HRSA Awards $5.1 Million to Bolster HIV/AIDS Training and Technical Assistance Programs
Awards will expand technical assistance and further develop HIV workforce
ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) today announced awards of $5.1 million to provide training and technical assistance (TA) as part of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, which provides HIV-related services in the United States for those who do not have sufficient health care coverage or financial resources for coping with HIV disease.
These funds will support AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) by providing HIV clinical consultation services, expand HIV training into graduate medical education, pilot an HIV telehealth training initiative, and provide national TA in the areas of fiscal management, data, AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, medical home certification, and online TA resources for the Ryan White community.
"Initiatives like these build on a long history of providing top-notch training and technical assistance to Ryan White grantees," said HRSA Administrator Mary Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N. "These investments expand access to state-of-the-art care and ensure treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS."
Awards include:
- AIDS Education and Training Center Program ($1.7M – 1 award). Enhances the capability of the HIV workforce through the National Clinicians Consultation Center, which will provide distance based clinical consultation on HIV through a warm line, perinatal hotline and referral network, and occupational post-exposure prophylaxis hotline.
- Expanding HIV Training into Graduate Medical Education Program ($450,000 – 3 awards). Supports developmental work to expand an existing accredited primary care residency program to include an HIV focus, and community-based ambulatory patient care centers to expand training opportunities for medical residents in HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
- AETC Telehealth Training Center Awards ($599,924 – 3 awards). Expands access to and improves healthcare and health outcomes through telehealth technology for hard-to-reach, HIV-positive persons in medical care residing in historically underserved communities.
- National Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements ($2.4M – 5 awards). Assists grantees in the areas of fiscal management, data, AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, medical home certification, and online/self-help TA resources.
A list of awards follows.
AIDS Education and Training Center Program | ||||
Organization | City | State | Award Amount | |
University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco | Calif. | $1,728,689 | |
Total | $1,728,689 | |||
Expanding HIV Training into Graduate Medical Education | ||||
Organization | City | State | Award Amount | |
Yale University | New Haven | Conn. | $150,000 | |
The Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, Inc. | Boise | Idaho | $150,000 | |
The Research Foundation of the State University of New York | Albany | N.Y. | $150,000 | |
Total | $450,000 | |||
AETC Telehealth Training Center | ||||
Organization | City | State | Award Amount | |
University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco | Calif. | $200,000 | |
University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pa. | $200,000 | |
University of Washington | Seattle | Wash. | $199,924 | |
Total | $599,924 | |||
National HIV Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements | ||||
Organization | City | State | Award Amount | |
University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco | Calif. | $450,000 | |
HealthHIV | Washington | D.C. | $450,000 | |
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors | Washington | D.C. | $450,000 | |
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey | Newark | N.J. | $600,000 | |
Cicatelli Associates Inc. | New York | N.Y. | $450,000 | |
Total | $2,400,000 | |||
TOTAL | $5,178,613 | |||
For additional information about these and other Ryan White HIV/AIDS programs, visit http://hab.hrsa.gov/.
The Health Resources and Services Administration is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HRSA is the primary Federal agency responsible for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable. For more information about HRSA and its programs, visit www.hrsa.gov .
SOURCE Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
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