Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Implementation of Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Services - Award for a Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician

Overview

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Implementation of Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Services - Award for a Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician

This program is intended to facilitate development and implementation of outpatient clinical pharmacy services at care centers and affiliate programs accredited by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

The focus of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to provide seed funding and travel support to secure a pharmacist and a pharmacy technician who will be responsible for the development and implementation of outpatient clinical pharmacy services at care centers and affiliate programs accredited by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

For those programs that have an established outpatient clinical pharmacy service, this award is not intended to replace the support already in place. However, the Foundation will consider an application from such programs to secure additional funding for a pharmacist and/or a pharmacy technician to optimize clinical pharmacy services.

Funding

The allowable award amount is based on program size. Applicants working at a care center with >100 patients in the CF patient registry may request up to $100,000 over two (2) years to support the salary and benefits for a Pharmacist AND a Pharmacy Technician, plus twelve (12) percent indirect costs. Applicants working at a center with 50-100 patients in the registry may request funding of up to $75,000 total spread out over a period of two (2) years, plus an additional twelve (12) percent indirect costs. Applicants working at a center with <50 patients in the registry may request funding of up to $50,000 total spread out over a period of two (2) years, plus an additional twelve (12) percent indirect costs. NACFC Travel up to $12,000 over two (2) years ($3,000 per person per year) maximum; including registration fees.

Eligibility

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Application Details

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Program Name: 2025 Implementation of Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Services: Award for a Pharmacist and
Pharmacy Technician
Brief Program Overview/Description: This Award is designed to facilitate development and implementation of
outpatient clinical pharmacy services at CFF-Accredited Programs throughout the U.S. that currently lack a
pharmacist as an integral member of the multidisciplinary care team.
Funding Amount: The allowable award amount is based on program size. Applicants working at a care center
with >100 patients in the CF patient registry may request up to $100,000 over two (2) years to support the
salary and benefits for a Pharmacist AND a Pharmacy Technician, plus twelve (12) percent indirect costs.
Applicants working at a center with 50-100 patients in the registry may request funding of up to $75,000 total
spread out over a period of two (2) years, plus an additional twelve (12) percent indirect costs. Applicants
working at a center with <50 patients in the registry may request funding of up to $50,000 total spread out
over a period of two (2) years, plus an additional twelve (12) percent indirect costs. Additional information
can be found in Section III below. Applicants may also request up to $3,000 per person per year in Travel and
Registration for NACFC over the two (2) year period.
Eligibility:
• Applicants must be from a non-profit or academic institution; for-profit entities are not eligible to apply.
For-profit entities should visit Industry Funding Opportunities for more information.
• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. permanent residents (must have obtained permanent residency
prior to the time of application)
• The principal investigator must be a CF center director, program director, or an associate director.
• Award for a pharmacist and a pharmacy technician must go towards salary support and travel for a
pharmacist and pharmacy technician who will focus on providing outpatient clinical pharmacy services to
the CFF-accredited program.
• Additional eligibility requirements can be found in Section IV. Below.
Key Dates:
Published December 9, 2024
Application Deadline January 30, 2025
Review Late February 2025
Notification to Applicants Late March 2025
Earliest Project Start Date July 1, 2025
Table of Contents:
I. About the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation VII. Review and Award
II. Program and Award Overview VIII. Submission Information
III. Funding Amounts IX. Letter of Intent Guidelines
IV. Eligibility X. Full Application Guidelines
V. Mentorship Requirements XI. Resources and Other Information
VI. Goals of Research Currently of Interest to XII. Contact Information
CFF/Priority Areas
*We strongly encourage all applicants pre-register their profile, institution, contacts, and title of their application at least two
weeks prior to the application deadline. This will help to ensure the CFF Grants & Contracts Management and Administration
(GCMA) Office is able to assist all applicant with any potential system-related queries prior to the application deadline.

I. About the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to cure cystic fibrosis and to provide all people with CF the
opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the CF
community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.
To achieve this mission, various types of grants and awards are offered to support care centers, career
development as well as meritorious research in CF.
II. Program and Award Overview
Current CF Foundation Care Center Accreditation guidelines recommend having a pharmacist as a member
of the CF Center multidisciplinary team. In 2016, the CF Foundation Strategic Investment Committee
recommended developing outpatient pharmacy services at CFF-Accredited Care Centers. To date, one-
hundred seventeen programs have received this award and one-hundred fifteen have been able to sustain
the positions following completion of the award period.
This Award is designed to facilitate development and implementation of outpatient clinical pharmacy
services at CFF-Accredited Care Centers and Affiliate programs throughout the U.S. that currently lack a
pharmacist and pharmacy technician as integral members of the multidisciplinary care team. The focus of
this Request for Applications (RFA) is to provide seed funding and travel support to secure a pharmacist
and pharmacy technician who will be responsible for the development and implementation of outpatient
clinical pharmacy services which includes but is not limited to:
• Ensuring safe, appropriate, cost-effective therapy;
• Assessing drug dosing, drug-drug interactions, drug allergies, adverse drug reactions;
• Advising on CF and non-CF medication therapy;
• Providing drug information and/or counseling to patients and/or caregivers;
• Serving as liaison between CF clinic, hospital or institution, community practitioners, and payers;
• Assess with patient/family the sustainability of the medication regimen and develop strategies to
improve medication management; and
• Evaluating and assisting in ensuring access to medications.
For those programs that have an established outpatient clinical pharmacy service, this award is not
intended to replace the support already in place.
III. Funding Amounts
Salary Support for Pharmacist and Pharmacist Technician over the 2-year period.
The allowable award amount is based on program size.
• Applicants working at a care center with >100 patients in the CF patient registry may request up to
$100,000* total over two (2) years to support the salary and benefits for a Pharmacist AND a Pharmacy
Technician, plus twelve (12) percent indirect costs.
• Applicants working at a center with 50-100 patients in the registry may request funding of up to
$75,000* total over two (2) years to support the salary and benefits for a Pharmacist AND a Pharmacy
Technician, plus twelve (12) percent indirect costs.
• Applicants working at a center with <50 patients in the registry may request funding of up to $50,000*
total over two (2) years to support the salary and benefits for a Pharmacist AND a Pharmacy
Technician, plus twelve (12) percent indirect costs.
*Does not have to be evenly divided between years.
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Includes the following components:
• Salary Support: Total Salary Support over the 2-year period (does not have to be evenly divided
between years) plus 12% indirect costs.
Number of Patients in the Pharmacist AND Pharmacist Alone
Registry Pharmacy Technician
>100 patients $100,000 $66,000
50-100 patients $75,000 $50,000
<50 patients $50,000 $33,000
Travel: NACFC Travel up to $12,000 over two (2) years ($3,000 per person per year) maximum;
including registration fees.
IV. Eligibility
• Applicants must be from a non-profit or academic institution; for-profit entities are not eligible to
apply. For-profit entities should visit Industry Funding Opportunities for more information.
• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. permanent residents (must have obtained permanent
residency prior to the time of application)
• The principal investigator must be a CF center director, program director, or an associate director.
• Award for a pharmacist and a pharmacy technician must go towards salary support and travel for a
pharmacist and pharmacy technician who will focus on providing outpatient clinical pharmacy services
to the CFF-accredited program.
• Supported personnel will commit to providing outpatient clinical pharmacy services. They will collect
data on the impact of the clinical pharmacy services provided and ensure that pharmacy assessments
are captured in the CF Foundation Patient Registry for each patient counseled.
• Sites receiving awards will submit an annual progress report to document progress and fulfillment of
award requirements including documentation of the clinical pharmacy services provided and
compilation of data on subsequent assessments, interventions, and outcomes.
Year 1 Progress Report should provide specific details on the contributions by awardee to
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implement outpatient clinical pharmacy services and follow-up.
Year 2 Final Report
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• Funding for Year 2 is contingent upon progress documented in the Year 1 Progress Report.
V. Mentorship Requirements
Not applicable to this RFA
VI. Goals of Research Currently of Interest to CF Foundation/Priority Areas
Not applicable to this RFA
VII. Review and Reward
The pharmacist and pharmacy technician do not have to be identified at the time of the application.
Applications will be reviewed by a peer review committee. If your program chooses not to request the full
funding amount for both a pharmacist and a pharmacy technician, you will need to provide justification for
your decision. This justification will be considered by the peer review committee.
Applications will be scored based on:
a) Feasibility of plan to implement outpatient clinical pharmacy services.
b) Sustainability of the pharmacist and pharmacy technician positions following this 2-year award.
c) Integration of both a pharmacist and a pharmacy technician is preferred. If a pharmacy technician is
already in place, that should be stated.
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Chief causes for assigning low priority scores to applications during review include the following:
• Insufficient information or documentation
• Lack of focus on outpatient setting
• Lack of clear plan to sustain pharmacy services post-award period
• Failure to meet all of the criteria described in this policies and guidelines statement
Applications will be reviewed by a CF Foundation ad hoc review committee. Funding decisions are based
upon the availability of funds, responsiveness to the RFA and eligibility.
VIII. Submission Information
Applications deadline: January 30, 2025, at 5:00 PM EST
Submit online through https://awards.cff.org
(Refer to Section X of these guidelines for specific submission instructions)
An application will be considered incomplete if it fails to comply with the instructions, or if the submitted
material is insufficient to permit adequate review. The CF Foundation reviews applications electronically,
and only documents submitted online at https://awards.cff.org will be reviewed.
General Timelines:
Published December 9, 2024
Application Deadline January 30, 2025
Review Late February 2025
Notification to Applicants Late March 2025
Earliest Project Start Date July 1, 2025
*We strongly encourage all applicants pre-register their profile, institution, contacts, and title of their
application at least two weeks prior to the application deadline. This will help to ensure the CFF Grants &
Contracts Management and Administration (GCMA) Office is able to assist all applicant with any potential
system-related queries prior to the application deadline.
IX. Letter of Intent Guidelines
Not applicable to this RFA
X. Full Application Guidelines
Applications must be submitted online at https://awards.cff.org
Documents should be typed using:
• Font: Times New Roman 12 or Arial 11
• Margins: No less than a half inch on each side
• Each section should be numbered individually
Note: When all the documents have been uploaded to awards.cff.org, the system will compile them into a
single PDF file. You may preview this file by selecting “Application Full Print”, as well as exporting the
compiled PDF file.
To login, please visit: http://awards.cff.org
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For all first-time applicants in the Grants Management System, we ask that you pre-register to create a
username and password for “http://awards.cff.org” and complete a profile prior to submitting an
application.
Please note: Applicants should register their profile using the “Domestic Institution” or “International
Institution” options to ensure that your profile aligns properly with the institution where the project will
be conducted. We also request that as you begin your application, you enter the title of your project, if
available. If you are registered and cannot remember your password, click on the “Forgot Password?” link
below the “Login” fields.
Once logged in, the award opportunities, including this Request for Applications (RFA), will be listed in the
Funding Opportunities tab on the opening screen.
Locate the listing for the “2025 Implementation of Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Services: Award for a
Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician” program. Click on the “Apply” button in the column on the far right
to open the application form.
Applicants may stop at any point but must click the “Save” button at the bottom of each page before
exiting in order to save their progress. When you wish to return to your draft application, please do not go
through the “Funding Opportunities” tab. Instead, go to the “My Applications” tab in the right corner of
the main page. When you are in the “My Applications” tab you will be able to find all your draft
applications by clicking on the “Draft Applications” module.
The following sections are displayed as tabs across the application screen. Click on each section and follow
the directions. Click “Save” as you complete each section.
GENERAL
Enter the Project Start Date and complete any additional questions.
CONTACT PROFILE
If a profile was completed upon registration, the fields in this section will already be populated with the
information entered in your Professional Profile. If you need to make any changes, you may update your
profile in this section. Once updated you must “Save and Validate” prior to returning to continue your
submission.
INSTITUTION
If a profile was completed upon registration, the applicant’s/principal investigator’s institution will be
preloaded as the Lead Institution. Domestic applicants must verify their institution by entering the
Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Tax Identification Number (TIN) to search the system for the
correct institution. If the EIN/TIN is not located, you may add the legal institution. Please also confirm if
the project site is the same as the legal institution.
Verification of Applicant Institution’s Tax Status (upload as PDF documents):
The CFF GCMA Office must have a copy of the applicant institution’s current W-9 and 501©3 letter, or
other documentation verifying its Federal tax status and will not issue Award Letters to Awardees if these
documents are not received and on file.
• Applicants from for-profit organizations must submit a copy of the applicant institution’s W-9 and IRS
documentation verifying the organization’s Federal tax status. Awards are not issued prior to having
these documents on file with the CFF GCMA Office.
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CONTACTS
Please note: The INSTITUTION tab must be completed prior to adding internal contacts to ensure that
the contacts are properly associated with the applicant institution.
Complete the required contact fields by searching by name for existing contacts at your institution for each
role. If the desired institutional contact is not available in the system, you may select “Add Internal
Contact” to create a basic contact profile in order to add the individual to your application.
BUDGET
Select the “Edit Budget” button under Application Budget, to enter and begin completion of the
application’s budget detail for each year of funding being requested. All Awards are for a maximum of two
years. The total maximum budget for both years cannot exceed $125,440 (which includes 12% indirect
costs) total for a program of >100 patients including the salaries & benefits for both the pharmacist and
pharmacy technician, NACFC travel expenses, and registration fees.
Salaries & Benefits - List the names, positions, and percent effort for the applicant. Be sure to complete
all fields on the Budget Detail in full on the template provided. In accordance with National Institutes of
Health (NIH) policy, salary requests may not use an institutional base salary in excess of the current
federal salary cap ($221,900 in 2024). Fringe benefits may be requested if they are treated consistently
by the applicant institution as a direct cost to all funding agencies and foundations.
Total Salary Support over the 2-year period, does not have to be evenly divided between years:
Number of Patients in Pharmacist and Pharmacy Pharmacist
the Registry Technician Alone
>100 patients $100,000 $66,000
50-100 patients $75,000 $50,000
<50 patients $50,000 $33,000
The applicant may choose to allocate the salary support variably over the two-year period. For example,
the year 1 salary request could be $30,000 for planning with a hire or adjustment in FTE later in year 1,
and then a higher amount ($70,000) requested for year 2. Alternatively, a center may already have an
individual identified for the pharmacist and/or pharmacy technician role and choose to budget $50,000
equally over 2 years or $100,000.
The table below illustrates just two examples for a program with >100 patients:
Option #1 Total Salary NACFC Travel Indirect Total
Support Costs (12%) (Max)
Year 1 $30,000 Max of $6,000 $4,320 $40,320
($3,000 per person)
Year 2 $70,000 Max of $6,000 ($3,000 per $9,120 $85,120
person)
Option #2
Year 1 $50,000 Max of $6,000 ($3,000 per $6,720 $62,720
person)
Year 2 $50,000 Max of $6,000 ($3,000 per $6,720 $62,720
person)
Travel – Travel funding can only be used for NACFC. Travel expenses may not exceed $3,000 per person
per year including NACFC registration fees. Registration fees associated with NACFC must be listed under
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the “Other Expenses” category. Awardees are encouraged to attend the North American CF Conference
each year.
Other Expenses – Other Expenses are limited to registration fees for NACFC conference attendance.
FULL APPLICATION UPLOADS
Download the available templates applicable to the project, upload the completed templates to the
corresponding attachment types within this section. Templates available for download include:
• Budget Justification
• Biographical Sketches for Key Personnel
• Current Circumstances and Plans
• Other Support (NIH Format)
BUDGET JUSTIFICATION
Describe costs listed in the Budget Detail. Use major categories, such as Salary & Benefits, Travel, etc.
Justify all items, providing detail and reasoning for budgeting each item. Make sure amounts and figures
listed in the narrative are consistent with those listed in the Budget Detail. *Budget Justification
upload(s) should be provided individually for each year of funding support being requested. These can
be uploaded as a single PDF or separate PDF uploads for each year.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH(ES) OF KEY PERSONNEL (For pharmacist, if identified)
The CF Foundation defines “Key Project Personnel” as any individual with an advanced degree who will
play an instrumental role in the research project. An NIH Biographical Sketch form should be completed
for each key project personnel and uploaded as PDF. The maximum length for each biosketch is five (5)
pages.
PROJECT PLAN - CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND FUTURE PLANS
1) Provide a brief description of the patient population at the care center (Maximum-half page).
a) pediatric or adult
b) affiliate or core center
c) number of patients with CF cared for
d) number of CF patients on CFTR modulators
e) number of CF patients not on CFTR modulators
f) number of CF patients who are post-transplant
2) Feasibility
a) Describe your plan to utilize a pharmacist and a pharmacy technician including:
(1) In what ways will the addition of a pharmacist and/or pharmacy technician enhance your
multidisciplinary care team’s ability to provide care for your patients?
(2) How will you implement outpatient clinical pharmacy services?
(3) How will your program incorporate the new team member(s) into the multidisciplinary care
team and the specific roles/tasks that might be offloaded, provided, and/or reallocated by
adding a pharmacist and pharmacy technician?
(4) If the pharmacist and pharmacy technician is unfamiliar with CF, what training plan will you
put in place to provide the basics needed for them to function effectively as a multidisciplinary
team member in the clinic?
3) Sustainability
a) Describe your clinic and/or health system plan to obtain the necessary funding to sustain the
pharmacist and pharmacy technician positions following this 2-year award (e.g., health system
pharmacy or specialty pharmacy with or without 340b contract pricing) (Maximum-two pages)
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OTHER SUPPORT (NIH FORMAT)
Complete and upload the Other Support form for all key project personnel, beginning with the
Applicant/Principal Investigator. There is no page limitation. Information on other support assists CFF in
the identification and resolution of potential sources of overlap. Scientific and budgetary overlap should
be minimized. Commitment of an individual’s effort greater than 100 percent, is not permitted.
LETTERS OF SUPPORT
A minimum of three (3) letters of support are required for submission. Letters of support should be
submitted per the following:
• A letter of support from the Institution’s Pharmacy Services Director or equivalent
The letter must confirm that the pharmacist and pharmacy technician will have adequate
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protected time to participate fully in the program.
• Other letters of reference (if pharmacist is identified)
Up to two letters of reference from individuals who are familiar with the pharmacist’s prior
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work record, interests, and abilities related to CF.
Letters uploaded to https://awards.cff.org/ should not be password protected or otherwise encrypted.
Such encryption will cause errors in assembling a single-print PDF of the application. The applicant should
inform the individuals writing letters to not include password protection on their documents.
APPENDICES
Appendices are restricted to the following two (2) categories:
1. Resume/CV of Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician
2. Statement of Qualifications
Validation and Submission
Prior to selecting “Sign & Submit to AIO”, please complete a thorough review of the entire application.
The “Sign & Submit to AIO” button will trigger validation on all required fields and identify any upload
errors or incomplete fields. Upon selecting Sign & Submit to AIO, the ability to edit the application will be
locked pending review and approval by your AIO.
After selecting “Sign & Submit to AIO”, the applicant will receive an email asking them to sign the
application Face Page electronically using Adobe Sign. Once signed by the PI, the Face Page will then be
routed to the AIO contact that is listed on the application for review and signature.
To ensure the application is fully signed and submitted ahead of the Application Deadline for this
program, please be sure to complete the application, and begin the Sign & Submit to AIO process in
advance of the 5:00 PM EST deadline. The status of your application will display “Submitted” once fully
signed, to indicate that your application has been received by CFF.
XI. Resources and Other Information
• CFF Funding Opportunities Newsletter
• Grants Management System – How to User Guides
XII. Contact Information
For technical support:
CFF GCMA Office contact Nicholas Appleton nappleton@cff.org and grants@cff.org or 301-841-2614
For Implementation of Pharmacy Program-related questions, contact Dr. A. Whitney Brown at
awbrown@cff.org.
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