Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part C: Capacity Development Program

Link

https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/find-funding/HRSA-25-049

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)

Deadline

Application Deadline: Mar 18, 2025

Sponsor

HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)

Purpose

Provides funding to support and enhance infrastructure development and capacity building efforts to address the changing healthcare landscape and increase access to high-quality HIV primary healthcare services for individuals with low-income and underserved populations, including those in rural areas.

Applicants can select a single activity under the 1 of the following categories:

HIV Care Innovation activities include:
- Strategic partnerships
- Streamlining eligibility for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program services
- Inclusive care for underrepresented communities with disproportionately high rates of HIV
- Coordination or integration of HIV primary care with oral health and/or behavioral healthcare
- Intimate partner violence screening and counseling
Infrastructure Development activities include:
- Emergency preparedness
- Telehealth
- Dental equipment for expanding dental service capacity

Amount of Funding

Award ceiling: $150,000
Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: Up to 60
Estimated total program funding: $9,000,000

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants include:

Public or nonprofit private entities
Community-based organizations
Non-profits with or without a 501(c)(3) IRS status
State, county, city, township, and special district governments, including the District of Columbia, domestic territories, and freely associated state
Native American tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations

Foreign entities are not eligible to apply under this funding opportunity.

Applicants can request a funding preference by demonstrating that they meet the criteria for 1 of the qualifications below:

Qualification 1 - Rural Areas: Must demonstrate the proposal will provide HIV primary care services in a rural area. Recipients are defined as rural if part or all of their services area or the main organizational address is in a Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) designated rural area. FORHP classifies all non-metropolitan counties, as designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as rural. FORHP also uses Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes to identify other rural areas. Use the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer to determine whether a county or specific address is designated as rural for this funding opportunity.
Qualification 2 - Underserved Populations: Must demonstrate the proposal will provide HIV primary care services to underserved populations, which can include communities and subpopulations that do not have access to adequate HIV primary care services.

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

Capacity Building • Equipment

Application Process

Application requirements, instructions, and other relevant information can be found in the funding announcement.

Applicant webinar
January 30, 2025
2:00 p.m. Eastern
Call: 833-568-8864
Meeting ID: 160 104 7765

Contact

For programmatic or eligibility questions:
Brian Fitzsimmons
301-443-5671
AskPartCCapacity@hrsa.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Bria Haley
301-443-3779
bhaley@hrsa.gov

Rural Awards

Past awards communities received in fiscal year 2024 can be found on the program website.

One rural organization that received funding is Maine General Medical Center in Augusta, Maine

Topics This Program Addresses

Emergency Planning • Health and Wellness • Healthcare Workforce • Infrastructure • Mental Health • Substance Use Disorder • Teleservices and Technology