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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and
Retention—Veteran’s Bachelor of
Science Degree in Nursing Program
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of single-source awards
for Nurse Education, Practice, Quality
and Retention—Veteran’s Bachelor of
Science Degree in Nursing Program.
AGENCY:
HRSA is providing singlesource awards to two cohorts of current
Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and
Retention (NEPQR)—Veteran’s Bachelor
of Science Degree in Nursing (VBSN)
Program recipients. The purpose of the
NEPQR–VBSN program is to provide
training to veterans and equip them
with the tools necessary to successfully
transition into civilian nurse
professional careers. These awards will
enable NEPQR–VBSN grantees to
continue to train the 672 veteran
students who are in the middle of their
degree studies. Of this number,
approximately 120 students are
expected to graduate in 2018, take the
NCLEX–RN licensing exam, and
transition as highly skilled BSN nurses
into the civilian workforce.
Approximately $6.2 million is available
for single-source awards to these
NEPQR–VBSN grantees.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kasey Farrell, Nursing Education and
Practice Branch Chief, Division of
Nursing and Public Health, Bureau of
Health Workforce, Health Resources and
Services Administration, 5600 Fishers
Lane, 11N110, Rockville, Maryland
20857, Phone: (301) 443–0188, Email:
kfarrell@hrsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipients of the Awards:
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University of Alabama, Birmingham
Florida International University (will
receive two awards)
University of South Florida
Jacksonville University
Davenport University
Research Foundation of State University
of New York, Stony Brook
University of Texas at Arlington
Hampton University
Shenandoah University
National University
George Washington University
University of Hawaii, Manoa
University of Kentucky, Lexington
University of Michigan, Flint
University of Southern Mississippi
University of North Carolina,
Greensboro
Excelsior University
Duquesne University
Francis Marion University
Amount of Awards: $6,243,412.
Project Period: July 1, 2017, to June
30, 2018 OR September 1, 2017, to
August 31, 2018.
CFDA Number: 93.359.
Authority: Sections 831 and 831A of
the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.
Justification: One-year awards for
NEPQR–VBSN Program recipients will
enable grant recipients to support the
672 veterans enrolled in the program.
For the proposed 1-year budget period,
the program funds shall be used for the
same purposes as the grant recipients’
current statement of work (e.g.,
supporting, teaching and graduating
veteran students and developing models
for preparing faculty members and other
personnel to work with and teach
veteran students). This single-source
award will help grantees support the
current veteran students enrolled in the
program and align all NEPQR–VBSN
grantee project periods to end in 2018.
Dated: May 30, 2017.
George Sigounas,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2017–11708 Filed 6–5–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, Part C
Early Intervention Services Grant
Under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program
Health Resources and Services
Administration, Department of Health
and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of Noncompetitive
Single-source Award: Fiscal Year 2017
AGENCY:
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Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
(RWHAP) Part C Early Intervention
Services Program Existing Geographic
Service Area (EISEGA).
To prevent a lapse in
comprehensive HIV primary care
services for persons living with HIV,
HRSA will provide one-time
noncompetitive single-source award to
Staywell Health Care, Inc. The purpose
of the RWHAP Part C EISEGA is to
provide HIV primary care in the
outpatient setting to targeted low
income, underinsured, and uninsured
people living with HIV. Pending the
availability of appropriated funds, the
amount of the fiscal year (FY) 2017
award will be based on the amount of
the FY 2016 RWHAP Part C EISEGA
award to the relinquishing recipient.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CAPT Mahyar Mofidi, DMD, Ph.D.,
Director, Division of Community HIV/
AIDS Programs, HIV/AIDS Bureau,
Health Resources and Services
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
09N09, Rockville, MD 20857, Phone:
(301) 443–2075, Email: mmofidi@
hrsa.gov. For media inquiries, contact
HRSA’s Office of Communications at
(301) 443–3376.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient of the Award:
Staywell Health Care, Inc.
Amount of Non-Competitive Award:
$426,543.
Period of Funding: April 1, 2017
through March 31, 2018, and pre-award
costs from January 1, 2017–March 31,
2017.
CFDA Number: 93.918.
SUMMARY:
Authority: Section 2651–2667 of the Public
Health Service Act, (42 U.S.C. 300ff–51
through 67) and section 2693 of the Public
Health Service Act, as amended by the Ryan
White HIV/AIDS Treatment Act of 2009 (P.L.
111–87).
Justification: Greater Waterbury
Health Network, including Waterbury
Hospital Health Center, recently sold all
assets to Prospect Medical Holdings.
This sale was approved by state
regulators and resulted in the
organization becoming a for-profit entity
on October 1, 2016. The for-profit
Waterbury Hospital Health Center is no
longer eligible to receive RWHAP Part C
EISEGA funds (per Section 2652(a) of
the Public Health Service Act). Staywell
Health Care, Inc. is recognized by the
National Committee for Quality
Assurance as a Patient-Centered
Medical Home. They provide primary
medical care; chronic disease
management, including HIV care and
treatment, counseling, and mental
health; lab work; and dental care to
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention--Veteran's
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing Program
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of single-source awards for Nurse Education, Practice,
Quality and Retention--Veteran's Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
Program.
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SUMMARY: HRSA is providing single-source awards to two cohorts of
current Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR)--
Veteran's Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (VBSN) Program
recipients. The purpose of the NEPQR-VBSN program is to provide
training to veterans and equip them with the tools necessary to
successfully transition into civilian nurse professional careers. These
awards will enable NEPQR-VBSN grantees to continue to train the 672
veteran students who are in the middle of their degree studies. Of this
number, approximately 120 students are expected to graduate in 2018,
take the NCLEX-RN licensing exam, and transition as highly skilled BSN
nurses into the civilian workforce. Approximately $6.2 million is
available for single-source awards to these NEPQR-VBSN grantees.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kasey Farrell, Nursing Education and
Practice Branch Chief, Division of Nursing and Public Health, Bureau of
Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600
Fishers Lane, 11N110, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Phone: (301) 443-0188,
Email: kfarrell@hrsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipients of the Awards:
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Florida International University (will receive two awards)
University of South Florida
Jacksonville University
Davenport University
Research Foundation of State University of New York, Stony Brook
University of Texas at Arlington
Hampton University
Shenandoah University
National University
George Washington University
University of Hawaii, Manoa
University of Kentucky, Lexington
University of Michigan, Flint
University of Southern Mississippi
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Excelsior University
Duquesne University
Francis Marion University
Amount of Awards: $6,243,412.
Project Period: July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018 OR September 1,
2017, to August 31, 2018.
CFDA Number: 93.359.
Authority: Sections 831 and 831A of the Public Health Service (PHS)
Act.
Justification: One-year awards for NEPQR-VBSN Program recipients
will enable grant recipients to support the 672 veterans enrolled in
the program. For the proposed 1-year budget period, the program funds
shall be used for the same purposes as the grant recipients' current
statement of work (e.g., supporting, teaching and graduating veteran
students and developing models for preparing faculty members and other
personnel to work with and teach veteran students). This single-source
award will help grantees support the current veteran students enrolled
in the program and align all NEPQR-VBSN grantee project periods to end
in 2018.
Dated: May 30, 2017.
George Sigounas,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2017-11708 Filed 6-5-17; 8:45 am]
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