Partnerships and Collaboration

In this section, the grantee may expand the accordion menu to view the following details:

• Definitions
• Instructions

In this section, the grantee answers the following question with Yes/No radio buttons:

During the reporting period, did your program engage in or support partnerships and collaborations to expand capacity and reach to meet the needs of the program’s MCH population?

• If the grantee selects Yes, Part A will be enabled for the grantee to enter data.
• If grantee selects No, Part A will be disabled, and the grantee must click on Save and Continue to move to the next form.
• This is a required question, and the following validation will display above the radio buttons:

Please provide a response for this field.

In this section, the grantee answers the following question:

Purpose of partnerships/collaborations (Select all that apply)

• This is a required question, and the checkboxes will enable for data entry if the grantee answers Yes to the question under the Partnerships and Collaboration During Reporting Period section and the following validation will display above the checkboxes:

Please provide a response for this field.

• The grantee must select one or more options from the checkboxes that indicate various purposes. 

NOTE: If the grantee selects the Other (specify) checkbox, a description is required in the Other Description field. The Other Description field accepts text, numbers, and special characters (not to exceed 1,000 characters).

NOTE: Click Save to ensure the information is not lost due to inactivity on the form.

In this section, the grantee selects all the types of partnership/collaboration that apply and reports the number of partnerships/collaborations in the reporting period.

• A note will display under the grey header as follows: 

For each applicable partner/collaborator category, select all the types of partnership/collaboration that apply, and report the number of partnerships/collaborations in the reporting period. The number of partnerships/collaborations should be an unduplicated count. Partners/Collaborators can be organizations or individuals.

Select all applicable partner/collaborator categories:

• This is a required question, and the checkboxes will enable for data entry if the grantee answers Yes to the question under the Partnerships and Collaboration During Reporting Period section and the following validation will display above the checkboxes:

Please provide a response for this field.

NOTE: If the grantee selects the Other Partner/Collaborator (specify) checkbox, a description is required in the Other Partner/Collaborator Description field and the following validation will display above the data entry box: Provide a description for "Other Partner/Collaborator Description". The Other Partner/Collaborator Description field accepts text, numbers, and special characters (not to exceed 1,000 characters).

Partnership/Collaboration Details In The Reporting Period

• This table is required if the grantee answers Yes to the question under the Partnerships and Collaboration During Reporting Period
• The rows under this table will populate based on the categories selected by the grantee to the question Select all applicable partner/collaborator categories.
• The table will have following four columns:
• Partner/Collaborator Category: This column will list down all the categories selected by the grantee to the question Select all applicable partner/collaborator categories.
• Number of partnerships/collaborations for the partner/collaborator category in the reporting period: The grantee enters an integer count of partnership/collaborations for each partner/collaborator category in the reporting period. This is a required field for each row added to this table and validation message display on the field: Enter an integer: 1 – 999,999.
• Type of partnership/collaboration (select all that apply): This is a required field for each row added to this table and the following validation message will display on the field: Please provide a response for this field. If all types are applicable, then the grantee can select Check All to select all types in the dropdown. The selected types will be displayed under the dropdown. The grantee selects one or more applicable types of partnership/collaboration from the following dropdown values for each row and can click on x to remove the selections.
  • Information-sharing networks
  • Memoranda of understanding or other written agreements
  • Peer-to-peer learning
  • Provider-to-provider consultations
  • Referral and care coordination networks
  • Shared resources (for example, funding, staff, etc.)
  • Working groups or committees (including advisory boards, steering committees)
  • Other (specify)
• Other Description (Required if you selected ‘Other’): This field is required if the grantee has selected Other (specify) to Type of partnership/collaboration and validation will display on the field: Provide a description for ‘Other’. The Other Description field accepts text, numbers, and special characters (not to exceed 250 characters).

In this section, the grantee can enter additional information (not to exceed 5,000 characters). The Comments field accepts text, numbers, and special characters.

• The Save button will save the validated information captured in the form and the grantee will remain on the same form.
• The Save and Continue button will save the validated information and the grantee will navigate to the next form.
• The Go to Previous Form button will navigate to the previous form without saving any previously unsaved information.