Part F Special Projects of National Significance Program Cooperative Agreement Under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, 29253-29254 [2011-12483]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
• Health Resources and Services Administration

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29253-29254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12483]


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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 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.

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SUMMARY: 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

                                  Grantees of Record and Intended Award Amounts
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                                                                                   FY 2010           FY 2011
       Grantee/organization name               State            Grant No.        authorized        authorized
                                                                                funding level     funding level
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University of Illinois @ Chicago/The     IL                       H97HA08534          $399,424          $296,937
 Board Of Trustees of The University of
 Illinois.
Miriam Hospital (The)..................  RI                       H97HA08535           399,991           299,109
AID Atlanta............................  GA                       H97HA08536           399,997           299,602
Baystate Medical Center................  MA                       H97HA08537           400,000           300,000
New York City Department of Health &     NY                       H97HA08538           400,000           300,000
 Mental Hygiene.
AIDS Care Group........................  PA                       H97HA08539           400,000           300,000
Philadelphia FIGHT.....................  PA                       H97HA08540           400,000           300,000
Yale University........................  CT                       H97HA08541           400,000           300,000
University of South Carolina Research    SC                       H97HA08542           400,000           300,000
 Foundation.
Care Alliance Health Center............  OH                       H97HA08543           400,000           300,000
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    This list is sorted by Grant Number.

    Authority:  Section 2691 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 
U.S.C. 300ff-101.

    CFDA Number: 93.928.
    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.

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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in the SPNS Enhancing Linkages Initiative will be continued through a 
non-competitive extension with funds to 10 existing grantees of record. 
This is a one-time extension with Part F Funds, as the grant recipients 
did not begin enrolling clients until late into the second year of the 
project period due to delays in receiving required human subjects 
research approvals. The SPNS Enhancing Linkages Initiative grantees are 
the best qualified to ensure the continuity of care, and provide 
critical services to the service population until all clients are 
successfully transitioned to routine Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program care 
and services.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adan Cajina, Chief, Demonstration and 
Evaluation Branch, by e-mail acajina@hrsa.gov, or via telephone, 301-
443-3180.

    Dated: May 13, 2011.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-12483 Filed 5-19-11; 8:45 am]
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