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AFC Announcement - Request for Proposals
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act Part A & B

AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC) is pleased to announce the release of a funding opportunity for agencies interested in providing services to people living with HIV and AIDS in Chicago and the surrounding counties. AFC is accepting proposals for a variety of services with funding provided by the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). The grant period for selected awardees will begin in the Spring of 2023.

Service categories: Outpatient Ambulatory Medical Care, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Oral Health, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Medical Case Management, Perinatal Case Management, Corrections Case Management, Non-Medical Case Management, Legal, Food Bank, Home-Delivered Meals, and Housing. For more information about the Ryan White program and these services, click here. 

Eligible Respondents:

• Must operate a physical site and/or deliver services (with no physical site) in the Chicago Eligible Metropolitan Area, including Cook County and seven collar counties: DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will. 
• Must be governed by a board of directors. 
• Must be a community-based organization, community health center, hospital, health department, mental health center, substance abuse treatment center, university, nonprofit organization or private for-profit organization*.
• Have a functioning accounting system that is operated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or an agreement with a designated eligible entity that maintains such information and acts as the respondent’s fiscal agent.
• Be Medicaid-certified if providing services that are Medicaid-eligible.
• Have all required licenses and certifications required by appropriate government agencies to perform the proposed services and procure all permits and pay all charges, taxes and fees.

* Private for-profit entities may apply for these funds if they can adequately demonstrate that they are the only provider of quality HIV services for a specific category in the geographic area they intend to serve

Important Documents

AFC Announcement - Upcoming Request for Proposals Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act Part A & B

RW 2022 AFC RW RFP (PDF)

2022 RFP Narrative Workbook (Word)

2022 RFP Forms Workbook (Word)

 

Bidder's FAQ

Bidder's Webinar + Q&A Notes Sept. 9, 2022 (PDF)

Bidder's FAQ Sept. 16, 2022 (PDF)

Bidder's FAQ Sept. 23, 2022 (PDF)

Bidder's FAQ Sept. 30, 2022 (PDF)

Bidder's FAQ Oct. 7, 2022 (PDF)

 

INTENT TO APPLY DUE DATE: FRIDAY, SEPT. 16, 2022
PROPOSAL DUE DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2022 BY 4:00 PM C.S.T.

For questions, please contact Bashirat Olayanju, Vice President of Care, at bolayanju@aidschicago.org or 312-334-0951.

Community-based review process for Ryan White grant applications 

AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is seeking reviewers to evaluate applications from agencies hoping to provide services under the Ryan White Treatment Modernization Act. AFC uses a competitive review process to make grant awards for community organizations. During the review process, experts in the fields of social services, HIV services, community development, and individuals belonging to communities disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS are invited to read and evaluate applications. 

AFC seeks individuals with:  

• Ability to understand public health delivery program design concepts
• Familiarity with HIV/AIDS service provision, epidemiology or other communicable disease methodology 
• Ability to succinctly summarize complex information in writing and through oral presentation 
• Ability to identify and present key concepts efficiently and clearly 
• Ability to conduct impartial and confidential reviews of proposals submitted by applicants 
• Proficiency in the use of email and other online, web-based interaction 
• Ability to participate in review meetings

Timeline:

Review Panelist Scoring Period	Oct. 22 – Nov. 12
Reviewer Panel Sessions	Nov. 7  – Nov. 11
Funding Awardees announced	Dec. 5 – Dec. 9

 

Review Panelist Expectations:

Time commitment: Each panelist will receive between three and five proposals to review over a one-week period.   

Maintain confidentiality:  It is expected that the names of applicants, their proposed strategies and fiscal operations are to be kept confidential by panelists during all aspects of the granting and review process.  

Conflict of interest: Panelists cannot review proposal applications from agencies for which they are employed, have ownership interest, or participate as board members or volunteers. Panelists with employment, interest ownership or board membership of an applicant agency may be assigned to review panels in which their agency is not applying or currently providing service. 

For questions, please contact Bashirat Olayanju, Vice President, Care, at bolayanju@aidschicago.org or 312-334-0951.