Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Human immunodefiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)— Specialized technical assistance activities; development and performance; limited competition,

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Federal Register: September 14, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 177)NoticesPage 49131From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

Cooperative Agreements With National HIV/AIDS Organizations

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration.

ACTION: Notice of limited competition for cooperative agreements with national HIV/AIDS organizations.

SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) HIV/ AIDS Bureau (HAB) announces a limited competition to support the development and performance of specialized technical assistance activities for HRSA's HIV/AIDS Title IV grantees under Section 2671 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 1996, Public Law 104-146, dated May 20, 1996 (PHS Act), and to support the development of materials and training for AIDS Education and Training Centers under Section 2692 of the PHS Act.

HRSA is limiting competition to three national HIV/AIDS organizations: the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), the National Pediatric & Family HIV Resource Center (NPHRC), and AIDS Policy Center for Children, Youth and Families (APC). In cooperation with HRSA, these three organizations will engage in a number of activities that include technical assistance to Title IV grantees, policy analysis, materials development, and training for HRSA's Ryan White programs. Assistance will be provided only to these three organizations. No other applications are solicited, nor will they be accepted. These three organizations are the only qualified entities to provide the services specified under this cooperative agreement because:

1. NASTAD is the only officially established organization that represents the State and Territorial AIDS Directors in all 50 States and all U.S. Territories. As such, it represents the officials from throughout the U.S. who have responsibility for designing, implementing, and evaluating HIV/AIDS service programs for uninsured and underinsured populations. In addition, NASTAD has already established mechanisms for communicating HIV/AIDS information to States and the political subdivisions of the States that implement HRSA's CARE Act programs.

2. NPHRC is uniquely qualified to assure the provision of effective technical assistance through its clinical experience and capacity in promoting the organization and maintenance of comprehensive, coordinated care that is linked to research for children, youth, women and families affected by HIV/AIDS. As a HRSA supported national resource center, NPHRC and its clinical staff has unique access to providers throughout the U.S. to assure the needs of this population are addressed across all venues.

3. APC has extensive knowledge and experience in assessing adolescent AIDS comprehensive care policy. The organization has considerable credibility among existing adolescent clinical care providers, researchers and consumers and a demonstrated in-depth understanding of the Ryan White CARE Act.

Grants/Amounts

Approximately $600,000 is available in fiscal year (FY) 1998 for a 12-month budget period with a project period of 3 years for these three organizations. Continuation awards within the project period will be made on the basis of satisfactory progress and the availability of funds.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information may be obtained from Ms. Angela Powell-Young, Chief, Technical Assistance Branch, Division of Training and Technical Assistance, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7-13, Rockville, Maryland 20857. The telephone number is (301) 443-9091 and the fax number is (301) 594-2835.

Dated: September 4, 1998. Claude Earl Fox, Administrator.

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