).
1. Eligible Applicants:
• State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) .
• American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized)
• American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations
2. Special Eligibility Requirements:Applicants must be recipients of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) program funding.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
After review and approval, a Notice of Award (NoA) will be prepared and processed, along with appropriate notification to the public.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 120 to 180 days
- Renewal interval: From 90 to 120 days
Program details & compliance
Description
The WISEWOMAN Program extends preventive health services to participants of the CDC-funded National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). These extended preventive health services include assessment of cardiovascular risk factors and provision of services to reduce those risks through improved diet, physical activity, tobacco cessation, and medication adherence support. A focus on the health systems and community-clinical links that are supportive of these preventive health services is required.
Mission Categories
Primary: Prevention and Control (includes Suicide Prevention)
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Funds can be used for salaries for personnel to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the program activities; for contracts or agreements with clinical entities to provide the cardiovascular screenings; risk reduction counseling; diagnostic office visits for abnormal screening values; contracts or agreements with community based organizations to provide health education and lifestyle support programs, or to improve the health of the physical environment (for example to improve access to healthy food, physical activity, or decrease tobacco exposure); or other activities that promote or support healthy behaviors and improved cardiovascular health in women. Funds can be used to pay for activities or expendable equipment necessary to provide the services outlined here, including self-blood pressure monitoring equipment and counseling to enhance medication adherence. Funds can be used to develop and maintain data collection systems to collect and report biomeasures and behavior information and for monitoring systems to augment control of hypertension.
Required Documentation
Any required credentials and/or documentation will be identified in the specific Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for this Assistance Listing.
Matching Requirements
Matching Requirements: Percent: Other In preparing budgets, applicants must include financial participation described below. Recipient financial participation is required for this program in accordance with the authorizing legislation. Section 1502(a) and (b)(1), (2), and (3) of the PHS Act, as amended, requires matching funds from non-Federal sources in an amount not less than one dollar for every three dollars of Federal funds, a ratio of 3:1, awarded under this program. However, Title 48 of the US Code 1469a (d) requires DHHS to waive matching fund requirements for Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands up to $200,000. The match requirement may include third-party in-kind contributions, as well as expenditures from the grantee. The matching funds may be cash, in-kind or donated services or equipment. Public Law 93-638 authorizes tribal organizations contracting under the authority of Title I to use funds received under the Indian Self-Determination Act as matching funds. Matching funds may not include: 1) payment for treatment services or the donation of treatment services; 2) services assisted or subsidized by the Federal government; or 3) the indirect or overhead costs of an organization. All costs designated as meeting the match requirement must be documented by the applicant and will be subject to audit. Documentation of appropriate matching is to be provided in the detailed budget and narrative justification.
Matching requirements are voluntary.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements