FY 2021 Ending the HIV Epidemic-Primary Care HIV Prevention Funding (HRSA-21-092)

Overview

Fiscal year (FY) 2021 Ending the HIV Epidemic—Primary Care HIV Prevention (PCHP) funding is available for up to 175 health centers on a competitive basis. PCHP funding will expand HIV prevention services that decrease the risk of HIV transmission in geographic locations (PDF - 76 KB) identified by Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America.

Eligible Applicants

FY 2021 PCHP funding will extend HRSA’s FY 2020 HIV prevention investments to health centers located in the targeted geographic locations. Eligible applicants:

• Receive Health Center Program operational (H80) grant funding under sections 330(e), (g), (h), and/or (i) of the Public Health Service Act;
• Have at least one permanent operational services delivery site in one of the 57 geographic locations identified by Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America; and
• Did not receive an FY 2020 PCHP award.

How to Apply

PCHP applications require a two-phase submission process.

Phase 1 - Grants.gov: Must be submitted to Grants.gov by 11:59 pm ET on February 8, 2021.

Phase 2 - HRSA EHBs: Must be submitted by 5:00 pm ET on March 1, 2021.

Objectives

Applicants must demonstrate plans to use PCHP funds to achieve three objectives:

1. Increase the number of patients counseled and tested for HIV.
2. Increase the number of patients prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
3. Increase the number of patients linked to HIV care and treatment.

Applicants will propose to make progress toward the objectives through activities in four focus areas:

1. PrEP prescribing;
2. Outreach;
3. Testing; and
4. Workforce development

Application Development Resources

The following references are provided to support developing and submitting your PCHP application. See the PCHP NOFO, the HRSA SF-424 Two-Tier Application Guide, and the HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) User Guide for detailed guidance on completing and submitting your application.

• Example Budget Narrative with Personnel Justification Table (PDF - 194 KB)
• Example Work Plan (PDF - 201 KB)
• Applicant Frequently Asked Questions
• HRSA SF-424 Two-Tier Application Guide (PDF - 720 KB)
• EHBs User Guide (PDF - 1.4MB)
• HRSA Scoring Rubric
• Track Your Grant Application
• Scope of Project Resources and Information (including details on Form 5A)

The following references may be helpful to support implementing your PCHP project.

• Instructions to add your H8H grant folder to your HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) portfolio
• Legislative Mandates in Grants Management for FY 2020 (PDF - 397 KB)
• Uniform Data System (UDS) Resources
• HRSA/BPHC Strategic Partnerships (PCAs, NTTAPs, and HCCNs)

FY 2020 PCHP (HRSA-20-091) Resources

FY 2020 PCHP NOFO (PDF - 406 KB)

Tri-Annual Progress Reporting Updates

• Progress Reporting Presentation (PDF - 354 KB)
• December 2020 Progress Reporting Question and Answer Session Webinar 
• Triannual Progress Report Guide

Award Recipient Resources

• Press release: HRSA awards nearly $54 million to expand HIV prevention services at 195 health centers
• FY 2020 PCHP award recipients
• Award Recipient Presentation Recording  
• Award Recipient Presentation Slides (PDF - 1.2 MB)

HIV References

• HRSA Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America Webpage: Summarizes HRSA's involvement in a Department of Health and Human Services initiative to end HIV in America, and features related federal resources and technical assistance tools.
• HIV and Health Centers Webpage: Summarizes the HRSA Health Center Program’s work integrating HIV testing, prevention, and treatment into other primary care and enabling services. Also provides HRSA-supported integration resources, technical assistance on HIV testing and PrEP, and promising practices for health centers.
• Ready, Set, PrEP: Summarizes a nationwide program led by the Department of Health and Human Services that provides PrEP at no cost to qualifying individuals. Also provides communications resources available for download and distribution.

Contacts

Program Information

Contact the PCHP Technical Assistance Team
301-594-4300 or complete the BPHC Contact Form 

• Complete the Contact Form, Contact Record, Organizational, Contact Verification screens
• Select “Applicant” for Requestor Type
• Select “Health Center” on Health Center or EHBs Question screen
• Select “Application” for Issue Type
• Select “Primary Care HIV Prevention (PCHP)” for Issue Sub-type
• Enter your question

Budget Information

Contact Francesca Mack and Doris Layne-Sheffield
Office of Federal Assistance Management
Division of Grants Management Operations

HRSA Electronic Handbooks Support

Health Center Program Support
877-464-4772 (select option 1) or complete the BPHC Contact Form 
Select “EHBs Question.”

Grants.gov Contact Center

Call 800-518-4726 or email support@grants.gov