[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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