HIV Early Intervention Services (EIS Program) Service Area Competition-Additional Service Area-Ponce, Puerto Rico

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-14-135 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.918Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Apr 04, 2014Award Ceiling: $1,200,000Expected Number of Awards: 5Creation Date: Mar 03, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits new applications for fiscal year (FY) 2014 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Early Intervention Services (EIS) Additional Service Area- Ponce, Puerto Rico.? Funds will support outpatient HIV early intervention and primary care services targeted to low-income, medically underserved people living with HIV/AIDS. The purpose of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part C EIS Program is to provide HIV primary care in the outpatient setting. ?Applicants must propose to provide a comprehensive continuum of outpatient HIV primary care services in the designated service area including: 1) targeted HIV counseling, testing, and referral; 2) medical evaluation and clinical care; 3) other primary care services; and 4) referrals to other health services. ?Primary care for persons with HIV disease should start as early in the course of the infection as possible. ?However, entry into a Part C EIS program may take place at any point in the spectrum of the disease or the patient?s lifespan. This competition is o...
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