82 FR 44812 - COMPETES Reauthorization Act Challenge Competition
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 185 (September 26, 2017)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 185 (September 26, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-20535 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 44812-44814] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-20535] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration COMPETES Reauthorization Act Challenge Competition AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA's) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) announces a prize competition for the Improving Care for Children and Youth--Incentive Prize. MCHB is sponsoring the Improving Care for Children and Youth challenge to spur innovative solutions to overcoming barriers to accessing health care and high-quality services faced by families. This challenge will reward the development and testing of scalable innovations that improve care for children and youth. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessie Buerlein, Office of Policy and Planning, MCHB, [email protected], (301) 443-8931 and James Resnick, Office of the Associate Administrator, MCHB, [email protected], (301) 334-3222. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 4, 2011, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 was signed into law allowing the use of challenges and prize competitions increasing agencies' ability to promote and harness innovation. Competitions run by the federal government result in a number of benefits to the public, including the following: (a) Increasing the number and diversity of the individuals, teams, and organizations that are addressing a particular problem or challenge of national significance; (b) Improving the skills of the participants in the competition; and (c) Directing attention to new market opportunities and stimulating private sector investment. This challenge, which will be structured in phases with a narrowing of applicants through each phase to result in one final winner, will reach a diverse population of innovators and problem solvers, including families, coders, public health experts, community leaders, individuals affiliated with academic institutions, research and development communities in the private sector, and others. [[Page 44813]] All submissions will be evaluated and separate prizes will be awarded for each of the three phases below. Phase 1: Design Phase 2: Development and Small Scale Testing Phase 3: Scaling Estimated dates for each phase are as follows: Phase 1: Effective on January 2, 2018 Phase 1 Submission Period Ends: January 31, 2018, 11:59 p.m. ET Phase 1 Judging Period: February 1-February 28, 2018 Phase 1 Winners Announced: March 12, 2018 Phase 2 Begins: March 13, 2018 Phase 2 Submission Period Ends: July 11, 2018 Phase 2 Judging Period: July 12-August 12, 2018 Phase 2 Winners Announced: August 20, 2018 Phase 3 Begins: August 21, 2018 Phase 3 Submission Period Ends: February 21, 2019 Phase 3 Winner Announced: March 1, 2019 Subject of Challenge Competition MCHB is sponsoring the Improving Care for Children and Youth Challenge. The goal is to spur innovative solutions to overcoming barriers to accessing high-quality health care faced by families. This challenge will reward the development and testing of scalable innovations that can improve health outcomes for children and youth. While insurance coverage is the first critical step in ensuring access to health care, it alone does not ensure access to care, and children who have insurance coverage may still face hurdles in receiving the high-quality, individualized care they need. Other factors that include social determinants of health also impact access to high-quality care, such as socioeconomic, environmental, and behavioral factors.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Future Child. 2015 Spring; 25(1): 65-90. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Various types of technology have proven successful in improving access to care, improving efficiency in health care, improving quality of care, and empowering patients and consumers.\2\ E-health is a field of research and practice that involves the application of digital technologies to assist or deliver health interventions. These health interventions can be in various forms, including: Web sites offering information, support and interactive e-therapies including health apps, virtual reality systems, relaxation training, etc.\3\ Another example is the development and use of assistive technologies, which can greatly aid those living with disabilities. Many agencies have effectively used prizes and challenges, such as NASA, the Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency. This challenge will be an effective mechanism to cultivate innovations by creating the incentives needed to attract a broad array of competing innovators to improve care for children and youth. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Harrison, J et al (2006) The Role of E-health in the Changing Health Care Environment. Nurse Econ. 24(6): 283-288. \3\ Thabrew, Hiran et al (2016). Game for health: How eHealth approaches might address psychological needs of children and young people with long-term physical conditions. Journal of Paediatrics and Clinical Health. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition To be eligible to win a prize under this challenge, an individual or entity-- (1) Shall have registered to participate in the competition under the rules promulgated by HRSA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (2) Shall have complied with all the requirements under this section. (3) Private entities shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and individuals, whether participating singly or in a group, shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. (4) May not be a federal entity or federal employee acting within the scope of their employment. (5) Shall not be an HHS employee working on their applications or submissions during assigned duty hours. (6) May not be employees of HRSA or any other company, organization, or individual involved with the design, production, execution, judging, or distribution of the Challenge and their immediate family (spouse, parents and step-parents, siblings and step- siblings, and children and step-children) and household members (people who share the same residence at least three months out of the year). (7) In the case of a federal grantee, may not use federal funds to develop COMPETES Act challenge applications unless consistent with the purpose of their grant award. (8) In the case of a federal contractor, may not use federal funds from a contract to develop COMPETES Act challenge applications or to fund efforts in support of a COMPETES Act challenge submission. (9) Shall not be deemed ineligible because the individual or entity used federal facilities or consulted with federal employees during a competition if the facilities and employees are made equitably available to all individuals and entities participating in the competition. (10) Must agree to assume any and all risks and waive claims against the federal government and its related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from the participation in this prize contest, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises through negligence or otherwise. (11) Must also agree to indemnify the federal government against third party claims for damages arising from or related to competition activities. (12) Shall not be currently on the Excluded Parties List (https://www.epls.gov/). Submission Requirements The Challenge has three phases. Phase 1--Design The first stage of the prize competition aims to attract a large set of ideas and innovators. The target product of the first stage will be the conceptualization of the most promising innovations to help support improvements in health care for children and youth (and their families). The submissions should aim to demonstrate that the proposed intervention will be accessible across and impactful to users from diverse backgrounds. The Phase 1 submission shall include: 1. A comprehensive description of the proposed intervention in five pages or less, including: a. A one-paragraph executive summary that clearly states the barrier(s) to access to be overcome by the intervention and a brief description of the proposed intervention; b. Background information providing evidence to support the intervention; c. A description of how the applicant arrived at their idea; d. Descriptions of the methods and technologies involved in implementation of the intervention; and e. An assessment describing the applicant's ability to execute the proposed solution in Phase 2 and 3. Phase 2--Development and Small Scale Testing The winners of Phase 1 of the prize competition will then advance to a second stage focused on prototyping the technology and testing the effectiveness [[Page 44814]] of the intervention. Using support from the Phase 1 prize funding, intervention developers will test the efficacy of their models to show that the proposed intervention will improve health care for children and families. The applicants should also demonstrate the intervention's usability among the target population. Mentors will be available to help participants design appropriate testing methodologies and learn more about the evidence base. Phase 3--Scaling The final phase will involve testing the most promising models at greater scale through rollout at the program or community level. This will test the scalability of the device, the feasibility of implementation, and the impact on intended outcomes. Registration Process for Participants Participants will be able to register and submit an entry at the Improving Care for Children and Youth Challenge Web site. Participants can find out more information at https://www.challenge.gov/list/. PrizesTotal: $375,000 in Prizes [cir] Phase 1: 7-10 winners; up to a total of $100,000 in prizes [cir] Phase 2: 3-5 winners; up to a total of $125,000 in prizes [cir] Phase 3: 1 winner; up to a total of $150,000 prize Payment of the Prizes Prize payments will be paid by a contractor. Phase 1 winners may be expected to use a portion of the prize money for travel and lodging to attend a 2-day meeting in Washington, DC, to demonstrate their innovation to the judges. Prizes awarded under this competition will be paid by electronic funds transfer and may be subject to Federal income taxes. HHS will comply with the Internal Revenue Service withholding and reporting requirements, where applicable. Basis for Winner Selection A review panel composed of HHS employees and experts will judge challenge entries in compliance with the requirements of the America COMPETES Act and HHS judging guidelines: http://www.hhs.gov/idealab/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/HHS-COMPETITION-JUDGING-GUIDELINES.pdf. The review panel will make selections based upon the following criteria: Phase 1 Accessibility Is the proposed intervention easily utilized by families of diverse economic, social, and cultural backgrounds? Is it functional across disciplines/users? Measurability How easily will the proposed intervention be evaluated in order to determine its efficacy (in both lab testing and in the real world)? Is the proposed intervention measurable among various audiences? Sustainability Does the proposed intervention compel users to utilize the technology often and/or for long periods of time? Does it fit into daily life? Is it fun to use? Impact Does the applicant present a theory or explanation of how the proposed intervention would result in concrete change? Phase 2 Impact How did the intervention impact outcomes for parents/ caregivers and children? What did data show? Evidence Base Is the intervention grounded in existing science related to improving health care and related services for children and families? Sustainability Was the intervention compelling to users and did it encourage users to use the technology often? Did users want to engage continuously with the technology? Implementation How feasible is the intervention? How much support for implementation will the intervention require (estimated financial and time commitment)? Phase 3 Impact How effective was the intervention when implemented at scale? Did the impacts on users from Phase 2 remain consistent? Implementation How feasible was the intervention on a larger scale? How much support for implementation did the model require (financial and time commitment)? How challenging was the actual program implementation? Scalability How costly was the intervention in a real-world setting? How likely are cost efficiencies for program delivery at greater scale? Can the technology be used in existing platforms? Additional Information General Conditions: HRSA reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and/or modify the contest, or any part of it, for any reason, at HRSA's sole discretion. The interventions submitted across all phases should not use the HHS or HRSA logos or official seals in the submission, and must not claim endorsement. Intellectual Property Each entrant retains full ownership and title in and to their submission. Entrants expressly reserve all intellectual property rights not expressly granted under the challenge agreement. By participating in the challenge, each entrant hereby irrevocably grants to HRSA a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license and right to reproduce, publically perform, publically display, and use the submission for internal HHS business and to the extent necessary to administer the challenge, and to publically perform and publically display the submission, including, without limitation, for advertising and promotional purposes relating to the challenge. Record Retention and FOIA: All materials submitted to HRSA as part of a submission become HRSA records and cannot be returned. Any confidential commercial information contained in a submission should be designated at the time of submission. Participants will be notified of any Freedom of Information Act requests for their submissions in accordance with 45 CFR 5.65. The statutory authority for this challenge competition is Section 105 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (COMPETES Act, Pub. L. 111-358) as amended by section 401(b) of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, Public Law 114-329. Dated: September 19, 2017. George Sigounas, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2017-20535 Filed 9-25-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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based upon the following criteria: (financial and time commitment)? How HUMAN SERVICES
Phase 1 challenging was the actual program
implementation? Health Resources and Services
Accessibility Administration
Scalability
• Is the proposed innovation able to COMPETES Reauthorization Act
be easily utilized by families of diverse • How costly was the intervention in Challenge Competition
economic, social, and cultural a real-world setting? How likely are cost
backgrounds? efficiencies for program delivery at AGENCY:Health Resources and Services
Measurability greater scale? Can the innovation be Administration, Department of Health
used in other communities? and Human Services.
• How easily will the proposed
innovation be evaluated in order to Additional Information ACTION: Notice.
determine its efficacy (in both lab
testing and in the real world)? Is the General Conditions: SUMMARY: The Health Resources and
Services Administration’s (HRSA’s)
proposed innovation measurable among • HRSA reserves the right to cancel,
various audiences? Maternal and Child Health Bureau
suspend, and/or modify the contest, or
(MCHB) announces a prize competition
Sustainability any part of it, for any reason, at HRSA’s for the Improving Care for Children and
sole discretion.
• Is the proposed innovation Youth—Incentive Prize. MCHB is
‘‘sticky?’’ Does the proposed • The interventions submitted across sponsoring the Improving Care for
intervention compel users to utilize the all phases should not use the HHS or Children and Youth challenge to spur
technology often and/or for long periods HRSA logos or official seals in the innovative solutions to overcoming
of time? Does it fit into usual family submission, and must not claim barriers to accessing health care and
and/or community routines? Is it endorsement. high-quality services faced by families.
engaging for users? This challenge will reward the
Intellectual Property development and testing of scalable
Impact
• Each entrant retains full ownership innovations that improve care for
• Does the applicant present a theory children and youth.
or explanation of how the proposed and title in and to their submission.
Entrants expressly reserve all FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
innovation would promote healthy
weight behaviors and/or access to intellectual property rights not Jessie Buerlein, Office of Policy and
healthy food? expressly granted under the challenge Planning, MCHB, JBuerlein@hrsa.gov,
agreement. (301) 443–8931 and James Resnick,
Phase 2 Office of the Associate Administrator,
• By participating in the challenge, MCHB, JResnick@hrsa.gov, (301) 334–
Impact each entrant hereby irrevocably grants 3222.
• How did the innovation impact to HRSA a limited, non-exclusive,
target outcomes? What did the data royalty-free, worldwide license and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
show? right to reproduce, publically perform, January 4, 2011, the America
publically display, and use the COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
Evidence Base was signed into law allowing the use of
submission for internal HHS business
• Is the intervention grounded in and to the extent necessary to challenges and prize competitions
existing science related to healthy administer the challenge, and to increasing agencies’ ability to promote
weight behaviors, childhood obesity, and harness innovation. Competitions
publically perform and publically
behavior change, etc.? run by the federal government result in
display the submission, including,
Sustainability a number of benefits to the public,
without limitation, for advertising and
including the following:
• Was the intervention compelling to promotional purposes relating to the
(a) Increasing the number and
users and did it encourage users to use challenge.
diversity of the individuals, teams, and
the technology often? Did users want to • Record Retention and FOIA: All organizations that are addressing a
continuously engage with the materials submitted to HRSA as part of particular problem or challenge of
technology? a submission become HRSA records and national significance;
Implementation cannot be returned. Any confidential (b) Improving the skills of the
commercial information contained in a
• How feasible is the intervention? participants in the competition; and
How much support for implementation submission should be designated at the (c) Directing attention to new market
will the intervention require (estimated time of submission. Participants will be opportunities and stimulating private
financial and time commitment)? notified of any Freedom of Information sector investment.
Act requests for their submissions in This challenge, which will be
Phase 3 accordance with 45 CFR 5.65. structured in phases with a narrowing of
Impact Dated: September 19, 2017. applicants through each phase to result
• How effective was the intervention George Sigounas, in one final winner, will reach a diverse
when implemented at scale? Did the Administrator. population of innovators and problem
impacts from Phase 2 remain solvers, including families, coders,
[FR Doc. 2017–20537 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am]
consistent? public health experts, community
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leaders, individuals affiliated with
Implementation academic institutions, research and
• How feasible was the intervention development communities in the
on a larger scale? How much support for private sector, and others.
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of the intervention. Using support from Phase 1 Scalability
the Phase 1 prize funding, intervention
developers will test the efficacy of their
Accessibility • How costly was the intervention in
models to show that the proposed • Is the proposed intervention easily a real-world setting? How likely are cost
intervention will improve health care utilized by families of diverse economic, efficiencies for program delivery at
for children and families. The social, and cultural backgrounds? Is it greater scale? Can the technology be
applicants should also demonstrate the functional across disciplines/users? used in existing platforms?
intervention’s usability among the target Additional Information
Measurability
population. Mentors will be available to
help participants design appropriate • How easily will the proposed General Conditions:
testing methodologies and learn more intervention be evaluated in order to • HRSA reserves the right to cancel,
about the evidence base. determine its efficacy (in both lab suspend, and/or modify the contest, or
testing and in the real world)? Is the any part of it, for any reason, at HRSA’s
Phase 3—Scaling
proposed intervention measurable sole discretion.
The final phase will involve testing among various audiences?
the most promising models at greater • The interventions submitted across
Sustainability all phases should not use the HHS or
scale through rollout at the program or
community level. This will test the • Does the proposed intervention HRSA logos or official seals in the
scalability of the device, the feasibility compel users to utilize the technology submission, and must not claim
of implementation, and the impact on often and/or for long periods of time? endorsement.
intended outcomes. Does it fit into daily life? Is it fun to use? Intellectual Property
Registration Process for Participants Impact
• Each entrant retains full ownership
Participants will be able to register • Does the applicant present a theory and title in and to their submission.
and submit an entry at the Improving or explanation of how the proposed Entrants expressly reserve all
Care for Children and Youth Challenge intervention would result in concrete intellectual property rights not
Web site. Participants can find out more change? expressly granted under the challenge
information at https:// agreement.
Phase 2
www.challenge.gov/list/. • By participating in the challenge,
Impact each entrant hereby irrevocably grants
Prizes
• How did the intervention impact to HRSA a limited, non-exclusive,
• Total: $375,000 in Prizes outcomes for parents/caregivers and royalty-free, worldwide license and
Æ Phase 1: 7–10 winners; up to a total children? What did data show? right to reproduce, publically perform,
of $100,000 in prizes publically display, and use the
Evidence Base submission for internal HHS business
Æ Phase 2: 3–5 winners; up to a total
of $125,000 in prizes • Is the intervention grounded in and to the extent necessary to
Æ Phase 3: 1 winner; up to a total of existing science related to improving administer the challenge, and to
$150,000 prize health care and related services for publically perform and publically
children and families? display the submission, including,
Payment of the Prizes without limitation, for advertising and
Sustainability promotional purposes relating to the
Prize payments will be paid by a
contractor. Phase 1 winners may be • Was the intervention compelling to challenge.
expected to use a portion of the prize users and did it encourage users to use • Record Retention and FOIA: All
money for travel and lodging to attend the technology often? Did users want to materials submitted to HRSA as part of
a 2-day meeting in Washington, DC, to engage continuously with the a submission become HRSA records and
demonstrate their innovation to the technology? cannot be returned. Any confidential
judges. Implementation commercial information contained in a
Prizes awarded under this submission should be designated at the
competition will be paid by electronic • How feasible is the intervention? time of submission. Participants will be
funds transfer and may be subject to How much support for implementation notified of any Freedom of Information
Federal income taxes. HHS will comply will the intervention require (estimated Act requests for their submissions in
with the Internal Revenue Service financial and time commitment)? accordance with 45 CFR 5.65.
withholding and reporting Phase 3 The statutory authority for this
requirements, where applicable. challenge competition is Section 105 of
Impact
Basis for Winner Selection the America COMPETES
• How effective was the intervention Reauthorization Act of 2010
A review panel composed of HHS when implemented at scale? Did the (COMPETES Act, Pub. L. 111–358) as
employees and experts will judge impacts on users from Phase 2 remain amended by section 401(b) of the
challenge entries in compliance with consistent? American Innovation and
the requirements of the America Competitiveness Act, Public Law 114–
COMPETES Act and HHS judging Implementation
329.
guidelines: http://www.hhs.gov/idealab/ • How feasible was the intervention Dated: September 19, 2017.
wp-content/uploads/2014/04/HHS- on a larger scale? How much support for
COMPETITION-JUDGING- George Sigounas,
implementation did the model require
GUIDELINES.pdf. (financial and time commitment)? How Administrator.
The review panel will make selections challenging was the actual program [FR Doc. 2017–20535 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am]
based upon the following criteria: implementation? BILLING CODE 4165–15–P
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| Contact | Jessie Buerlein, Office of Policy and Planning, MCHB, [email protected], (301) 443-8931 and James Resnick, Office of the Associate Administrator, MCHB, [email protected], (301) 334-3222. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 44812 |
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