RFA #20629: Clinical Education Initiative (CEI)

The New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute (NYSDOH AI), Office of the Medical Director announces the availability of $2,060,000 annually in New York State funds to provide clinical education in a variety of formats to New York State Medical Doctors (MDs), Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs), physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and other public health staff working in sexual health/STI clinics. The intent of the Request for Applications (RFA) is to award a total of $2,060,000 annually across four (4) centers for a period of five (5) years.

This is a procurement which encompasses two (2) Components:

Component A: Topic-Specific Centers of Excellence

The Topic-Specific Centers of Excellence (COE) will serve as statewide Clinical Education programs addressing one of the designated clinical topics: HIV Primary Care and Prevention, Sexual Health, or Hepatis C Virus/Drug User Health. Centers will utilize Specific/ Measurable/ Achievable/ Relevant/ Time-Bound (SMART) goals to plan, implement, and evaluate clinical education activities.

Component B: Resource Center of Excellence

The Resource Center of Excellence (Resource Center) will build and support the technological capacity of Clinical Education Initiative (CEI), maintaining the Learning Management System (LMS), www.ceitraining.org website, Clinical Education Initiative (CEI) apps, and play a central role in promoting CEI activities.

This Request for Applications (RFA) has been posted on the following websites:

The NYS Statewide Financial System (SFS) website at: Search for Grant Opportunities (ny.gov)

Search using the SFS #s in the Event ID field:

CEIA2025 (Component A)

CEIB2025 (Component B)

New York State Department of Health: http://www.health.ny.gov/funding/

In order to apply for this Request for Applications, eligible applicants must be prequalified in the Statewide Financial System and must submit an application via the Statewide Financial System.

Applicants may submit no more than two (2) applications in response to this Request for Applications.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Applications will not be accepted via fax, e-mail, hard copy or hand delivery.

KEY DATES

RFA Release Date:                                   April 10, 2025

Questions Due:                                         April 24, 2025, by 4:00 PM ET

Questions, Answers and

Updates Posted: (on or about)                 May 8, 2025

Applications Due:                                      May 28, 2025, by 4:00 PM ET

DOH Contact Name & Address:

Beatrice Aladin, Director

Office of the Medical Director, AIDS Institute

Email: CEIRFA@health.ny.gov

All substantive questions by Applicants with respect to any aspect of the RFA must be submitted in writing to Beatrice Aladin, NYSDOH AIDS Institute, Office of the Medical Director, at the following email address: CEIRFA@health.ny.gov. This includes Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) questions and questions pertaining to the M/WBE forms. See, Section IV. K. (Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Requirements). Questions of a technical nature related to formatting or other minor details related to preparation of an Application may also be addressed in writing to the email address noted above. Questions are of a technical nature if they are limited to how to prepare your Application (e.g., formatting) rather than relating to the substance of the Application.

To the degree possible, each question submitted by a potential Applicant pursuant to the terms of this RFA should cite the RFA section and paragraph to which it refers. Written questions will be accepted until the date posted on the Cover Page of the RFA. All questions submitted should state the RFA Title and Number set forth on the Cover Page (RFA #20629: Clinical Education Initiative) in the subjec