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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 87 / Thursday, May 5, 2016 / Notices
Dated: May 2, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
Period of Performance: July 1, 2016, to
June 30, 2017.
Intended Recipient of the Award:
National Alliance of State and
Territorial AIDS Directors.
Amount of Non-Competitive Award:
$900,000.
[FR Doc. 2016–10559 Filed 5–4–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
CFDA Number: 93.145.
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Resource and Technical Assistance
Center for HIV Prevention and Care for
Black MSM
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of deviation from
competition requirements for Ryan
White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP)
Resource and Technical Assistance
Center for HIV Prevention and Care for
Black men who have sex with men
(MSM) (Grant#U69HA27173).
AGENCY:
The HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
is requesting a deviation from the
competition requirements in order to
provide a 1 year extension with funds
to the Resource and Technical
Assistance Center for HIV Prevention
and Care for Black MSM cooperative
agreement recipient, the National
Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS
Directors. The purpose of the program is
to develop a Resource and Technical
Assistance Center for HIV prevention
and care of models and interventions
that increase the capacity, quality, and
effectiveness of HIV/AIDS service
providers to screen, diagnose, link, and
retain, the adult and young Black MSM
community in HIV clinical care. The 2year project period ends June 30, 2016.
The extension through June 30, 2017,
for this project provides necessary
funding and time to complete
previously approved project activities,
an orderly phase out, and transition to
the next stage of evaluation for the
models of HIV clinical care and best
practices needed for HIV viral
suppression. The next stage of planning
by HAB is to use the models, tools, and
best practices developed for improved
health outcomes by this recipient for
fiscal year 2017 competitive funding
under the HAB Special Projects of
National Significance Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Antigone Dempsey, Director, Division of
Policy and Data, HRSA/HAB/DPD, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,
email: adempsey@hrsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Authority: Sections 2606, 2654, 2671, and
2692 of Title XXVI of the Public Health
Service Act, as amended by the Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009
(Pub. L. 111–87)
Justification: The National Alliance of
State and Territorial AIDS Directors has
been very successful at collecting,
developing, and analyzing clinical
models of care and best practices for
HIV care and treatment. Additional time
is needed to complete analyses and
disseminate them across the country to
grant recipients, health centers, and HIV
stakeholder communities. This funding
reflects the amount needed to complete
the final phase of program activities,
which is the dissemination of models
and best practices for HIV treatment and
care through Ryan White Part C and D
grant recipients, AIDS Education and
Training Centers, and HRSA Bureau of
Primary Health Care Health Centers to
improve engagement of and retention in
care for young Black MSM, one of the
highest risk populations identified in
the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for HIV
transmission. The aim and purpose of
dissemination of these interventions is
to increase the capacity, quality, and
effectiveness of HIV/AIDS service
providers to screen, diagnose, link, and
retain the adult and young Black MSM
community in HIV clinical care.
Dated: April 29, 2016.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016–10533 Filed 5–4–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Recruitment of Sites for Assignment of
Corps Personnel Obligated Under the
National Health Service Corps
Scholarship Program
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), HHS.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:
HRSA announces that the
listing of entities, and associated Health
Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)
scores, that will receive priority for the
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assignment of National Health Service
Corps (NHSC) scholarship recipients
available for service during the period
October 1, 2016, through September 30,
2017, is posted on the NHSC Jobs Center
Web site at https://nhscjobs.hrsa.gov.
The NHSC Jobs Center includes sites
that are approved for performance of
service by NHSC scholars; however,
note that entities on this list may or may
not have current job vacancies.
Eligible HPSAs and Entities
To be eligible to receive assignment of
Corps members, entities must: (1) Have
a current HPSA status of ‘‘designated’’
by the Division of Policy and Shortage
Designation, Bureau of Health
Workforce, HRSA, as of January 1, 2016,
for placements October 1, 2016, through
December 31, 2016, or as of January 1,
2017, for placements January 1, 2017,
through September 30, 2017; (2) not
deny requested health care services or
discriminate in the provision of services
to an individual because the individual
is unable to pay for the services, because
payment for the services would be made
under Medicare, Medicaid, or the
Children’s Health Insurance Program
(CHIP), or based upon the individual’s
race, color, sex, national origin,
disability, religion, age, or sexual
orientation; (3) enter into an agreement
with the state agency that administers
Medicaid and CHIP, accept assignment
under Medicare, see all patients
regardless of their ability to pay and
post such policy, and use and post a
discounted fee plan; and (4) be
determined by the Secretary to have (a)
a need and demand for health
manpower in the area; (b) appropriately
and efficiently used Corps members
assigned to the entity in the past; (c)
general community support for the
assignment of Corps members; (d) made
unsuccessful efforts to recruit health
professionals; (e) a reasonable prospect
for sound fiscal management by the
entity with respect to Corps members
assigned there; and (f) demonstrated a
willingness to support and facilitate
mentorship, professional development,
and training opportunities for Corps
members.
Priority in approving applications for
assignment of Corps members goes to
sites that (1) provide primary medical
care, mental health, and/or oral health
services that matches the discipline to a
primary medical care, mental health, or
dental HPSA of greatest shortage,
respectively; (2) are part of a system of
care that provides a continuum of
services, including comprehensive
primary health care and appropriate
referrals (e.g., ancillary, inpatient, and
specialty referrals) or arrangements for
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Resource and Technical Assistance
Center for HIV Prevention and Care for Black MSM
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of deviation from competition requirements for Ryan
White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Resource and Technical Assistance Center
for HIV Prevention and Care for Black men who have sex with men (MSM)
(Grant#U69HA27173).
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SUMMARY: The HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) is requesting a deviation from the
competition requirements in order to provide a 1 year extension with
funds to the Resource and Technical Assistance Center for HIV
Prevention and Care for Black MSM cooperative agreement recipient, the
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors. The purpose
of the program is to develop a Resource and Technical Assistance Center
for HIV prevention and care of models and interventions that increase
the capacity, quality, and effectiveness of HIV/AIDS service providers
to screen, diagnose, link, and retain, the adult and young Black MSM
community in HIV clinical care. The 2-year project period ends June 30,
2016. The extension through June 30, 2017, for this project provides
necessary funding and time to complete previously approved project
activities, an orderly phase out, and transition to the next stage of
evaluation for the models of HIV clinical care and best practices
needed for HIV viral suppression. The next stage of planning by HAB is
to use the models, tools, and best practices developed for improved
health outcomes by this recipient for fiscal year 2017 competitive
funding under the HAB Special Projects of National Significance
Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Antigone Dempsey, Director, Division
of Policy and Data, HRSA/HAB/DPD, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD
20857, email: adempsey@hrsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Period of Performance: July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017.
Intended Recipient of the Award: National Alliance of State and
Territorial AIDS Directors.
Amount of Non-Competitive Award: $900,000.
CFDA Number: 93.145.
Authority: Sections 2606, 2654, 2671, and 2692 of Title XXVI of
the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Treatment Extension Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-87)
Justification: The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS
Directors has been very successful at collecting, developing, and
analyzing clinical models of care and best practices for HIV care and
treatment. Additional time is needed to complete analyses and
disseminate them across the country to grant recipients, health
centers, and HIV stakeholder communities. This funding reflects the
amount needed to complete the final phase of program activities, which
is the dissemination of models and best practices for HIV treatment and
care through Ryan White Part C and D grant recipients, AIDS Education
and Training Centers, and HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care Health
Centers to improve engagement of and retention in care for young Black
MSM, one of the highest risk populations identified in the National
HIV/AIDS Strategy for HIV transmission. The aim and purpose of
dissemination of these interventions is to increase the capacity,
quality, and effectiveness of HIV/AIDS service providers to screen,
diagnose, link, and retain the adult and young Black MSM community in
HIV clinical care.
Dated: April 29, 2016.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-10533 Filed 5-4-16; 8:45 am]
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