Department of Health and Human Services Grant: HIV/AIDS Health Improvement for Re-entry Population Program (HIRE)

This Department of Health and Human Services grant aims to improve HIV/AIDS health outcomes for formerly incarcerated individuals re-entering the community. The HIRE Program supports community efforts for successful reintegration by addressing structural and medical barriers, involving families and communities in the re-entry process, and collecting essential data for evaluation. Grantees will offer prevention and treatment services, form partnerships for comprehensive HIV/AIDS-related services, transitional assistance, and substance abuse and mental health services. Community and faith-based organizations will deliver assistance with prescription drugs, employment, family, education, housing, and community engagement.

Opportunity ID: 169594

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	MP-HHP-12-003
Funding Opportunity Title::	FY12 HIV/AIDS Health Improvement for the Re-entry Population Demonstration Program (HIRE)
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Health
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	12
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	93.452 — Health Improvement for Re-entering Ex-offenders Initiative (HIRE) HIV/AIDS
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 2
Posted Date::	May 08, 2012
Last Updated Date::	May 08, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Jun 08, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Jun 08, 2012
Archive Date::	Jul 08, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::
Award Ceiling::	$250,000
Award Floor::	$200,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

To qualify for funding, an applicant organization must: be located within one of the five targeted states with the highest incidence of inmates known to be infected with HIV or of inmates to have confirmed AIDS in state and federal prisons at year end 2008: Florida, New York, Texas, California, or Georgia. Furthermore, the organization must have a minimum of five years experience in: a) providing services to the re-entry population, and b) implementing HIV/AIDS-related health and support services. Additionally, the eligible organization must be a:

– Private nonprofit community-based, minority-serving organization (see
definitions) which addresses health, human, or correctional services; or
– Public entity (local government) which addresses health, human or correctional services; or
– Tribal governmental entity which addresses health, human or correctional services; or
– Faith-based organization which provides comprehensive pre-release,
transitional or reentry services.

Furthermore, the organization must have a minimum of five years experience in: a) providing services to the re-entry population, and b) implementing HIV/AIDS-related health and support services.

The intent of the HIRE Program is to assure linkage and referral of reentry populations into appropriate health, social and support services. In addition to the criteria indicated above, applicants under the HIRE Program must document established partnerships with multiple community-based correctional, health and social services organizations to facilitate the development of coordinated system navigation for reentry populations impacted by HIV/AIDS. Established partnerships should include, but not be limited to, correctional facilities, substance abuse treatment programs, healthcare, job placement and training programs, housing programs, and public assistance programs. Each partnership must be documented by a signed Memorandum of Agreement. Applicant organizations must implement a minimum of 50% of proposed project activities.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Description::	The HIRE Program seeks to improve the HIV/AIDS health outcomes of formerly incarcerated persons re-entering the mainstream population by supporting community-based efforts to ensure their successful transition from state or federal incarceration back to their communities. It is expected that the HIRE Program will: ? ensure that the re-entry population is sufficiently prepared to maximize their chances for successful reintegration;? seek to eliminate the structural and medical barriers to reintegration that are necessary to preserve public safety;? acknowledge the roles that families and communities play in the reentry process and ensure that the re-entry population is sufficiently prepared to take on those responsibilities; and? collect the data needed from pre-release and post-release prison medical reports to better evaluate the effectiveness of the project and assist the re-entry population affected by HIV/AIDS.HIRE Program grantees, through a systems navigation approach, will provide access to prevention and treatment services to the re-entry population. Grantees are expected to form stakeholder partnerships that will plan, develop and provide community-based HIV/AIDS-related services, transitional assistance, and substance abuse and behavioral and mental health services for the re-entry population. Community-based and faith-based organizations will be provided the opportunity to deliver comprehensive HIV/AIDS-related services and transition assistance to include prescription drug assistance and substance abuse and behavioral and mental health services as well as issues surrounding employment, family, education, housing, and community involvement.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 2	Added Eligibility	May 08, 2012
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Assistance Listings:	93.452
Competition ID:	MP-HHP-12-003-014374
Competition Title:	FY12 HIV/AIDS Health Improvement for the Re-entry Population Demonstration Program (HIRE)
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00120810
Opening Date:	May 08, 2012
Closing Date:	Jun 08, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	OASH, Office of Minority Health
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Grants.gov Lobbying Form [V1.1]
optional_forms	Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1]