TITLE III CAPACITY Development GRANT PROGRAM

he Title III Capacity Development Grant program funds eligible entities in their efforts to strengthen their organizational infrastructure and increase their capacity to develop, enhance, or expand high quality HIV primary health care services in rural or urban unserved areas and communities of color. Capacity development grant funds are intended for a fixed period of time (1 to 3 years) and not for long-term activities. Capacity development grants do not fund any service delivery, patient care, research, or prevention.

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

ELIGIBILITY

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

FUNDABLE ACTIVITIES

Title III 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
• Developing and implementing a clinical continuous quality improvement (CQI) program
• Purchasing clinical supplies and equipment for the purpose of developing, enhancing, or expanding HIV primary care services
• Developing an organizational strategic plan to address managed care changes or changes in a community’s HIV epidemic
• A package of activities that includes the development of an organizational strategic plan for HIV care, education of board members regarding the HIV program, and staff training and development in HIV care
• Developing a cultural competency training program aimed at staff or other HIV provider partners
• Developing a patient self-management support program that emphasizes the patient’s role in the management of his or her health

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CARE Act programs work with cities, States, and local community-based organizations to provide services to more than 500,000 individuals each year who do not have sufficient health care coverage or financial resources for coping with HIV disease. The majority of CARE Act funds support primary medical care and essential support services. A smaller but equally critical portion is used to fund technical assistance, clinical training, and research on innovative models of care. The CARE Act, which was first authorized in 1990, is currently funded at  $2.06 billion.