COVE high-impact prevention - COVE behavioral health, INC. (COVE) is seeking a substance abuse and HIV prevention navigator program for racial/ethnic minorities cooperative agreement (FOA no

SP-22-002) entitled COVE high impact prevention (CHIP). CHIP will strategically build on the agency's existing strengths and combine the expertise of community partners to provide substance abuse and HIV prevention services to racial/ethnic minority males at risk for HIV/aids in hillsborough county florida, to reduce infections and build protective factors. CHIP will use community outreach and a navigation approach to provide to bring prevention services directly to communities using COVE's mobile unit. CHIP will provide substance abuse and HIV prevention education and HIV counseling, testing, and referral to 1,900 racial/ethnic minority males. A robust social media strategy will be developed to target racial/ethnic minority males with prevention messages and provide options for telemedicine strategies. CHIP will use evidence-based practices including community promise, condom distribution, and HIV navigation services - steps to care. COVE has served residents of hillsborough county since 1973 and has established strong community partnerships with other providers, social service organizations, schools, faith-based organizations, and businesses. Through the years of collaboration with our stakeholders COVE has demonstrated the ability to engage and maintain partnerships and has achieved a reputation for excellence in the field of behavioral health integrated with HIV services. With a solid foundation in the provision of substance abuse and HIV prevention, COVE looks forward to using this grant opportunity to use a navigation approach to reduce HIV infections and substance abuse among racial/ethnic minority males in hillsborough county.