The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part B States/Territories Supplemental Grant Program.
Donor Name: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of the Marshall Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/20/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $9,000,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
States/territories use RWHAP Part B Supplemental Grant Program funding in conjunction with RWHAP Part B HIV Care Grant Program funding to develop and/or enhance access to a comprehensive continuum of high-quality care and treatment services for low-income people with HIV. To obtain funding, states/territories must demonstrate that RWHAP Part B supplemental funding is necessary to provide comprehensive HIV care and treatment services for people with HIV in the state/territory. Proposed activities should include the provision of core medical and/or support services, as defined in HRSA HAB Policy Clarification Notice (PCN) 16-02: RWHAP Services: Eligible Individuals and Allowable Uses of Funds, and other activities to ensure responsiveness to unmet needs. States/territories must describe how proposed activities will address unmet needs and improve client-level health outcomes across the HIV care continuum, including viral suppression. Eligible RWHAP Part B states/territories that are focus areas, or have counties that are focus areas, for the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative should consider if there is an increased need for RWHAP Part B supplemental funding due to the EHE initiative efforts using criteria below. As required in section 2620(b) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, states/territories must demonstrate the severity of the need for RWHAP Part B supplemental funding using quantifiable data in one or more of the following areas:
- The unmet need for such services, as determined under section 2617(b) of the PHS Act.
- An increasing need for HIV/AIDS-related services, including relative rates of increase in the number of cases of HIV/AIDS.
- The relative rates of increase in the number of cases of HIV/AIDS within new or emerging subpopulations.
- The current prevalence of HIV/AIDS.
- Relevant factors related to the cost and complexity of delivering health care to individuals with HIV/AIDS in the eligible area.
- The impact of co-morbid factors, including co-occurring conditions, determined relevant by the Secretary.
- The prevalence of homelessness.
- The prevalence of individuals who were released from federal, state, or local prisons during the preceding three (3) years and had HIV/AIDS on the date of their release.
- The relevant factors that limit access to health care, including geographic variation, adequacy of health insurance coverage, and language barriers.
- The impact of a decline in the amount of RWHAP Part B funding received on services available to all individuals with HIV/AIDS identified and eligible under this title.
If you are a state/territory with current or potential shortfalls in ADAP resources, HRSA strongly encourages you to prioritize use of RWHAP Part B supplemental funds to augment ADAP resources when the following conditions exist:
- Existing or anticipated ADAP waiting list,
- Capped enrollment,
- Reductions in ADAP formulary,
- Reduction in the percentage of federal poverty level (FPL) eligibility requirement, and/or
- Other ADAP restrictions within the state/territory.
Funding Information
HRSA estimates approximately $48,000,000 to be available annually to fund 30 recipients. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $9,000,000 total cost (reflecting direct and indirect costs) per year.
Project Period
The period of performance is September 30, 2023, to September 29, 2024 (1 year).
Eligibility Criteria
Under Sections 2620 and 2689(11) of the PHS Act, all “States” – defined as all 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands – are eligible for RWHAP Part B supplemental funding, unless any such state/territory had an unobligated balance of more than five percent of a prior year’s formula funds. Tribes and tribal organizations are not eligible.
However, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency has posed significant challenges for RWHAP recipients, providers, and clients to provide and access care.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
