The National HIV Clinical Training for Residents Program aims to expand the HIV workforce by training residents from clinical disciplines to prevent, diagnose, treat, and link individuals with HIV to care. The program will provide education, training, and technical assistance to residents to enhance their capacity to provide HIV care and treatment within the health care delivery system. The program's objectives include increasing the number of providers in clinical settings who have the expertise to deliver patient-centered care for individuals with HIV, providing didactic, experiential, and blended training to residents, and establishing an online collaborative learning community of HIV providers for residents and faculty. Key facts about the program include:
• The program is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and has a total available funding of $3,500,000 in FY 2026.
• The program expects to fund one award as a cooperative agreement.
• The program has a funding range per award of $0 to $3,500,000.
• The program has a project period of 4 years, from 09/30/2026 to 09/29/2030.
• Eligible applicants include domestic organizations, such as state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, and private institutions of higher education.
• The program has a cost-sharing requirement, but it is not specified in the document.
• The program has specific requirements for residency program partnerships and recruitment, training curriculum, workforce expansion, technical assistance and capacity building, and performance and evaluation.