Date: Wed, 26 Apr 1995 09:33:58 +0500 From: ghgreenk{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghgreenk}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: Funding opportunities from CDC-NAC NEW/UPDATED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES The Clearinghouse's Funding Databases contain information on more than 800 current and archival funding opportunities. These Databases are primarily intended to serve as a starting point for people seeking support for HIV/AIDS education, prevention, service provision, and information dissemination. The grantmaking agency should be contacted for further information and application procedures. The Clearinghouse makes these databases available to the public through their electronic bulletin board service, NAC ONLINE. Information and assistance about the Clearinghouse and NAC ONLINE can be obtained by calling a Reference Specialist at 1-800-458-5231 or 1800-243-7012 (deaf access/TDD). If you know of opportunities that we do not have in our databases, please contact us at aidsinfo@cdcnac.aspensys.com. Three new funds loaded to the Funding Database last night. These are cited below: ------------------------------------------------------------------ FUND TITLES INCLUDED IN THIS WINDOW: 1) Substance Abuse Policy Research Program, 1995: First funding cycle. (NEW) 2) HIV Disease Progression in Drug Users. PA-95-026. (NEW) 3) Family Interventions and HIV/AIDS. MH-95-002. (NEW) ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 03310-024 FUND TITLE: Substance Abuse Policy Research Program, 1995: First funding cycle. DESCRIPTION: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is requesting proposals for research and evaluation projects that will yield policy-relevant information about ways to reduce the harm caused by the use of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs in the United States. This call for proposals is intended to encourage experts in behavioral, health and policy sciences to address issues related to substance abuse. Projects are expected to increase understanding of public and private policy alternatives in order to reduce the harm caused by the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs; including the advantages, disadvantages, and potential impact of such alternatives. This program seeks to identify and assess policies that can reduce the harm cause by substance abuse; to analyze their feasibility, effectiveness, and likely consequence; and to help ensure that the understanding gained through these analyses will be used by decision makers in the public and private sectors. Policy research and evaluation projects will be funded in four areas: tobacco; alcohol; illegal drugs; and combinations of tobacco, alcohol, and/or illegal drugs. Projects may address policies at the national, State or local levels in the public sector, or they may address private sector policies within companies, associations, unions or trade groups. TARGET AUDIENCE: 300 - General Public, Consumers, 340 - Injecting Drug Users SUBJECT AREAS: Drug treatments and rehabilitation, Evaluation programs, Health policies, Policy development, Research, Substance abuse FINANCIAL INFORMATION AMOUNT AVAILABLE: $11000000 FUND TOTAL NOTE: Biannual funding cycle. Grant amounts & duration may vary. MINIMUM: $50000 MAXIMUM: $350000 FUND DURATION: Up to 3 yrs. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Research grants. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 950915 INTENDED AWARD DATE: December 1, 1995. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization Non Profit Unrestricted LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. EXPECTED RESULT: Annual & final narrative & financial reports. ELIGIBILITY: Preference will be given to applicants that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations as defined under Section 509(a). Letters of intent for projects requesting less than $100000 may be submitted anytime after 4/1/95, and will be reviewed as they are received. Funds may be used for project staff salaries, consultant fees, data collection and analysis, supplies and other direct expenses. LIMITATIONS: Grants funds may not be used to subsidize individuals for the cost of health care, to support clinical trials of unapproved drugs or devices, to construct or renovate facilities, or as a substitute for funds currently being used to support similar activities. Studies of policies in other countries will be considered only to the extent they may directly inform U.S. policy. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Submit 7 copies of 4 pg. letter of intent by 5/1/95. CONTACT PERSON: Andrea Ebbers, Deputy Director Substance Abuse Policy Research Program Department of Public Health Sciences The Bowman Gray School of Medicine Wake Forest University Medical Center Boulevard Winston-Salem, NC 27157-2715 (910) 716-9714 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 03310 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation College Rd. Princeton, NJ 08543 OTHER NAME: RWJF P.O. Box 2316 PHONE: (609) 452-8701 AREA CODES: 609 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Foundation ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was established as a national philanthropy to award grants to improve health care in the United States. In response to the HIV epidemic, the Foundation, as of 1989, has committed nearly $50 million to AIDS prevention and service projects, AIDS policy research, evaluation of AIDS services, and AIDS service demonstration projects. TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Private. ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 05723-001 FUND TITLE: HIV Disease Progression in Drug Users FUND NO: PA-95-026 DESCRIPTION: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announces the availability of funds to stimulate research on the biological and behavioral factors influencing HIV disease progression in populations of drug users both in and out of drug abuse treatment in order to facilitate prevention and treatment efforts. NIDA is seeking increased understanding of viral, host and environmental factors; their roles in vulnerability and resistance to infection; and their effect on differential rates of disease progression. Other topics of interest include identification of additional HIV-related outcomes; assessment of the impact of available HIV-related interventions on disease course; and further investigation of the disease in women, adolescents and children. The multiple foci of this program include: 1) further characterization of the factors determining vulnerability and resistance to infection and the natural history of early infection; 2) determination of the mechanisms of transmission and infection, including aspects specific to women with a history of drug use and/or drug-using sexual partners, and to children with dual drug and HIV exposure; 3) identification of additional HIV-related outcomes and risk factors; 4) the impact of interventions on infection, frequency and severity of outcomes, and progression and survival; and 5) investigation of the pathogenesis of infection and disease, addressing virologic, immulogic, genetic, and environmental factors. Both generation of new data and analysis of old data will be considered for support. Collaborative efforts, longitudinal research and comparison studies (with HIV-uninfected drug users) are encouraged. TARGET AUDIENCE: 420 - Injecting Drug Users Who Have HIV/AIDS SUBJECT AREAS: Behavioral research, Clinical research, Drug treatments and rehabilitation, IV drug users, Research, Substance abuse FINANCIAL INFORMATION FUND TOTAL NOTE: Award size varies & depends on nature & scope of research. FUND DURATION: Not specified. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Research & small grants - RO1, IRPG, R03. FIRST award - R29. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 950901 950501 INTENDED AWARD DATE: Date not specified. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Unrestricted LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. ELIGIBILITY: Foreign institutions are eligible for First Independent Research Support and Transition (FIRST) awards (R29). Obtain grant application PHS Form 398 from Office of Grants Information, Division of Research Grants, National Institutes of Health, Westwood Building, Rm 449, Bethesda MD, 20892. Telephone: (301) 594-7248. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Contact funder for program announcement (PA). CONTACT PERSON: Katherine Davenny, M.P.H. Division of Clinical Research 5600 Fishers Ln. National Institute on Drug Abuse 5600 Fishers Ln., Rm 11A-33 Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-1801 (301) 443-2317 FAX NO. TECHNICAL CONTACT: kdavenny@aoada.ssw.dhhs.gov ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 05723 US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service National Institutes of Health National Institute on on Drug Abuse Division of Clinical Research Parklawn Bldg., Rm. 10-A-38 5600 Fishers Ln. Rockville, MD 20857 OTHER NAME: NIH NIDA PHONE: (301) 443-1263 AREA CODES: 301 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Public Health, Social Services Department ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Federal TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Federal ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 21779-004 FUND TITLE: Family Interventions and HIV/AIDS. FUND NO: RFA no. MH-95-002 DESCRIPTION: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and National Institute on Aging (NIA) request research applications addressing family process interventions to enhance the ability of families to prevent the spread and/or consequences of HIV/AIDS. "Family" refers both to biological kin (families of origin) and nonrelated persons who consider themselves to be family through a "network of mutual commitment" (families of choice). Research is needed to identify the role families play in: primary prevention efforts to promote health behaviors reducing the rate of infection; secondary prevention efforts to maintain physical and mental health status among infected individuals in order to slow the onset of symptoms; and tertiary prevention to mitigate excess disability in symptomatic individuals. Additionally, investigators should seek to identify strategies promoting the ability of family members to cope effectively with HIV and related stressors. The program focuses on investigation of: 1) ethnic and cultural factors; 2) reduction of family stress; 3) enhancement of familial coping strategies to deal with high-risk behaviors, HIV infection and related issues, and/or progressive decline in health of the person with HIV/AIDS; 4) enhancement of family strategies to reduce the role of alcohol as a risk factor for HIV exposure; and 5) resolution of problems unique to specific risk groups. At-risk sub-populations may include heterosexual, bisexual and homosexual men and women; drug users; infants; children; adolescents and older populations. Research topics include, for example, enhancement of supportive and caregiving relationships within families; health-promotion and risk-reduction through social networks; reduction of alcohol as a risk factor in HIV infection; enhancement of the role of families in adherence to treatment, negotiation of safer-sex practices, health-care decisions and stability of living arrangements; addressing the unique needs of lesbian and HIV-seropositive women; use of kinship support to slow disease progression in children and adults; support of effective family relationships to address the health and prevention needs of children and adolescents; bereavement; and issues specific to older Americans. TARGET AUDIENCE: 324 - Families, 327 - Friends, 335 - Persons Practicing High Risk Behavior, 377 - Significant Others SUBJECT AREAS: HIV prevention, Mental health, Prevention programs, Research FINANCIAL INFORMATION AMOUNT AVAILABLE: $2650000 FUND TOTAL NOTE: NIMH: $1400000; NIAAA: $500000; NIDA: $500000; NIA: $250000. NUMBER OF AWARDS: 7 FUND DURATION: Project period may not exceeed 5 yrs. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Research project grant (RO1). APPLICATION DEADLINE: 950613 INTENDED AWARD DATE: September 1995. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Unrestricted LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. ELIGIBILITY: Obtain grant application form PHS 398 from the Office of Grants Information, Division of Research Grants, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1040, Bethesda, MD 20892 (express mail: 20817). Telephone: (301) 594 - 7248. Application submission information is in the Request for Applications (RFA). APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Submit optional letter of intent. Contact funder for RFA. CONTACT PERSON: Willo Pequegnat, Ph.D. Office on AIDS Parklawn Bldg., Rm. 17-C06 National Institute of Mental Health Parklawn Building, Room 10-75 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-6100 (301) 443-9719 FAX NO. TECHNICAL CONTACT: WPEQUEGN@AOAMH2.SSW.DHHS.GOV ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 21779 US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service National Institutes of Health National Institute of Mental Health Office of AIDS Programs 5600 Fishers Lane Parklawn Bldg., Rm. 17-C06 Rockville, MD 20857 OTHER NAME: NIH PHONE: (301) 443-7281 AREA CODES: 301 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Public Health, Social Services Department ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Federal TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Federal. PUBLICATION(S): Reports. Date: Tue, 25 Apr 1995 10:52:23 +0500 From: ghgreenk{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghgreenk}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: Funding opportunities from CDC-NAC (2) New/updated funds, cont' Page 2 of 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FUND TITLES INCLUDED IN THIS WINDOW: 1) Housing Trust Fund (1995). (NEW) 2) Atlanta AIDS Fund of the Metropolitan Atlanta Community Foundation and AIDS Response Fund of the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta: Joint Request for Proposals. (NEW) ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 26756-002 FUND TITLE: Housing Trust Fund (1995). DESCRIPTION: The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) announces the availability of funds to finance, acquire, rehabilitate, and develop safe, decent, and affordable housing for low and very low income persons and families. Additional funds may be available where sufficient interest and eligible projects are identified. Funds are available for multi-family and single family homes. TDHCA is seeking a diverse group of projects that will serve various populations in a broad geographical dispersion in need of low and very low income housing. Applicants from the same geographical area will compete with each other for funding. The top applicants will then compete on a statewide basis. TARGET AUDIENCE: 366 - Low Income Persons SUBJECT AREAS: Housing FINANCIAL INFORMATION AMOUNT AVAILABLE: $4900000 FUND DURATION: Not specified. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Housing assistance. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 950331 INTENDED AWARD DATE: Date not specified. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: County City Non Profit LOCATION: TX. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: TX. ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are local units of government, nonprofit organizations, public housing authorities, TDHCA, and community housing development organizations. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Contact funder for application. Letter of intent due 2/22/95 CONTACT PERSON: Attn: Judy Rhedin Housing Trust Fund Office 811 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704 (512) 475-1458 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 26756 Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Community Services Section P.O. Box 13941 PHONE: (512) 475-3950 AREA CODES: 512 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Public Health, Social Services Department ORGANIZATION LEVEL: State TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: State. ------------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 09040-005 FUND TITLE: Atlanta AIDS Fund of the Metropolitan Atlanta Community Foundation and AIDS Response Fund of the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta: Joint Request for Proposals. DESCRIPTION: The Metropolitan Atlanta Community Foundation, Inc., and the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta invite proposals from non-profit metropolitan Atlanta organizations providing preventive AIDS education or services to persons living with AIDS and/or testing HIV positive. Proposals should address projects or programs falling under one or more of the seven priorities: 1) community-based support services; 2) residential services; 3) case management, focusing on training for case managers as well as strategies for the expansion of current case management programs; 4) positive living programs focusing on life management and wellness maintenance; 5) advocacy; 6) planning and collaboration designed to enhance the community's capacity for addressing delivery of care and education; and 7) preventive education targeted to adolescents, college students, women in high-risk situations, IV drugs users and their partners, gay men of color, men having sex with men and not self-identified as gay, gay or bisexual men, and homeless persons. Eligible education program topics include street and community outreach; risk-reduction; community intervention; HIV prevention case management; special racial/ethnic minority populations; and elimination of prejudice and discrimination against HIV-affected individuals. The Foundation will additionally consider requests for 1) technical assistance if a strong case can be made for making such a grant to an organization; 2) increasing the number and effective utilization of volunteers for any of the priority categories; 3) addressing the need to sustain the commitment of volunteers and professionals; and 4) building an organization's capacity to increase and/or diversify its funding base. TARGET AUDIENCE: 140 - Social Workers, 200 - Community Service Professionals, 210 - Advocates, 290 - Volunteers, 306 - Adolescents, 335 - Persons Practicing High Risk Behavior, 338 - Homosexuals, 340 - Injecting Drug Users, 352 - Minorities, 375 - Homeless Persons, 376 - Sex Partners, 378 - Students, Young Adults, 400 - Persons With AIDS, 445 - HIV Positive Persons SUBJECT AREAS: Advocacy, Buddy programs, Case management, Drug treatments and rehabilitation, Financial assistance, Home care services, Housing, HIV prevention, Legal assistance, Minorities, Nursing, Prevention programs, Substance abuse FINANCIAL INFORMATION AMOUNT AVAILABLE: $600000 MINIMUM: $2000 MAXIMUM: $50000 FUND DURATION: 1 yr. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. Technical assistance. Operating expenses. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 940914 INTENDED AWARD DATE: Mid-December, 1994. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization Non Profit LOCATION: Location unrestricted. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: Metropolitan Atlanta, GA. Barrow County, GA. Butts County, GA. Cherokee County, GA. Clayton County, GA. Cobb County, GA. Coweta County, GA. DeKalb County, GA. Douglas County, GA. Fayette County, GA. Forsyth County, GA. Fulton County, GA. Gwinnett County, GA. Hall County, GA. Henry County, GA. Newton County, GA. Paulding County, GA. Rockdale County, GA. Spalding County, GA. Walton County, GA. ELIGIBILITY: Programs resulting from the cooperative efforts of two or more organizations and designed to have wide-ranging impact will be given priority. The number of people affected by a proposed project will also be considered. Funds may be used for special projects, new initiatives, collaborative efforts, and programmatic support. LIMITATIONS: Research projects will not be considered. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Submit 3 copies of proposal to funder. CONTACT PERSON: Ken Town AIDS Funds Coordinator United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta 100 Edgewood Ave., NE, 2nd Fl. P.O. Box 2692 Atlanta, GA 30371-3037 (404) 527-7304 TECHNICAL CONTACT: Jessie Bond: 404 - 688 - 5525 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 09040 Metropolitan Atlanta Community Foundation Atlanta AIDS Fund 50 Hurt Plaza, SE Ste. 449 Atlanta, GA 30303 PHONE: (404) 688-5525 AREA CODES: 404 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Foundation ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: The Metropolitan Atlanta Community Foundation is the permanent trustee for funds from charitable organizations. The grants are generally limited to Metropolitan Atlanta with emphasis on social services, the arts, education, health and civic improvement. AIDS projects supported include a speaker's bureau, volunteer training, and a telephone hotline. TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Private NUMBER OF FUNDS AWARDED: 1993: 34 funds awarded, total: $ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 1995 11:16:18 +0500 From: ghgreenk{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghgreenk}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: Funding information from CDC-NAC (3) New/updated funds, cont' Page 3 of 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FUND TITLES INCLUDED IN THIS WINDOW: 1) Collaborative HIV Prevention Grants Program, Funding Priority A: Community-Wide Assessments of HIV Prevention Needs for Underserved Populations (1993). (UPDATE) 2) Collaborative HIV/AIDS Prevention Grants Program, Funding Priority B: Implementation of HIV/AIDS Prevention Services Targeting Gay and Bisexual Men of Color (1993). (NEW) ------------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 00233-008 FUND TITLE: Collaborative HIV Prevention Grants Program, Funding Priority A: Community-Wide Assessments of HIV Prevention Needs for Underserved Populations (1993). DESCRIPTION: The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) and its affiliate, The United States Conference of Local Health Officers (USCLHO), in cooperation with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Prevention Services (CDC/NCPS), requests proposals for the Collaborative HIV/AIDS Prevention Grants Program, Priority A: Community-Wide Assessments of HIV Prevention Needs for Underserved Populations. USCM will provide funds to estimate the need for additional or modified prevention services for underserved populations; suggest priorities for meeting these identified needs; and develop community-wide consensus on the direction of the local response to the epidemic. The program's goal is to strengthen local capacities to carry out effective HIV/AIDS prevention activities through the funding of collaborative projects between local health departments and community-based organizations. Its purposes are: 1) to facilitate the process of planning for future HIV/AIDS prevention services through the implementation of comprehensive needs assessments among underserved populations; and 2) to stimulate collaboration among the diverse communities working with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Needs assessments funded under this program must cover the entire jurisdiction of the local health department and must assess the responsiveness of the following HIV prevention activities: street and community outreach programs; risk-reduction programs; community intervention programs; and HIV prevention case management programs. TARGET AUDIENCE: 306 - Adolescents, 335 - Persons Practicing High Risk Behavior, 338 - Homosexuals, 340 - Injecting Drug Users, 352 - Minorities, 374 - Immigrants, Refugees, 385 - Bisexuals, 390 - Women SUBJECT AREAS: Community programs, Evaluation programs, HIV prevention, Prevention programs FINANCIAL INFORMATION AMOUNT AVAILABLE: $855000 FUND TOTAL NOTE: Grants renewable if funds permit. MINIMUM: $70000 MAXIMUM: $120000 NUMBER OF AWARDS: 10 FUND DURATION: 12 mos. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 931215 INTENDED AWARD DATE: Date not specified. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Community Based Organization Consortia IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization Non Profit Public Health, Social Services Department RESTRICTIONS: Individual LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. RESTRICTIONS: Ineligible applicants are local health departments or community-based organizations in Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; and Washington, DC. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. RESTRICTIONS: Grants will not be made in Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; and Washington, DC because the health departments in these cities are direct recipients of CDC HIV Prevention Needs Assessment cooperative agreement funds. EXPECTED RESULT: Needs assessment. ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are: 1) local health departments that have entered into a formal collaborative agreement with community-based organizations (CBOs) or groups of organizations to plan and implement the proposed project; 2) CBOs that have entered into a formal collaborative agreement with the local health department to plan and carry out the proposed project; and 3) an existing agency/consortium that has formed a collaborative agreement between the local health department and CBOs. CBOs must either be an IRS 501(c)(3) organization or a state-certified nonprofit organization. Collaborative agreements must have been executed prior to submission of the proposal. LIMITATIONS: Ineligible applicants are individuals, national organizations, and applicants seeking funding to continue an already existing activity or to replace existing funding. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Submit original & 3 copies of proposal. FAXES not accepted. CONTACT PERSON: HIV/AIDS Program Collaborative Grants Program 1620 Eye St., NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 293-7330 (202) 429-0422 FAX NO. TECHNICAL CONTACT: Ms. Lillie Brown 202-293-7330 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 00233 US Conference of Mayors Health Programs 1620 I St., NW Washington, DC 20006 OTHER NAME: USCM USCOM PHONE: (202) 293-7330 AREA CODES: 202 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Social Service Organization ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) AIDS Program was established in Spring 1983 to address the impact of AIDS at the local level. The two major components of the Program are a network of information exchange and technical assistance for localities on innovative and effective AIDS-related policies and programs. USCM has been providing funding for HIV/AIDS education since 1985, and by 1990, 120 awards totalling $3.9 million had been awarded for community-based prevention activities. More recently, in early 1990, a new grants program to provide risk reduction and service coordination to persons with HIV infection, and their partners and families was initiated. TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Federal. PUBLICATION(S): Bimonthly newsletter. Database. Service directory. ------------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 00233-011 FUND TITLE: Collaborative HIV/AIDS Prevention Grants Program, Funding Priority B: Implementation of HIV/AIDS Prevention Services Targeting Gay and Bisexual Men of Color (1993). DESCRIPTION: The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) and its affiliate, The United States Conference of Local Health Officers (USCLHO), in cooperation with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Prevention Services (CDC/NCPS) requests proposals for the Collaborative HIV/AIDS Prevention Grants Program, Priority B: Implementation of HIV/AIDS Prevention Services Targeting Gay and Bisexual Men of Color. The purpose of these grants is to reduce risk behaviors associated with HIV/AIDS among gay and bisexual men of color, i.e. African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American Men (both those who self-identify as gay or bisexual and those who do not), and strengthen the ability of agencies - in particular organizations with direct ties to the target populations - to respond to future demands for HIV prevention services among gay and bisexual men of color. Programs selected for funding will be required to implement activities responding to previously identified primary HIV/AIDS prevention needs of gay and bisexual men of color; and implement prevention interventions appropriate to at least two of the targeted minority groups. Acceptable activities include street and community outreach; health education and risk reduction; HIV prevention case management; and/or other community interventions that have shown promise of success in reaching gay and bisexual men of color. Priority will be given to applicants with direct ties to the target communities and a history of involvement with HIV and health-related issues. TARGET AUDIENCE: 309 - Asians, 310 - Blacks/African Americans, 336 - Hispanics, 338 - Homosexuals, 352 - Minorities, 356 - Native Americans, 385 - Bisexuals SUBJECT AREAS: Community programs, HIV prevention, Outreach, Prevention programs, Risk reduction FINANCIAL INFORMATION AMOUNT AVAILABLE: $225000 FUND TOTAL NOTE: Grants are not renewable. MINIMUM: $50000 MAXIMUM: $70000 NUMBER OF AWARDS: 5 FUND DURATION: 12 mos. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 931215 INTENDED AWARD DATE: Date not specified. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Community Based Organization Consortia IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization Non Profit Public Health, Social Services Department RESTRICTIONS: Individual LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. RESTRICTIONS: Local health departments or community-based organizations (CBOs) in Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; and Washington, DC are ineligible to apply for funding. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. RESTRICTIONS: Funds may not be used in Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; and Washington DC because the health departments in these cities are direct recipients of CDC HIV Prevention Needs Assessment cooperative agreements. EXPECTED RESULT: Preventive services. ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are: local health departments that have entered into a formal collaborative agreement with CBOs or groups of organizations to plan and implement the proposed project; CBOs that have entered into a formal collaborative agreement with the local health department to plan and carry out the proposed project; or an existing agency/consortium that has formed a collaborative effort between the local health department and CBOs. CBOs must be either an IRS 501(c)(3) organization or a state-certified nonprofit organization. Collaborative agreements must have been executed prior to submission of the proposal. LIMITATIONS: Ineligible applicants are individuals, national organizations, and applicants seeking funding to continue an already-existing activity or to replace existing funding. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Submit original & 3 copies of proposal. FAXES not accepted. CONTACT PERSON: HIV/AIDS Program Collaborative Grants Program 1620 Eye St., NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 293-7330 (202) 429-0422 FAX NO. TECHNICAL CONTACT: Ms. Lillie Brown 202-293-7330 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 00233 US Conference of Mayors Health Programs 1620 I St., NW Washington, DC 20006 OTHER NAME: USCM USCOM PHONE: (202) 293-7330 AREA CODES: 202 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Social Service Organization ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) AIDS Program was established in Spring 1983 to address the impact of AIDS at the local level. The two major components of the Program are a network of information exchange and technical assistance for localities on innovative and effective AIDS-related policies and programs. USCM has been providing funding for HIV/AIDS education since 1985, and by 1990, 120 awards totalling $3.9 million had been awarded for community-based prevention activities. More recently, in early 1990, a new grants program to provide risk reduction and service coordination to persons with HIV infection, and their partners and families was initiated. TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Federal. PUBLICATION(S): Bimonthly newsletter. Database. Service directory.