Part C of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 provides grants directly to service providers such as ambulatory medical clinics to support outpatient HIV early intervention services and ambulatory care.
Part C also funds planning grants, which support organizations in more effectively delivering HIV/AIDS care and services and capacity development grants to enhance a grantees capacity to develop, strengthen, 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.
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The Part C Early Intervention Services component of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funds comprehensive primary health care in an outpatient setting for people living with HIV disease.
Eligibility
The following organizations may receive Part C grants:
Funding Considerations
Services and Implementation
Grantees must allocate their costs according to the following five Part C cost categories: early intervention services, core medical services, support services, quality management, and administrative. Early intervention services and core medical services are required.
Early intervention services costs are those associated with the direct provision of medical care and make up at least 50 percent of a grantee budget. They include the following services:
Core medical services costs include those listed above plus the following:
Clinical quality management costs are those required to maintain a clinical quality management program. Examples include
Support services costs are those for services that are needed for people with HIV/AIDS to achieve their medical outcomes, such as the following:
Administrative costs are those not directly associated with service provision. Examples of administrative costs are as follows:
Grantees
Grantees are organizations seeking to enhance their response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in their area through the provision of comprehensive primary HIV medical care and support services.
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Background
The Part C 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 HIV/AIDS Program Part C Early Intervention Services and Part D Program grant recipients are eligible only if they are proposing to open a new program. Faith-based and community-based organizations are also eligible.
Fundable Activities
Part C planning grants may include the following activities:
The Part C Capacity Development Grant Program is 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.
For the purposes of the 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
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, as well as faith-based and community-based organizations, are eligible to apply for funding.
Funding Considerations
Activities supported by this program 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 1-year project period.
Implementation
Fundable activities may include but are not limited to the following:
Management Systems
Service Delivery Systems
Evaluation Systems
Cultural Competency
Self-Management
Grantees
Grantees are organizations seeking to expand their capacity to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in their area.
Direct grants to primary care providers have been funded from the time Ryan White CARE Act legislation first passed.
Quick Facts
Early Intervention Services
The FY 2010 appropriation for Part C EIS was $206.8 million.
Since FY 1991, approximately $1.85 billion has been appropriated for Part C programs.
In FY 2009, 253 organizations received grants totaling approximately $187.1 million.
Of the 2,157 providers submitting data to HAB for 2008: 444 received Part C funds.
Capacity Development Grants
In FY2009, 20 grants were awarded for $1.58 million.
Funded activities included electronic medical records systems, medical and dental equipment, and staff training.
Part C Publications
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To order free copies of the 2010 Ryan White Grantee folder and fact sheets, call 1.888.ASK.HRSA or order online.