[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67362-67363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23693]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


State Health Departments Coordinating Center of the 
Jurisdictional Approach To Curing Hepatitis C Among HIV/HCV Coinfected 
People of Color Demonstration Project Supported by the Secretary's 
Minority AIDS Initiative Fund

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

ACTION: Notice of a deviation from competition requirements to make a 
single-source award related to the Jurisdictional Approach to Curing 
Hepatitis C (HCV) among HIV/HCV Coinfected People of Color 
demonstration project.

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SUMMARY: HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) awarded a non-competitive single 
source cooperative agreement to National Alliance of State and 
Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) for approximately $977,400 in the 
Secretary's Minority AIDS Initiative Funds (SMAIF) as authorized under 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub L. 114-113), Division H, 
Title II. Subject to the availability of funds and NASTAD's 
satisfactory performance, HAB will also issue non-competitive, single-
source awards of approximately $750,000 each in fiscal years (FY) 2017 
and 2018. This will allow NASTAD to facilitate the participation of up 
to two Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B recipients in the 
Jurisdictional Approach to Curing Hepatitis C among HIV/HCV Coinfected 
People of Color demonstration project over its 3-year project period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harold J. Phillips, Director, Office 
of Training and Capacity Development, HAB/HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 
9N-114, Rockville, MD 20857, by email at [email protected] or by phone 
at (301) 443-8109.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Recipient of the Award: National Alliance of State and Territorial 
AIDS Directors.
    Period of Supplemental Funding: September 30, 2016-September 29, 
2019.

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    Funding Amount: Up to $977,400 in FY 2016, and subject to 
availability of appropriated funds, approximately $750,000 in FYs 2017 
and 2018.
    Authority: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub L. 114-113), 
Division H, Title II CFDA Number: 93.928.
    Justification: The Jurisdictional Approach to Curing Hepatitis C 
among HIV/HCV Coinfected People of Color demonstration project seeks 
to: (1) Increase jurisdiction-level capacity to provide comprehensive 
screening, care and treatment for HCV among HIV/HCV co-infected people 
particularly in disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minority 
communities; (2) increase the numbers of HIV/HCV co-infected people who 
are diagnosed with hepatitis C, treated, and cured; (3) identify and 
provide technical assistance for jurisdictions to reach goals (1) and 
(2); and, (4) develop a plan for evaluation of the program impact.
    During the original application period, as outlined in Funding 
Opportunity Announcement HRSA-16-189, no Ryan White Part B recipients 
(States) applied. This non-competitive single source cooperative 
agreement award will provide important resources in a part of the 
country that would not otherwise have any coverage.
    NASTAD is a national non-profit alliance of state health department 
program directors who are responsible for administering HIV/AIDS and 
viral hepatitis health care, prevention, education, and supportive 
services programs funded by state and federal governments. These 
include programs funded by the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and HRSA. In working closely with its members, NASTAD is 
dedicated to reducing the incidence of HIV/AIDS and HCV infections in 
the U.S. and its territories, and supports the provision of 
comprehensive, compassionate, and high quality care and prevention 
services to all persons living with HIV/AIDS and HCV, by ensuring 
responsible and sound public policies and practices.
    NASTAD's hepatitis team provides guidance and technical assistance 
to strengthen the capacity of state and local health departments to 
develop, maintain, and enhance comprehensive hepatitis programs that 
address the continuum from prevention through cure. This 
infrastructure, experience, and strategic partnership between state 
hepatitis coordinators and AIDS directors make NASTAD the appropriate 
entity to receive a single-source funding award in an effort to 
facilitate engagement between the states and HRSA's viral hepatitis 
efforts.

    Dated: September 26, 2016.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-23693 Filed 9-29-16; 8:45 am]
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