[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 66 (Monday, April 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07093]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F; AIDS Education and Training 
Centers National Coordinating Resource Center

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

ACTION: Notice of Supplemental Award.

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SUMMARY: HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau will award $200,000 in supplemental 
funding to Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Biomedical and 
Health Sciences (Rutgers), to support the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program 
Part F AIDS Education and Training Centers' (AETC) National 
Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC) project in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. 
Pending the availability of funds and satisfactory performance, HRSA 
will award up to $200,000 in each succeeding fiscal year of their 
period of performance. The NCRC is responsible for facilitating and 
coordinating AETC training and technical assistance activities, 
disseminating, and promoting the work of AETC programs. This 
supplemental funding will enable the recipient to scale up their 
program efforts to ensure that HIV care and treatment professionals 
have the tools and information needed to achieve the goals of the 
Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America (EHE).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Intended Recipient of the Award: Rutgers, the State University of 
New Jersey, Biomedical and Health Sciences, the AETC NCRC.
    Amount of Award: $200,000 available in FY 2020.
    Project Period: March 1, 2020-June 30, 2024.
    CFDA Number: 93.145.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300ff-111(a) (section 2692(a) of the Public 
Health Service (PHS) Act), 42 U.S.C. 300ff-121 (section 2693 of the PHS 
Act), and Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116-
94).
    Justification: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 
Biomedical and Health Sciences (Rutgers) currently operates the NCRC 
and provides coordination and management services for AETC HIV 
healthcare training and technical assistance activities and the 
dissemination of AETC program information. This supplemental funding 
will enable the recipient to build on their existing framework within 
AETC network, to respond to the training and technical assistance needs 
in the targeted EHE jurisdictions. The recipient will use supplemental 
funds to scale up their concentration on EHE jurisdictions by 
conducting targeted outreach to ensure their awareness of, and ability 
to access the breadth of services, technical assistance and curated 
materials available from the AETC NCRC. The AETC NCRC's current 
geographic coverage offers a strategic opportunity to leverage this 
existing infrastructure to provide access to critical, time sensitive 
training and technical assistance and evidence-informed interventions 
to providers in EHE targeted jurisdictions. Expanding the availability 
of state-of-the-art HIV care and treatment training resources will help 
prepare for the projected increase in demand for well-trained HIV care 
professionals as a result of the EHE rollout. This award recipient has 
the demonstrated expertise and scalable experience required to address 
these time-sensitive training and technical assistance needs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrillyn Crooks, Chief, HIV 
Education Branch, Office of Training and Capacity Development, HRSA, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9N110, Rockville, MD 20857, by email at 
[email protected] or by phone at (301) 443-7662.

Thomas J. Engels,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020-07093 Filed 4-3-20; 8:45 am]
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