Cooperative Agreement NU2GGH002486

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 is a five-year K23 career development grant awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) in the amount of $201,006. The goal of the project is to develop and pilot test a "Healthy Welcome" intervention to support migrant men in South Africa in starting and adhering to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV. The grant recipient, Brigham & Women's Hospital (a subsidiary of the larger Partners...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,935,300.00 from the National Institute of Mental Health (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) will fund a site-randomized trial of a novel social network recruitment intervention called E-SNRHT in South Africa. The goal is to locate more undiagnosed HIV-positive cases, increase HIV testing among men, and reduce HIV-related stigma. The University of Illinois is the prime awardee and will collaborate with sub-awardees the Human Sciences Research...

This $198,531 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) aims to develop and pilot test an integrated intervention that addresses mental health and HIV medication adherence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa. The proposed "WECARE" intervention will be based on principles of problem-solving therapy, minority stress theory, and a status-neutral approach to target both mental...

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 $463,364 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program will support the "CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND FAMILIES IN THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN THE LIMPOPO PROVINCE ACTIVITY" in South Africa. The 5-year project, running from October 2024 to September 2029, will be implemented by the non-profit organization Choice Trust based in Tzaneen, Limpopo Province. The funding will be used...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,800,000 from the National Center for HIV/AIDS (CFDA 93.940 - HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based) will support the Sacramento County Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health in expanding access to HIV/STI prevention, testing, and care services for priority populations in Sacramento County. Key products and services to be delivered include: Expanding the Sexual Health Clinic's clinical infrastructure and service delivery...

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) was awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based (CFDA 93.940) program. The 3-year award, effective September 1, 2024, will support the implementation of a community health worker-mediated service model to enhance linkage, re-engagement, and retention in care, including behavioral health services, for over 100...

This Project Grant award of $608,507 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) supports the development, implementation, and evaluation of a training program on the treatment of health complications due to female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Tanzania. The key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year award include: 1) conducting a social ecological needs assessment to...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,365,212 from the National Institute of Mental Health (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) aims to optimize and test a peer-led dynamic choice HIV prevention intervention to increase coverage of biomedical prevention products among women at elevated HIV risk in southwestern Uganda. The project will refine the existing Search Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention (DCP) intervention to further engage women working in venues where transactional sex is...