FY 2020 Health Center Program Look-Alikes: Expanding Capacity for Coronavirus Testing (LAL ECT ) (HRSA-20-147)

Overview

The fiscal year (FY) 2020 Health Center Program Look-Alikes: Expanding Capacity for Coronavirus Testing (LAL ECT) NOFO (HRSA-20-147) enables Health Center Program designated LALs to apply for one-time funding to purchase, administer, and expand capacity for testing to monitor and suppress COVID-19.

Who Can Apply

Only Health Center Program designated LALs are eligible to apply for LAL ECT funding. Eligible applicants must be designated LALs by the date of NOFO release. See the Eligibility section of the LAL ECT NOFO (PDF - 326 KB) for more information.

Funding

HRSA will award approximately $17 million in one-time grant funding through LAL ECT. LALs may apply for a ceiling amount based on the following formula:

• Base value of $98,329, plus
• $15 per patient reported in the 2019 Uniform Data System (UDS).

The list of eligible LALs and the maximum funding amount each LAL can request through LAL ECT is available and was also emailed to each eligible LAL.

How to Apply

Submit your LAL ECT application via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm ET on June 2.

Note: The requirements for SAM registration have temporarily changed due to the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To support entities impacted by COVID-19, applicants are not required to have an active SAM registration at the time of submission of the application under this NOFO. HRSA will perform a DUNS and SAM validation check at the time of award and work with recipients post award to complete and maintain registration as required.

Application Components

The following sample and templates are for planning purposes only. You must upload attachments and enter information into Grants.gov as instructed in the NOFO. See the LAL ECT NOFO (PDF - 326 KB) for instructions on how to complete the following:

• Project Narrative
• SF424-A Budget Form (PDF - 1.48 MB) (for reference only, this form must be completed directly in Grants.gov)
• Budget narrative
  • Budget Narrative with Personnel Justification Table Example (PDF - 366 KB)
• Equipment List Form (PDF - 104 KB) (if applicable, complete and upload into Grants.gov)

Technical Assistance

Frequently Asked Questions

View LAL ECT FAQs

View COVID-19 Health Center Program FAQs

Contacts

Program Information

Complete the BPHC Contact Form .

• Choose the Requester Type (i.e., Applicant)
• Choose the type of question – click on Health Center
• Choose the BPHC Category – click on COVID-19
  • Programmatic Questions about LAL ECT funding – click on Look-alike COVID-19 Funding

Budget Information

Christie Walker
HRSA, Office of Federal Assistance Management
Division of Grants Management Operations
(301) 443-7742 | CWalker@hrsa.gov

Grants.gov Application Assistance

Telephone: 1-800-518-4726 (International Callers, please dial 606-545-5035)
Email: support@grants.gov
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