Learning collaborative for HIV oral health and primary care integration - in response to funding opportunity hrsa-25-103 learning collaborative for HIV oral health and primary care integration, JSI…

The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded JSI Research & Training Institute Inc. $2.4 million on September 30, 2025, under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Dental Reimbursement and Community Based Dental Partnership Grants program (CFDA 93.924) to establish and operate a virtual learning collaborative for Community-Based Dental Partnership Program recipients.

JSI, in partnership with Rutgers University, will establish one ongoing learning collaborative cohort engaging the 12 CBDPP recipients to share and promote innovations in oral health and HIV primary care integration. The collaborative will apply the ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) model to deliver 16 one-hour monthly sessions plus additional office hours and mentoring opportunities with faculty including Dr. Jill York, Dr. David Reznik, and Helene Bednarsh. The core learning areas are community-based dental education, oral health and HIV primary care integration, and supporting and sustaining community-based dental leaders in HIV oral health care. JSI will develop and disseminate materials to help RWHAP recipients and subrecipients replicate best practices and effective innovations identified through the collaborative's "all teach, all learn" philosophy and collaborative problem-solving approach.

Rutgers University, through its School of Nursing, serves as a sub-recipient obligated on December 10, 2025, to lead programmatic design and content delivery for the learning collaborative, working with the project director and subject matter experts to develop curriculum, facilitate presentations, and foster cross-site learning and innovation among participants.

The award runs through September 29, 2027, with place of performance in Boston, Massachusetts.

Learning collaborative for HIV oral health and primary care integration - in response to funding opportunity hrsa-25-103 learning collaborative for HIV oral health and primary care integration, JSI research & training institute, INC. (JSI), in partnership with rutgers university, aims to improve health outcomes and advance best practices for oral health and HIV integration among ryan white HIV/aids program (rwhap) part f community-based dental partnership program (cbdpp) recipients. Supported by subject matter experts DR. Jill york, DR. David reznik, and helene bednarsh serving as faculty, JSI will implement a comprehensive, data-driven, and expert-informed approach to meet the overall project objectives to: 1. Establish a virtual learning collaborative (LC) for cbdpp staff to learn about promising and innovative practices in the three core areas of community-based dental education, oral health and HIV primary care integration, and supporting and sustaining community-based dental leaders in HIV oral health care. 2. Share key insights, emerging best practices, and lessons learned through the LC. 3. Develop and disseminate materials to help rwhap recipients and subrecipients replicate best practices and effective innovations. JSI proposes establishing one ongoing LC cohort with the 12 cbdpp recipients to share and promote innovations, as well as to implement new practices within their programs. JSI will apply the extension for community health outcomes (echo) model, which facilitates didactic learning, interactive peer sharing, information exchange, and expert guidance, to structure 16 one-hour monthly sessions plus additional office hours and mentoring opportunities with LC faculty. By leveraging the spectrum of experiences across programs, participants will identify promising and innovative strategies and engage in collaborative problem solving grounded in an "all teach, all learn" philosophy and practice. Using adult learning principles, JSI will connect session content with life experiences, professional goals, and roles; guide self-directed group learning; and provide tailored technical assistance to promote action planning for continuous improvement and sustainability. JSI will promote lessons learned and innovations through the development of user-friendly multimedia materials, and disseminate resources via virtual platforms, established resource libraries, virtual and in-person presentations, publications, and a final project webinar to promote replication by other rwhap recipients and subrecipients, including rwhap part f dental reimbursement programs, and build the next generation of HIV and oral health leaders. JSI's highly experienced evaluation team is committed to conducting ongoing evaluation and performance measurement activities, ensuring that we are meeting overall project objectives and that successful implementation of the LC drives the identification of best practices and the dissemination of lessons learned to support replication. JSI's evaluation activities will inform quality improvement efforts, formal recommendations, and final takeaways.