Learning Collaborative for HIV Oral Health and Primary Care Integration | HRSA 25 103

FAQs: HRSA-25-103 Learning Collaborative for HIV Oral Health and Primary Care Integration

1) What is this funding opportunity?

This is a fiscal year (FY) 2025 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) discretionary funding opportunity under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part F Community Based Dental Partnership Program (CBDPP). It is a cooperative agreement titled "Learning Collaborative for HIV Oral Health and Primary Care Integration" (Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-25-103; CFDA 93.924).

2) What is the overall purpose of the award?

The award is intended to promote information sharing and exchange among stakeholders involved in HIV oral health care, while maintaining and strengthening the integration of oral health services and primary medical care for people with HIV. The approach centers on a structured learning collaborative model focused on shared learning, practical problem-solving, and spreading effective approaches across programs and communities.

3) What does HRSA mean by a "learning collaborative" in this context?

Based on the description provided, the learning collaborative model emphasizes shared learning across participants, hands-on problem-solving to improve care integration, and actively spreading practical tools, lessons learned, and effective approaches to other programs and communities.

4) What types of outcomes or focus areas are emphasized?

The opportunity emphasizes strengthening integration between dental care and primary medical care for people with HIV, facilitating stakeholder information exchange, improving dental education and training through interprofessional and community-based education, and developing community-based dental leaders who can advance HIV oral health care locally and support others.

5) How does this opportunity address workforce development and training?

A major emphasis is improving dental education and training by supporting interprofessional training and community-based education. This generally involves dental providers, primary care teams, and allied health professionals learning and practicing coordinated care approaches in real-world community settings.

6) What is meant by "interprofessional training" for this award?

In the description provided, interprofessional training typically means bringing together dental providers, primary care teams, and other allied health professionals to learn coordinated, integrated care approaches for people with HIV.

7) What is meant by "community-based education" for this award?

Community-based education, as described, generally refers to training and learning activities that occur in real-world settings where care is delivered, supporting practical experience with integrated oral health and primary care models in community contexts.

8) Who is expected to benefit from the project?

The project is intended to strengthen how oral health services and primary medical care work together for people with HIV, and to support stakeholders and providers involved in HIV oral health care through shared learning, training, and dissemination of effective practices.

9) What is the funding mechanism?

The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement.

10) What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant?

The notice indicates that a cooperative agreement generally involves substantial involvement by HRSA in the project compared to a standard grant.

11) How many awards does HRSA expect to make?

HRSA expects to make one award under this announcement.

12) What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?

The award ceiling is $600,000.

13) Who is eligible to apply?

Eligibility includes a broad range of domestic entities: state governments; county governments; city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); and small businesses.

14) Are individuals eligible to apply?

No. Individuals are explicitly not eligible to apply.

15) What does "domestic" mean for eligibility under this opportunity?

For this opportunity, "domestic" includes all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It also includes several U.S.-affiliated Pacific jurisdictions: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

16) Which HRSA office is sponsoring this opportunity?

HRSA is sponsoring the opportunity through its HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part F Community Based Dental Partnership Program (CBDPP).

17) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and CFDA number?

The Funding Opportunity Number is HRSA-25-103 and the CFDA number is 93.924.

18) When was this opportunity created?

The opportunity was created on July 1, 2025.

19) What is the original application closing date?

The original application closing date is August 12, 2025.

20) What kinds of activities are implied by the stated goals (based on the summary provided)?

While specific activities are not listed in detail in the notice summary, the stated goals suggest the recipient will convene or facilitate a learning collaborative to help participating sites or partners adopt and improve integrated oral health and primary care practices, share tools and lessons learned, and strengthen workforce preparation through HIV-focused training and education activities.

21) What is the role of community-based dental leaders in this program?

The opportunity aims to support and develop community-based dental leaders who can advance HIV oral health care locally, help implement integrated service models, and serve as resources to other providers and programs.

22) What is the central service integration goal of the program?

The central integration goal is maintaining and strengthening how dental (oral health) services and primary medical care are coordinated for people with HIV, with the learning collaborative used as a vehicle to improve and spread integrated approaches.