Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Early Intervention Services Program: New Geographic Service Areas

Background
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2022 – FY 2024 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part C HIV Early Intervention Services (EIS) Program. The purpose of this program is to provide comprehensive primary health care and support services in an outpatient setting for low income people with HIV. Two notices of funding opportunity are contained in this announcement. HRSA-22-016 will fund RWHAP Part C EIS services in new geographic service areas. HRSA-22-017 will fund RWHAP Part C EIS services in five existing geographic service areas that have remained open for competition in FY 2022.

Grant Details
Under this announcement, successful applicants must provide: (1) counseling for individuals with respect to HIV; (2) targeted HIV testing; (3) periodic medical evaluations of individuals with HIV and clinical and diagnostic services for HIV care and treatment; (4) therapeutic measures for preventing and treating the deterioration of the immune system, and for preventing and treating conditions arising from HIV; and (5) referrals for people with HIV to appropriate providers of health care and support services. These services are to be provided directly or through referrals, contracts or memoranda of understanding (MOUs).

Newly proposed service areas must not geographically overlap with existing RWHAP Part C EIS service areas as defined in Appendix B of this NOFO and in HRSA-22-011, HRSA-22-014, and HRSA-22-015.

Eligibility Requirements
Public and nonprofit private entities that are: a) Federally-qualified health centers under section 1905(1)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act; b) Grantees under section 1001 (regarding family planning) other than States; c) Comprehensive hemophilia diagnostic and treatment centers; d) Rural health clinics; e) Health facilities operated by or pursuant to a contract with the Indian Health Service; f) Community-based organizations, clinics, hospitals, and other health facilities that provide early intervention services to people who contracted HIV through intravenous drug use; or g) Nonprofit private entities that provide comprehensive primary care services to populations at risk of HIV, including faith-based and community-based organizations.

Tribes and tribal organizations that meet the above criteria are eligible to apply.

Period of Performance
HRSA-22-016: May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2025.

HRSA-22-017: Either April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025 or May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2025. Each period of performance will be for three (3) years.

Grant Value
HRSA-22-016: Approximately $5,200,000 available annually to fund up to 15 recipients. If you are proposing to serve a new service area, you may apply for up to $350,000 per year under HRSA-22-016.

HRSA-22-017: Approximately $1,500,000 available annually. If you are proposing to serve an existing service area under HRSA-22-017, you may apply for up to the published ceiling amount per year.