[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38910-38911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18385]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Notice of a Cooperative Agreement With the University of Southern
California AIDS Social Policy Archive
The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) HIV/AIDS
Bureau (HAB) announces that it will award a cooperative agreement to
The University of Southern California AIDS Social Policy Archive (USC).
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to (1) assist USC in
an expansion of training programs to help community-based organizations
train, place, and support a cadre of HIV/AIDS peer treatment educators
from racial and ethnic minority groups as a strategy to engage and
retain more persons of color in high quality care and to evaluate the
effectiveness of this type of intervention; and (2) establish a Center
for Peer HIV/AIDS Treatment Educators in order to support the training
and development of knowledgeable peer educators to work within minority
communities on treatment education, to increase the awareness,
acceptance and appropriate utilization of effective new therapies by
HIV positive persons. This project is an essential part of HAB's
response to address HIV/AIDS among racial and ethnic minority
populations as a part of the Congressional Black Caucus Initiative.
HRSA's role in the cooperative agreement will include providing
consultation and technical assistance in planning, operating, and
evaluating program activities; facilitating collaboration with Ryan
White grantees and other HIV national and community organizations to
reach the target population; facilitating efforts in the provision of
technical assistance and training to specified individuals and
organizations; participating, as appropriate, in planning and producing
any conferences, meetings, or workgroups conducted during the period of
the cooperative agreement; and maintaining an ongoing dialogue with the
applicant concerning program plans, policies, and other issues which
may have major implications for any activities undertaken by the
applicant under the Cooperative Agreement.
Authorizing Legislation
An award will be made under the program authority of Section 2692
(a) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300ff-11.
Background
Assistance will only be provided to USC. No other applications are
solicited, nor will they be accepted. This organization is the only
qualified entity to administer this cooperative agreement because:
1. The University of Southern California AIDS Social Policy Archive
is the only entity that has designed a university-based peer treatment
educator training program that will create a cadre of highly-trained
HIV/AIDS peer treatment educators for the purpose of increasing the
numbers of HIV infected African Americans entering and remaining in
health care, adhering to treatment regimes, and advocating for their
own health care needs.
2. This organization and its staff are established leaders in
developing and promoting national and local HIV-related treatment
education and policy campaigns aimed at reducing the impact
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of HIV in minority populations and improving health outcomes.
3. This organization has developed a base of critical knowledge,
skills, and abilities related to HIV treatment and barriers to
accessing and adhering to prescribed treatments.
4. This organization has nationally recognized experts in HIV
treatments (FDA approved and experimental), process and outcome
evaluation, and curriculum development as core resources to support the
project through out the project period.
5. This organization has demonstrated the ability to work with
minority and non-minority entities, the Federal Government, academic
institutions, and health groups on mutually beneficial education,
research, and health endeavors related to the goal of health promotion
and disease prevention among racial and ethnic minority populations;
the national leadership necessary to focus the Nation's attention on
minority-related health issues; and the leadership needed to organize
health care professionals to work with and train racial/ethnic minority
treatment educators and advocates.
Up to $2,000,000 is available in fiscal year (FY) 1999 for a 12-
month budget period with a project period of 3 years. Continuation
awards within the project period will be made on the basis of
satisfactory progress and the availability of funds.
Where to Obtain Additional Information
Additional information may be obtained from Ms. Brenda Woods-
Francis, HIV/AIDS Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7-29,
Rockville, MD 20857 or telephone (301) 443-0415.
Dated: July 14, 1999.
Claude Earl Fox,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-18385 Filed 7-19-99; 8:45 am]
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