The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) was awarded a $14,179,587 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 comprehensive HIV prevention and treatment efforts across Mississippi, particularly in the Jackson metropolitan area which has a high HIV diagnosis rate. Key products and services to be delivered under this five-year award...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $3,400,000 Project Grant under the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (MHAF) program (CFDA 93.899) to JSI Research & Training Institute Inc., a non-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. The grant aims to improve HIV-related health outcomes and reduce disparities for racial and ethnic minority communities disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. The award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2028, will support...
This Project Grant award of $1,600,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation under the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (CFDA 93.899) program supports Abounding Prosperity Incorporated (AP, Inc.), a Dallas-based non-profit organization, to advance equity in health outcomes for Black female identities (including cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, and genderqueer/fluid individuals) in Dallas County, Texas who are experiencing...
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNM HSC) was awarded a $539,398 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (MHAF) program (CFDA 93.899). The award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2028, will support comprehensive healthcare services that address HIV prevention, treatment, and care, integrated with behavioral health interventions, for racial and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (CFDA 93.899) program, awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant to Centerstone of Florida, Inc. to implement the Syndemic Approach to Prevention at Centerstone (SAP-C) program. SAP-C will take a syndemic approach to advance equity for racial/ethnic minority communities, particularly Black female identities, experiencing disparities related to HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs, substance use, substance use disorders, and/or...
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS) was awarded a $19,641,758 cooperative agreement by the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940). This 5-year award (August 2024 to May 2029) will support a comprehensive set of HIV surveillance, prevention, testing, and linkage to care activities across Missouri. Key initiatives include increasing HIV...
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) received a $16,218,914 Cooperative Agreement from the National Center for HIV/AIDS under the HIV Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based program (CFDA 93.939) to implement comprehensive HIV prevention and treatment services in the state. The five-year project will focus on strategies such as expanding HIV testing in healthcare settings, enhancing linkage to care and treatment adherence, promoting PrEP and other...
This $6,800,906 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Center for HIV/AIDS (part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) under the HIV Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based program (CFDA 93.939) supports comprehensive HIV prevention and treatment efforts in Minnesota. The key priorities of this award are to increase HIV testing and awareness, reduce HIV transmission, prevent new infections, improve linkage to care, increase viral suppression, and...
The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $1,384,843 Cooperative Agreement to the State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) under the HIV Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.939). The funding will support comprehensive HIV prevention and treatment efforts targeting high-risk and underserved populations in Montana from Aug 1, 2024 to May 31, 2029. Key activities...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $140,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Native Health, a minority-owned non-profit healthcare organization in Phoenix, Arizona. The grant will fund the implementation of a 5-year pilot program to provide integrated HIV, hepatitis C, sexually transmitted...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (MHAF) Program (CFDA 93.899), awarded a $1,199,913 Project Grant to the Mississippi Public Health Institute (MSPHI) to increase engagement in care for adult Black females (including cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, and genderqueer/fluid individuals) living with or at high risk for contracting HIV/AIDS, STIs, viral hepatitis, substance use disorder, or mental health conditions in the Mississippi Delta region.
The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year grant include: 1) Providing HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C counseling, testing, and linkages to at least 640 clients; 2) Referring 100% of HIV-negative clients to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and 100% of HIV-positive clients to confirmatory testing and supportive clinical care; 3) Pre-screening 640 clients for substance use and mental health conditions and linking 100% of those with identified needs to treatment services; 4) Distributing at least 260 naloxone and fentanyl kits over the 3-year period; and 5) Educating and empowering 500 clients annually on safer sex practices and behavioral health through evidence-based HIV prevention and intervention programs.