Project Grant H79TI080712

This $338,544 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) will support the development and pilot testing of a trauma-informed mHealth and peer support intervention called "BOUNCE." The goal is to promote PrEP (HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis) uptake among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM), a population disproportionately affected by HIV. The project will...

The City and County of San Francisco Public Health Department has been awarded a 5-year, $14,002,312 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 comprehensive HIV prevention, surveillance, and treatment efforts in San Francisco, with a focus on implementing high-impact strategies to reduce HIV transmission, improve health outcomes for people living...

This $1,402,408 project grant awarded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) will characterize the geospatial distribution of intersectional stigma and its impact on substance use and HIV risk among Black and Latino bisexual men. The 5-year project has three main components: 1) generating geospatial stigma scores through a household survey of the general population in Cook County, IL and Palm Beach County, FL; 2)...

Asian Health Services was awarded a $287,900 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The grant was awarded under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) and will support increased culturally specific intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault as well as their family and household members. The period of...

The Sacramento County Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health received a $1,800,000 Cooperative Agreement award under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940) from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The award, effective August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2029, will enable the Division to: 1) Expand and strengthen its existing sexual health clinic infrastructure and service delivery,...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) provides $369,166 to The Johns Hopkins University to study the implementation of an unconditional cash transfer program to address homelessness and improve HIV service uptake among marginalized LGBTQ youth in Baltimore. The project aims to: 1) map existing municipal, state, and federal laws and policies that impact housing and HIV among...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a 5-year, $395,496 Project Grant under CFDA 93.242 (Mental Health Research Grants) to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to implement a trauma-informed intervention to improve engagement in HIV prevention and care among transgender women. The project aims to: 1) explore the relationship between trauma, mental health, and HIV prevention/care engagement among transgender women; 2) examine barriers and...

The San Diego Association of Governments received a $409,699 Project Safe Neighborhoods Formula Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to support the San Francisco Violence Reduction Initiative. The Initiative will identify individuals at highest risk of gun violence victimization or perpetration and connect them to intensive mentoring and social services from the Street Violence Intervention Program for at least one year. Modeled after successful programs in other...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program to Bay Area Community Health (BACH) to expand mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services in Santa Clara County, California. The key objectives are to increase the number of patients receiving mental health services by 20%, SUD services by 30%, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) by 10%....

The Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) was awarded a $1,800,000 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 a five-year (August 2024 to July 2029) initiative to expand and enhance HIV prevention services at BCHD's Sexual Health and Wellness Clinics. Key activities include: Building capacity to provide immunizations for vaccine-preventable sexually...