National Resource Center for HIV Prevention Among Adolescents

To facilitate online access to practical tools and resources for service providers, community-based organizations, professionals and peer educators who serve adolescents who reside in communities with high HIV prevalence and are at-risk based on a variety of issues. Specifically, the web-based resource center will support and promote interventions and strategies to better integrate HIV prevention services focused on adolescents within racial and ethnic minorities through the promotion of evidenced-based programs and evidence-informed programs and best practices, linkages to training and technical assistance opportunities, research, and consultation.

The purpose of this grant is to support and promote interventions and strategies to better integrate HIV prevention services focused on adolescents within racial and ethnic minorities. It will serve young people by helping those who work and engage with them feel empowered to implement evidence-based and evidence-informed programs and promising practices through linkages to training and technical assistance opportunities, research, and consultation.

Public organizations (including city, county, regional and State government) and private nonprofit entities

Service providers, community-based organizations, and professionals who serve adolescents who reside in communities with high HIV prevalence and are at-risk. Public organizations and private nonprofit entities and institutes of higher education.

A nonprofit private entity must provide evidence of its nonprofit status. Allowability of costs charged to the grant will be determined in accordance with the following Cost Principles: OMB Circular No. A-21 for educational institutions, OMB Circular No. A-122 for nonprofit organizations, OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. 2CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program.

Funding will allow for development and expansion of a resource center website to promote practical strategies for community-based service providers, which include interactive multimedia and additional resources to move youth-serving professionals toward implementation of evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions and best practices targeted to adolescents.

Grants may not exceed 3 years (subject to the availability of funds).

To apply, applicants must access the announcement through www.grants.gov. Enter the CFDA# and follow the website instructions. Applications submitted after the deadlines will not be accepted for review. The submission deadline will not be extended. Applications which do not conform to the requirements of the grant announcement will be deemed ineligible and not reviewed. Applications may only be submitted electronically via www.grants.gov. Any applications submitted via any other means of electronic communication, including facsimile or electronic mail, will not be accepted for review.

Applicants must demonstrate: (1) experience in the design, development, implementation, successful completion and evaluation of resource center activities, and experience with HIV/AIDS prevention among adolescents, (2) extensive experience in technical assistance and capacity building with a proven record of success, (3) a history of engaging in partnerships and networks with other organizations with a similar mission and focus. Proposed projects must include the following: (1) Develop and deploy a plan to specifically identify and highlight the resource needs of young men who have sex with men (MSM), especially young MSM of color, (2) Seek partnerships with HRSA/HAB and OMH, (3) Enhance partnership with HIV.gov (formerly known as AIDS.gov) to increase the profile of the National Resource Center, (4) Develop practical tools and resources that promote the retention of adolescents along the HIV Care Continuum.

An independent review panel will evaluate applications that pass the screening and meet the responsiveness criteria if applicable. These reviewers are experts in their fields, and are drawn from academic institutions, non-profit organizations, state and local government, and Federal government agencies. In addition to the independent review panel, Federal staff will review each application for programmatic, budgetary, and grants management compliance. Final award decisions will be made by the Director of the Office of Adolescent Health.

The one grant funded through this program was awarded on July 1, 2015 and is funded through June 30, 2018. No additional awards are expected. Continued annual funding for the current grantee beyond the first year of the grant is generally level with initial award amount and is contingent upon the availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the project, and adequate stewardship of Federal funds.