Notice of Class Deviation From Competition Requirements for National Organizations for State and Local Officials Program, 30739 [2019-13750]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Notice of Class Deviation From
Competition Requirements for National
Organizations for State and Local
Officials Program
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of Class Deviation from
Competition Requirements for National
Organizations for State and Local
Officials Program.
AGENCY:
In FY 2019, HRSA received
funding from the Minority HIV/AIDS
Fund from the Office of Secretary. The
purpose of Minority HIV/AIDS Fund is
to reduce new HIV infections, improve
HIV-related health outcomes, and to
reduce HIV-related health disparities for
racial and ethnic minority communities
by supporting innovation, collaboration,
and the integration of best practices,
effective strategies, and promising
emerging models in the response to HIV
among minority communities.
HRSA will be providing supplemental
funds to support activities for the
Association of State and Territorial
Health Officials (ASTHO), to support
the Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for
America (EtHE) initiative to eliminate
new HIV infections by providing
communities most severely affected by
HIV with critical resources to address
the HIV epidemic. The supplemental
funds will be used to augment the
awardee’s current activities to improve
access to quality services, support a
skilled health workforce, develop
innovative programs, and prevent and
suppress communicable diseases to
preserve and improve public health
through the National Organizations for
State and Local Officials program. The
purpose of this supplement is to
identify key stakeholders in the seven
southern states that have a substantial
rural HIV burden and establish
collaborative partnerships in each state
by convening leadership meetings with
State Health Officials, Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program Part B Directors, HIV
Surveillance Coordinators, HIV
Prevention Directors, and other partners
engaged in EtHE efforts.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient of the Award:
Association of State and Territorial
Health Officials, Arlington, Virginia.
Amount of Non-Competitive Awards:
$100,000.
Period of Supplemental Funding: June
28, 2918–August 31, 2020.
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CFDA Number: 93.011.
Authority: Section 311(a) of the Public
Health Service (PHS) Act.
Justification: The EtHE is the
Administration’s initiative to end the
HIV epidemic in the United States by
2030. A key strategy for reaching the
goal for EtHE is to prioritize the seven
states (Mississippi, South Carolina,
Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri,
and Oklahoma) that have a substantial
rural burden (over 75 cases and 10
percent or more of their diagnoses in
rural areas) of new HIV diagnoses. Eight
of the 10 states with the highest rates of
new HIV diagnoses are in the South, as
are the 10 metropolitan statistical areas.
The impact of HIV in the South also
varies by race. African Americans are
severely affected and accounted for 54
percent of new HIV diagnoses in 2014.
Black gay, bisexual, and other men who
have sex with men (MSM) face an
especially heavy burden, accounting for
59 percent of all HIV diagnoses among
African Americans in the South. In fact,
of all black MSM diagnosed with HIV
nationally in 2014, more than 60
percent were living in the South. Black
women face an equally disproportionate
burden of the disease, accounting for 69
percent of all HIV diagnoses among
women in the South. In addition to the
severe burden in the South, nationally
there is a high incidence of HIV among
transgender individuals, high-risk
heterosexuals, and persons who inject
drugs.
These states will need to mobilize
quickly in order to reach the 2030 goal
of EtHE. The proposed State
Collaborative Partnerships to End the
HIV Epidemic project will identify key
stakeholders in the seven states and
establish collaborative partnerships in
each state by convening leadership
meetings with State Health Officials,
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B
Directors, HIV Surveillance
Coordinators, HIV Prevention Directors,
and other partners engaged in EtHE
efforts. These activities provide the
foundational groundwork needed to
support the quick ramp up of EtHE
activities in FY 2020 and contribute to
the overall success of the initiative.
The ASTHO represents public health
agencies in the United States, the U.S.
Territories, and the District of Columbia,
and over 100,000 public health
professionals these agencies employ and
therefore is uniquely positioned to
convene the 7 priority states as outlined
above. Based on their expertise
representing chief health officials in
each state, formulating and influencing
sound public health policy, and
supporting collaboration within and
across states to ensure excellence in
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state-based public health practice,
ASTHO can quickly and effectively
stand-up this project. As part of their
NOSLO activities, ASTHO plays a
critical and distinct role in facilitating
information exchange, collaboration,
shared learning opportunities, and
technical assistance that allows state
and territorial health officials to achieve
maximum impact and community
health improvement, which will further
support the success of the State
Collaborative Partnerships to End the
HIV Epidemic project.
This action will allow ASTHO to
implement the proposed activities,
immediately allowing work to begin to
meet important benchmarks that will
contribute to the success of the program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kasey Farrell, Lead, Strategic
Partnerships Team, Office of Planning,
Analysis, and Evaluation, HRSA, 5600
Fishers Lane, 14W–02, Rockville,
Maryland 20857, (301) 443–0188,
kfarrell@hrsa.gov.
Dated: June 24, 2019.
George Sigounas,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Notice of Class Deviation From Competition Requirements for
National Organizations for State and Local Officials Program
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of Class Deviation from Competition Requirements for
National Organizations for State and Local Officials Program.
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SUMMARY: In FY 2019, HRSA received funding from the Minority HIV/AIDS
Fund from the Office of Secretary. The purpose of Minority HIV/AIDS
Fund is to reduce new HIV infections, improve HIV-related health
outcomes, and to reduce HIV-related health disparities for racial and
ethnic minority communities by supporting innovation, collaboration,
and the integration of best practices, effective strategies, and
promising emerging models in the response to HIV among minority
communities.
HRSA will be providing supplemental funds to support activities for
the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), to
support the Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America (EtHE)
initiative to eliminate new HIV infections by providing communities
most severely affected by HIV with critical resources to address the
HIV epidemic. The supplemental funds will be used to augment the
awardee's current activities to improve access to quality services,
support a skilled health workforce, develop innovative programs, and
prevent and suppress communicable diseases to preserve and improve
public health through the National Organizations for State and Local
Officials program. The purpose of this supplement is to identify key
stakeholders in the seven southern states that have a substantial rural
HIV burden and establish collaborative partnerships in each state by
convening leadership meetings with State Health Officials, Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program Part B Directors, HIV Surveillance Coordinators, HIV
Prevention Directors, and other partners engaged in EtHE efforts.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient of the Award: Association of State and
Territorial Health Officials, Arlington, Virginia.
Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: $100,000.
Period of Supplemental Funding: June 28, 2918-August 31, 2020.
CFDA Number: 93.011.
Authority: Section 311(a) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.
Justification: The EtHE is the Administration's initiative to end
the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030. A key strategy for
reaching the goal for EtHE is to prioritize the seven states
(Mississippi, South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri,
and Oklahoma) that have a substantial rural burden (over 75 cases and
10 percent or more of their diagnoses in rural areas) of new HIV
diagnoses. Eight of the 10 states with the highest rates of new HIV
diagnoses are in the South, as are the 10 metropolitan statistical
areas. The impact of HIV in the South also varies by race. African
Americans are severely affected and accounted for 54 percent of new HIV
diagnoses in 2014. Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with
men (MSM) face an especially heavy burden, accounting for 59 percent of
all HIV diagnoses among African Americans in the South. In fact, of all
black MSM diagnosed with HIV nationally in 2014, more than 60 percent
were living in the South. Black women face an equally disproportionate
burden of the disease, accounting for 69 percent of all HIV diagnoses
among women in the South. In addition to the severe burden in the
South, nationally there is a high incidence of HIV among transgender
individuals, high-risk heterosexuals, and persons who inject drugs.
These states will need to mobilize quickly in order to reach the
2030 goal of EtHE. The proposed State Collaborative Partnerships to End
the HIV Epidemic project will identify key stakeholders in the seven
states and establish collaborative partnerships in each state by
convening leadership meetings with State Health Officials, Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program Part B Directors, HIV Surveillance Coordinators, HIV
Prevention Directors, and other partners engaged in EtHE efforts. These
activities provide the foundational groundwork needed to support the
quick ramp up of EtHE activities in FY 2020 and contribute to the
overall success of the initiative.
The ASTHO represents public health agencies in the United States,
the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia, and over 100,000
public health professionals these agencies employ and therefore is
uniquely positioned to convene the 7 priority states as outlined above.
Based on their expertise representing chief health officials in each
state, formulating and influencing sound public health policy, and
supporting collaboration within and across states to ensure excellence
in state-based public health practice, ASTHO can quickly and
effectively stand-up this project. As part of their NOSLO activities,
ASTHO plays a critical and distinct role in facilitating information
exchange, collaboration, shared learning opportunities, and technical
assistance that allows state and territorial health officials to
achieve maximum impact and community health improvement, which will
further support the success of the State Collaborative Partnerships to
End the HIV Epidemic project.
This action will allow ASTHO to implement the proposed activities,
immediately allowing work to begin to meet important benchmarks that
will contribute to the success of the program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kasey Farrell, Lead, Strategic
Partnerships Team, Office of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation, HRSA,
5600 Fishers Lane, 14W-02, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-0188,
[email protected].
Dated: June 24, 2019.
George Sigounas,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-13750 Filed 6-26-19; 8:45 am]
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