Notice2023-10302
Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers Program Supplemental Award
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Published
May 15, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
HRSA will provide supplemental funding to UMass, a current Regional AETC Program award recipient, for a 1-year period of performance and 1-year budget period to support a program designed to train internal and family medicine residents to specialize in HIV treatment and care management. This training program is critically needed, as it will help increase the number of primary HIV care providers available to diagnose, treat, and medically manage people with HIV and address urgent needs stemming from the HIV care workforce shortage.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30992-30993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10302]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers Program Supplemental
Award
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Announcing a Supplemental Award for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
(RWHAP), Regional AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) award
recipient, University of Massachusetts (UMass).
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SUMMARY: HRSA will provide supplemental funding to UMass, a current
Regional AETC Program award recipient, for a 1-year period of
performance and 1-year budget period to support a program designed to
train internal and family medicine residents to specialize in HIV
treatment and care management. This training program is critically
needed, as it will help increase the number of primary HIV care
providers available to diagnose, treat, and medically manage people
with HIV and address urgent needs stemming from the HIV care workforce
shortage.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Abo, Management Analyst,
Office of Program Support, HIV/AIDS Bureau, HRSA, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91e2f0f3fed1f9e3e2f0bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="354654575a755d4746541b525a43">[email protected]</span></a> and
(301) 945-4537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Intended Recipient(s) of the Award: UMass, a Regional AETC Program
award recipient that currently has the capacity and an existing program
designed to train medical residents in HIV care to help increase the
number of providers who can serve people with HIV and address the
critical provider shortage.
Amount of Non-Competitive Award: One award for $450,000.
Project Period: July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024.
Assistance Listing (CFDA) Number: 93.145.
Award Instrument: Supplement for HIV/AIDS Workforce Development and
Training Services.
Authority: Section 2692(a) (42 U.S.C. 300ff-111(a)) and section
2693 (42 U.S.C. 300ff-121) of the Public Health Service Act.
Table 1--Recipients and Award Amounts
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Grant No. Award recipient name City, state Award amount
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6 U1OHA29294-08-03....................... University of Massachusetts MA $450,000
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Justification: The HIV care workforce continues to decrease,
directly impacting the ability of RWHAP to meet the goals and
objectives of the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States by 2030.
Experts indicate that fewer medical trainees are entering the field of
HIV and that workforce trends are not keeping pace with the rates of
HIV infection. Given the overall HIV/AIDS care workforce challenges
presented, it is imperative that purposeful action is taken to support
the current workforce. According to a recent HIV care provider study
conducted by the RWHAP National Coordinating Resource Center, in
addition to the current workforce shortages, 10.5 percent of the
current providers surveyed will be leaving HIV care in 5 years, and an
additional 7.3 percent of those surveyed will be decreasing the number
of patients with HIV to whom they provide care.
In November 2022, UMass, a current award recipient of the Regional
AETC Program, submitted an unsolicited proposal to HRSA's HIV/AIDS
Bureau to support a program designed to train internal and family
medicine residents to specialize in HIV care and management. The HIV
Pathways Consortium Program (Pathways) is designed to increase the
number of primary care providers that have the knowledge and expertise
to provide direct care services and treatment to people with HIV and
train other primary care providers. UMass has implemented Pathways for
several years and has been able to demonstrate impact on the HIV care
workforce. Pathways aligns with the purpose and scope of work for the
Regional AETC Program as described in the current Fiscal Year 2019
Notice of Funding Opportunity (HRSA 19-035).
The proposal underwent extensive review per the guidelines
established by HHS and HRSA for a recipient initiated supplemental
funding proposal. Having met the HHS guidelines, further review
determined that the proposal aligns
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with the current activities of the AETC Program, is of significant
benefit to the government, and meets the legislative intent of the Ryan
White HIV/AIDS AETC Program. In addition, recipient initiated
supplemental funding proposals require a technical review and are not
required to undergo a competitive process.
This award will greatly enhance the ability of the AETC program to
target and increase the number of trained HIV physician providers,
including those trained at minority-serving institutions. In addition,
Pathways will quickly introduce new providers into the HIV care
workforce, address critical workforce shortages, and aid the federal
government in reaching the goal to end HIV by 2030. The proposed
project will be a new activity under UMass' current Regional AETC
Program award. HRSA will award $450,000 in supplemental funding to
UMass for a 1-year project and budget period.
Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-10302 Filed 5-12-23; 8:45 am]
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