Priority Setting and Resource Allocation

Review of the priority setting and resource allocation (PSRA) process that RWHAP Part A planning councils/planning bodies need to engage in every year.

Excel worksheet for recording key considerations for resource allocation, including decisions for RWHAP service categories. 

Guide for planning councils/planning bodies to conduct orientation and ongoing training to prepare members to participate fully in RWHAP Part A planning and decision making.

Training presentation for Planning Body members in the PSRA decision-making process for the Detroit EMA.

Sample Excel worksheet for Planning Council members to rank and track core medical and support service category priorities.

Sample ranking sheet for use in listing the service categories to be prioritized for final decision-making by the Planning Council.

Sample Excel file links multiple worksheets that display comprehensive priority setting and resource allocation data.

Sample Excel document that displays and averages the service category rankings of multiple Planning Council sub-groups. 

Steps followed by this jurisdiction when developing their annual resource allocation amounts for all service categories.

Review of the roles and functioning of Ryan White Part A planning councils.

Sample Priority Setting and Resource Allocation (PSRA) planning activity.

Scorecard template for use in keeping parties involved in RWHAP Part A planning informed about funds allocated to service areas. Also for the outcomes in terms of costs and care outcomes.

Worksheet to outline priorities for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) service categories as part of the planning process.

Sample RWHAP Part B Fiscal Review Tool to assists recipients with subrecipient monitoring.

An Excel spreadsheet used to score service categories for decisions on setting priorities for Ryan White HIV/AIDS services. It was adjusted to account for implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Workbooks for RWHAP planning bodies and other entities to self-assess their effectiveness.

Financial and service data the Philadelphia EMA Planning Council uses to make resource allocation decisions for Ryan White Part A funds.

Scorecard of funding allocations by a Ryan White Part A recipient, presenting five years of funding allocations for each service category, client demographics, relevant performance measures, and notes.

Step-by-step description of the annual resource allocation process undertaken by the Philadelphia EMA for Ryan White Part A funds.

Analysis of optimal allocation of CDC and HRSA funding for HIV prevention services as well as RWHAP Part A and B expenditures on services for linkage to care, retention in care, and adherence to antiretroviral therapy.

Process used by the Multnomah County (Portland, OR) Part A recipient for working collaboratively with their Planning Council.

Manual summarizing the Greater Baltimore HIV Health Service Planning Council’s Priority Setting and Resource Allocation (PSRA) process.

Video illustration of the resource allocation process which the Boston EMA Ryan White Planning Council conducts annually.

Summary of the federal, state, and local funding sources available to support HIV services within the Boston RWHAP EMA in 2016.