Part C Capacity Development Grant Program of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 are designed to assist public and nonprofit entities in their efforts to strengthen their organizational infrastructure and to enhance their capacity to develop, enhance, or expand access to high quality HIV primary health care services for people living with HIV or who are at risk of infection in underserved or rural communities and communities of color.

Activities supported by this grant funding are not intended for long-term activities. Instead, the activities should be of a short-term nature and should be completed by the end of the one year project period.

For the purposes of this grant program, capacity development is defined as activities that promote organizational infrastructure development and that will lead to the delivery or improvement of HIV primary care services.

Eligible applicants must be public or private nonprofit entities that are or intend to become comprehensive HIV primary care providers. Current Ryan White Programs service providers are eligible to apply for funding. Faith-based and community-based organizations are eligible to apply for these funds.

Part C capacity development activities fall into five infrastructure development categories: Management Systems; Service Delivery Systems; Evaluation Systems; Cultural Competency; and Self Management.

Fundable activities under these categories include:

• Identifying, establishing and strengthening clinical, administrative, managerial, and management information system (MIS) structures.
  
• Developing a financial management unit of the organization that is capable of managing multiple sources of funding for HIV primary care services;
  
• Developing and implementing a clinical continuous quality improvement (CQI) program
  
• Gathering necessary documents and applying for Medicaid certification and if applicable, appropriate state clinic licensure.
  
• Increasing the capability of your organization to oversee its HIV service provision, including development of an organizational strategic plan for HIV care, education of Board members regarding the HIV program, and staff training and development regarding HIV care
  
• Purchasing clinical supplies and equipment for the purpose of developing, enhancing, or expanding HIV primary care services (i.e., purchase of dental chairs and equipment to begin an HIV dental clinic; modification of a ventilation system to accommodate TB care, etc.);
  
• Developing an organizational strategic plan to address managed care changes or changes in the HIV epidemic in your community;
  
• Developing a cultural competency training program aimed at staff or other HIV provider partners.
  
• Increasing the capability of your organization to implement and/or manage consumer involvement.
  
• Developing a Patient Self Management support program that emphasizes the patient's role in the management of their health.