This $1,000,000 federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Center for HIV/AIDS of the Department of Health and Human Services under CFDA 93.940 (HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based), aims to strengthen re-engagement to care strategies and facilitate access to HIV prevention and treatment services in rural communities and municipalities in Puerto Rico. The award will support a Community Health Worker (CHW)-mediated model implemented by the Puerto Rico Department...
The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health Group has been awarded a $2,012,590 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's HIV Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based program (CFDA 93.939). The award will fund a comprehensive, multi-faceted effort to combat the HIV epidemic in the U.S. Virgin Islands over a five-year period from August 1, 2024 to May 31, 2029. Key strategies include enhancing HIV surveillance to gather accurate data, increasing...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the Global AIDS Program (CFDA 93.067) under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has awarded a $1,614,542 Cooperative Agreement to Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC), a non-profit organization based in Kingston, Jamaica. The award, effective from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2029, aims to strengthen the delivery of quality and equitable public health services for the prevention, testing, care,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $150,036 Project Grant to Care 4 U Management, Inc. (dba Care 4 U Community Health Center), a non-profit organization in Miami, Florida, under the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program (CFDA 93.145). The grant will fund outreach, screening, risk assessments, and navigation services to link high-risk populations, including Black, Hispanic, and LGBTQ+ individuals, to...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award NU2GGH002533, funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Global AIDS program (CFDA 93.067), provides $1,280,000.00 to Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC), a non-profit organization based in Kingston, Jamaica. The award, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, aims to improve integrated surveillance methods and the quality of public health systems to address HIV in Jamaica and Trinidad...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $9,358,205 cooperative agreement (NU2GGH002535) under the Global AIDS program (CFDA 93.067) to the Centre Haitien Pour LE Renforcement DU Systeme De Sante (CHARESS), a non-profit organization based in Haiti. This award aims to strengthen Haiti's healthcare system and achieve HIV epidemic control by 2025. Key products and services to be delivered include: Building the capacity of Haiti's clinical workforce through pre-service and...
This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) provides $205,235 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) to conduct a combined microeconomic strengthening and stigma reduction intervention for young people with HIV in Zambia. The key products/services being delivered through this funding include: An 8-week program with two experimental components: (i) a stigma reduction support group providing...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Center for HIV/AIDS, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is funded under the HIV Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based program (CFDA 93.939). The $18,707,750 award to Health Research, Inc. will support a comprehensive HIV prevention and surveillance program that aims to increase knowledge of HIV status, reduce HIV transmission, prevent new infections, improve linkage to care and viral...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Center for HIV/AIDS under the HIV Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based program (CFDA 93.939), provides $1,065,565 to the Hawaii Department of Health to enhance HIV prevention and surveillance services in Hawaii. Key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year award include: Implementing a comprehensive approach to increase knowledge of HIV status, link people with diagnosed HIV to rapid care and...
This Project Grant award of $302,130 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program (CFDA 93.145) supports Healthcare Connection Inc. in developing and enhancing the capacity of the healthcare workforce to provide high-quality HIV prevention, care, and treatment services. The funding will enable Healthcare Connection Inc., a non-profit organization in Cincinnati, Ohio, to deliver a comprehensive range of educational,...