Project Grant PAWOS000020

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $549,327 cooperative agreement to the Atlanta Regional Commission under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF) program. This project will expand access to three evidence-based falls prevention programs across the metro Atlanta region from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2027. As intended under the PPHF program, the Atlanta Regional...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,800,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based (CFDA 93.940) federal grant program supports enhanced express STI and HIV services in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The primary recipients, Positive Impact Health Centers Inc. and the Gwinnett County Board of Health, will work to increase HIV testing and express STI screening services, particularly for men who have sex with men...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $348,230 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grant (CFDA 14.267) to The Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV), a nonprofit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. The grant will fund PADV's efforts to provide a range of housing and supportive services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, with a focus on survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking....

This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health (CFDA 93.137) program will fund the "Inverting the Burden of Navigating Health and Social Services with Community Resource Hubs: A Metro-Wide Patient-Centered Social Needs Referral Network" project. The project aims to improve hypertension control and address food insecurity/hunger for high-need patients in...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $650,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Agreements for Diabetes Control Programs (CFDA 93.988) to the American Public Health Association (APHA). The award, effective August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2029, will support APHA in building and maintaining strategic partnerships between state/local health departments and cross-sectoral/community-based organizations to promote health, reduce disparities, and advance equity....

This federal Project Grant award of $1,020,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (MHAF) program (CFDA 93.899). The award was granted to Positive Impact Health Centers Inc., a non-profit organization in Atlanta, Georgia, to implement the CASHA: Collaborative Approach to Syndemic Health in Atlanta project. The project aims to improve HIV care and treatment for racial and ethnic minority populations in the Atlanta metropolitan...

This Project Grant award of $874,010, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), supports a range of housing and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the Atlanta, GA area. The award recipient, The Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV), will use the funds to provide eligible activities such as permanent housing, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, supportive...

The Atlanta Growing Leadership of Women Inc. (Atlanta Glow) will receive $900,000 under a three-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The funding will support Atlanta Glow's Leadership Education/Equity and Advancement Program (LEAP) initiative from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. LEAP will provide evidence-based mentoring, life skills training, and leadership development services to 550...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $632,775 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation. The grant aims to develop and pilot test the EMPOWER (Enhancing and Motivating PrEP Options among Women through Empowerment and Resilience) telehealth intervention to optimize pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and persistence among African American women in the southern United States. The project...

This Project Grant award of $899,978 from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) will fund the "ALARISE" maternal care coordination program delivered by the West Central Alabama AHEC (WCAAHEC), a non-profit organization. The project aims to improve and increase access to care for...