Linking Eligibility Across the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts - Dissemination Assistance Provider | HRSA 24 057

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The Linking Eligibility Across the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Parts - Dissemination Assistance Provider opportunity is a federal funding notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB). It supports a single, nationwide cooperative agreement designed to make it easier for people with HIV to access and stay connected to RWHAP-supported services by improving how eligibility is determined and re-confirmed across the different parts of the program. In practical terms, the project focuses on reducing duplication and friction when a client needs services from more than one RWHAP recipient or subrecipient, and on helping providers handle eligibility in a more consistent, efficient way.

HRSA expects to make one award, with funding up to $2,000,000 total, for a project period of up to two years. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means HRSA will have substantial involvement in the work (for example, coordination, guidance, and collaboration during implementation) rather than simply providing funds with minimal interaction. The opportunity is listed as discretionary funding in the health activity category under CFDA 93.928. The funding opportunity number is HRSA-24-057, and the original application closing date was March 4, 2024.

The core purpose of the project is dissemination and practical assistance: the funded organization will look across "all RWHAP Parts" (defined here as Parts A through D plus Part F dental programs) and help the field understand what is currently happening, what is getting in the way, and what can be adopted broadly to streamline eligibility. The funded recipient is expected to examine existing eligibility determination and eligibility confirmation processes across the RWHAP Parts and identify barriers that affect both providers and clients. Those barriers can include administrative issues (like redundant paperwork or mismatched documentation requirements), technical issues (like systems that do not communicate or inconsistent data processes), and legal or policy issues (like privacy, data-sharing, or state and local constraints that complicate coordination).

Beyond documenting barriers, the awardee is expected to identify best practices and real-world facilitators that help clients move smoothly between programs when they receive services from multiple RWHAP entities. This includes practical approaches to intake and navigation that reduce delays, prevent clients from having to repeatedly prove the same eligibility criteria, and improve continuity of care. The program also places strong emphasis on producing useful, adoptable resources. The awardee will develop and disseminate materials that explain eligibility determination and confirmation processes in clear, actionable ways, including cost analysis tools, examples, and lessons learned that recipients and subrecipients can use to evaluate their own workflows and justify improvements.

A major component of the work is active information-sharing across the RWHAP community. HRSA expects the awardee to facilitate peer-to-peer exchange so that recipients and subrecipients can learn directly from one another, compare approaches, and spread effective models faster. In other words, the project is not just research or reporting; it is structured to help the entire network implement practical changes by packaging guidance, tools, and shared experience in ways that programs can adapt locally.

The stated objectives align with improving both efficiency and client experience. HRSA is aiming to promote efficiencies in intake, navigation, eligibility determination, and eligibility confirmations across all RWHAP Parts; improve the customer experience for people applying for and continuing services; reduce administrative burden for clients and providers; and increase the availability of tools that RWHAP recipients and subrecipients can adopt or adapt to streamline eligibility. Ultimately, the intended outcome is improved access to HIV care and support services by making eligibility processes less fragmented and less burdensome, especially for clients who interact with multiple RWHAP-funded organizations.

Eligibility to apply is limited to organizations located within the United States and certain U.S.-affiliated jurisdictions and freely associated states: the U.S., Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Applicants must also be entities eligible for funding under RWHAP Parts A through F of Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act. The eligible applicant types listed include public and private nonprofits, state and local governments, academic institutions (public or private), local health departments, nonprofit hospitals or outpatient clinics, Section 330-supported community health centers, community-based organizations, and tribal governments or tribal organizations (with or without federal recognition).

• The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Linking Eligibility Across the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts - Dissemination Assistance Provider" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.928.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-01-03.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-03-04. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.

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