Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 14 057
Apply for HRSA 14 057
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Health Information Technology (HIT) Capacity Building for Monitoring and Improving Health Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum Capacity Building Sites" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.928 Special Projects of National Significance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 4, 2014 and posted on Feb 4, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 31, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants are limited to current Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A (Eligible Metropolitan Areas and Transitional Grant Areas) and Part B (States and Territories) grantees of record seeking to enhance their capacity to better collect, monitor and track relevant measures to improve health outcomes of PLWH along the HIV Care Continuum.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2014 Health Information Technology (HIT) Capacity Building for Monitoring and Improving Health Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and the Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) authority. The core aim is to help a small number of existing Ryan White jurisdictions strengthen their health data infrastructure so they can more accurately measure, monitor, and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV (PLWH) across the HIV Care Continuum (formerly called the HIV Treatment Cascade). In practical terms, the program is designed to move jurisdictions from having multiple disconnected HIV-related data systems to having better-integrated, more usable information that supports real-world decision making about care, retention, and viral suppression.
Funding is limited to four awards, and eligibility is restricted to current Ryan White Part A grantees (Eligible Metropolitan Areas and Transitional Grant Areas) and Ryan White Part B grantees (States and Territories) that are already grantees of record. The grant does not require cost sharing or matching. HRSA estimated total funding at $2,000,000 for the competition, with an expected four awards. The opportunity was posted February 4, 2014, with an application deadline of March 31, 2014 (and archived May 16, 2014). The CFDA number associated with this SPNS opportunity is 93.928.
The main purpose of the awards is capacity building: improving a State, EMA, or TGA HIT infrastructure so it can integrate and use key measures drawn from HIV treatment data, surveillance systems, laboratory information, and other program data. The reason this matters is that the HIV Care Continuum becomes far more useful when jurisdictions can routinely combine these different data sources to see where people are falling out of care, where disparities are most pronounced, and which subpopulations need targeted interventions. With stronger data integration and analytics, grantees are better positioned to assess treatment outcomes and program effectiveness, allocate resources more efficiently, and focus strategies on communities experiencing the greatest inequities.
The opportunity is explicitly aligned with national policy priorities. It supports Goal 2 of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (increasing access to care and improving health outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS) and Goal 3 (reducing HIV-related health disparities). It also ties into the HIV Care Continuum Initiative announced by the Office of National AIDS Policy on July 15, 2013, which was authorized by an Executive Order and directed federal agencies to prioritize improvements across the continuum of HIV care by accelerating efforts and using existing federal resources to expand testing, services, treatment, and patient access. HRSA frames this funding as a continuation and expansion of SPNS work authorized under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006, which supported the development of standard electronic client information systems to improve reporting capacity at both the client and grantee levels.
Applicants are expected to build on what they already have rather than starting from scratch, leveraging existing HIT systems and resources within their jurisdictions. The announcement recognizes that many jurisdictions already use some form of network or exchange approach, such as Wide Area Networks (WANs), Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs), central data repositories, Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), or hybrids of these models. However, the program also acknowledges that interoperability and interconnectivity often remain uneven because of differences in standards, governance, and regulatory requirements, as well as practical constraints like whether partners can send information in real time versus only sending batch files periodically to a central location.
A central theme of the grant is improving interconnectivity and interoperability so that data can move more smoothly between systems and organizations. Proposed enhancements could be internal (for example, adding nodes or participants to an existing network) or external (for example, connecting separate systems so they can exchange information). The announcement points to common technical approaches to better interoperability, including the use of Continuity of Care Documents (CCD) and other improved data transmission and communication methods such as secure web services and file transfer protocols, with an emphasis on following widely disseminated standards from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The ideal end state described is near real-time, bi-directional tracking of client medical and support service data across points of service, allowing a clearer picture of engagement in care and outcomes over time.
Another major focus is the development or enhancement of centralized data repositories that can function as the backbone of an HIE-like capability for HIV-related monitoring. HRSA describes an effective central repository as one that collects data from all relevant sources in a State or city, including HIV surveillance and testing databases, HIV treatment provider organizations, laboratories, and other pertinent program systems. With this kind of hub in place, jurisdictions can assemble more complete and timely HIV Care Continuum models, including models specific to subpopulations disproportionately affected by HIV or experiencing worse outcomes, which is essential for identifying gaps and directing interventions where they will have the greatest impact.
Overall, this grant opportunity is about making HIV program data more connected and actionable. By strengthening HIT foundations and enabling jurisdictions to combine clinical, surveillance, laboratory, and service data, HRSA aims to help Ryan White Part A and Part B recipients better monitor progress along the HIV Care Continuum, improve treatment outcomes, and reduce disparities through smarter targeting of services and resources.
FAQs: FY 2014 HIT Capacity Building for Monitoring and Improving Health Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum (HRSA SPNS)
What is this grant opportunity?
This is the FY 2014 Health Information Technology (HIT) Capacity Building for Monitoring and Improving Health Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum program. It is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and the Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) authority.
What is the main goal of the program?
The core aim is capacity building: helping a small number of existing Ryan White jurisdictions strengthen their health data infrastructure so they can more accurately measure, monitor, and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV (PLWH) across the HIV Care Continuum (formerly called the HIV Treatment Cascade).
What problem is this funding trying to solve?
The program is designed to move jurisdictions from having multiple disconnected HIV-related data systems toward better-integrated, more usable information. The intent is to support real-world decision making about care, retention, and viral suppression by making HIV program data more connected and actionable.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to current Ryan White Part A grantees (Eligible Metropolitan Areas and Transitional Grant Areas) and Ryan White Part B grantees (States and Territories) that are already grantees of record.
How many awards are available?
Funding is limited to four awards.
How much funding is available?
HRSA estimated total funding at $2,000,000 for the competition, with an expected four awards.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number associated with this SPNS opportunity is 93.928.
When was the opportunity posted and when was the application due?
The opportunity was posted on February 4, 2014. The application deadline was March 31, 2014. It was archived on May 16, 2014.
What does HRSA mean by "capacity building" in this program?
Capacity building here means improving a State, EMA, or TGA HIT infrastructure so it can integrate and use key measures drawn from HIV treatment data, surveillance systems, laboratory information, and other program data.
What kinds of data sources are expected to be integrated?
The program emphasizes integrating HIV-related information across multiple sources, including HIV treatment data, surveillance systems, laboratory information, HIV testing databases, HIV treatment provider organizations, and other relevant program systems.
Why is integrating data across the HIV Care Continuum important?
HRSA highlights that the HIV Care Continuum becomes more useful when jurisdictions can routinely combine different data sources to see where people are falling out of care, where disparities are most pronounced, and which subpopulations need targeted interventions.
What outcomes or improvements does HRSA expect stronger data integration to support?
With stronger data integration and analytics, grantees are better positioned to assess treatment outcomes and program effectiveness, allocate resources more efficiently, and focus strategies on communities experiencing the greatest inequities.
Is this program meant to fund brand-new systems?
No. Applicants are expected to build on what they already have rather than starting from scratch, leveraging existing HIT systems and resources within their jurisdictions.
What existing infrastructure models does the announcement recognize?
The announcement notes that many jurisdictions already use network or exchange approaches such as Wide Area Networks (WANs), Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs), central data repositories, Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), or hybrids of these models.
What challenges does the announcement identify with interoperability?
It acknowledges that interoperability and interconnectivity can be uneven due to differences in standards, governance, and regulatory requirements, as well as operational realities such as whether partners can send information in real time versus sending batch files periodically to a central location.
What is the central technical theme of the grant?
A central theme is improving interconnectivity and interoperability so that data can move more smoothly between systems and organizations.
What kinds of interoperability enhancements are within scope?
Proposed enhancements could be internal (such as adding nodes or participants to an existing network) or external (such as connecting separate systems so they can exchange information).
What technical approaches to interoperability are mentioned?
The announcement points to the use of Continuity of Care Documents (CCD) and other improved data transmission and communication methods such as secure web services and file transfer protocols, with emphasis on following widely disseminated standards from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
What is the "ideal end state" described for data exchange?
The ideal end state described is near real-time, bi-directional tracking of client medical and support service data across points of service, allowing a clearer picture of engagement in care and outcomes over time.
What role do centralized data repositories play in this program?
A major focus is the development or enhancement of centralized data repositories that can serve as the backbone of an HIE-like capability for HIV-related monitoring.
What does HRSA describe as an effective centralized repository?
HRSA describes an effective central repository as one that collects data from all relevant sources in a State or city, including HIV surveillance and testing databases, HIV treatment provider organizations, laboratories, and other pertinent program systems.
How would a central repository improve HIV Care Continuum monitoring?
With a hub in place, jurisdictions can assemble more complete and timely HIV Care Continuum models, including models specific to subpopulations disproportionately affected by HIV or experiencing worse outcomes. This supports identifying gaps and directing interventions where they can have the greatest impact.
How is this opportunity aligned with national HIV policy priorities?
It supports Goal 2 of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (increasing access to care and improving health outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS) and Goal 3 (reducing HIV-related health disparities). It also ties to the HIV Care Continuum Initiative announced by the Office of National AIDS Policy on July 15, 2013.
What is the connection to the HIV Care Continuum Initiative?
The funding is framed as aligned with an initiative authorized by an Executive Order directing federal agencies to prioritize improvements across the continuum of HIV care by accelerating efforts and using existing federal resources to expand testing, services, treatment, and patient access.
How does this opportunity relate to SPNS work under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006?
HRSA frames this funding as a continuation and expansion of SPNS work authorized under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006, which supported the development of standard electronic client information systems to improve reporting capacity at both client and grantee levels.
What is the practical benefit to Ryan White jurisdictions if they receive this award?
The practical benefit is stronger, more integrated data infrastructure that supports routine monitoring across the HIV Care Continuum, improved ability to identify care gaps and disparities, and better targeting of services and resources to improve outcomes such as retention in care and viral suppression.
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