HIV Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education Projects

To develop, test, and disseminate improved human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategies.

States, political subdivisions of States, other public including American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments or tribal organizations located wholly or in part within their boundaries, and nonprofit private entities.

States, political subdivisions of States, other public including American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments or tribal organizations located wholly or in part within their boundaries, and nonprofit private entities.

Any required credentials and/or documentation will be identified in the specific Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for this Assistance Listing.

To assist States, political subdivisions of States, and other public and nonprofit entities with research on the prevention of HIV infection at the community level. Funds may be used to develop, implement and evaluate new interventions, including those targeting people who are infected with HIV. Applicants are encouraged to have research groups participate in the program.

Financial assistance is provided for a 12-month budget period with a period of performance of up to five years subject to the availability of funds and satisfactory progress of the recipient.

Any required coordination will be identified in the specific Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for this Assistance Listing.

Applications will be evaluated on the extent to which proposed objectives are specific, measurable, time-phased, and consistent with the stated purpose of this program; the extent to which the applicant's proposed plan will identify and reach appropriate hard-to-reach individuals at risk for HIV, and the quality and scope of the applicant's past and current activities to provide education about HIV prevention and AIDS to high risk individuals; the quality of the applicant's proposed interventions and strategies to motivate and reinforce risk reduction behavior change among hard-to-reach individuals; the quality of the applicant's proposed plan to promote changes in community norms regarding HIV prevention and risk reduction behavior, and to generate support, cooperation, and collaboration with community based organizations serving individuals at high risk for HIV; the extent to which the applicant's proposed plan will determine, monitor, and measure changes in the prevalence of specific knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and self-reported behaviors among hard-to-reach individuals; the quality of the applicant's plan, including proposed methods and instruments of measurement to evaluate effectiveness of the strategies used to motivate and reinforce behavior change among groups targeted by the interventions, and the impact of the programmatic efforts on community norms; the extent to which the applicant's proposed plan will enable it to respond to and redirect programmatic efforts based on new information, changes in behavior, and changes in HIV seroprevalence.

After review and approval, a Notice of Award (NoA) will be prepared and processed, along with appropriate notification to the public. Initial awards provide funds for the first budget period (usually 12 months) and the NoA will indicate support recommended for the remainder of the project period, allocation of Federal funds by budget categories, award requirements, and special conditions, if any.

Check Grants.gov for any relevant NOFO information regarding processes for applying for assistance.

Project period of performance is 1 to 5 years. After initial awards, and subject to availability of funds, projects may be continued non-competitively contingent upon satisfactory progress by the recipient (as documented in required reports) and the determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the Federal government.