Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 IHS OCPS HIV 0001
Apply for HHS 2016 IHS OCPS HIV 0001
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Clinical and Preventive Services: National HIV Program; HIV/AIDS Prevention and Engagement in Care" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.933.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 30, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 28, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Office of Clinical and Preventive Services: National HIV Program; HIV/AIDS Prevention and Engagement in Care grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2016 IHS OCPS HIV 0001) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service (IHS). Its overall purpose is to help American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities advance the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020, the federal strategy released in July 2015 to improve HIV prevention and HIV care outcomes nationwide. In practical terms, the program is meant to strengthen and expand locally driven HIV prevention, education, and care efforts in AI/AN settings, with IHS playing an active partnership role typical of a cooperative agreement (as opposed to a more hands-off grant).
This funding targets organizations that can implement community-level activities aligned with the national strategy while reflecting local realities, barriers, and strengths. Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments and Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), with additional eligibility details indicated in the full announcement. The opportunity is categorized under health (CFDA 93.933) and was designed to support a small cohort of projects: the announcement anticipated about five awards, with an award ceiling of $100,000 per award.
Programmatically, the opportunity emphasizes progress in one of five focus areas, allowing communities to concentrate on the most urgent local need while still contributing to broader national HIV goals. The first focus area is expanding access to comprehensive Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) services for people for whom PrEP is appropriate and who want it. This generally points to building or improving the local capacity to identify candidates for PrEP, provide clinical access, support adherence and follow-up, and address common barriers such as stigma, limited nearby services, or challenges with ongoing lab monitoring and routine visits.
The second focus area centers on identifying local-level priorities for HIV care and developing tools and resources that match those priorities. This is essentially a needs-assessment-and-response pathway: communities are encouraged to look closely at where gaps exist along the HIV care continuum (for example, diagnosis, linkage to care, retention, medication adherence, and viral suppression) and then create practical, culturally appropriate materials, workflows, or local resources to close those gaps.
The third focus area is improving engagement and retention in care for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). This highlights the ongoing challenge that access to care is not the same as staying connected to it. Activities under this emphasis typically aim to reduce missed appointments, strengthen case management or patient navigation, improve continuity of care, and address social and structural obstacles that can disrupt treatment, such as transportation, housing instability, stigma, or lack of consistent support.
The fourth focus area links HIV prevention with substance use-related risk reduction, specifically for people who inject drugs, and also seeks to expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction, consistent with federal, state, Tribal, and local laws. The intention is twofold: reduce HIV transmission risk through education and harm-reduction-oriented engagement, and improve pathways to evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder. This reflects the recognized overlap between injection-related HIV risk and the need for effective addiction treatment options in many communities.
The fifth focus area supports increasing delivery of age-appropriate HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention education at the local level. This emphasis is aimed at strengthening prevention knowledge and safer behavior skills through education that is tailored to the audience, developmentally appropriate, and workable in the local cultural context. It also recognizes that STI prevention and HIV prevention efforts often reinforce each other, especially when education includes testing awareness, risk reduction strategies, and information on available local services.
Overall, this opportunity is structured to help AI/AN communities move the needle on HIV prevention and care by funding targeted, community-specific work in one major priority area, while aligning with the broader National HIV/AIDS Strategy goals for better prevention, earlier diagnosis, stronger linkage to care, improved retention, and better health outcomes for people living with HIV. The announcement was created on June 30, 2016, with an original closing date of August 28, 2016, indicating it was a time-bound competitive funding cycle intended to quickly seed or expand local interventions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled: Office of Clinical and Preventive Services: National HIV Program; HIV/AIDS Prevention and Engagement in Care.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HHS 2016 IHS OCPS HIV 0001.
Who is offering this funding?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), through the Office of Clinical and Preventive Services (OCPS), National HIV Program.
Is this a grant or a cooperative agreement?
It is a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning IHS is expected to play an active partnership role rather than operating in a hands-off way typical of some grants.
What is the overall purpose of the program?
The purpose is to help American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities advance the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020 (released July 2015) by strengthening and expanding locally driven HIV prevention, education, and care efforts in AI/AN settings.
What national strategy is this opportunity aligned with?
It aligns with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020, the federal strategy released in July 2015 to improve HIV prevention and HIV care outcomes nationwide.
Who is the funding intended to serve?
The opportunity is intended to support work in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
What types of applicants are eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments and Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments). The full announcement contains additional eligibility details.
What is the CFDA number and program category?
The opportunity is categorized under health and listed under CFDA 93.933.
How many awards were expected?
The announcement anticipated about five awards.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling was $100,000 per award.
What kinds of activities does the program support?
The program supports community-level activities that align with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy while reflecting local realities, barriers, and strengths in AI/AN settings. Projects are expected to be locally driven and targeted to community needs.
Do applicants need to choose a specific priority area?
Yes. The opportunity emphasizes progress in one of five focus areas, allowing a community to concentrate on the most urgent local need while still contributing to broader national HIV goals.
What are the five focus areas?
The five focus areas are: (1) expanding access to comprehensive PrEP services; (2) identifying local-level HIV care priorities and developing tools/resources to address them; (3) improving engagement and retention in care for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA); (4) linking HIV prevention with substance use-related risk reduction for people who inject drugs and expanding access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction (consistent with applicable laws); and (5) increasing delivery of age-appropriate HIV and STI prevention education at the local level.
What does the PrEP focus area aim to expand or improve?
The PrEP focus area aims to expand access to comprehensive Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) services for people for whom PrEP is appropriate and who want it. This may involve building or improving local capacity to identify PrEP candidates, provide clinical access, support adherence and follow-up, and address barriers such as stigma, limited nearby services, and challenges with ongoing lab monitoring and routine visits.
What does the "local priorities and tools/resources" focus area mean in practice?
It is a needs-assessment-and-response approach. Communities are encouraged to identify gaps along the HIV care continuum (such as diagnosis, linkage to care, retention, medication adherence, and viral suppression) and then develop practical, culturally appropriate tools, materials, workflows, or local resources to close those gaps.
What is emphasized under engagement and retention in care for PLWHA?
This focus area emphasizes that getting connected to care is not the same as staying connected. Typical activities aim to reduce missed appointments, strengthen case management or patient navigation, improve continuity of care, and address social and structural obstacles that disrupt treatment (such as transportation, housing instability, stigma, or lack of consistent support).
How does the opportunity address substance use-related HIV risk?
One focus area links HIV prevention with substance use-related risk reduction, specifically for people who inject drugs. It also seeks to expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction, consistent with federal, state, Tribal, and local laws, with the dual intention of reducing HIV transmission risk and improving pathways to evidence-based opioid use disorder treatment.
What does the education focus area cover?
It supports increasing delivery of age-appropriate HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention education at the local level. The education is expected to be tailored to the audience, developmentally appropriate, and workable in the local cultural context, recognizing that HIV and STI prevention efforts can reinforce each other (including testing awareness, risk reduction strategies, and information on available local services).
How is "locally driven" work described in this opportunity?
The opportunity emphasizes activities that are aligned with national goals but designed around local realities, barriers, and strengths, with communities focusing on the most urgent local need within one major priority area.
When was the announcement created?
The announcement was created on June 30, 2016.
What was the original application closing date?
The original closing date was August 28, 2016.
What does the timeline suggest about the funding cycle?
The dates indicate it was a time-bound competitive funding cycle intended to quickly seed or expand local interventions.
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