Federal Grant Award Summary

The University of Miami's Office of Research Administration received a $793,508 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) on March 1, 2026, for a project period extending through January 31, 2031. The award funds STRIVES (Status-Neutral Tele-Health Concierge Intervention for People Who Use Drugs via Engagement Through Street Medicine), a comprehensive telehealth-based care model designed to increase access to HIV prevention, testing, and treatment services among people experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders. The intervention delivers status-neutral care through a combination of street medicine outreach, telehealth concierge services, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder, alongside HIV prevention services including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and antiretroviral therapy (ART).

This research initiative addresses critical public health priorities outlined in the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative by developing and testing integrated service delivery models that simultaneously target the interconnected challenges of homelessness, substance use disorders, and HIV among vulnerable populations. The project builds upon previously completed pilot testing of the SN-THR model and aims to implement, scale, and sustain evidence-based interventions in real-world street medicine settings where individuals experience homelessness, thereby improving health outcomes and reducing barriers to care engagement among people who use drugs.