[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 145 (Thursday, July 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 38038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18123]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Part C Early Intervention Services Grant

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Noncompetitive Award to Wyoming Department of Health.

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SUMMARY: HRSA will be awarding noncompetitively Part C Ryan White HIV/
AIDS program funds to support comprehensive primary care services for 
persons living with HIV/AIDS including primary medical care, laboratory 
testing, oral health care, outpatient mental health and substance abuse 
treatment, specialty and subspecialty care, referrals for health and 
support services, and adherence monitoring/education services to the 
Wyoming Department of Health in order to ensure continuity of critical 
HIV medical care and treatment services, and to avoid a disruption of 
HIV clinical care to clients in the State of Wyoming.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Grantee of record: Equality State Infection Foundation. Intended 
recipient of the award: Wyoming Department of Health.
    Amount of the award: Wyoming Department of Health will receive 
$182,812 fiscal year 2009 funds to cover 9 months of support to ensure 
ongoing clinical services to the target population and provide seamless 
services to the State of Wyoming.

    Authority:  Section 2651 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 
U.S.C. 300ff-51.

    CFDA Number: 93.918.
    Project period: July 1, 2009, to March 31, 2010. The period of 
support for the replacement award is from July 1, 2009, to March 31, 
2010.
    Justification for the Exception to Competition:
    Critical funding for HIV medical care and treatment services to 
clients in the State of Wyoming will be continued through a 
noncompetitive award to the Wyoming Department of Health, as it has the 
fiscal and administrative infrastructure to administer the Part C 
Grant. This is a temporary replacement award, as the previous grant 
recipient serving this population notified HRSA that it could not 
continue providing services after March 31, 2009. HRSA identified the 
Wyoming Department of Health as the best qualified entity for this 
temporary grant, as it is the current Ryan White Part B Grantee of 
record that serves as the State/regional HIV care consortia for funding 
services such as primary care, case management, support services and 
the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. The Wyoming Department of Health can 
ensure comprehensive services are provided including primary medical 
care, antiretroviral therapies, medical case management, prevention 
education and medication adherence teaching, referrals for mental 
health, substance abuse and dental services; on-site social services 
with linkages to community HIV case management services; and referrals 
to HIV counseling and testing sites. The Wyoming Department of Health 
is willing and able to provide critical services with the least amount 
of disruption to the service population while the service area is re-
competed.
    This award will cover the time period from July 1, 2009, through 
March 31, 2010. This service area will be included in the upcoming 
competition for the Part C HIV Early Intervention Services competing 
application process for project periods starting April 1, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dora Ober, Chief, Western Branch, 
Division of Community Based Programs, HIV/AIDS Bureau, HRSA, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; via e-mail [email protected], or 
via telephone, 301-443-0759.

    Dated: July 23, 2009.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E9-18123 Filed 7-29-09; 8:45 am]
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