Strategies to Link, Engage, and Retain Men with HIV in Care: Evaluation Provider
This grant funds an Evaluation Provider to lead and support a multi-site evaluation of strategies to help men with HIV stay in care, using implementation science and collaborating with a technical assistance provider.
Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration
Due Dates: July 8, 2026 (Full application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $1,300,000 per year for 3 years; total program funding $1,300,000 in Year 1 (1 award expected)
Summary: Funds a single Evaluation Provider to lead a multi-site implementation science evaluation of interventions to link, engage, and retain men with HIV in care.
Key Information: No cost-sharing required; only one application per organization permitted.
Description
This opportunity supports one cooperative agreement recipient to serve as the Evaluation Provider (EP) for a three-year initiative under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS). The EP will collaborate with the separately funded Implementation Technical Assistance Provider (ITAP) and up to eight sub-awarded implementation sites. The initiative uses implementation science to adapt, implement, and rigorously evaluate interventions designed to improve engagement and retention in care among men with HIV who are not consistently engaged or are experiencing barriers to care. The EP will lead a multi-site evaluation, provide evaluation-specific technical assistance to sites, and rapidly integrate findings into user-friendly materials to support future replication and scale-up.
