The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is offering the Building the HIV Workforce and Strengthening Engagement in Communities of Color (B-SEC) grant to address national shortages of minority-serving providers in the HIV workforce. The 4-year grant aims to integrate HIV topics into health-related courses at undergraduate Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and enhance community engagement to educate students on HIV, advance care and treatment awareness, and reduce stigma. The grant recipient will work closely with MSIs to develop curriculum integration strategies, provide faculty training, establish experiential learning opportunities, and create on-campus HIV awareness activities, ultimately fostering a more diverse and educated HIV workforce.
Opportunity ID: 333253
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-21-124 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Building the HIV Workforce and Strengthening Engagement in Communities of Color (B-SEC) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=c00d0636-1b72-465e-9485-8f789a038c7c |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.145 — HIV-Related Training and Technical Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 20, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 20, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 06, 2021 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 06, 2021 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 04, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,900,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants include public and nonprofit private entities; state and local governments; academic institutions; local health departments; nonprofit hospitals and outpatient clinics; community health centers receiving support under Section 330 of the PHS Act; faith-based and community-based organizations; and Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations with or without federal recognition |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)1 play a critical role in the nation’s response to ending the HIV epidemic by educating and preparing the next generation of leaders, health care providers, researchers, educators, and public health professionals; conducting research that helps us improve the response to the HIV epidemic; and educating their faculty, staff and communities about HIV. This notice announces the opportunity to apply for the Building the HIV Workforce and Strengthening Engagement in Communities of Color (B-SEC) pilot program. Funding under this announcement will support a cooperative agreement for a 4-year award to a single organization to address the national shortage of minority-serving providers in the HIV workforce. The award recipient will integrate topics in HIV into health-related courses and the HRSA National HIV Curriculum (NHC) into the curricula of participating, accredited, health professions programs at undergraduate MSIs. Integrating topics in HIV into the broader curriculum offers an opportunity for more students to become educated about HIV regardless of their area of study. The NHC will be tailored for the discipline and academic year of the participating students. In addition, the organization will partner with MSIs to develop and implement community engagement activities, raise awareness about the advances in HIV care and treatment, and reduce the stigma that is a barrier to care in many communities of color. The Building the HIV Workforce and Strengthening Engagement in Communities of Color (B-SEC) pilot project will leverage the long-standing presence and trusted voice of MSIs in communities of color disproportionately affected by HIV to educate and train students in HIV, raise awareness about the advances in the care and treatment of HIV, and reduce stigma. The key components of the framework for this pilot project include: ? Development of eligibility criteria and methodology for identifying and establishing partnerships with participating undergraduate MSIs, including the technology platform needed to host and access the NHC and staffing allocated to participate in the curriculum integration; ? Support of technology needs and faculty training at participating undergraduate MSIs that meet the eligibility criteria established by the award recipient; ? Integration of HIV in two areas in the participating MSI curriculum: 1) Incorporate topics in HIV in the curriculum of health-related courses; and 2) Integrate the NHC into the curriculum of accredited health professions programs at MSIs; ? Establishment of opportunities for experiential learning for health professions students; ? Training and orientation of partnering MSI faculty on how to integrate the NHC into their existing programs and curricula and provide ongoing technical assistance and training to partnering MSIs; ? Collaboration with faculty leading health-related courses to integrate topics in HIV into their existing curriculum; ? Establishment of on-campus HIV awareness activities; and ? Establishment of an HIV Ambassador Program. For the purpose of this notice, funding will support a single organization to pilot a 4-year project to address national shortages in the HIV workforce by integrating the NHC into the curricula of at least two participating, accredited, undergraduate MSI programs and training faculty on how to use the newly integrated curriculum. Successful applicants must demonstrate a successful history of establishing partnerships with MSIs to advance health-related educational programs and integrating course curricula into institutions of higher education. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
scrooks@hrsa.gov Email:scrooks@hrsa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 333253 Full Announcement-HRSA-21-124 -> HAB HRSA-21-124 (U10) B-SEC_Final.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration scrooks@hrsa.gov Email: scrooks@hrsa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.145 | HRSA-21-124 | Building the HIV Workforce and Strengthening Engagement in Communities of Color (B-SEC) | PKG00267261 | May 20, 2021 | Jul 06, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
333253 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
333253 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
333253 PerformanceSite_3_0-3.0.pdf
333253 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
333253 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
333253 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
333253 SF424A-1.0.pdf
333253 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
333253 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
333253 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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