$1.5 Billion Funding Available for Part B – HIV Care Grant Program

by VARALAKSHMI PULUGURTHA Targeted News Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration has announced that it expects to award a maximum of 59 discretionary grants to assist states and territories in developing and enhancing access to a comprehensive continuum of high quality HIV care and treatment for low-income people living with HIV.

The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1.5 billion.

This funding opportunity is open to 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Territories of the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

A funding opportunity notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration states: "A comprehensive HIV/AIDS continuum of care includes the following core medical services: outpatient and ambulatory health services, AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) treatments, AIDS pharmaceutical assistance (local), oral health care, early intervention services, health insurance premium and cost sharing assistance, home health care, medical nutrition therapy, hospice services, home and community-based health services, mental health services and medical case management, including treatment adherence services and substance abuse outpatient care. These services assist PLWH [people living with HIV]in accessing treatment of HIV infection that is consistent with HHS Treatment Guidelines. The guidelines include ensuring access to antiretroviral and other drug therapies, including prophylaxis and treatment of opportunistic infections as well as combination antiretroviral therapies."

The funding opportunity number is HRSA-15-004 (CFDA 93.917). The application closing date is Nov. 24.

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