[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52733-52734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21012]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, AIDS Education and Training Centers, 
The University of Washington, Northwest AIDS Education and Training 
Center

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of a deviation from competition requirements to award a 
program expansion supplement for the HIV/AIDS Bureau's (HAB) Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Program, AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) (H4A), The 
University of Washington, Northwest AIDS Education and Training Center 
(NWAETC).

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SUMMARY: HRSA will be issuing a non-competitive award under the AETC 
Program, to current grantee, the University of Washington NWAETC, for 
approximately $250,239 during the budget period July 1, 2014, to June 
30, 2015. This will allow the University of Washington NWAETC to 
develop a unique and flexible HIV distance learning curriculum that can 
be used in a variety of health care settings by a variety of health 
care providers. This on-line curriculum will enhance our ability to 
reach and so increase the numbers of health care providers skilled in 
delivering HIV/AIDS care and treatment at a time when there is a 
greater demand for these professionals--especially primary care 
physicians.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Intended Recipient of the Award: The 
University of Washington, NWAETC (Grant # H4AHA00051). The 
amount of the noncompetitive award is $250,239.

    Authority: Section 2692 of the Public Health Service Act, 42, 
U.S.C. 300ff-111.

CFDA Number: 93.145

    Period of Supplemental Funding: July 1, 2014, through June 30, 
2015.
    Justification: With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, 
more people, including those living with HIV/AIDS, are able to access 
care and are being seen by providers in a variety of settings, 
including community health care centers. This has resulted in an 
increased need for primary care providers to receive training in HIV 
care. A program expansion supplement will allow the NWAETC to develop a 
comprehensive portfolio of web-based, HIV primary care distance 
learning and assessment resources and tools that will reach greater 
numbers of health care providers across the nation. This free, state-
of-the-art HIV care and treatment curriculum will be evidence-based and 
aligned with up-to-date federal guidelines. Further, the curriculum 
would be accessed in an online environment that is effective at 
assessing HIV training needs, providing relevant, tailored training to 
meet those needs, and will monitor and evaluate individual and group 
progress throughout the curriculum.
    The University of Washington NWAETC, now in the fifth year of a 5-
year project ending on June 30, 2015, is uniquely positioned to rapidly 
develop and deliver the national HIV care and treatment distance 
curriculum, having the necessary infrastructure for implementation 
already developed and in place, and having previously demonstrated the 
capacity to develop similar products. A distance HIV curriculum is 
consistent with the goals of the AETC program--to provide HIV treatment 
education, clinical consultation, capacity building, and technical 
assistance to health care professionals and agencies. An on-line HIV 
care and treatment training curriculum will help to better meet the HIV 
training needs of the current health care workforce that is working to 
achieve the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rupali K. Doshi, MD, MS, Acting Branch 
Chief, HIV Education Branch, Division of Training and Capacity 
Development, HAB/HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, by 
email at [email protected], or by phone at (301) 443-5313.

    Dated: August 27, 2014.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014-21012 Filed 9-3-14; 8:45 am]
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