99-18384. Targeted Provider Education Demonstration Grants  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 38911-38912]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-18384]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    
    Health Resources and Services Administration
    
    
    Targeted Provider Education Demonstration Grants
    
    AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration
    
    ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 
    announces the availability of funds for fiscal year 1999 for 
    discretionary grants supporting Targeted Provider Education 
    Demonstration (TPED) Grants. These demonstration grants will provide 
    treatment education and training to health care and support service 
    providers who deliver Ryan White CARE Act services.
        The TPED Grants will serve as an adjunct to existing HRSA HIV 
    training initiatives which focus on providing training to primary care 
    providers on Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) treatment 
    guidelines including the ``DHHS Guidelines on the Use of Antiretroviral 
    Agents in HIV infected Adults and Adolescents' and the ``Guidelines for 
    the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection''. The 
    existing HIV training initiatives include: regional AIDS Education and 
    Training Centers (AETC), the National AIDS Education and Training 
    Centers Resource Center; and the National Minority AIDS and Education 
    and Training Center.
        The proposed demonstration grants will target HIV/AIDS providers 
    such as case managers, peer counselors, mental health professionals, 
    substance abuse providers, prison health and discharge providers, 
    outreach workers, treatment educators, etc. who are not targeted to 
    receive training through the other HRSA Ryan White Care Act training 
    initiatives. Training topics supported under this grant announcement 
    focus on areas required to support the delivery of quality health and 
    social service support services through Ryan White CARE Act programs. 
    Grantees will be expected to coordinate and work cooperatively with the 
    AETCs and other HRSA training initiatives.
        Successful grant applicants will propose to deliver innovative 
    education and training programs tailored to the assessed training needs 
    of the targeted populations. The proposed geographical area will be a 
    region, state(s) or other large geographic area(s) defined by the 
    applicant. The selected geographic area(s) should include areas with a 
    demonstrable need for training providers that serve large minority and 
    other underserved populations. The core components of the program will 
    include a needs assessment, comprehensive evaluation component, and a 
    time-framed implementation plan for education and training program 
    activities.
    
    Eligible Applicants
    
        Eligible applicants are public and nonprofit entities and schools 
    and academic health science centers. In addition, the applicant should 
    have a demonstrable track record in (1) designing and implementing 
    training or educational programs, serving minority populations, and 
    assessing HIV/AIDS service provider training needs; (2) be located 
    within the training catchment area defined by the applicant; and (3) 
    possess the capacity to use multifaceted strategies to outreach to 
    minority providers and provide HIV/AIDS training.
    
    Availability of Funds
    
        Up to $3.3 million dollars are available in FY 1999 to fund 5-10 
    awards. Funding will be allocated according to the number of grants 
    awarded. It is expected that the awards will be made on or about 
    September 30, 1999. Funding will be made available for 12-months, with 
    a project period for up to three years. Continuation awards within the 
    approved project period will be made on the basis of satisfactory 
    progress and the availability of funds.
    
    Authorization
    
        Section 2692 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300ff-11.
    
    Funding Priorities and/or Preferences
    
        Funding priority will be given to proposals that propose to provide 
    innovative education and training to targeted providers serving racial/
    ethnic minority communities highly impacted by HIV/AIDS. Geographical 
    area and uniform national distribution of TPED programs will be 
    considered in final funding decisions.
    
    DATES: In order to be considered for competition, applications for 
    these announced grants must be received at the HRSA Grants Application 
    Center by the close of business 45 days following the date of this 
    announcement. Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline 
    if they are: (1) Received on or before the deadline date, or (2) 
    postmarked on or before the deadline date and received in time for 
    orderly processing and submission to the review committee. Applicants 
    should request a legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or 
    U.S. Postal Service postmark. Private metered postmarks shall not be 
    acceptable as proof of timely mailing. Applications received after the 
    deadline will be returned to the applicant and not reviewed.
    
    ADDRESSES: All applications should be mailed or delivered to: Grants 
    Management Officer, HRSA Grants Application Center, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
    Room 4-91, Rockville, MD 20857. Grant applications sent to any address 
    other than that above are subject to being returned. Federal Register 
    notices and application guidance for the HIV/AIDS Bureau programs are 
    available on the
    
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    World Wide Web via the Internet. The web site for the HIV/AIDS Bureau 
    is: http://www.hrsa.gov/hab/. Federal grant application kits are 
    available at the following Internet address: http://forms.psc.gov/
    phsforms.htm. For those applicants who are unable to access application 
    materials electronically, a hard copy of the official grant application 
    kit (PHS Form 6025-1) must be obtained from the HRSA Grants Application 
    Center. The Center may be contacted by (1) telephone, 1-888-300-4772, 
    (2) fax, 301-309-0579, or (3) e-mail, [email protected]
    
    Where To Obtain Additional Information
    
        Additional technical information may be obtained from Brenda Woods-
    Francis, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 
    5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7-29, Rockville, MD 20857. The telephone number 
    is (301) 443-0415 and the FAX number is (301) 443-6709.
    
        Dated: July 14, 1999.
    Claude Earl Fox, M.D., M.P.H.,
    Administrator.
    [FR Doc. 99-18384 Filed 7-19-99; 8:45 am]
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