The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded a $1,555,136 Project Grant (CFDA 93.279 - Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs) to Northwestern University to conduct innovative observational research across five U.S. cities. The project, titled "SILOS: Structural Inequities Across Layers of Social-Context as Drivers of HIV and Substance Use," aims to better understand the social contexts of racial, ethnic, and sexual/gender minority populations and how inequities in those social contexts drive HIV and substance use disparities. Through in-depth remote network surveys of 2,700 racially diverse young men who have sex with men and transgender women, the research will examine how individuals' social positions determine their access to people, places, and resources, and how these factors contribute to disparities. Northwestern University will lead this multidisciplinary project in collaboration with the University of Chicago, which received a $68,836 sub-award to support the research activities.
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