The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940) to the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) to implement a community health worker-mediated model to re-engage people with HIV who are not in care and reach those who are not virally suppressed in rural communities and municipalities in Puerto Rico. The project aims to strengthen existing agreements with service...
This $582,959 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) aims to integrate a "Universal Test-and-Connect" (UTC) strategy for HIV prevention and treatment services into two high-volume emergency department (ED) settings in Cape Town, South Africa. The 3-year project, running from September 2024 to September 2027, has three key objectives: Integrate HIV assessment into...
The Indiana Department of Health was awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940). The funding will support the implementation of the REACH (Rural Re-Engagement and Care Using CHWs for Persons with HIV) program, which aims to improve HIV care services in rural Indiana communities. The REACH program will employ a community health worker (CHW) home-based...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $2,080,102 Cooperative Agreement under the Global AIDS (CFDA 93.067) program to Humana People To People Congo (Hpp-Congo) for the "TOTAL CONTROL OF THE EPIDEMIC TCE KINSHASA" project. This 5-year project, starting on Sep 30, 2024, aims to combat HIV/AIDS in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo through strengthening HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care services. Key activities to be delivered include...
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) was awarded a Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based program (CFDA 93.939) for $28,811,375. This five-year award will fund a comprehensive program to diagnose individuals with HIV early, link them to care, reach viral suppression, prevent new HIV transmissions, respond to HIV clusters and outbreaks, conduct HIV surveillance, and support...
This Project Grant award in the amount of $431,712, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855), aims to improve HIV testing among children under five in rural Uganda. The primary goal is to engage with traditional healers to facilitate HIV counseling and testing via oral swab antigen tests for this vulnerable pediatric population. The award supports two key activities: 1) determining barriers and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based program (CFDA 93.939) provides $27,841,482 in funding to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) Division of HIV and STD Programs to deliver high-impact HIV prevention and surveillance services. The 5-year award, beginning August 1, 2024, will support strategies such as integrated STD and HIV screening and testing,...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants program, will provide $898,186 to Spotted TECH LLC to develop an innovative "CD4-LINK" home-based, mail-in CD4 count test for people living with HIV (PLWH). The overarching goal is to improve HIV monitoring, healthcare management, and facilitate rapid linkage-to-care in underserved areas by reducing the need for clinic visits. The primary objective is to...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based program (CFDA 93.939) provides $64,206,062 to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) over 5 years, from August 1, 2024 to May 31, 2029. The funding will support CDPH in implementing an integrated and comprehensive HIV surveillance and prevention program to prevent new HIV infections and achieve viral suppression among...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Center for HIV/AIDS, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), provides $12,784,460 in funding to Health Research, Inc.'s Aids Institute Division from August 1, 2024 to May 31, 2029. The award supports the HIV Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based program (CFDA 93.939) to implement comprehensive HIV prevention and surveillance programs in New York that align with the national Ending the HIV...