IDPH: Office of Disease Control

The linking of persons with HIV/AIDS to medical care and antiretroviral treatment is essential to improving their health outcomes and dramatically lowering their risk of transmitting HIV to others. Making these linkages is central to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, the nation’s roadmap for addressing the HIV epidemic.

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Department of Public Health Power and Duties Law, 20ILCS 2310/2310-25

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The linking of persons with HIV/AIDS to medical care and antiretroviral treatment is essential to improving their health outcomes and dramatically lowering their risk of transmitting HIV to others. Making these linkages is central to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, the nation’s roadmap for addressing the HIV epidemic. Grantee will provide Department approved educational material to HIV Professionals to ensure a centralized referral portal is available, providing access points to the broad array of services offered to medical providers that provide services to HIV-positive individuals who live in one of the eight (8) Ryan White Part B Regional jurisdictions. Services provided by the Ryan White Part B Program’s consortia include: • Case Management • Medication Assistance • Financial assistance • Nutrition services • Housing services • Legal services • Medical transportation • Mental health services • Medical care • Oral health care • Counseling, rehabilitation services and substance abuse services The overarching goal of the Grantee is to provide access points to link HIV-positive individuals to these essential services in their jurisdictions that may result in: • Retention in primary care • Adherence to medication • Viral suppression • Reduced HIV transmission rates • Overall better health outcomes In addition, the Grantee will engage HIV-positive clients in HIV Care and antiretroviral treatment services through the following initiatives: 1. Continued outreach to service professionals working with HIV-positive clients to link these clients to Ryan White Part B Regional service providers via active referrals. 2. An enhanced HIV Care Connect communications initiative. a. Employing web b. Video c. Pamphlets d. Social media strategies

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Nonprofit Organizations; Government Organizations;

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Project Grants

Public Safety

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Grant application must be submitted through EGrAMS by 5:00 PM CDT December 30, 2022, A grant application must first be validated to ensure it is free of errors. The applicant must then promote the application to the Authorized Official Certification stage. The applicant must then complete all fields in the Certification section, save the application, and submit it to IDPH for review. The applicant shall receive an e-mail generated by EGrAMS to indicate the application has been submitted and received.

An objective team review and evaluation process will be conducted to determine grant award recipients. Applications with the highest consolidated panel scores will be selected for funding

Successful applicants shall demonstrate the ability to execute the grant project according to project requirements, including appropriate targeted audiences and expected outcomes. Successful applicants will include a work plan inclusive of all aspects of their Scope of Work and project requirements while specifying SMART objectives. Successful applicants will include a RWPB Detail Budget Attachment in which costs are allocable, reasonable, and appropriate. Successful applicants will provide a grant project budget in EGrAMS in which costs are allocable, reasonable, and appropriate. Details and associated narratives for all grant costs are required to be included within the grant application budget framework.

December 30, 2022 4:30 p.m.

The Department intends to award applicants within six weeks of completion of an agreement.

Merit-Based Review Appeal Process For competitive grants, only the evaluation process is subject to appeal. Evaluation scores or funding determinations/outcomes may not be contested and will not be considered by the Department's Appeals Review Officer. To submit an appeal, the appealing party must: o Submit the appeal in writing and in accordance with the grant application document through IDPH's Merit-Based Review Appeal Request Form available in the GATA section of the IDPH website (www.dph.illinois.gov/GATA). o Appeals must be received within 14 calendar days after the date that the grant award notice was published. o Appeals must include the following information: ? The name and address of the appealing party ? Identification of the grant ? A statement of reasons for the appeal ? If applicable, documents or exhibits to support statement of reason The IDPH Appeals Review Officer (ARO) will consider the grant-related appeals and make a recommendation to the appropriate Deputy Director as expeditiously as possible.

At the Department's discretion, two (2) one-year non-competitive renewals that may be executed at the same time.

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The funds from this Grant shall be used only for providing support to the Ryan White Part B HIV Care Connect Grant and shall be restricted to the approved budget in the grant application. Changes and amendments to the use of funds must be approved, in writing, by the IDPH HIV Section. https://hab.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/hab/Global/universalmonitoringpartab.pdf There is a ten percent (10%) Administrative CAP. The total of direct administrative cost and indirect cost cannot exceed ten percent (10%) of the total grant award. imposed on this award and the successful grantee. Ryan White Program Monitoring Guidance documents attached in EGrAMS. Grant funds may not be used for institutional, organizational, or community-based overheard costs or levies that do not provide services to the Ryan White Part B HIV Care Connect Grant.

Quarterly progress and fiscal reporting through Provide Enterprise is required.

As required by the Department's HIV/AIDS Section

As required.

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Up to $200,000.00

Applicants are expected to achieve goals contained within their application

The funds from this Grant shall be used only for providing support to the Ryan White Part B HIV Care Connect Grant and shall be restricted to the approved budget in the grant application. Changes and amendments to the use of funds must be approved, in writing, by the IDPH HIV Section. https://hab.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/hab/Global/universalmonitoringpartab.pdf There is a ten percent (10%) Administrative CAP. The total of direct administrative cost and indirect cost cannot exceed ten percent (10%) of the total grant award. imposed on this award and the successful grantee. Ryan White Program Monitoring Guidance documents attached in EGrAMS.

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8/17/2021

FY 2017 : $249,500
FY 2018 : $249,500
FY 2019 : $720,000
FY 2020 : $720,000
FY 2021 : $630,000
FY 2023 : $200,000