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Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part C: HIV Early Intervention Services (EIS) Program - New Geographic Service Areas

Link

https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/find-funding/HRSA-23-119

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)

Deadline

Application Deadline: Apr 3, 2023

Sponsor

HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)

Purpose

Provides funding to support comprehensive primary healthcare and support services in an outpatient setting for low-income, uninsured, and underserved populations living with HIV in new geographic service areas. Aims to support national goals identified in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative.

Proposals must provide the following activities:

  • HIV-related counseling
  • Targeted HIV testing
  • Medical evaluation, clinical care, and diagnostic services
  • Therapeutic practices to prevent and treat the deterioration of the immune system, and to prevent and treat other conditions brought on by HIV
  • Referral services to healthcare providers and support services, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment

Amount of Funding

Award ceiling: Up to $350,000
Project period: 23 months
Estimated number of awards: Up to 10
Estimated total program funding: $2,300,000

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants include public and non-profit private entities that are:

  • Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
  • Grantees under section 1001 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, regarding family planning, other than states
  • Comprehensive hemophilia diagnostic and treatment centers
  • Rural Health Clinics (RHCs)
  • Health facilities operated by or pursuant to a contract with the Indian Health Service (IHS)
  • Community-based organizations, clinics, hospitals, and other health facilities that provide early intervention services to people who contracted HIV through intravenous drug use
  • Nonprofit private entities that provide comprehensive primary care services to populations at risk of HIV including faith-based and community-based organizations

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

  • Qualification 1 - Increased Burden: Must provide information and documentation to answer all of the following questions:
    • Number of HIV cases
    • Rate of increase of HIV cases
    • Lack of availability of early intervention services
    • Number and rate of increase of cases of sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, substance use disorder, and co-infection with hepatitis B or C
    • Lack of availability of primary health providers
    • Distance between the applicant's service area and the nearest community that has an adequate level of availability of appropriate HIV-related services, and the length of time required for patients to travel that distance
  • Qualification 2 - Rural Areas: Recipients are defined as rural if part or all of their services area or the main organization 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). Use the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer to determine whether a county or specific address is designated as rural for this funding opportunity.
  • Qualification 3 - Underserved Areas: Must demonstrate that the proposal will provide HIV primary care services to underserved populations, which can include communities and affected subpopulations that that do not have access to adequate HIV primary care services.

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

New Program • Operating Costs and Staffing

Application Process

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

Contact

For programmatic or technical questions:
Hanna Endale
301-443-1326
PartCEIS@hrsa.gov

For questions related to business, administrative, or fiscal issues:
LCDR Benoit Mirindi, PhD, MPH
301-443-6606
bmirindi@hrsa.gov

Rural Awards

Past awards communities received in fiscal year 2023 can be found on the program website.

Rural communities who have received New or Existing Geographic Service Area funding include:

  • Sandhills Medical Foundation in Jefferson, South Carolina
  • Tri-County Community Health in Newton Grove, North Carolina
  • Regional Medical Center at Lubec in Lubec, Maine
  • Plumas County Public Health Agency in Quincy, California
  • ARcare in Augusta, Arkansas

Topics This Program Addresses

Health and Wellness • Healthcare Facilities • Mental Health • Substance Use Disorder • Treatment