HRSA eNews: October 2024, Volume 2

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October 17, 2024

HRSA’s Dr. Laura Cheever, Nationally Renowned Leader in HIV Care and Treatment, Announces Retirement

Dr. Laura Cheever

HRSA’s Laura Cheever, MD, ScM, Associate Administrator of HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), announced that she will be retiring at the end of this calendar year after 25 years of federal service. Dr. Cheever joined HRSA in 1999 as the Branch Chief for the AIDS Education and Training Center program and became the Deputy Associate Administrator of HAB in 2002. She rose to HAB Associate Administrator in 2013. She has led the successful implementation of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) and the $2.6 billion investment to support patient-centered HIV care and treatment to over half of all people with diagnosed HIV in the United States. Board certified in infectious diseases, she continued to see patients with HIV on a weekly basis for most of her federal career.

During her tenure at HRSA, she led efforts to publish client-level data and use it to drive improvements in HIV-related outcomes, with HIV viral suppression rates rising from 69.5% in 2010 to 89.6% in 2022 for RWHAP patients. She promoted the use of quality collaboratives and an implementation science approach to drive improvements and reduce disparities for key populations which she documented in peer-reviewed literature. Dr. Cheever championed increased community engagement to identify gaps and address needs to improve the program. After the passage of the Affordable Care Act, she led policy changes within the RWHAP to maximize the impact of the ACA for people served by the program. She provided leadership in developing the framework and rollout of the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. Initiative in 2020. She is proud of her work in the early President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program, leading the collaboration with CDC to quickly scale up initiation of highly active antiretrovirals to 1.4 million people between 2004 and 2011. Within HRSA and across government, she fostered collaboration to maximize impact with existing resources. She leaves a vibrant organization ready to take on the continued challenges of ending the HIV epidemic in the U.S.

Heather Hauck, the current Deputy Associate Administrator of HAB, will serve the Acting Associate Administrator.


Biden-Harris Administration Awards Nearly $19 Million to Help States Improve Maternal Health

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On October 9, HRSA announced nearly $19 million in awards to 15 states to identify and implement innovative strategies to address the maternal health crisis. Deputy Administrator Jordan Grossman, joined by Representative Robin Kelly (IL-02), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust and Co-chair of the bipartisan Maternity Care Caucus, announced these awards in Chicago, IL as part of HRSA’s latest Enhancing Maternal Health Initiative state convening.

HRSA announced the availability of this funding in December 2023 at a White House roundtable on innovation in maternal health convened by the Office of the Vice President Kamala Harris and the Domestic Policy Council in support of the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis.

Read the release.


HRSA Observed National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on October 15

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On Tuesday, October 15, HRSA’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program observed National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. On this day, HRSA joined the HIV community to highlight the impact of HIV on Hispanic/Latino/a communities, promote HIV testing, increase access to prevention, care and treatment services, and stop HIV stigma.

HRSA’s Special Projects of National Significance program has replicable interventions designed to expand outreach, access and retention in HIV care among Hispanic/Latino/a populations. Additionally, you can access the RWHAP find a provider tool  to search for HIV care and support services in your community.


HRSA in the News

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October

  • Bullying Prevention Month 
  • Corps Community Month 
  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month 
  • National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 

Funding Opportunities

 

Bureau of Health Workforce


National Health Service Corps Students to Service Loan Repayment Program - apply by November 7

Bureau of Primary Health Care


Service Area Competition (HRSA-25-017) - apply by October 29

Fiscal Year 2025 Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN) Cooperative Agreements - apply by December 2

Federal Office of Rural Health Policy


National Rural Health Information Clearinghouse Program - apply by December 9

HIV/AIDS Bureau


Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. – Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts A and B - apply by October 22

Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. – Systems Coordination Provider - apply by October 22

Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. – Technical Assistance Provider - apply by October 22

AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Emergency Relief Funds (ERF) - apply by November 4

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Early Intervention Services Program - apply by December 10

Maternal & Child Health Bureau


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