[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19439-19440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9617]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Community-Based Dental Partnership Program Grant Announcement

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 
Community-Based Dental Partnership Program for grants that support 
partnerships between dental education programs and community-based 
dental providers, to provide oral health care to low income, unserved 
patients with HIV disease. Grants will be awarded for a 3-year period.

Program Purpose

    The goals of the Community-Based Dental Partnership Program are to 
increase access to oral health care for low-income patients with HIV in 
areas that remain unserved and to increase the number of dental 
providers capable of managing the oral health needs of patients with 
HIV, through community-based service-learning experiences. Eligible 
applicants must work collaboratively with community-based dental 
providers (such as community-based or faith-based organizations or 
private practice dental providers that currently provide or plan to 
provide oral health services) to address unmet oral health needs of 
unserved populations with HIV. The documentation of unmet HIV oral 
health needs or unserved HIV positive populations will be based upon 
data submitted within the application

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which includes Statement of Unmet Need, local and other relevant 
epidemiological data, availability of current HIV health care including 
oral health services, and a description of proposed population and 
community to be served.

Program Requirements

    The dental education program will be the official grantee of 
record, but applications must reflect joint efforts and represent 
collaboration among all partners. As part of the partnership program, 
applicants will be required to:
    (1) document formal written partnership agreements;
    (2) provide oral health care through student and resident rotations 
in community-based dental facilities;
    (3) enable the participation of community-based dental providers as 
adjunct faculty;
    (4) provide supervision and training in a clinically-based 
educational experience for predoctoral students, postdoctoral students 
and dental residents, and dental hygiene students; and
    (5) provide preparatory training to enable students and community-
based faculty to provide competent oral health care for patients with 
HIV.

Eligible Applicants

    Accredited dental schools, postdoctoral dental education programs, 
and dental hygiene education programs in the United States, including 
Puerto Rico are eligible to participate in the program.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    In awarding these grants, preference will be given to applicant 
partnerships in both rural and urban areas that are currently unserved, 
especially communities without dental education programs. Eligible 
applicants are encouraged to collaborate with community-based and/or 
faith-based organizations that currently provide or plan to provide 
oral health services.

Authorizing Legislation

    The Community-Based Dental Partnership Program is authorized by the 
Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended by Public Law 106-345, the 
Ryan White CARE Act and Amendments of 2000 (42 U.S. Code 300-71).

Availability of Funds

    Approximately $3.5 million is available to fund this initiative. 
HRSA anticipates funding up to 20 dental education 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 3-year project period will be made on the basis of progress toward 
achieving program goals, and the availability of funds.

Application Deadline

    Applications are to be submitted via mail to the HRSA Grants 
Application Center (GAC) on or before close of business June 14, 2002. 
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 for this 
announcement may be obtained from the HRSA Grants Application Center, 
901 Russell Avenue, Suite 450, Gaithersburg, MD 20879, Attn: CFDA 
93.924; telephone 1-877-477-2234; e-mail address [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information related to the 
program may be requested by contacting the Program Development Branch, 
Division of Community-Based Programs, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources 
and Services Administration; telephone (301) 443-2177.

    Dated: April 12, 2002.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-9617 Filed 4-18-02; 8:45 am]
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