Instructions for completing the project work plan
Use the fiscal year (FY) 2024 project work plan (PWP) to outline your activities for the FY 2024 budget period that will support the attainment of your objective targets.
The FY 2024 PWP form will be prepopulated with information from the most recently approved PWP and FY 2023 Progress Update form.
The NTTAP NCC Instructions (PDF - 722 KB) provide guidance on how to complete the progress update fields. This sample demonstrates the level of detail requested.
Sample project work plan
This table displays a sample response for the Clinical Quality Improvement and Patient Safety NTTAP but should serve as guidance for all NTTAP types.
| Field | Sample response |
|---|---|
| Objective Description | Increase the number of health centers that receive T/TA on identifying and addressing disparities and inequities in care delivery and health outcomes. |
| Objective Measure Description | The number of health centers that receive T/TA on identifying and addressing disparities and inequities in care delivery and health outcomes. |
| Baseline Number | 0 |
| Baseline Data Source | Listed as “0” as instructed in Appendix B of the NOFO. |
| Current Number | 57 (Prepopulated from FY 2023 Progress Update Form) |
| Objective Target | 150 |
| Percent Progress Towards Objective Target | 38.00% (Prepopulated from FY 2023 Progress Update Form) |
| Objective Impact Narrative |
We expect to train 150 health centers on identifying and addressing disparities and inequities in care delivery settings to improve health outcomes by the end of the period of performance. The training will focus on the clinical quality measures used for health centers to earn the Health Disparities Reducer CHQR Badge: low birth weight, controlling high blood pressure, and uncontrolled diabetes. We expect that this training will contribute to an increase in the number of health centers that meet the clinical quality benchmarks and to be awarded the Health Disparities Reducer CHQR Badge. |
| Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Sessions Target | 18 |
| Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Participation Target | 450 |
| Participant Rating of Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Usefulness Target | 4.50 |
Key factors
| Field | Sample response |
|---|---|
| Key Factor Type* | Contributing |
| Key Factor Description* | Many health centers have started to develop programs that address health disparities, and these experiences can offer lessons learned and best practices for the development of new training and technical assistance products in this area. |
| Key Factor Type* | Restricting |
| Key Factor Description* | SDOH factors that may result in health disparities may be best addressed by non-health care entities. |
Supporting organization(s)
| Field | Sample response |
|---|---|
| Partner Organization(s) |
XYZ State PCA and XYZ HCCN will support Activity A1: Virtual Training and Summary Document Publication for Health Center Leadership on Advancing Health Equity XYZ NTTAP will support Activity A2: Learning Collaborative on Advancing Health Equity |
Activities
Propose at least 2 activities for each objective.
| Field | Sample response |
|---|---|
| Activity Name* | A1: Virtual Trainings and Summary Publication for Health Center Leadership on Advancing Health Equity to Improve Health Outcomes |
| Need(s) Activity Addresses* | Need for more instruction targeted specifically to organizational leadership on specific actions for creating a culture which advances the focus on improving health outcomes in health centers. |
| Activity Audience* | National Audience |
| Activity Description* |
Due to the success of this activity and continued demand for this training in the first budget year, we will offer updated virtual trainings that incorporate feedback we received from when we held the training in September 2023. We will deliver virtual trainings to health center’s on establishing health center leadership committees that oversee health centers’ efforts to improve health outcomes. Building upon our experience working with governance and oversight committees, one training will have a target audience of health center leadership and board members, while another will be a complementary sessions for clinicians and other health center staff. Using updated HRSA data, we will promote the T/TA learning series to all health centers whose clinical quality benchmarks for low birth weight, controlling high blood pressure, and uncontrolled diabetes did not meet the benchmarks to earn the Health Disparities Reducer CHQR Badge. We will continue to promote the recorded webinars to meet our goal of 100 downloads of the associated summary/one pager. We will record the virtual trainings and post them and the associated publications within 2 weeks, the same as last year. We will provide the content for the training and publication. XYZ PCA will recruit health center clinicians and staff to participate in the virtual training and follow up with participants on applying the content discussed in the webinar during the peer groups it hosts. The XYZ HCCN will collaborate directly with the XYZ PCA by providing data to determine the training needs to be addressed during the webinar. Advancing Health Center Excellence performance domain(s): Governance and Management; Quality Patient Care, and Safety; and Population Health and Social Determinants of Health. |
| Person/Group Responsible* | Sally Smith, ABC Inc. Quality Improvement Team Lead |
| Target Start Date* | September 1, 2023 |
| Target End Date* | June 30, 2025 |
| Expected Activity Outcome* | At the conclusion of each of the two virtual training, leaders from at least 15 health centers will be able to identify the key functions and activities of a committee to oversee health center efforts to advance health equity, as well as the process for forming and developing a committee. We anticipate that there will be at least another 100 downloads and/or views of the associated summary/one pager by the end of the second budget year. |
| Comments | In years 2 and 3, we will continue to grow our experience working with governance and oversight committees. By actively engaging health center leadership along with clinicians and staff, we expect that a strong organizational focus on health equity will develop and lead to improved clinical outcomes. |