Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 15 154
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- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.145 AIDS Education and Training Centers.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 15, 2015 and posted on Jun 15, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 15, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $25,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants include public and private entities, including schools and academic health science centers. Faith based and community based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply. In order to ensure that areas with the greatest incidence of HIV/AIDS, but with relative shortages of HIV care and treatment professionals receive adequate support, HRSA has divided the US and its jurisdictions into eight (8) regions in alignment with the HHS Regions1 as follows 1) New England AETC (aligns with HHS Region 1) Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont 2) Northeast/Caribbean AETC (aligns with HHS Region 2) New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands 3) Mid Atlantic AETC (aligns with HHS Region 3) Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia 4) Southeast AETC (aligns with HHS Region 4) Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee 5) Midwest AETC (aligns with combined HHS Regions 5 and 7) Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin 6) South Central AETC (aligns with HHS Region 6) Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas 7) Frontier AETC (aligns with combined HHS Regions 8 and 10) Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming 8) Pacific AETC (aligns with HHS Region 9) Arizona, California, Hawai i, Nevada, and the six U.S. affiliated Pacific Jurisdictions (Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau) Each applicant must select no more than one region to support in its application, and must agree to support the HIV/AIDS training and education needs across the entire region selected. The applicant must be physically located in the region which it intends to serve. 1 HHS. Regional Offices, http://www.hhs.gov/iea/regional/, accessed September 26, 2014.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) opportunity (HRSA-15-154) is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) cooperative agreement under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F. It funds a national network of eight regional centers whose shared mission is to strengthen and expand the US HIV workforce by educating health care professionals to counsel, diagnose, treat, and medically manage people living with HIV (PLWH), while also supporting prevention efforts aimed at reducing behaviors that drive transmission. The centers are expected to connect frontline clinicians and care teams with HIV experts through practical, tailored training, consultation, technical assistance, and clinical decision support, with the overarching aim of improving outcomes across the HIV care continuum (diagnosis, linkage to care, retention, and viral suppression).
A core feature of the program is competency-based workforce development across three focus areas: clinical care, teamwork, and organization and systems management. Training content is expected to reflect current federal clinical guidance, including the most recent HHS HIV treatment guidelines and HRSA clinical care references, and it must address HIV prevention, diagnosis, antiretroviral treatment, opportunistic infections, and common comorbidities (for example hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, oral health needs, and noninfectious conditions associated with HIV). The program emphasizes reaching providers and clinics with limited HIV experience, while also helping established HIV providers improve performance and patient outcomes through practice transformation strategies such as patient-centered medical home principles, integrated behavioral health, and stronger use of public health and clinical data to target interventions.
Funded recipients must operate at a regional scale while still contributing to the broader AETC network and national coordination. One early required deliverable is a comprehensive regional needs assessment of HIV-related training gaps, completed during the first 10-month budget period and developed in collaboration with key partners such as HRSA, Ryan White Part A and Part B recipients in the region, and national AETC components including the National Clinicians Consultation Center (NCCC) and the National Evaluation Center (NEC). Beyond training delivery, Regional AETCs are expected to identify and spread effective models of care that improve outcomes in different settings, including Ryan White-funded clinics, community health centers, rural health clinics, and other primary care sites, and to share lessons learned from Special Projects of National Significance.
Another major expectation is building durable partnerships with organizations that provide direct patient care, especially Federally Qualified Health Centers that either do not currently provide HIV care or need help expanding their capacity. The intent is not just one-off trainings, but ongoing, longitudinal relationships that support clinical practice transformation and measurable progress along the care continuum. Regional AETCs must also help train the trainers by working with accredited health professions schools and graduate programs (medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, allied and behavioral health disciplines) to strengthen interprofessional education and team-based curricula so that future clinicians are better prepared to care for PLWH, with particular attention to minority-serving institutions.
The primary audience is health care providers serving PLWH and people at high risk for HIV who may not be HIV specialists, along with allied health professionals and support staff such as case managers and social workers who play key roles in adherence support, secondary prevention, and connecting patients to needed services. Applicants must show they can manage federal training funds and oversee contracts and subcontracts using standardized monitoring methods. Minimum staffing expectations include a Project Director with federal grant management and HIV program experience, a Clinical Director with hands-on HIV treatment experience (including prescribing ART) and training expertise, and Regional Partner Directors for partner entities managing sub-awarded funds and regional coordination. HRSA also encourages staffing and faculty that reflect the racial/ethnic and gender diversity of both trainees and the patient populations served.
The announcement planned eight awards covering all 50 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the six US-affiliated Pacific jurisdictions, organized into eight regions aligned with HHS regional boundaries. An applicant could apply for only one region, must be physically located in that region, and must agree to serve the full geographic area of the selected region. Eligible applicants include public and private entities such as schools and academic health science centers, as well as faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations. The opportunity carried an estimated total funding level of $25.5 million with no cost sharing requirement. It was posted June 15, 2015, with a closing date of July 15, 2015, under CFDA 93.145 (AIDS Education and Training Centers).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) (HRSA-15-154)
1) What is the Regional AETC opportunity (HRSA-15-154)?
Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) (HRSA-15-154) is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) cooperative agreement under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F. It funds regional centers that strengthen and expand the US HIV workforce through education, training, consultation, technical assistance, and clinical decision support.
2) What is the overall mission of the Regional AETC program?
The shared mission is to strengthen and expand the US HIV workforce by educating health care professionals to counsel, diagnose, treat, and medically manage people living with HIV (PLWH), while also supporting prevention efforts aimed at reducing behaviors that drive HIV transmission.
3) How many Regional AETCs are funded and what do they cover?
The program supports a national network of eight regional centers. Together, they cover all 50 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the six US-affiliated Pacific jurisdictions, organized into eight regions aligned with HHS regional boundaries.
4) What outcomes is this program trying to improve?
The program is designed to improve outcomes across the HIV care continuum, including diagnosis, linkage to care, retention in care, and viral suppression.
5) What kinds of services do Regional AETCs provide?
Regional AETCs are expected to connect frontline clinicians and care teams with HIV experts through practical, tailored training, consultation, technical assistance, and clinical decision support.
6) What is meant by competency-based workforce development in this program?
A core feature is competency-based workforce development across three focus areas: clinical care, teamwork, and organization and systems management.
7) What clinical topics must the training address?
Training must address HIV prevention, diagnosis, antiretroviral treatment (ART), opportunistic infections, and common comorbidities. Examples of comorbidities mentioned include hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, oral health needs, and noninfectious conditions associated with HIV.
8) What guidance should training content be based on?
Training content is expected to reflect current federal clinical guidance, including the most recent HHS HIV treatment guidelines and HRSA clinical care references.
9) Who is the primary audience for Regional AETC training and support?
The primary audience includes health care providers serving PLWH and people at high risk for HIV who may not be HIV specialists, as well as allied health professionals and support staff such as case managers and social workers who support adherence, secondary prevention, and connections to needed services.
10) Is the program focused only on providers with limited HIV experience?
No. The program emphasizes reaching providers and clinics with limited HIV experience, while also helping established HIV providers improve performance and patient outcomes through practice transformation strategies.
11) What practice transformation approaches are highlighted?
Examples mentioned include patient-centered medical home principles, integrated behavioral health, and stronger use of public health and clinical data to target interventions.
12) What is the expected scale of operations for a funded Regional AETC?
Recipients must operate at a regional scale, serve the full geographic area of their selected region, and contribute to the broader AETC network and national coordination.
13) Is a regional needs assessment required?
Yes. An early required deliverable is a comprehensive regional needs assessment of HIV-related training gaps, to be completed during the first 10-month budget period.
14) Who should be involved in the regional needs assessment?
The needs assessment is expected to be developed in collaboration with key partners such as HRSA, Ryan White Part A and Part B recipients in the region, and national AETC components including the National Clinicians Consultation Center (NCCC) and the National Evaluation Center (NEC).
15) Beyond training, what additional expectations are described for Regional AETCs?
Regional AETCs are expected to identify and spread effective models of care that improve outcomes in different settings and to share lessons learned from Special Projects of National Significance.
16) What care settings are specifically mentioned as places where effective models should be spread?
Examples include Ryan White-funded clinics, community health centers, rural health clinics, and other primary care sites.
17) What is the role of partnerships in this opportunity?
A major expectation is building durable partnerships with organizations that provide direct patient care, especially Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that do not currently provide HIV care or need support to expand their capacity.
18) Is the goal one-time training events or longer-term engagement?
The intent is not just one-off trainings. Regional AETCs are expected to form ongoing, longitudinal relationships that support clinical practice transformation and measurable progress along the care continuum.
19) Does the opportunity include "train-the-trainer" expectations?
Yes. Regional AETCs must help train the trainers by working with accredited health professions schools and graduate programs to strengthen interprofessional education and team-based curricula so future clinicians are better prepared to care for PLWH.
20) Which academic and professional disciplines are mentioned for training-the-trainer work?
The announcement specifically references medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, and allied and behavioral health disciplines.
21) Is there any special attention to minority-serving institutions?
Yes. The training-the-trainer component is expected to pay particular attention to minority-serving institutions.
22) What are the basic applicant eligibility categories?
Eligible applicants include public and private entities such as schools and academic health science centers, as well as faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations.
23) Can an applicant apply for more than one region?
No. An applicant could apply for only one region.
24) Does the applicant need to be located in the region they apply for?
Yes. The applicant must be physically located in the region for which they apply and must agree to serve the full geographic area of that selected region.
25) What is the estimated total funding level for this opportunity?
The opportunity carried an estimated total funding level of $25.5 million.
26) Is cost sharing required?
No. The announcement stated there was no cost sharing requirement.
27) What type of award mechanism is used?
This opportunity is described as a cooperative agreement under HRSA.
28) What administrative capabilities must applicants demonstrate?
Applicants must show they can manage federal training funds and oversee contracts and subcontracts using standardized monitoring methods.
29) What minimum staffing roles are expected?
Minimum staffing expectations include a Project Director with federal grant management and HIV program experience, a Clinical Director with hands-on HIV treatment experience (including prescribing ART) and training expertise, and Regional Partner Directors for partner entities managing sub-awarded funds and regional coordination.
30) Are there any staffing diversity expectations?
HRSA encourages staffing and faculty that reflect the racial/ethnic and gender diversity of both trainees and the patient populations served.
31) What is the CFDA number for this program?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.145 (AIDS Education and Training Centers).
32) When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted June 15, 2015, with a closing date of July 15, 2015.
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