Project Grant SDR86020GR0024

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $1.7 million cooperative agreement to Centro De Promocion Y Solidaridad Humana Inc. from June 23, 2021 to May 31, 2024 under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (FAPO) program. The award will support efforts to control the HIV epidemic in northern Dominican Republic by delivering services such as testing, treatment, and prevention programs. As a cooperative agreement, Centro De Promocion Y Solidaridad Humana Inc. is...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $250,000 project grant to Fundacion Pro Vivienda Social (FPVS) to address food insecurity and social isolation exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in low-income communities in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) award made on September 3, 2021 and lasting through September 3, 2024, FPVS will work with neighborhood associations to engage public and private sector partners to implement...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306), will fund Pathstone Corporation to assist residents in underserved Hispanic communities in Puerto Rico to develop emergency preparedness and disaster resiliency skills and plans. The $500,000 award, with a project period from July 1, 2024 to March 28, 2025, will support training, community...

The Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) has been awarded a $2,679,110 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) program. This funding is intended to support PRDOH's efforts to rapidly mobilize and respond to significant public health emergencies that overwhelm jurisdictional resources in Puerto Rico. Key activities include strengthening incident...

This $1,000,000 federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Center for HIV/AIDS of the Department of Health and Human Services under CFDA 93.940 (HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based), aims to strengthen re-engagement to care strategies and facilitate access to HIV prevention and treatment services in rural communities and municipalities in Puerto Rico. The award will support a Community Health Worker (CHW)-mediated model implemented by the Puerto Rico Department...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the University of Chicago to support the Robust Epidemic Surveillance and Modeling (RESUME) project under the Engineering program of the Cross-Directorate Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention Phase I initiative. The grant period runs from August 1, 2022 to January 31, 2024. The RESUME project will develop predictive modeling capabilities and open data platforms to inform pandemic response decision making. An...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.393 - Cancer Cause and Prevention Research) provides $706,365 to implement the WHO-endorsed "screen, triage, and treat" (ISTAR) approach for cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV in La Romana, Dominican Republic. The project aims to address the high burden of cervical cancer in this population by integrating preventive screening and treatment services through a bundle of strategies including...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the CDC Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283) provides $1,560,684 to the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) to address asthma as a public health concern in Puerto Rico. The project period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2028. The PRDOH, doing business as Odsi - Linea Interactiva, will utilize the funding to conduct research, surveillance, epidemiological...

This $547,829 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) supports a 5-year mixed-methods research project at the University of Miami to explore the health implications of natural event-driven displacement for people with HIV (PWH) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The key objectives are to: 1) Determine the impact of natural events on displacement and HIV/mental health care continuity in Puerto...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to Trustees of Boston University. The grant will fund a 2-year research project to improve the estimation of epidemic quantities and assessment of intervention impacts for acute infectious diseases by incorporating realistic behavioral feedback into mechanistic models. The project involves recruiting individuals with acute respiratory infections...