At a glance
This program funds an organization to provide implementation technical assistance for nutrition interventions for people with HIV in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. The recipient will also support a network of 10 demonstration sites, develop implementation materials, and evaluate the interventions. Eligible applicants are domestic organizations that can receive Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts A–D funding, including state, local, tribal, higher education, and nonprofit organizations; individuals are not eligible. The award is one cooperative agreement, with $2,500,000 available in FY 2026 and award amounts listed as $2,500,000 in year 1, $3,000,000 in years 2 and 3, and $2,500,000 in year 4. There is no cost-sharing requirement, and the announcement is limited to domestic applicants in the United States and specified U.S. territories and freely associated states.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
This four-year funding opportunity is supported by the HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F: Special Projects of National Significance Program. This Special Projects of National Significance initiative uses implementation science to adapt, implement and evaluate interventions that improve food and nutrition security for people with HIV who are eligible for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program"s medical nutrition therapy, food bank/home delivered meals, and other applicable service categories. Details about the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program service categories are noted in Policy Clarification Notice 16-02: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services: Eligible Individuals & Allowable Uses of Funds. HRSA will fund one recipient to serve as the Implementation Technical Assistance Provider to select the intervention, create a network of demonstration sites, provide technical assistance to the demonstration sites to implement the intervention, create materials to assist organizations to implement the intervention, and support evaluation activities. The intervention and implementation materials must align with Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program service categories and promote adoption of the intervention among Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funded organizations.
Who can apply
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- State governments