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Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part D: Women, Infants, Children, and Youth (WICY) Grant (Supplemental Funding) - FY 2025

Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
CFDA: 93.153
Federal FON: HRSA-25-050
Office: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) Division of Community HIV/AIDS Programs
Multipart Grant: No
Next Due: 02/10/2025 (Application)
Solicitation Date: 12/10/2024
   
Match Required: No
Actual Funds: $3,000,000 (Estimated)
Award Range: $200,000 (Max)
Number of Awards: 25 (Estimated)
Summary:

The purpose of this program is to increase access to high-quality and family-centered HIV health care services for low-income women, infants, children, and youth (WICY). Supplemental funding issued through this program is intended to support short-term activities that can be completed by the end of the one-year project period.

Projects must fall under one of the following categories:

  • HIV care innovation: eligible activities include:
    • Strategic partnerships: strengthening partnerships with organizations beyond the traditional health care setting, such as faith-based groups, fraternities and sororities, housing and employment services, educational institutions, domestic violence and family service organizations, mental health organizations, and social service agencies to access hard-to-reach populations and provide a more whole person care support system
    • Doula services: providing emotional, physical, and educational support to persons who are expecting, are experiencing labor, or have recently given birth
    • Streamlining eligibility for RWHAP services: minimizing client burden by utilizing available data sources before requesting additional information from the client
    • Inclusive care for under-represented communities with disproportionately high rates of HIV: educating health care professionals and frontline service staff about the health and social needs of under-represented communities with disproportionately high rates of HIV
    • Implementing evidence-informed interventions: providing evidence-informed interventions that drive better health outcomes for priority WICY populations with HIV
    • Intimate partner violence (IPV) screening and counseling: implement IPV screening, using an evidence-based tool and counseling in the clinical setting, and establish referral networks to community-based social service organizations
  • Infrastructure development: eligible activities include:
    • Electronic health record and data coordination: coordinate and integrate of electronic health record (EHR) systems with HIV data to reduce double entries and improve accuracy of data collection and reporting

Refer to pages 9-17 of the NOFA file for additional information regarding each project category and eligible activities under each category.

Applicants may also propose an expansion of an activity previously supported under the HRSA-23-050 (FY2023) or HRSA-24-061 (FY2024) solicitations of this program, or the HRSA-23-052 (FY 2023) or HRSA-24-062 (FY 2024) solicitations of the RWHAP Part C Capacity Development Program, known in eCivis Grants Network as US6945; however, applicants must provide a clear rationale for how the proposed activity will build upon and further the objectives of the previously funded activity.

An optional webinar is scheduled for this program. Refer to the Application section for details.

Eligibility is limited to applicants that are currently funded RWHAP Part D WICY award recipients under HRSA-22-037, known in eCivis Grants Network as US2581, or HRSA-22-156, known as US16741. Refer to the Eligibility section for details.

Eligibility Notes:

Eligible applicants are currently funded award recipients under the following solicitations:

  • HRSA-22-037 (FY 2022) solicitation for the RWHAP Part D Coordinated HIV Services and Access to Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth (WICY) Existing Geographic Service Areas program, known in eCivis Grants Network as US2581
  • HRSA-22-156 (FY 2022) solicitation for the RWHAP Part D Coordinated HIV Services and Access to Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth (WICY) Limited Existing Geographic Service Areas program, known in eCivis Grants Network as US16741

No more than one application will be accepted per applicant. Applicants must submit an application for no more than project category and no more than one activity under the selected project category.

Applicants may propose an expansion of an activity previously supported under the HRSA-23-050 (FY2023) or HRSA-24-061 (FY2024) solicitations of this program, or the HRSA-23-052 (FY 2023) or HRSA-24-062 (FY 2024) solicitations of the RWHAP Part C Capacity Development Program, known in eCivis Grants Network as US6945; however, applicants must provide a clear rationale for how the proposed activity will build upon and further the objectives of the previously funded activity.

Previous award recipients include:

  • University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
  • University Hospitals of Cleveland (Cleveland, OH)
  • Georgia Department of Public Health (Waycross, GA)
  • Central Carolina Health Network (Greensboro, NC)
  • Harris County Hospital District (Houston, TX)

Refer to the Award file for additional information regarding previous award recipients.

Eligible Applicants:
Local Government
Academic Institutions
Native American Tribe
Non Profits
State Government
Tribal Organizations/Institutions
Application Notes:

Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET  on February 10, 2025.

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

Applications must include:  

  • SF 424
  • SF 424A
  • SF LLL (if applicable)
  • Key contacts form
  • Grants.gov lobbying form
  • SF P/PSL
  • Project abstract
  • Project narrative
  • Budget narrative
  • Attachments:
    • Work plan
    • Staffing plan and job descriptions
    • Biographical sketches (2 pages max each)
    • Federally negotiated indirect cost rate agreement (if applicable)
    • Program-specific line-item budget
    • Agreements with other entities and memoranda of understanding (if applicable)
    • Other relevant documents (if applicable)

The overall application is limited to 25 pages in length. The standard forms, the project abstract, biographical sketches, and the federally negotiated indirect cost rate agreement do not count towards the page limit.

Applications must be formatted on standard-sized and single-spaced pages with one-inch margins using at least a 12-point readable font, such as Times New Roman, Arial, Courier, or CG Times; however, charts, graphs, footnotes, and budget tables may be typed in at least least a 10-point pitch or size font. No more than 15 attachments may be submitted with the application. In general, attachments must be submitted in .doc/.docx, .rtf, .txt, .wpd, .pdf, .xls/.xlsx, or .vsd format. The program-specific line-item budget must be submitted in .pdf format. Attachments must be formatted on sequentially numbered pages. Each page of the application must include a footer that includes the applicant organization’s name and ten-digit award number, if applicable. The submission of application documents as encrypted, zipped, or password-protected files will not be accepted.

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.

An optional webinar for this program is scheduled as follows:

December 17, 2024
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET
Call-in number: (833) 568-8864
Meeting ID: 160 870 9309
Passcode: 03658406
URL: hrsa-gov.zoomgov.com

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

  • Need (20 points)
  • Response (25 points)
  • Performance reporting and evaluation (10 points)
  • Impact (15 points)
  • Resources/capabilities (10 points)
  • Support requested (20 points)

Refer to page 41 of the NOFA file for information regarding additional application evaluation criteria for this program.

Refer to the NOFA and Guide files for additional application information.

Match Required: No
Actual Funds: $3,000,000 (Estimated)
Award Range: $200,000 (Max)
Number of Awards: 25 (Estimated)
Match Notes:

Matching funds are not required for this program. The provision of matching contributions will not be considered during the application evaluation process.

Applicants will be held accountable for any matching funds added, including through reporting.

Funding Notes:

An estimated total of $3 million is expected to be available to support approximately 25 awards of up to $200,000 per organization through this program.

Awards are expected to be made by August 1, 2025.

The project period will last one year. The project period is expected to begin on August 1, 2025, and end on July 31, 2026.

All project income generated as a result of awarded funds must be used for approved project-related activities.

Administrative costs are limited to 10 percent of the total award amount.

For electronic health record (EHR) and data coordination activities, funds may not be used for the purchase of an EHR system.

Funds may not be used for:

  • Same activities funded in FY 2023 or FY 2024 through this program or the RWHAP Part C Capacity Development Program, known in eCivis Grants Network as US6945
  • Charges that are billable to third-party payors
  • Directly providing housing or health care services that duplicate existing services
  • Payments for clinical research
  • Payments for nursing home care
  • Cash payments to intended clients of RWHAP services
  • Purchase or improvement to land
  • Purchase, construction, or major alterations or renovations on any building or other facility
  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) medications or the related medical services
  • Purchase of sterile needles and syringes for the purpose of hypodermic injection of any illegal drug use

Refer to pages 18-19 of the NOFA file as well as the Costs file for information regarding additional ineligible costs.

For FY 2024, a total of $68,466,519 was distributed through this program. For FY 2023, a total of $70,960,382 was distributed. Refer to the Award file for details.

Contacts:

Primary Contact:

Lillian Bell, MPH
Chief, Central Branch
(301) 443-5671
AskPartD@hrsa.gov

Financial and Budget Contact:

Kimberly Dews
Grants Management Specialist
(301) 443-0655
KDews@hrsa.gov

Agency Address
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857

Contact Notes:

Questions should be directed to the appropriate program contact.

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

The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.

Files:
NOFA File: US15361_NOFA_FY2025.pdf (438.8 Kb)
Guide File: US15361_Guide_FY2025.pdf (625.2 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US15361_Costs_FY2025.pdf (172.8 Kb)
Award File: US15361_Award_FY2025.pdf (2.0 Mb)
File Notes:

The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. The Guide file contains detailed application instructions for the funding agency's programs. The Costs file contains information regarding eligible and ineligible costs for the funding agency's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) overall. The Award file contains information on previous award recipients.

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