Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) PS11-1103 STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers

1. Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)PS11-1103 STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers October 20, 2010 National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD & TB Prevention Joint FOA from the Division of STD Prevention and the Division of HIV /AIDS Prevention

2. Webcast Presenters Rashad Burgess, Branch Chief, Capacity Building Branch (DHAP) Kevin O’Connor, Branch Chief, Program and Training Branch (DSTDP) Rheta Barnes, Chief, Training Unit (DSTDP) Project Officers and Technical Monitors Blanche Collins (DSTDP) Anthony Hall (DSTDP) LaShaun Polk (DHAP) Susan Shewmaker (DHAP) David Whittier (DHAP) Duane Wilmot (DSTDP) Angie Tuttle, Grants Management Officer, PGO

3. Webcast Overview • PTC and FOA purpose • Funding • Important dates • General awardee activities • Part-specific overviews (I, II, III, IV) • PGO Technical Assistance Pre-application guidance

4. PTC and FOA Purpose

5. To provide high-quality curriculum development, training and training assistance for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of STDs and HIV for health care professionals and prevention specialists across the United States. Purpose of PTCs

6. Health care and prevention professionals who: Serve populations disproportionately at risk for or affected by STDs and HIV associated complications Work in settings accessed by population groups at disproportionate risk for STD/HIV Targets of PTC Training

7. Measurable Outcomes Focus on the education and training activities that increase STD and HIV knowledge, skills, and practices of health professionals in areas that support the attainment of, one or more of the NCHHSTP performance goals

8. PTC Structure • Partnership between: • An organization that can bring state-of-the-art research findings to development of STD/HIV prevention education and training (e.g., academic institution) AND • An organization that can deliver resulting STD/HIV prevention education and training (e.g., state or local public health department) • Staffed by health professionals with demonstrated expertise in STD/HIV prevention training

9. 4-8 centers will be funded to provide training in STD clinical and laboratory services, HIV prevention in care, and possibly HIV biomedical prevention interventions 2-4 centers will be funded to provide training in behavioral interventions and STD/HIV program support 2-4 centers will be funded to provide training in STD/HIV partner services and STD/HIV program support One center will be funded in conjunction with a Part I, II or III to provide coordination and support for the NNPTC and nationally focused training activities, initiatives and projects PTC Overview

10. Applicant Information

11. Non-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) status For-profit organizations Hospitals Universities Colleges Faith-based organizations Community-based organizations State and local governments or their bona fide agents Tribally designated organizations Federally recognized American Indian, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian American Indian/Alaska native Alaska Native health corporations Urban Indian health organizations Tribal epidemiology centers Eligible Applicants

12. Submission of a complete and responsive application via www.Grants.gov A valid IRS determination letter verifying a current 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, if a non-profit organization Letter of support and collaboration from state and local health department on the health department’s letterhead and be signed by the state STD/AIDS Director or director coordinator of STD and HIV/AIDS prevention program Letter of support and collaboration from university on the University’s letterhead signed by the designated official Proof of Eligibility

13. Applications should include: Table of contents(see FOA appendix D for format) Cover letter outlining for which part agency is applying May apply for all Parts (Part I-IV); cannot apply for Part IV alone must have applied for Parts I, II, or III to apply for Part IV Abstract Project narrative Notes for Applicants

14. Project Narrative (Part I,II, & III) Must submit separate project narrative for each Part applicant is seeking funding • Organizational and training capacity • Training program plan • Collaboration plan • Evaluation plan • Budget and budget justification

15. Project Narrative: Part IV • Organizational and Personnel Capacity • Program Plan • Budget and justification, and staffing breakdown

16. Letter Of Intent (LOI) November 1, 2010 Application Due December 1, 2010 FOA Award Date April 1, 2011 Important Dates

17. Funding Three year project period

18. Approximately $9.8 million will be made available for the following categorical funding: PS 11-1103 Awards and Approximate Fiscal Year Funding Part I: • 4-8 awards • $4.2 million • Average award $710,000 Part II: • 2-4 awards • $3.2 million • Average award $1 million • Part III: • 2-4 awards • $1.8 million • Average award $614,000 • Part IV: • 1 award • $70,000

19. Objective review panel CDC’s funding preferences The balance of funded applicants serving organizations targeting vulnerable and underserved high-risk and/or racial/ethnic minority populations based on the burden of infection The geographic balance of funded applicants based on the burden of infection within jurisdictions, as measured by HIV/AIDS/STD reporting Funding Determinations

20. General Awardee Activities • Administration/Managerial Capacity • NNPTC Participation • Key Organizational Collaborations • Training Program • Continuing Education and Course Management • Evaluation Plan

21. Training Program: Needs Assessment • Description of proposed plans and mechanisms for updating needs assessment throughout the project period • Include the processes the applicant will use to periodically solicit and review input from their advisory committee and other key stakeholders

22. Training Program Plan • General Program Objectives • General Training Marketing Plan

23. Training Program: Methods Level I Didactic presentations, introductory courses, updates Level II Interactive, skills-building training Level III Hands-on clinical training Level IV Educational clinical consultation Level V Training assistance

24. Establish and maintain to ensure that regional training activities are responsive to needs of coverage area Provide key input in needs assessment, annual training plans, and training content and activities Letter of agreement for each committee member Plan for regularly soliciting training needs input from committee Training Program: Advisory Committee

25. Collaboration Plan Collaborate with • CDC and other PTCs to support and maintain the NNPTC • Other PTCs and other STD/HIV training and service delivery programs and stakeholders in the U.S. coverage area

26. Evaluation Plan Participate in and conduct ad hoc and on-going evaluation of all courses • Determine and measure short-term and medium-term outcomes of training • Utilize program evaluation data to provide continuous quality improvement of the PTC • Access to an evaluation specialist

27. Part I Presenters Susan Shewmaker Blanche Collins Anthony Hall Part I PTC

28. Part I Structure • Four to eight centers will be funded to develop and deliver: • STD clinical and laboratory services training • HIV prevention in care training • Part I training must be responsive to changes in STD/HIV • Morbidity • Prevention (including HIV biomedical prevention interventions) • Detection • Treatment • Delivery of care • Training needs • Target audience is practicing health care providers in public and private sectors Part I PTC

29. Part I Structure Regional coverage areas: • Determined by CDC in consultation with funded centers prior to award date • Expected to comprise between 4 and 12 states/territories Part I PTC

30. Organizational and Training Capacity Training experience and capabilities • STD clinical and laboratory skills • HIV prevention in care Part I PTC

31. Organizational Training and Capacity Model STD clinic training site(s) - criteria for clinic operations in CDC Program Operations Guidelines for STD Prevention (POG): • Accessibility • Range of services • Clinic environment • Registration process • Clinic flow • Medical records • Clinic management structure • Clinic manuals • Clinician roles and performance standards • Standard precautions • Emergency procedures • Stat laboratory management structure • Laboratory biosafety level criteria • Laboratory practice and techniques • Disease intervention specialist services in medical facilities • Quality assurance procedures • Reporting Part I PTC

32. Training Program Plan • Regional sample training plan for respective HHS regions from 7/1/2011-3/31/2012 • Based on existing training capabilities • Adequately addresses training needs identified in needs assessment • Reflects adequate level of effort and resources • Responsive to changes in primary health care delivery Part I PTC

33. Training Program Plan The sample plan should include a minimum of: • Five STD Intensive courses • Two STD Laboratory and Microscopy Methods courses, • Three STD Update for Clinicians courses • Three presentations of the ASI curriculum in its entirety (modules 1-4) to the same participants (using flexible approaches over time or in single long presentations), • One ASI TOT • One overview of ASI • Four presentations of single ASI module (1,2,3, or 4) as determined by individual audience needs Part I PTC

34. Training Program Plan Part I PTC

35. Collaboration • To ensure national Part I curricula • Incorporate evidence-based content • Congruent with most recent CDC guidelines • Support CDC policies, programs and initiatives • Revisions incorporate lessons learned from previous cycles • To develop innovative national training activities using new and emerging training technologies, methods and modalities • To design curriculum, evaluation tools and activities Part I PTC

36. Collaboration • Assess and meet clinical training needs of health professionals in coverage area • Provide information to Part IV PTC to ensure NNPTC website maintenance, marketing and continuing education activities are performed efficiently and effectively • Develop and implement national • Clinical training plan • Part I marketing plan • Establish standards for development and evaluation of eLearning and technology-based training activities Part I PTC

37. Part II Presenter David Whittier Part II PTC

38. Part II Structure • Two to four Part II Centers • Behavioral interventions training • STD/HIV program support Part II PTC

39. Training Program Plan • US national training program • Initial plan • Post award plan Part II PTC

40. Training Program Plan Part II PTC

41. Training Program Part II PTCs will provide US national trainings as will be determined, making use of the initial and national training plans, in the post-award cooperative agreement process in collaboration between the grantee and CDC based on defined training need and final award amount Part II PTC

42. Training ProgramAssessment • Registration and course evaluation data • National assessment elements Part II PTC

43. Collaboration • Collaboration Elements Part II PTC

44. Part III Presenters LaShaun Polk Duane Wilmot Part III PTC

45. Part III Structure • Two to Four Centers to be funded with geographic coverage to be determined by location and number of Centers funded • Coverage areas to be determined by CDC in consultation with the funded centers prior to the award date • Criteria for assignment area will include current STD/HIV morbidity, population, travel costs Part III PTC

46. Training Program: Needs Assessment A comprehensive description of the STD/HIV • Morbidity • Partner services • STD/HIV state/local programs in the geographic quadrant Part III PTC

47. Training Program: Needs Assessment A description of the • STD/HIV partner services and program support training needs, knowledge gaps and barriers to training • Methodology used to identify training needs and preferences • STD/HIV partner services and program support expertise and training resources available through other training programs in the geographic quadrant Part III PTC

48. Partner Services Training Partner elicitation Partner notification Partner referral STD/HIV counseling Case management Program Support Training Program management Surveillance and data management Outbreak response planning Field safety Training Program Part III PTC

49. Training Program Plan • Develop a sample plan for the time period from July 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012 • Based on assessment of training needs in the geographic quadrant in which the applicant is located • Describe courses and other educational resources and activities to be developed/delivered during time frame • Standardized partner services and program support courses • Number and type of courses/activities to be delivered • Collaborating partners Part III PTC

50. Training Program Plan • Complete development of Integrated Partner Services Curriculum: • Establish and develop process and outcome monitoring tools • Develop accompanying job aids • Conduct usability testing • Design pilot strategy • Conduct pilots • Provide LMS and hosting for the curriculum during the piloting phase Part III PTC