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

Link

https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/find-funding/HRSA-25-052

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)

Deadline

Application Deadline: Dec 10, 2024

Sponsor

HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)

Purpose

Provides funding to support comprehensive primary healthcare and support services for low-income, uninsured, and underserved populations living with HIV in an outpatient setting in existing 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

A detailed list of program requirements and expectations is available in the funding announcement.

Amount of Funding

Project period: 3 years
Estimated total number of awards: 6
Estimated total program funding: $3,102,000

Who Can Apply

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

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
Grantees, other than states, under section 1001 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, regarding family planning
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 those persons 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
Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations

Applicants can request a funding preference. Funding preference will be granted to any qualified applicant that justifies their qualification for the funding preference by demonstrating that they meet the criteria for preference(s) as follows:

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 diseases, tuberculosis, substance use disorder, and co-infection with HIV and 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: Defined as recipients with all or a part of their service area or with a main organizational address located in a HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)-designated rural area. 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 Populations: Requires recipients to provide HIV primary care services to underserved populations, which are communities and subpopulations that do not have access to adequate HIV primary care services, as defined by Policy Clarification Notice (PCN) 16-02

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

Operating Costs and Staffing

Application Process

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

This funding opportunity is open to new and existing applicants. The period of performance start date for the project will depend on the service area being served.

Applicant webinar recording and slides

Contact

For questions related to business, administrative, or fiscal issues:
Bria Haley
301-443-3778
bhaley@hrsa.gov

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