Active SLED Opportunity · MISSISSIPPI · MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
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Mississippi Department of Health seeks healthcare providers for the MSWISEWOMAN Program to deliver preventive cardiovascular health services to women aged 35-64, focusing on underserved populations. This RFA supports early screening, counseling, and referrals to reduce cardiovascular disease disparities.
Mississippi Healthcare providers who are enrolled in the MS-Breast and Cervical Cancer Programs are invited to participate in this Request for Applications to become a primary or secondary provider of the MSWISEWOMAN Program. Support provided by the Centers for Disease Control, the Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation, the WISEWOMAN) The program extends preventive medical health services to achieve optimal cardiovascular disease (CVD) health for women aged 35-64 who participate in the CDC-funded National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).
To allow MS-BCCP Providers an opportunity to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease in the target population by early enhanced screening and evaluations.
The CDC’s Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) program is at the forefront of the nation’s efforts to improve cardiovascular health for low-income, uninsured, underinsured, and underserved participants. The intent is to expand medical services to NBCCEDP participants aged 35-64 to address cardiovascular health concerns in a population that are made vulnerable through social and non-medical health needs. Extensive scientific evidence-based links non-medical factors, including economic opportunities and systemic racism, with poor health outcomes and increased mortality rates. These factors, commonly referred to as social and non-medical health needs, also explain long-standing disparities in cardiovascular health across racial and ethnic groups and between men and women.
While improvements in CVD mortality have been made and life expectancy has increased for all Americans, women continue to experience a disproportionately high mortality rate, and health inequities by race and ethnicity persist. For example, Black and Native American women experience higher rates of total cardiovascular disease, coronary disease, and stroke deaths when compared to white women. Increased efforts to target risk factors and achieve equitable outcomes through culturally-focused interventions are urgently needed. Better health outcomes in priority populations can be achieved by implementing interventions that disrupt health disparities that are compounded by social conditions. The American Heart Association notes that clinicians should consider factors that affect individuals, such as the social and non-medical health needs, to inform treatment decisions. Public health interventions that focus on advancing health equity are critical.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the US, and stroke is the 5th leading cause. In 2020, about 1 in 5 adults who died from CVD were younger than 65 years old. CVD accounts for about 1 in 3 deaths per year in women. In 2020, the age-adjusted CVD death rate among women was 183.9/100,000. Hypertension, which is the leading risk factor for CVD, is prevalent among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic women at 56.7% and 36.8%, respectively. Often, by the time symptoms appear and these women present to a healthcare provider, the disease has advanced, reflecting differences in access to screening and care. MS-WISEWOMAN PROGRAM continues its efforts to fill the gap for women to ensure adequate and quality health care access as it relates to cardiovascular disease screenings. The MS-WISEWOMAN program (MS-WWP) aims to identify women at the highest risk of CVD and improve the delivery of heart disease and stroke prevention services, particularly for those with hypertension.
The program helps participants understand and reduce their risk factors of CVD and benefit from early detection and treatment. With health equity as a guiding principle, the WISEWOMAN provides culturally informed risk factor screenings and program services that are mindful of the non-medical needs of health. The preventive health services include assessing CVD risk factors, counseling, and referring participants to services that reduce those risks through improved diet, physical activity, tobacco cessation, and medication adherence support. The goal of the program is to screen medically underserved women to reduce morbidity and mortality from heart disease in Mississippi.
Applicants will receive high scores if they have a defined and clear organizational structure; organizational experience in federal grants; qualified and capable personnel with experience in federal grants or equivalent credentials or experience; or can otherwise demonstrate that they will be a reliable provider who will use all awarded funds in a manner consistent with law and the requirements of this RFA.
Applicants will receive higher scores if their work plan responds to the Project Description and meets the goals or objectives of the federal funding and RFA, as well as evidencing the ability to meet expected outcomes, adhere to reporting deadlines or other deadlines, and complete any required evaluation activities. MSDH exercises sole discretion as to whether the Application adequately addresses the purposes and objectives of the federal funding MSDH has received.
Applications will receive higher scores if the information presented is accurate, complete, well-presented, and free of spelling, grammatical, and mathematical mistakes. Additionally, all acronyms must be spelled out at their first mention, indicating their abbreviation in parenthesis.
Please provide the full legal name of the Applicant Organization that should be listed on an agreement or contract. Be sure to include any other "doing business as" names, or any previous names the organization used.
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Party submitting this application certifies that Applicant Organization is an eligible entity as defined by this RFA.
Party submitting this application certifies that Applicant Organization is not presently debarred or suspended.
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The Applicant’s Organization Overview section shall contain the following information about the Applicant. If the Application is a cooperative or joint venture between two or more entities, all information required in this section shall be provided for all entities, even if a new legal entity has been created or is planned to be created for the purposes of the Subgrant.
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Applicant must provide a summary of any agreements executed within the last five (5) years with federal awarding agencies or pass-through entities (either as grant agreements, cooperative agreements, subawards, or contracts) that:
The Applicant’s Work Plan must respond in detail to the Project Description. It must contain a description of the work activities the Applicant is proposing to complete under the RFA. It should contain an understanding of the requirements for the project under the applicable federal or state funding sources (or both), and, as applicable, descriptions of timelines, outcome/process measures, reporting requirements, and program evaluation activities.
List all other current agreements/contracts with MSDH, including the dollar amount associated with the agreement/contract and the beginning and ending dates. If no other funds are received, please mark N/A.
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Does the MSDH Board Member, Employee, or Relative receive more than $2,500.00 per year in income from the business?
Does the MSDH Board Member, Employee, or Relative own ten (10%) percent or more of the fair market value in the business, either directly or indirectly through another business?
Does the MSDH Board Member, Employee, or Relative have ownership interest in the business, in which the fair market value exceeds $5,000.00?
Is the MSDH Board Member, Employee, or Relative a director, officer, or employee of the business?
I hereby certify that the information set forth above is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and that no MSDH employee, spouse, parent, or child of an MSDH employee, serves as a member of the governing body, project staff, or has an ownership or pecuniary interest in the agreement/contract or organization. I agree to notify MSDH within thirty (30) days if any of these conditions change during the agreement/contract.
The applicant certifies that they or any of its principals _____ presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for award of federal or state contracts.
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The applicant certifies that they or any of its principals _____ within the last five (5) years, been the subject of a federal or state criminal proceeding resulting in a conviction or other acknowledgment of fault, been the subject of a federal or state civil or administrative proceeding resulting in a finding of fault with a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, and/or damages greater than $5,000 or other acknowledgment of fault; convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or State antitrust statues relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements or receiving stolen property.
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The applicant certifies that they or any of its principals _____ within the last five (5) years preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any federal agency.
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The applicant certifies that they or any of its principals _____ within the last five (5) years, been convicted of a felony criminal violation under federal or state law.
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Does the applicant have a financial management system that provides records that can identify the source and award-supported activities and provides control and accountability of project funds, property, and other assets?
Does the applicant receive an annual audit in accordance with Uniform Guidance §200.514 (formerly A-133)?
What is the most recent fiscal year for which this audit was completed?
Were there any audit findings in the most recent report?
If "Yes", please be sure to provide an explanation in the applicable upcoming question. Failure to provide an explanation may cause your submittal to be deemed non-responsive.
Please upload a copy of your most recent Uniform Guidance §200.514 (formerly A-133) Audit Report.
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Applicant will provide any required supplemental information as outlined in this Request to be submitted with the Application.
Should the language for Competition/Joint Efforts be used in this RFA?
Is there a Statement of Need required with submittals for this RFA?
What is the estimated dollar amount budgeted for this request?
Be sure that the following three financial info pieces add up to 100% or this will not be approved.
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