Grant Details

Support and Scale Up of HIV Prevention Services in Sexual Health Clinics - FY 2024

Agency:	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
CFDA:	93.977
Federal FON:	CDC-RFA-PS-24-0003
Office:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)
Multipart Grant:	No

Next Due:	01/15/2024 (Application)
Solicitation Date:	10/31/2023

Match Required:	Recommended
Match Type:	Unspecified
Actual Funds:	$20,000,000 (Estimated)
Number of Awards:	20 (Estimated)

Summary:

The purpose of this program is to support the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative by scaling up HIV prevention and care services in sexual health clinics. The EHE initiative takes a whole-of-society approach that requires providing services to people with and at risk for HIV wherever they seek care.

Award recipients will be expected to achieve the following outcomes by the end of the five-year period of performance:

Enhanced adoption of optimal sexual health services and clinic models for provision of quality sexually transmitted infection (STI)-related clinical care
Increased understanding of and responsiveness to patients' experiences, satisfaction, and needs
Increased identification of new HIV and STI infections
Increased persons eligible for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) who are prescribed PrEP
Increased collaboration and engagement with local partners and community members to inform sexual health service delivery
Increased rapid linkage to HIV medical care for persons newly diagnosed with HIV
Increased receipt of recommended, timely STI prevention and treatment
Increased receipt of rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) for individuals with newly diagnosed HIV
Sustained community partnerships to inform strategic EHE planning and implementation
Increased clinic capacity to provide affirming, stigma-free, and discrimination-free HIV prevention and linkage to care services

Applicants must apply for both of the following strategies:

Strategy A: strengthen clinic infrastructure and improve service delivery to address the syndemic of HIV and other STIs: award recipients will be expected to implement each of the following activities:
- Activity A1: implement an action plan to address gaps identified by a clinic infrastructure assessment
- Activity A2: implement evidence-based or evidence-informed approaches to increase clinic efficiency
- Activity A3: assess patients' clinic experience and needs
- Activity A4: adopt a whole-person approach to HIV prevention and care in the clinic
Strategy B: foster strategic partnerships in support of the EHE initiative: award recipients will be expected to implement each of the following activities:
- Activity B1: foster action-oriented and strategic partnerships with community providers, community-based organizations, health departments, and other entities
- Activity B2: actively participate in existing local HIV planning activities
- Activity B3: build active and meaningful engagements with priority populations affected by HIV and other STIs

Applicants can request to temporarily opt-out of selected required activities by providing a compelling justification which must be based on program priorities, resources, and/or policies, but are expected to provide a timeline for future implementation of required activities.

Applicants are expected to identify priority population(s) disproportionately impacted by HIV and other STIs in the proposed clinics' catchment area. Applicants must choose to focus on one or more of these populations based on the HIV/STI health disparities in their jurisdictions.

An optional conference call is scheduled for this program. Refer to the Application section for additional information.

Program Office Notes:

The program officer confirmed the application deadline.

Last Updated: November 15, 2024

Eligibility Notes:

Eligible applicants are:

State governments, including the District of Columbia, or their bona fide agents
Local governments or their bona fide agents
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public, state-controlled, or private institutions of higher education
Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
Nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status
Territorial governments or their bona fide agents in American Samoa, Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

Award recipients will be expected to establish strong working relationships with the National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) for training and capacity-building support, and should collaborate with a regional prevention training center (PTC) to implement and promote quality sexual health services in their clinics.

Award recipients will also be expected to establish, build, and/or maintain partnerships with:

Other programs funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in their jurisdiction to ensure communication, collaboration, and coordination for the delivery of comprehensive sexual health services that is consistent with CDC standards and guidance
Organizations not funded by the CDC that will support the implementation of proposed activities

For-profit entities are not eligible to apply.

FY 2024 award recipients include:

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC)
King County (WA)
San Francisco Department of Public Health (CA)
Chicago Department of Public Health (IL)
Positive Impact Health Centers (GA)

Refer to the Award file for additional information on FY 2024 award recipients.

Eligible Applicants:

Local Government
Academic Institutions
Native American Tribe
Non Profits
Schools/School Districts
State Government
Tribal Organizations/Institutions

Application Notes:

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on January 15, 2024.

The program officer confirmed the application deadline.

Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.

Applications must include:

SF 424
Table of contents
Project abstract summary
Project narrative
Work plan
Budget narrative
Indirect cost rate agreement (if applicable)
Data management plan (if applicable)
Risk questionnaire
Report on programmatic, budgetary, and commitment overlap (if applicable)
Letters of support or commitment (encouraged)

The project narrative is limited to 20 pages; however, if the work plan is uploaded to the application as a .pdf file, it will not be counted toward the project narrative page limit. The project narrative must be formatted on single-spaced, numbered pages with one-inch margins using a 12-point font. The budget narrative may be uploaded to the application as a .pdf, Word, or Excel file. Letters of support or commitment should be uploaded to the application as .pdf files.

The following are required in order to submit an application:

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
SAM (System for Award Management) registration

Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam.

Applicants are encouraged to submit an optional letter of intent (LOI) by November 29, 2023. LOIs must be emailed to the appropriate address provided in the Contact section.

An optional conference call will be held for this program as follows:

November 6, 2023
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Registration: www.zoomgov.com

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

Approach (35 points)
Evaluation and performance measurement (30 points)
Applicant's organizational capacity to implement the approach (35 points)

Refer to the NOFA file for additional application information.

Match Required:	Recommended
Match Type:	Unspecified
Actual Funds:	$20,000,000 (Estimated)

Number of Awards:	20 (Estimated)

Match Notes:

Matching funds are not required for this program; however, leveraging other resources and related ongoing efforts to promote sustainability is strongly encouraged.

Funding Notes:

Approximately $20 million is available to support approximately 20 cooperative agreements expected to average between $600,000 and $1 million per budget period through this program. The estimated total funding for this program across the five-year period of performance is $100 million.

The estimated award date is June 1, 2024.

The total period of performance length is five years, and the length of each budget period is 12 months. Throughout the period of performance, the funding agency will continue the award based on the availability of funds, the evidence of satisfactory progress by the recipient, and the determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the federal government.

Applicants must budget for two representatives to attend the annual, in-person award recipient meetings and the biennial national sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention conference.

In general, funds may not be used for:

Clinical care
Purchasing furniture or equipment
Pre-award costs
Publicity or propaganda purposes
The preparation, distribution, or use of any material designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before any legislative body
The salary or expenses of any award recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or executive order proposed or pending before any legislative body

Funds may not be used for:

Research
Antiretroviral medication, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
Family planning medications
Medication for treatment of hepatitis C

For FY 2024, a total of $9 million was distributed via 15 awards through this program. Refer to the Award file for details.

Contacts:

Primary Contact:

Diane Ballard
Project Officer
IQU0@cdc.gov

Financial, Awards Management, and Budget Assistance Contact:

Chamarla Brame
Grants Management Specialist
gpv3@cdc.gov

Agency Address
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30329

Contact Notes:

Questions should be directed to the appropriate program contact.

Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.

Optional letters of intent (LOIs) must be emailed to Diane Ballard at the address provided.

The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.

Files:

NOFA File: US16700_NOFA_FY2024.pdf (453.7 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US16700_BudgetGuide_FY2024.pdf (577.2 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US16700_RiskQuestionnaire_FY2024.pdf (657.3 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US16700_WorkPlanTemplate_FY2024.xlsm (69.1 Kb)
Award File: US16700_Award_FY2024.pdf (112.8 Kb)

File Notes:

The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. The BudgetGuide file contains detailed budget instructions. The RiskQuestionnaire file contains the risk questionnaire required for submission. The WorkPlanTemplate file contains a template that applicants are strongly encouraged to use to complete their work plan. The Award file contains information on FY 2024 award recipients.

November 18, 2024
Information regarding awards through this program has been released and attached as the Award file. A sample of award recipients has been added to the Eligibility section, and a brief summary of the awards has been added to the Financial section.

Grant Keywords

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Grant Categories

Health, Prevention/Treatment
Human Services