Gia RFA Cover Letter - DOC

							                           State of California—Health and Human Services Agency
                           Department of Health Care Services

SANDRA SHEWRY                                                                                                  ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
    Director                                                                                                           Governor




     DATE:            NOVEMBER 27, 2007



     TO:              EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY, FREE, AND
                      INDIAN HEALTH PRIMARY CARE CLINICS



     SUBJECT:         REQUEST FOR APPLICATION FOR THE GRANTS-IN-AID FOR
                      CLINICS PROGRAM, FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2007-2008



     Purpose

     The purpose of this letter is to transmit the enclosed Request for Application (RFA), for
     the Grants-In-Aid for Clinics (GIA) Program for FY 2007-2008. The objective of the GIA
     Program is to support and stabilize the infrastructure and health care operations of
     community, free, or exempt clinics.

     Available Funding

     The total funding available for FY 2007-2008 is $645,000. The GIA Program awards
     are limited to a maximum of $60,000 and a minimum of $10,000.

     Applicant Eligibility Criteria

     Under Title 22, Division 2, Part 2, Subdivision 6, Chapter 5, Article 2, Section 40525,
     eligibility for funding under the GIA for Clinics Program is limited to the following:

               Licensed community or free primary care clinics as defined in Health and Safety
                (H&S) Code, Section 1204 (a)(1)(A) and 1204 (a)(1)(B), that were licensed and
                provided primary health care services on or prior to January 1, 1980, and Indian
                clinics exempt from licensure under Section 1206 (c) of the H&S Code that
                provided primary health care services on or prior to January 1, 1980;


                                                  Primary and Rural Health Division
                                                  Grants-In-Aid For Clinics Program
                     1501 Capitol Avenue, Suite 71.6044, MS 8501, P.O. Box 997413, Sacramento, CA 95899-7413
                                                           (916) 449-5770
                                                 Internet Address: www.dhcs.ca.gov
Executive Directors
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November 27, 2007



      An incorporated association of community or free clinics, as defined in Title 22,
       Division 2, Part 2, Subdivision 6, Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 40507, that are
       non-profit, comprised of not less than three clinics, and have a combined service
       area covering an entire county or more. A majority of members of the governing
       board of such a corporation shall be representatives of clinics that would
       otherwise be eligible for funding; and,

Submission Deadline

Applications with original signatures must be received at the Primary and Rural
Health Division by Close of Business (5:00 PM) on December 21, 2007. Please refer to
pages 1, 15 and 18 of the RFA for more details.

Questions

Questions regarding the RFA must be submitted by FAX or e-mail by 5:00 PM (Close of
Business) December 7, 2007 to Corinne Chavez, Chief, GIA Program, at (916) 449-
5777 (FAX) or corinne.chavez@dhcs.ca.gov. The responses to questions submitted
will be posted on December 13, 2007, on the GIA website at:
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/gia.

Forms

All forms and applicant information can be downloaded from the internet at
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/gia.

Sincerely,



Sandra “Sam” Willburn, Chief
Primary and Rural Health Division

Enclosures




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