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Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443–
1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) The
proposed collection of information for
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Proposed Project: BHPr Performance
Report for Grants and Cooperative
Agreements (OMB No. 0915–0061)—
Revision
The HRSA Bureau of Health
Professions (BHPr) is revising and
updating its existing performance data
collection system that is used to monitor
and assess its grantee and program
performance. The system was formally
referred to as the Uniform Progress
Report but is now referenced as the
BHPr Performance Report for Grants and
Cooperative Agreements to be referred
to as the BPR. The BHPr Performance
Report for Grants and Cooperative
Agreements is a critical information and
data management tool that supports
BHPr in monitoring grantee activities
funded by Title III, Title VII, and Title
VIII of the Public Health Service Act.
The data collected helps to assess the
grantee’s success in achieving project
objectives as well as BHPr’s crosscutting programmatic goals. The current
reporting system is comprised of two
sets of measures. Part I of the
performance report collects information
on program-specific activities and Part II
collects information on a set of cluster
measures that are related to BHPr’s
strategic goals, objectives, and
outcomes.
The principal impetus for this review
was the need to renew the Paperwork
Reduction Act clearance of the data
collection. In addition, the Affordable
Care Act reauthorized many of these
programs and the data collected needs
to address shifts in programmatic
emphases, as well as better account for
the number of primary care providers
trained. The review and revision seeks
to insure that all of the critical outputs
and outcomes that BHPr programs are
charged with accomplishing are
represented in the data collected at all
points in the grantee process, including
in the application, at award, and
annually after award. For instance,
baseline information at application is
necessary as a means to identify
performance trends and outcomes. The
revised reporting system will provide an
easier format and thus more flexibility
for grantees to report quantitative and
qualitative information on project
targets and outcomes. BHPr will better
be able to analyze grantee projections
and accomplishments across program
objectives.
Over the last few months, BHPr staff
has been reviewing existing measures
Number of
respondents
Form
Responses
per
respondent
and methodologies for measuring
program impact, exploring the extent to
which development of new measures or
adaptation of existing measures is
appropriate for specific programs,
eliminating data duplication and
unnecessary reporting burden, and
identifying cross-cutting areas and
common performance measures.
Existing data collection forms and
accompanying guidance, including data
definitions and descriptions of data
sources, have been examined and
revised as needed to support revised
performance measures. Discussions
were held, whenever possible, with
current grantees to involve them in the
review and revision process.
This process has resulted in a set of
refined measures, tools, and guidance to
provide more accurate and
programmatically relevant data for
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) and other reporting as well
as to support evaluation activities. In
addition to continuing the use of
aggregated data for most program
reporting, individual-level data
collections have been added in selected
specific program areas, including
programs that produce primary care
providers and programs designed to
increase the diversity of the health
workforce. Finally, limited data will be
collected in applications and/or at the
time of award to provide baseline data
against which to measure progress.
The estimated annual burden is as
follows:
Total
responses
Hours per
response
Total hour
burden
1500
1500
1
1
1500
1500
2
9.5
3,000
14,250
Total ..............................................................................
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Performance Baselines and Targets ...................................
BHPr Annual Performance Report ......................................
1500
........................
1500
11.5
17,250
The estimated annual burden for the
new data collection is only a little
higher than the data collection approved
in the recent extension. This net
increase in number of hours per
response reflects some reductions due to
eliminating unneeded data tables and
improved electronic reporting, as well
as some increases due to new data
collection forms. The performance
baseline and target information is not
requesting new information from the
grantees. In most cases, applicants
currently provide the requested
information in various places within the
application. The new data forms
provide a standard format for collecting
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this information so HRSA can more
easily analyze the data properly.
E-mail comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail comments
to the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 10–29, Parklawn Building, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received
by the Reports Clearance Officer within
60 days of this notice.
Dated: May 16, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and
Information Coordination.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Part F Special Projects of National
Significance Program Cooperative
Agreement Under the Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of Non-Competitive
Award of Part F Funds for the Special
Projects of National Significance (SPNS)
Program’s Emory University, the
Enhancing Linkages to HIV Care and
Treatment in Jail Settings Initiative,
AGENCY:
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Evaluation and Support Center. This
supplement will cover the time period
from September 1, 2011, through August
31, 2012.
This Federal Register notice
announces the non-competitive
extension of Emory University, the
Enhancing Linkages to HIV Care and
Treatment in Jail Settings Initiative,
Evaluation and Support Center
(hereafter referred to as the Enhancing
Linkages ESC), in order to complete data
collection, analysis, and dissemination
of effective models for linking HIV
positive individuals in jail settings to
HIV care and services in the community
upon their release. The findings
generated by this Initiative are capable
of impacting service delivery systems
and increase linkages to critical HIV
care and support services if the model
programs can be adapted in jails and
HIV service delivery settings across the
United States, as well as to demonstrate
that HIV testing and linkage to care in
jail settings, and transitioning
individuals to HIV care and treatment in
the community is feasible and effective.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Grantee of record: Emory University.
Amount of the award: $550,000.
SUMMARY:
Authority: Section 2691 of the Public
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300ff–101.
CFDA Number: 93.928.
Project period: September 1, 2006, to
August 31, 2011. The period of support
for this award is from September 1,
2011, to August 31, 2012.
Justification for the Exception to
Competition
Emory University’s Enhancing
Linkages ESC has provided substantial
programmatic and evaluation technical
assistance, received client and program
level data from 10 demonstration sites,
and disseminated preliminary
descriptive information on
demonstration sites’ linkage models.
This is a temporary extension with Part
F Funds, as the grant recipient did not
begin receiving client and program level
data from the demonstration sites until
late into the third year of the ESC’s
project period. This was due to
demonstration sites’ delays in receiving
required human subjects research
approvals. The SPNS Enhancing
Linkages ESC is the best qualified
Grantee to ensure the continuity of data
collection protocols, data integrity and
security until all client and program
level data has been submitted and
analyzed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adan Cajina, by e-mail
acajina@hrsa.gov, or via telephone,
301–443–3180.
Dated: May 13, 2011.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Part F Special Projects of National
Significance Program Cooperative
Agreement Under the Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program
Notice of Non-Competitive
Supplemental Award of the Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program Part F Funds for the
Special Projects of National Significance
(SPNS) Program’s Enhancing Linkages
to HIV Care and Treatment in Jail
Settings Initiative, Demonstration Sites.
This supplement will cover the time
period from September 1, 2011, through
August 31, 2012.
ACTION:
This Federal Register notice
announces the non-competitive
extension with funds of the Enhancing
Linkages to HIV Care and Treatment in
Jail Settings Initiative, Demonstration
Sites (hereafter referred to as the SPNS
Enhancing Linkages Initiative) in order
to complete linkages to HIV medical
care and support services for HIV
positive individuals returning from jail
settings to the community, follow-up
data collection, analysis and
dissemination of findings and lessons
learned. The findings generated by this
Initiative are capable of impacting
service delivery systems and increasing
linkages to critical HIV care and support
services if the model programs can be
adapted in jails and HIV service
delivery settings across the United
States, as well as to demonstrate that
HIV testing and linkage to care in jail
settings, and transitioning individuals to
HIV care and treatment in the
community is feasible and effective.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), HHS.
AGENCY:
GRANTEES OF RECORD AND INTENDED AWARD AMOUNTS
Grantee/organization name
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University of Illinois @ Chicago/The Board Of Trustees of The University of Illinois.
Miriam Hospital (The) .........................................................................................
AID Atlanta ..........................................................................................................
Baystate Medical Center ....................................................................................
New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene ...................................
AIDS Care Group ...............................................................................................
Philadelphia FIGHT ............................................................................................
Yale University ....................................................................................................
University of South Carolina Research Foundation ...........................................
Care Alliance Health Center ...............................................................................
This list is sorted by Grant Number.
Authority: Section 2691 of the Public
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300ff-101.
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H97HA08534
$399,424
$296,937
RI
GA
MA
NY
PA
PA
CT
SC
OH
H97HA08535
H97HA08536
H97HA08537
H97HA08538
H97HA08539
H97HA08540
H97HA08541
H97HA08542
H97HA08543
399,991
399,997
400,000
400,000
400,000
400,000
400,000
400,000
400,000
299,109
299,602
300,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
Project period: September 1, 2007, to
August 31, 2011. The period of support
for the supplemental awards is from
September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012.
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Grant No.
CFDA Number: 93.928.
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Justification for the Exception to
Competition
Critical funding for linkages to HIV
medical care, treatment services and
supportive services to clients enrolled
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Part F Special Projects of National Significance Program
Cooperative Agreement Under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of Non-Competitive Award of Part F Funds for the Special
Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Program's Emory University,
the Enhancing Linkages to HIV Care and Treatment in Jail Settings
Initiative,
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Evaluation and Support Center. This supplement will cover the time
period from September 1, 2011, through August 31, 2012.
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SUMMARY: This Federal Register notice announces the non-competitive
extension of Emory University, the Enhancing Linkages to HIV Care and
Treatment in Jail Settings Initiative, Evaluation and Support Center
(hereafter referred to as the Enhancing Linkages ESC), in order to
complete data collection, analysis, and dissemination of effective
models for linking HIV positive individuals in jail settings to HIV
care and services in the community upon their release. The findings
generated by this Initiative are capable of impacting service delivery
systems and increase linkages to critical HIV care and support services
if the model programs can be adapted in jails and HIV service delivery
settings across the United States, as well as to demonstrate that HIV
testing and linkage to care in jail settings, and transitioning
individuals to HIV care and treatment in the community is feasible and
effective.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Grantee of record: Emory University.
Amount of the award: $550,000.
Authority: Section 2691 of the Public Health Service Act, 42
U.S.C. 300ff-101.
CFDA Number: 93.928.
Project period: September 1, 2006, to August 31, 2011. The period
of support for this award is from September 1, 2011, to August 31,
2012.
Justification for the Exception to Competition
Emory University's Enhancing Linkages ESC has provided substantial
programmatic and evaluation technical assistance, received client and
program level data from 10 demonstration sites, and disseminated
preliminary descriptive information on demonstration sites' linkage
models. This is a temporary extension with Part F Funds, as the grant
recipient did not begin receiving client and program level data from
the demonstration sites until late into the third year of the ESC's
project period. This was due to demonstration sites' delays in
receiving required human subjects research approvals. The SPNS
Enhancing Linkages ESC is the best qualified Grantee to ensure the
continuity of data collection protocols, data integrity and security
until all client and program level data has been submitted and
analyzed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adan Cajina, by e-mail
acajina@hrsa.gov, or via telephone, 301-443-3180.
Dated: May 13, 2011.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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