[Federal Register: April 23, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 78)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Title III Early Intervention Services Program
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.
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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2002 funds to be awarded
under the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act
Title III Early Intervention Services (EIS) Program to support
outpatient HIV early intervention and primary care services for low-
income, medically underserved people in existing primary care systems.
Grants will be awarded for a 3-year period.
Program Purpose: The primary goal of the EIS Program is to increase
access to high quality outpatient HIV primary care for low-income, and/
or medically underserved populations within existing primary care
systems. All programs must have, or establish a comprehensive and
coordinated continuum of outpatient HIV primary care services in
targeted geographic areas as specified by the applicant. The EIS
program defines comprehensive HIV primary care as that which begins
with early identification services (testing and counseling), medical
evaluation/clinical care, oral health care, adherence counseling,
nutritional counseling, mental health, and substance abuse and includes
a coordinated referral system for specialty and subspecialty care.
Program Requirements
Funded programs will be expected to provide:
(1) HIV counseling, testing, and referral;
(2) Medical evaluation and clinical care;
(3) Other primary care services; and
(4) Facilitated referrals to other health services.
Funded programs must provide the proposed services directly and/or
through formal agreements with public or nonprofit private entities. A
minimum of 50% of funds awarded MUST be spent on primary care services
to HIV-positive individuals.
Eligible Applicants: Applications will be accepted only from
current Ryan White CARE Act Title III Planning grantees. The purpose of
this limited competition is to ensure that the Federal investment of
funds made through the planning grantees, within these existing
communities, is utilized to the fullest extent possible to develop a
comprehensive primary care site for HIV services. These current
Planning grantees were previously selected by an open and competitive
process and approved to plan for the establishment of comprehensive HIV
services. Applicants must be public or private non-profit entities.
Faith-based and community-based organizations are eligible to apply.
Funding Priorities and/or Preferences: In awarding these grants,
preference will be given to applicants located in rural or underserved
communities where HIV primary health care resources, including
financial resources available from the Ryan White CARE Act, remain
insufficient to meet the need for HIV primary care services.
Authorizing Legislation: The EIS Program is authorized by the
Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended by Public Law 106-345, the
Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 2000 (42 U.S. Code 300-71).
Availability of Funds: The program has approximately 6 million
dollars available for this initiative. HRSA expects to fund
approximately 20 programs for 3 years. The budget and project periods
for approved and funded projects will begin on or about September 1,
2002. Continuation awards within the project period will be made on the
basis of satisfactory progress and the availability of funds.
Application Deadline: Applications must be received in the HRSA
Grant Application Center (GAC) at the address below by the close of
business June 21, 2002. All applications will meet the deadline if they
are either (1) received on or before the deadline date or (2)
postmarked on or before the deadline date, and received in time for
submission to the objective review panel. A legible dated receipt from
a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service will be accepted instead of
a postmark. Private metered postmarks will not be accepted as proof of
timely mailing.
Obtaining Application Guidance and Kit: You may access the program
guidance alone on HRSA's web site at www.hrsa.hab.gov/grants.html.
The official grant application kit and program guidance materials
for this announcement may be obtained from the HRSA Grants Application
Center, 901 Russell Avenue Suite 450, Gaithersburg, MD 20879, Attn:
CFDA 93.918B; telephone 1-877-477-2234; e-mail address
HRSA.GAC@hrsa.gov.
FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information related to the
program may be requested by contacting the Title III Primary Care
Services Branch at (301) 443-0735.
Dated: April 16, 2002.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-9814 Filed 4-22-02; 8:45 am]
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