Title:
Grant Application - Ending the HIV Epidemic
Summary
ACTION:
1. Approve submission of a grant application totaling $11,000,000 for a five-year period (March 1, 2020 - February 28, 2025) to the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to secure funding to implement Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America. The grant application is due October 15, 2019 and will be effective March 1, 2020;
2. If awarded, recognize, receive and appropriate awarded funds in the General Fund; and
3. Approve the allocation process involving regional participation in accordance with HRSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services guidelines
Staff Contact: Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Health Director
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
1. The Mecklenburg County Health Department is requesting approval to apply for funding from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to secure funding to implement Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America.
2. The Health Department will collaborate with community partners in implementing CDC recommended, evidence-based strategies that will engage and maintain HIV-positive individuals in care, reducing viral load and preventing transmission of the virus.
Grant funds will be used to:
1. Broaden the impact of the Ryan White Program to achieve these goals:
a. Reduce new HIV infections;
b. Increase access to care and improve health outcomes for people with HIV;
c. Reduce HIV-related health disparities and health inequities
2. Implement recommended strategies of the Getting to Zero Mecklenburg: A Community Plan to Reduce New Cases of HIV in Mecklenburg County.
The grant application is due October 15, 2019 and will be effective March 1, 2020.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
General Fund (G001) increase of $11,000,000 in Federal revenue and associated expenses