U1S54465
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Special projects of national significance - Minority HIV/AIDS Fund - Address: 44 Farnsworth St, Boston, MA 02210
Principal investigator: Erin Starzyk, PhD, MPH
Voice: 856-287-1011
E-mail: erin_starzyk@jsi.com
Website: www.jsi.com
Funding requested: $7,000,000.00 for four years, $1,750,000.00 per year
In response to HRSA 24-108, a system-level syndemic approach to improve HIV care and treatment for people from racial and ethnic minority groups – Evaluation and Technical Assistance Provider (ETAP), JSI and NMAC are partnering to advance the development, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of system-level syndemic approaches to reduce inequities for people with HIV from racial and ethnic minority groups.
The ETAP will work with the five demonstration systems, funded under HRSA-24-107, to develop interventions that link and retain people with HIV into integrated care and achieve the project goals:
1) Design and conduct a multi-system evaluation to assess the implementation and outcomes of the demonstration systems’ syndemic approach to link and retain people from racial and ethnic minority groups in comprehensive HIV care and treatment;
2) Strengthen the capacity of the demonstration systems to implement systems-level integrated care interventions using a syndemic approach;
3) Develop materials and publications related to the demonstration systems’ integrated care interventions, and disseminate best practices and lessons learned to increase uptake and replication of syndemic approach;
4) Conduct project management, including continuous quality improvement of all project activities.
JSI and NMAC will collaborate with the demonstration systems to identify technical assistance (TA) needs through the TA needs assessments, site visits, and learning sessions, which will inform the TA plans and support implementation.
We will leverage our vast expertise related to integrated HIV care systems, syndemic service delivery, health systems strengthening, and social determinants of health to respond to evolving TA needs, and will engage expert consultants with lived experience and content expertise to enhance TA.
JSI and NMAC will support each demonstration system in developing their own dissemination plan. Efforts will be tailored to reach Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) recipients, subrecipients, and the broader community of HIV service providers.
JSI will work with Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) to support the dissemination of materials through targethiv.org.
JSI’s evaluation team will conduct a multi-system evaluation (MSE) with an emphasis on building capacity among RWHAP Part A and B jurisdictions to develop and operationalize interventions that use a system-level syndemic approach and meet the needs of racial and ethnic minority groups.
JSI will engage demonstration systems in evaluation activities, and work with them to collect and submit system-level (including cost data), provider-level, and client-level data.
JSI will produce data visualizations and provide TA to sites on data-informed decision-making to support implementation.
The proposed MSE questions below are guided by the HRSA HAB implementation science approach and the RE-AIM framework (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) and seek to understand what is working and why at the system, provider, and client levels.
1) To what extent did demonstration systems increase their capacity to implement comprehensive integrated care interventions using a syndemic approach?
2) To what extent did interventions link and retain the priority population(s) in comprehensive and integrated care?
3) To what extent did the interventions improve client health outcomes in the priority population(s)?
4) What are the costs associated with implementing a comprehensive integrated care intervention using a syndemic approach?
5) What are the facilitators and barriers associated with the implementation of a comprehensive integrated care intervention using a syndemic approach?
Principal investigator: Erin Starzyk, PhD, MPH
Voice: 856-287-1011
E-mail: erin_starzyk@jsi.com
Website: www.jsi.com
Funding requested: $7,000,000.00 for four years, $1,750,000.00 per year
In response to HRSA 24-108, a system-level syndemic approach to improve HIV care and treatment for people from racial and ethnic minority groups – Evaluation and Technical Assistance Provider (ETAP), JSI and NMAC are partnering to advance the development, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of system-level syndemic approaches to reduce inequities for people with HIV from racial and ethnic minority groups.
The ETAP will work with the five demonstration systems, funded under HRSA-24-107, to develop interventions that link and retain people with HIV into integrated care and achieve the project goals:
1) Design and conduct a multi-system evaluation to assess the implementation and outcomes of the demonstration systems’ syndemic approach to link and retain people from racial and ethnic minority groups in comprehensive HIV care and treatment;
2) Strengthen the capacity of the demonstration systems to implement systems-level integrated care interventions using a syndemic approach;
3) Develop materials and publications related to the demonstration systems’ integrated care interventions, and disseminate best practices and lessons learned to increase uptake and replication of syndemic approach;
4) Conduct project management, including continuous quality improvement of all project activities.
JSI and NMAC will collaborate with the demonstration systems to identify technical assistance (TA) needs through the TA needs assessments, site visits, and learning sessions, which will inform the TA plans and support implementation.
We will leverage our vast expertise related to integrated HIV care systems, syndemic service delivery, health systems strengthening, and social determinants of health to respond to evolving TA needs, and will engage expert consultants with lived experience and content expertise to enhance TA.
JSI and NMAC will support each demonstration system in developing their own dissemination plan. Efforts will be tailored to reach Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) recipients, subrecipients, and the broader community of HIV service providers.
JSI will work with Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) to support the dissemination of materials through targethiv.org.
JSI’s evaluation team will conduct a multi-system evaluation (MSE) with an emphasis on building capacity among RWHAP Part A and B jurisdictions to develop and operationalize interventions that use a system-level syndemic approach and meet the needs of racial and ethnic minority groups.
JSI will engage demonstration systems in evaluation activities, and work with them to collect and submit system-level (including cost data), provider-level, and client-level data.
JSI will produce data visualizations and provide TA to sites on data-informed decision-making to support implementation.
The proposed MSE questions below are guided by the HRSA HAB implementation science approach and the RE-AIM framework (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) and seek to understand what is working and why at the system, provider, and client levels.
1) To what extent did demonstration systems increase their capacity to implement comprehensive integrated care interventions using a syndemic approach?
2) To what extent did interventions link and retain the priority population(s) in comprehensive and integrated care?
3) To what extent did the interventions improve client health outcomes in the priority population(s)?
4) What are the costs associated with implementing a comprehensive integrated care intervention using a syndemic approach?
5) What are the facilitators and barriers associated with the implementation of a comprehensive integrated care intervention using a syndemic approach?
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Boston,
Massachusetts
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 103% from $1,700,000 to $3,450,000.
JSI Research & Training Institute was awarded
System-Level Syndemic Approach for Minority HIV Care
Project Grant U1S54465
worth $3,450,000
from the HRSA Office of Federal Assistance Management in September 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Boston Massachusetts United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years and
was awarded through assistance program 93.928 Special Projects of National Significance.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity A System-Level Syndemic Approach to Improve HIV Care and Treatment for People from Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups – Evaluation and Technical Assistance Provider (ETAP).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/24/25
Period of Performance
9/30/24
Start Date
9/29/28
End Date
Funding Split
$3.5M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.5M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to U1S54465
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
U1S54465
SAI Number
U1S54465-374835035
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
75RJ00 HRSA Office of Federal Assistance Management
Funding Office
75RV00 HRSA HIV/AIDS BUREAU
Awardee UEI
LKTNULLR6FL6
Awardee CAGE
1MUY8
Performance District
MA-90
Senators
Edward Markey
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
Modified: 9/24/25