The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is offering a cooperative agreement for the AIDS Education and Training Center National Clinician Consultation Center (NCCC) program, aimed at enhancing the capacity of the national workforce to provide care for individuals with or at risk for HIV. This initiative seeks to provide rapid, expert, and culturally competent clinical consultation services through various channels, including telephone-based warmlines and hotlines, focusing on a range of HIV-related topics such as prevention, treatment, and management of co-infections. The program is critical for addressing health equity and improving care in underserved communities, aligning with broader public health strategies like the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative. Interested applicants, including educational institutions and non-profits, can apply for a total funding amount of up to $3,850,000, with applications due by February 10, 2025, and an expected award date of July 1, 2025. For further inquiries, contact Suzanne Abo at AskAETCProgram@hrsa.gov.

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The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) HRSA-25-061 outlines a new grant program aimed at supporting the AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) National Clinician Consultation Center (NCCC). Applications are due by February 10, 2025, with an expected award date of July 1, 2025. The program focuses on enhancing the national workforce's capacity to provide care for individuals with or at risk for HIV, leveraging a network of HIV experts to offer timely clinical consultations via warmlines and hotlines.

Eligible applicants include educational institutions, non-profits, governmental organizations, and other domestic entities. The funding, amounting to up to $3,850,000 per year, will facilitate services like general HIV care consultation, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), and management of HIV-related co-infections. The funded organization is expected to implement evaluation measures and provide culturally competent, evidence-based consultation services across various demographics, particularly in areas disproportionately affected by HIV.

The goal of this initiative aligns with broader public health strategies, including the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative, and emphasizes health equity, workforce training, and capacity-building. Successful applicants will collaborate with key stakeholders, ensuring their programs meet federal standards while addressing specific needs identified in the communities they serve.

The purpose of the NCCC program is to provide rapid, expert, and culturally competent clinical consultation and advice to health care team members on a wide range of HIV and HIV-related topics. The NCCC, using a combination of various funding sources, provides services through telephone-based warmlines, a hotline, and internet-based educational consultation services in the following clinical areas: &#8226; General HIV prevention, care, and treatment, including diagnosis, testing, and antiretroviral therapy. &#8226; Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). &#8226; Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). &#8226; Treatment and management of Hepatitis B and C and HIV coinfections. &#8226; Treatment and management of substance use disorders in people with or at risk for HIV. &#8226; Perinatal HIV care and management. The NCCC provides expert consultation that demonstrates an understanding of the HIV epidemic in a variety of locations including: &#8226; EHE jurisdictions. &#8226; Rural areas. &#8226; Areas disproportionately impacted by substance use disorders including opioid use disorder, and other co-morbidities. &#8226; Communities where a large number of the people with HIV identify as a non-white racial or ethnic group. The goals for the NCCC align with those of the RWHAP Part F AETC Program, which are: &#8226; Goal 1: Expand the number of health care team members providing HIV care and prevention services, including providers with different backgrounds or experiences. &#8226; Goal 2: Expand the ability of health care team members to provide effective HIV care and prevention services. &#8226; Goal 3: Improve health equity by integrating HIV care and prevention in primary care and other health care settings that provide services to underserved populations. &#8226; Goal 4: Enhance the capacity of the AETC Program to train health care team members to serve people at risk for or with HIV.

Contact Suzanne Abo, MPA at (301)945-4537 or email AskAETCProgram@hrsa.gov

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration&lt;br/&gt;AskAETCProgram@hrsa.gov

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