Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 26 088
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is offering a single cooperative agreement (HRSA 26-088; CFDA 93.928) to fund one organization to act as the Implementation Technical Assistance Provider (ITAP) for a national initiative focused on improving how men with HIV are linked to care, engaged in care, and retained in care over time. The core intent is to strengthen real-world HIV service delivery for men who are not consistently in care or who face persistent barriers to staying in care, and to do it in a way that produces practical, scalable lessons that other programs can quickly adopt.
Under this opportunity, the funded ITAP serves as the central hub of the initiative. Rather than directly running all on-the-ground interventions, the ITAP will solicit, select, and issue subawards to up to eight implementation sites. Those sites will then adapt and implement interventions that are either emerging or evidence-informed, with the ITAP guiding and supporting them through the full implementation process. A major part of the ITAP role is hands-on, implementation-specific technical assistance, meaning the recipient is expected to help sites choose interventions that fit their context, tailor them rapidly without losing the “active ingredients,” troubleshoot barriers during rollout, and strengthen day-to-day operations so improvements actually stick.
The initiative is explicitly grounded in implementation science, emphasizing structured methods for adapting, implementing, and learning from interventions in routine practice settings. The ITAP is expected to draw on established implementation science frameworks and approaches, including the HAB Implementation Science Framework, to ensure the work is systematic and replicable rather than one-off quality improvement. The overall approach prioritizes speed and usability: rapid adaptation, rapid implementation, and rapid evaluation cycles so that sites can make timely adjustments and the field can benefit quickly from what is learned.
This funding opportunity also has a companion announcement that will fund a separate Evaluation Provider. The ITAP and Evaluation Provider are expected to work closely and coordinate, but their responsibilities are distinct: the ITAP focuses on selecting sites, managing subawards, supporting implementation, and helping translate interventions into workable practice; the Evaluation Provider focuses on assessing outcomes and generating evidence from the implementation efforts. Together, they are meant to create a tight feedback loop where evaluation findings inform implementation adjustments, and implementation realities inform what gets measured and how.
A defining feature of the initiative is its emphasis on broader impact beyond the funded sites. HRSA is looking for implementation at a sufficiently broad scale to generate findings that are generalizable, not just locally relevant. In addition, the initiative requires public-facing dissemination products designed for real-world adoption. These products are expected to reflect human-centered design and adult learning principles, so that tools, guidance, and lessons learned are easy to understand, practical to use, and more likely to be sustained and replicated by other Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) providers and partners.
Strategically, the opportunity is framed as part of Ryan White Program 2030 (RWP2030), a renewed vision for RWHAP that aligns with the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative. In practical terms, this means the work is intended to both maintain high-quality care for people already served by RWHAP and expand effective approaches to find, engage, and re-engage people with HIV who are undiagnosed or out of care, with this specific initiative concentrating on men who are falling through the cracks of consistent engagement.
The applicant pool is broad and includes state, county, city, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; and nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions where noted). HRSA expects to make one award, with an award ceiling of $3,240,000. The original application closing date listed is 2026-07-08, and the opportunity was created on 2026-06-05.Apply for HRSA 26 088
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strategies to Link, Engage, and Retain Men with HIV in Care: Implementation Technical Assistance Provider" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.928.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2026-06-05.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-07-08. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,240,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: 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 (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is this HRSA funding opportunity?
This opportunity is a single cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), listed as HRSA 26-088 (CFDA 93.928). HRSA plans to fund one organization to serve as the Implementation Technical Assistance Provider (ITAP) for a national initiative focused on improving how men with HIV are linked to care, engaged in care, and retained in care over time.
2. What is the main goal of the initiative?
The initiative aims to strengthen real-world HIV service delivery for men who are not consistently in care or who face persistent barriers to staying in care. A core emphasis is producing practical, scalable lessons and tools that other programs can adopt quickly.
3. What does ITAP stand for, and what does the ITAP do?
ITAP stands for Implementation Technical Assistance Provider. The ITAP serves as the central hub of the initiative by selecting and supporting implementation sites, providing hands-on implementation-focused technical assistance, and helping translate interventions into workable, routine practice.
4. Is HRSA funding multiple ITAP recipients?
No. HRSA expects to make one award for one organization to serve as the ITAP.
5. What is the total funding amount available?
The award ceiling is $3,240,000.
6. What kind of award is this?
This is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the funder and recipient coordinate closely. In this initiative, the ITAP is expected to work closely with HRSA and coordinate with a separate Evaluation Provider funded under a companion announcement.
7. Will the ITAP directly run interventions at clinics or community sites?
The opportunity describes the ITAP as a central hub rather than the entity running all on-the-ground interventions. Instead, the ITAP will solicit, select, and issue subawards to implementation sites that adapt and implement interventions locally, with the ITAP providing guidance and support.
8. How many implementation sites will be funded through subawards?
The ITAP will issue subawards to up to eight implementation sites.
9. What are implementation sites expected to do?
Implementation sites will adapt and implement interventions that are emerging or evidence-informed to improve linkage to care, engagement in care, and retention in care for men with HIV. They will do this with ongoing implementation support from the ITAP.
10. What kinds of interventions are expected?
Interventions are expected to be emerging or evidence-informed and focused on improving HIV care linkage, engagement, and retention for men. The opportunity emphasizes adapting interventions to local contexts while preserving the core elements that make them effective.
11. What does "hands-on implementation-specific technical assistance" mean in this announcement?
It means the ITAP is expected to actively help sites throughout the implementation process, including selecting interventions that fit site context, tailoring interventions rapidly without losing key components, troubleshooting barriers during rollout, and strengthening day-to-day operations so improvements are sustained.
12. What is the role of implementation science in this initiative?
The initiative is explicitly grounded in implementation science. The ITAP is expected to use structured, established methods and frameworks (including the HAB Implementation Science Framework) to support systematic adaptation, implementation, and learning in routine practice settings so results are replicable and not just one-off improvements.
13. Does this initiative require rapid-cycle work?
Yes. The approach prioritizes rapid adaptation, rapid implementation, and rapid evaluation cycles so sites can make timely adjustments and the field can benefit quickly from what is learned.
14. What is the companion Evaluation Provider, and how does it relate to the ITAP?
HRSA has a companion announcement that will fund a separate Evaluation Provider. The ITAP and Evaluation Provider are expected to coordinate closely, but they have distinct responsibilities: the ITAP focuses on selecting sites, managing subawards, and supporting implementation, while the Evaluation Provider focuses on assessing outcomes and generating evidence from the implementation efforts.
15. How are implementation and evaluation expected to work together?
The initiative is designed to create a tight feedback loop: evaluation findings should inform implementation adjustments, and implementation realities should inform what gets measured and how.
16. Is HRSA looking for results that apply beyond the funded sites?
Yes. A defining feature of the initiative is broader impact. HRSA is looking for implementation at a sufficiently broad scale to generate findings that are generalizable and not only locally relevant.
17. Are dissemination products required?
Yes. The initiative requires public-facing dissemination products designed for real-world adoption by other Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) providers and partners.
18. What design principles are expected for dissemination products?
Dissemination products are expected to reflect human-centered design and adult learning principles, with an emphasis on making tools, guidance, and lessons learned easy to understand, practical to use, and more likely to be sustained and replicated.
19. How does this initiative connect to Ryan White Program 2030 (RWP2030) and Ending the HIV Epidemic?
The opportunity is framed as part of Ryan White Program 2030 (RWP2030), aligned with the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative. The work is intended to maintain high-quality care for people served by RWHAP while expanding effective approaches to find, engage, and re-engage people with HIV who are undiagnosed or out of care, with this initiative specifically concentrating on men who are not consistently engaged.
20. Who is eligible to apply for the ITAP award?
The eligible applicant pool includes state, county, city, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; and nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions where noted).
21. How many awards does HRSA expect to make under this announcement?
HRSA expects to make one award.
22. What is the application deadline listed for this opportunity?
The original application closing date listed is 2026-07-08.
23. When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on 2026-06-05.
24. What is the intended focus population?
The initiative focuses on men with HIV, particularly those who are not consistently in care or who face persistent barriers to staying engaged and retained in care.
25. What makes this initiative different from a typical service expansion grant?
Based on the description provided, this initiative is designed around implementation science and rapid learning cycles, with the ITAP coordinating multiple implementation sites through subawards and producing practical, public-facing tools and lessons for broader adoption across RWHAP settings.
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