Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Integrated HIV/AIDS Planning and Resource Allocation Cooperative Agreement | HRSA 19 029

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The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Integrated HIV/AIDS Planning and Resource Allocation Cooperative Agreement (HRSA-19-029) is a FY 2019 discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), designed to strengthen how state and local jurisdictions plan for and fund HIV prevention and HIV care services. Structured as a cooperative agreement, it emphasizes active collaboration between the funded organization, HRSA, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The central intent is not to directly fund clinical services, but to build the practical capacity of RWHAP Part A and Part B recipients and their planning bodies by providing tools, training, and technical assistance that make integrated planning more meaningful, data-informed, and aligned with community needs.

At the core of the opportunity is the requirement that RWHAP Part A and Part B jurisdictions develop and submit Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plans and, for states, a Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need (SCSN). These planning documents respond to legislative and program expectations and are meant to serve as a shared roadmap across prevention and care systems. The grant focuses on helping jurisdictions use these Integrated Plans and SCSNs as more than a compliance document by turning them into working guides for coordinating programs, setting priorities, allocating resources, and running continuous quality improvement efforts. The overall direction is to ensure planning processes lead to concrete decisions that improve service delivery and address unmet needs among people living with HIV (PLWH) within each jurisdiction.

The opportunity lays out two primary goals for supported jurisdictions. First, it aims to ensure that Part A and Part B recipients and planning bodies can produce an Integrated Plan/SCSN that reflects the community vision and values for how a comprehensive, coordinated HIV system should function, particularly in ways that reduce unmet need. Second, it aims to ensure those jurisdictions actively use the Integrated Plan/SCSN to guide work intended to end the HIV epidemic locally, meaning the plan should drive implementation choices, coordination across partners, and accountability for results rather than sit on a shelf.

To achieve this, the single expected awardee (ExpectedAwards: 1) is tasked with several major, interconnected deliverables carried out in partnership with HRSA and CDC. One major area is building feedback and evaluation systems: establishing practical measures and methods to gather input from Part A and Part B recipients and planning bodies, evaluating both the process and outcomes of the cooperative agreement activities, and then using those findings to improve future technical assistance and planning support. Another area is knowledge capture and dissemination: identifying common challenges jurisdictions face in integrated planning, documenting successes, and sharing promising or best practices that help other jurisdictions improve both their planning processes and their progress toward the goals stated in their Integrated Plans/SCSNs.

A large portion of the work centers on producing and delivering capacity-building supports. The funded entity must develop strategies, tools, training curricula, and technical assistance approaches that help jurisdictions across the full life cycle of integrated planning: development of the plan, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and iterative improvement. Importantly, the grant also targets the practical mechanics of funding decisions by supporting Part A and Part B recipients in creating or improving resource allocation methodologies so that spending aligns with prioritized needs and directly supports the plan. This focus recognizes that strong plans only matter if budgeting and contracting decisions actually follow the priorities and strategies the planning process identifies.

The cooperative agreement also includes targeted, higher-intensity assistance for jurisdictions that need additional help. Beyond general training and broadly available tools, the awardee must be able to deliver tailored technical assistance to select areas requiring more instruction or support on integrated planning processes, including how to run collaborative planning bodies effectively and how to translate planning outputs into actionable decisions. Finally, the opportunity explicitly calls for peer learning across jurisdictions, meaning the awardee should facilitate structured opportunities for Part A and Part B recipients and planning bodies to learn from one another, compare approaches, and spread workable solutions faster.

Key administrative details included in the source information are that this is a HRSA cooperative agreement (FundingInstrumentType: Cooperative Agreement) within the health activity category, associated with CFDA 93.145. The opportunity was created October 12, 2018, with an original application closing date of January 17, 2019. Eligibility is listed as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full announcement. The award ceiling is shown as 0 in the summary data, which typically indicates that the ceiling was not specified in that field rather than implying no funds, and applicants would need to consult the full notice for the actual funding level, period of performance, and specific eligibility requirements.

Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as a national or centralized capacity-building effort meant to improve how RWHAP Part A and Part B jurisdictions plan together across HIV prevention and care, measure their progress, and make resource allocation decisions that reflect community priorities and real service gaps. The end goal is to make integrated planning a practical engine for coordination and improvement, ultimately supporting jurisdiction-level efforts to reduce unmet need and move toward ending the HIV epidemic.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Integrated HIV/AIDS Planning and Resource Allocation Cooperative Agreement" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.145.
• This funding opportunity was created on Oct 12, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 17, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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