[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38911-38912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18384]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Targeted Provider Education Demonstration Grants

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 
announces the availability of funds for fiscal year 1999 for 
discretionary grants supporting Targeted Provider Education 
Demonstration (TPED) Grants. These demonstration grants will provide 
treatment education and training to health care and support service 
providers who deliver Ryan White CARE Act services.
    The TPED Grants will serve as an adjunct to existing HRSA HIV 
training initiatives which focus on providing training to primary care 
providers on Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) treatment 
guidelines including the ``DHHS Guidelines on the Use of Antiretroviral 
Agents in HIV infected Adults and Adolescents' and the ``Guidelines for 
the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection''. The 
existing HIV training initiatives include: regional AIDS Education and 
Training Centers (AETC), the National AIDS Education and Training 
Centers Resource Center; and the National Minority AIDS and Education 
and Training Center.
    The proposed demonstration grants will target HIV/AIDS providers 
such as case managers, peer counselors, mental health professionals, 
substance abuse providers, prison health and discharge providers, 
outreach workers, treatment educators, etc. who are not targeted to 
receive training through the other HRSA Ryan White Care Act training 
initiatives. Training topics supported under this grant announcement 
focus on areas required to support the delivery of quality health and 
social service support services through Ryan White CARE Act programs. 
Grantees will be expected to coordinate and work cooperatively with the 
AETCs and other HRSA training initiatives.
    Successful grant applicants will propose to deliver innovative 
education and training programs tailored to the assessed training needs 
of the targeted populations. The proposed geographical area will be a 
region, state(s) or other large geographic area(s) defined by the 
applicant. The selected geographic area(s) should include areas with a 
demonstrable need for training providers that serve large minority and 
other underserved populations. The core components of the program will 
include a needs assessment, comprehensive evaluation component, and a 
time-framed implementation plan for education and training program 
activities.

Eligible Applicants

    Eligible applicants are public and nonprofit entities and schools 
and academic health science centers. In addition, the applicant should 
have a demonstrable track record in (1) designing and implementing 
training or educational programs, serving minority populations, and 
assessing HIV/AIDS service provider training needs; (2) be located 
within the training catchment area defined by the applicant; and (3) 
possess the capacity to use multifaceted strategies to outreach to 
minority providers and provide HIV/AIDS training.

Availability of Funds

    Up to $3.3 million dollars are available in FY 1999 to fund 5-10 
awards. Funding will be allocated according to the number of grants 
awarded. It is expected that the awards will be made on or about 
September 30, 1999. Funding will be made available for 12-months, with 
a project period for up to three years. Continuation awards within the 
approved project period will be made on the basis of satisfactory 
progress and the availability of funds.

Authorization

    Section 2692 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300ff-11.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Funding priority will be given to proposals that propose to provide 
innovative education and training to targeted providers serving racial/
ethnic minority communities highly impacted by HIV/AIDS. Geographical 
area and uniform national distribution of TPED programs will be 
considered in final funding decisions.

DATES: In order to be considered for competition, applications for 
these announced grants must be received at the HRSA Grants Application 
Center by the close of business 45 days following the date of this 
announcement. Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline 
if they are: (1) Received on or before the deadline date, or (2) 
postmarked on or before the deadline date and received in time for 
orderly processing and submission to the review committee. Applicants 
should request a legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or 
U.S. Postal Service postmark. Private metered postmarks shall not be 
acceptable as proof of timely mailing. Applications received after the 
deadline will be returned to the applicant and not reviewed.

ADDRESSES: All applications should be mailed or delivered to: Grants 
Management Officer, HRSA Grants Application Center, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Room 4-91, Rockville, MD 20857. Grant applications sent to any address 
other than that above are subject to being returned. Federal Register 
notices and application guidance for the HIV/AIDS Bureau programs are 
available on the

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World Wide Web via the Internet. The web site for the HIV/AIDS Bureau 
is: http://www.hrsa.gov/hab/. Federal grant application kits are 
available at the following Internet address: http://forms.psc.gov/
phsforms.htm. For those applicants who are unable to access application 
materials electronically, a hard copy of the official grant application 
kit (PHS Form 6025-1) must be obtained from the HRSA Grants Application 
Center. The Center may be contacted by (1) telephone, 1-888-300-4772, 
(2) fax, 301-309-0579, or (3) e-mail, [email protected].

Where To Obtain Additional Information

    Additional technical information may be obtained from Brenda Woods-
Francis, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7-29, Rockville, MD 20857. The telephone number 
is (301) 443-0415 and the FAX number is (301) 443-6709.

    Dated: July 14, 1999.
Claude Earl Fox, M.D., M.P.H.,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-18384 Filed 7-19-99; 8:45 am]
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