Cooperative Agreement HT94252320060

This federal Project Grant award of $780,447 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will fund the SUSTAIN 2 study to evaluate the effectiveness of a differentiated service delivery (DSD) model called CARES-DSD in improving viral suppression among people living with HIV who have experienced gaps in care in South Africa. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: A hybrid Type 1 clinical trial...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) will support a two-year follow-up study to investigate the sustained implementation and fidelity of an evidence-based HIV prevention program in school settings in the Bahamas. The total funding amount is $237,441, with an award date of August 12, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2026. The study...

This $197,035 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program, supports a 5-year study to design and evaluate a community-based intervention to engage men who use alcohol and substances in HIV prevention services in rural South Africa. The key products/services to be delivered include: 1) Qualitative exploration of the lived experiences, perceptions, and preferences for HIV prevention and health services among...

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...

This $6,300,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Global AIDS (CFDA 93.067) program supports the South African National AIDS Council Trust (SANAC Trust) in coordinating, managing, monitoring, and engaging communities for the country's multi-sectoral HIV/AIDS response. The 5-year award, which runs from September 2024 to September 2029, aims to strengthen South Africa's capacity for national-level HIV/AIDS leadership, service...

This $9,124,422 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Global AIDS (CFDA 93.067) program provides technical assistance and support to strengthen the government of Lesotho's national and district-level HIV and TB programming. The primary recipient, (Hisp) Health Information Systems Program South Africa, is a non-profit organization that specializes in developing and implementing sustainable digital health systems, with a focus on data management,...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) totaling $707,796 to the Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to build on the success of the "Malkia Klabu" (MK) loyalty program and evaluate strategies for scaling the program's HIV prevention services for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: 1)...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $180,946 to develop and evaluate a stepped implementation approach for delivering problem-solving therapy to people living with HIV in South Africa. The key products and services to be delivered include: Determining stakeholder preferences for implementing problem-solving therapy through qualitative research with people living with HIV and HIV/mental...

The City and County of San Francisco's Public Health Department received a $16,601,706 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based program (CFDA 93.939). The award will fund a five-year project from August 1, 2024 to May 31, 2029 to implement high-impact HIV prevention, treatment, and surveillance activities, with the goal of "getting to zero" for new HIV infections, HIV...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), aims to adapt and evaluate the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Adherence Resource and Empowerment Support (CARES) intervention to increase pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) continuation and adherence among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The total funding amount is $710,187, with an award date of September 11, 2024 and an...