[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 174 (Thursday, September 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 54898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22500]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Part C Early Intervention Services Grant Under the Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Program

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of Non-competitive Award of Part C Funds for the 
Tutwiler Clinic, Tutwiler, Mississippi.

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SUMMARY: HRSA will be awarding non-competitive Part C funds under The 
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program 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 Tutwiler Clinic to ensure continuity of 
critical HIV medical care and treatment services, to clients in Marks, 
Mississippi, and the surrounding counties.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Grantee of record: Deporres Delta Ministries, Marks, Mississippi.
    Intended recipient of the award: Tutwiler Clinic, Tutwiler, 
Mississippi.
    Amount of the award: $357,159 to ensure ongoing clinical services 
to the target population.
    Authority: Section 2651 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 
300ff-51.
    CFDA Number: 93.918
    Project period: July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. The period of 
support for this award is from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011.
    Justification for the Exception to Competition: Critical funding 
for HIV medical care and treatment services to clients in the Delta 
area of Mississippi will be continued through a non-competitive award 
to the Tutwiler Clinic, because it has the fiscal and administrative 
infrastructure to administer the Part C Grant. The Tutwiler Clinic will 
contract with the Northeast Mississippi Medical Center, Clarksdale, 
Mississippi, which will be taking over the clinic, providers, and staff 
of Deporres Delta Ministries, and continue providing medical care, 
including HIV care in Marks, Mississippi. The Northeast Mississippi 
Medical Center is the only available provider of quality HIV services. 
This is a temporary replacement award. The previous grant recipient 
serving this population notified HRSA and the HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), 
that it could not continue providing services after June 30, 2010. HRSA 
and HAB identified the Tutwiler Clinic as the best qualified entity for 
this temporary grant. The Clinic is contracting with the Northeast 
Mississippi Medical Center to ensure comprehensive services are 
provided to the target population, including primary medical care 
including antiretroviral therapies; prevention education and medication 
adherence teaching; referrals for mental health, substance abuse and 
dental services; and on-site medical HIV case management services. The 
additional funding provided would enhance retaining the targeted 
population in care.
    The Tutwiler Clinic, contracting with the Northeast Mississippi 
Medical Center, is able to provide critical services with the least 
amount of disruption to the service population while the service area 
is re-competed.
    This supplement will cover the time period from July 1, 2010, 
through June 30, 2011. This service area will be included in the 
upcoming competition for the Part C HIV Early Intervention Services for 
project periods starting July, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Treat, by e-mail 
[email protected], or by phone, 301-443-7602.

    Dated: September 1, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-22500 Filed 9-8-10; 8:45 am]
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