Systems-level Approach to Improving Health Outcomes for HIV-positive State Prison Inmates Released to the Community

The summary for the Systems-level Approach to Improving Health Outcomes for HIV-positive State Prison Inmates Released to the Community grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Centers for Disease Control NCHHSTP, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Systems-level Approach to Improving Health Outcomes for HIV-positive State Prison Inmates Released to the Community: The purpose of this NOFO is to develop effective, sustainable, and replicable program models that support continuity of HIV medical care for people with HIV (PWH) released from state prisons into the community, with emphasis on linkage to and retention in community HIV medical care, adherence to HIV treatment, and suppression of HIV viral load.

Federal Grant Title:	Systems-level Approach to Improving Health Outcomes for HIV-positive State Prison Inmates Released to the Community
Federal Agency Name:	Centers for Disease Control NCHHSTP (HHS-CDC-NCHHSTP)
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	CDC-RFA-PS19-1908
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.941
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	April 24th, 2019
Original Application Deadline:	April 24th, 2019
Posted Date:	February 12th, 2019
Creation Date:	February 12th, 2019
Archive Date:	May 24th, 2019
Total Program Funding:	$5,580,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$485,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$415,000
Expected Number of Awards:	3
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	February 12th, 2019

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligibility for this NOFO is limited to States and, in consultation with the State health authority, political subdivisions of States that have the authority to conduct, and are directly funded by CDC to conduct, HIV surveillance. This program is authorized under under section 318 (c-d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 247c (c-d)), as amended. CDC will consider any application requesting an award higher than the award ceiling as nonresponsive and it will receive no further review. To be considered responsive, applicants must be able to document all of the following: Complete access to the state department of health HIV surveillance data system for the implementation of Data-to-Care program requirements. The existence of laws and regulations that require complete laboratory reporting of all HIV viral load and CD4 data to the state health department. There are at least 500 HIV-positive persons confined in the state prison system. These data should be based upon the most recent available information compiled by the Department of Justice/Bureau of Justice Statistics. https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=6026 At least 200 HIV-positive prison inmates were released from the state prison system over the most recent 12-month reporting period available. Release information for HIV-positive prison inmates can be based upon calculations using general release data collected by the Department of Justice/Bureau of Justice Statistics. http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=6187 Letter(s) of support signed by senior leadership from both the state health department and the department of corrections stating a clear commitment to achieving the goals of the program. Applicants should provide a one-page brief that summarizes how they meet the five elements of responsiveness. This one-page brief should include a summary list of all entities providing a letter of support. The brief should also include page numbers referencing where more information can be found in the application narrative. Applicants should upload this document (file name: ‘Summary of Eligibility’) to www.grants.gov as a component of their application package. Applicants that have not provided evidence of all five elements will be deemed non-responsive and will not be passed along for further review.
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