CAN BE
ALTERNATIVE
INVESTMENT

RFA-PS-25-113
Amy Yang
Opening date 6 Aug 2024, 12:00AM
Closing date N/A
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-PS-25-113
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Expected Number of Awards: 2
CFDA Number(s): 93.084 -- Prevention of Disease, Disability, and Death by Infectious Diseases
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Posted Date: Aug 06, 2024 12:00:00 AM EDT
Closing Date: N/A
Estimated Total Program Funding: 2850000
Award Ceiling: $475000
Award Floor: $400000
Eligible Applicants: Private institutions of higher education,City or township governments,Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education,Special district governments,Independent school districts,State governments,Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities,Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments),For profit organizations other than small businesses,County governments,Public and State controlled institutions of higher education,Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education,Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Description: This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) supports investigator-driven research and invites recipients to conceive, design, develop, direct, and conduct data collection to meet the project goals outlined herein. The NOFO purpose is to support pilot research to develop and test two (2) behavioral interventions to enhance HIV and STI prevention implementation (PrEP, condoms) among HIV-negative gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM), one (1) award for Black/African American (Black) MSM and one (1) award for Hispanic/Latino (Hispanic) MSM who report substance (drug or alcohol) use before or during unprotected (condom-less and Prep-less) anal sex with a non-primary male partner in the past 3 months (herein substance-using MSM, SUMSM). Each application should be for one of the two groups. The study design and required sample size will meet minimum requirements for consideration of the CDC Compendium of Best Evidence (CDC, 2023), and thus may have the potential for future CDC HIV prevention funding implementation in jurisdictions around the United States. The research sites must be priority jurisdictions outlined in Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States (EHE) (CDC, 2024), in support of the goals of EHE, the National Strategic Plan, and other federal prevention planning efforts.
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