[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19493-19494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07214]


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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; Enhancement and Update of the National HIV Curriculum e-
Learning Platform

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

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ACTION: Notice of supplemental award.

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SUMMARY: HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau will award $100,000 in supplemental 
funding to the University of Washington. This award is to support the 
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F AIDS Education and Training Centers 
(AETC) Enhancement and Update of the National HIV Curriculum e-Learning 
Platform project in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 and in each succeeding year 
of their periods of performance, pending the availability of funds. 
This supplemental funding will enable the University of Washington to 
make critical content enhancements to the National HIV Curriculum e-
Learning Platform that respond to the specific training and technical 
assistance needs of HIV treatment professionals located in the 
jurisdictions targeted by the Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for 
America (EHE) initiative. Further, it will ensure that more health 
professionals in EHE jurisdictions have access to the most up-to-date 
HIV treatment interventions and protocols, thus increasing their 
competency to provide high-quality care for people with HIV and in so 
doing, advance the goals of the EHE.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Intended Recipient of the Award: The University of Washington, AETC 
Enhancement and Update of the National HIV Curriculum e-Learning 
Platform project.
    Amount of Award: $100,000 available in FY 2020.
    Project Period: March 1, 2020-August 31, 2022.
    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: The University of Washington currently manages the 
AETC's web-based National HIV Curriculum-e-Learning Platform. The 
National HIV Curriculum e-Learning Platform provides virtual state of 
the art training and resources to HIV treatment and care professionals. 
The recipient will use this supplement award to enhance the quality and 
relevance of the of training and technical assistance resources offered 
through the National HIV Curriculum e-Learning Platform and expand its 
focus to include the specific educational needs of HIV care and 
treatment providers in EHE designated areas. The supplemental funds 
will enable the University of Washington to deploy more robust outreach 
efforts that target EHE jurisdictions to ensure that they are aware of 
and can use this valuable web-based resource. Engaging new and 
experienced HIV providers and health professions training institutions 
in EHE regions will allow the University of Washington to better 
discern and directly respond to any training needs or gaps these 
providers and institutions may identify. 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 technical and training assistance.

Thomas J. Engels,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020-07214 Filed 4-6-20; 8:45 am]
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