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The HIV/AIDS Program: Caring for the Underserved

 

Title III: PLanning Grant Program

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he Title III Planning Grant program funds eligible entities in their efforts to plan for the provision of high-quality comprehensive HIV primary health care services in rural or urban underserved areas and communities of color. Planning grant funds are intended for a period of 1 year. Planning grants support the planning process and do not fund any service delivery or patient care.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible applicants must be public or private nonprofit entities that are or intend to become a comprehensive HIV primary care provider. Current Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act Title III EIS and Title IV Program grant recipients are eligible only if they are proposing to open a new program. Faith-based and community-based organizations are eligible to apply for these funds.

FUNDABLE ACTIVITIES

Title III planning grants can include the following activities:

  • Identifying key stakeholders and engaging and coordinating potential partners in the planning process
  • Gathering a formal advisory group to plan for the establishment of services
  • Conducting an in-depth review of the nature and extent of the need for HIV primary care services in the community (including a local epidemiological profile, an evaluation of the community's service provider capacity, and a profile of the target population)
  • Defining the components of care and forming essential programmatic linkages with related providers in the community
  • Researching funding sources and applying for operational grants.

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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.