Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 18:00:30 -0400 From: "David Radune" Subject: New Funding Opportunities (06/05/96) June 5, 1996 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 its 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tuberculin Skin Testing Demonstration Project 2) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Evaluation of Counseling and Testing of Tuberculosis Patients for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Reporting of Test Results ----------------------------------------------------------------- ***************FUND INFORMATION*************** FUND ACCESSION NUMBER S 12184-073 FUND TITLE Tuberculin Skin Testing Demonstration Project DESCRIPTION (FUND) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996 funds for Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST) Demonstration Projects. The Purpose of the TST Demonstration Projects is to develop model TST programs in Health Departments and health care facilities; track and monitor TST data and TB infections among health care worker; and pilot a microcomputer software system developed by CDC to assist in the collection, tracking, management, and analysis of occupational TB exposures and infections. Recipients will be expected to perform skin testing at one or more health department facilities or hospitals where health care workers are potentially exposed to TB and perform contact investigations of health care workers exposed to an infectious TB patient who was not recognized and appropriately isolated. Additionally, the recipient should confidentially assess potential pertinent demographic factors (such as gender, race/ethnicity, country of birth, and history of receipt of Bacille Calmette-Guerin), and occupational factors (such as occupation and worksite), which may place health care workers at risk for TB exposure. Using CDC developed software, the recipient should enter all TST information gathered and send a diskette of the database to the CDC on a monthly basis. TARGET AUDIENCE Health Professionals, Nurses, Physicians SUBJECT AREAS Demonstration projects, Epidemiological research, Health care personnel, Occupational health and safety, Workplaces AMOUNT AVAILABLE - TOTAL $750,000 FUND TOTAL NOTE Funding estimates may vary and are subject to change. AMOUNT OF FUND - MINIMUM $50,000 AMOUNT OF FUND - MAXIMUM $200,000 AMOUNT OF FUND - AVERAGE $75,000 FUND DURATION 12-month budget period within a 2-year project period. INTENDED AWARD DATE On or about September 1, 1996. APPLICANTS AND/OR PROJECTS MUST BE LOCATED IN: Location unrestricted. United States and US Territories. ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS Public Health, Social Services Department TYPE OF SUPPORT Cooperative agreement. Demonstration project. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Applicants will be evaluated based on 1) the extent of TB, HIV, MDR TB, and TB/AIDS in the applicant's area; 2) the extent to which and efficient and effective TST program exists in the facility proposed for the project; 3) the proposed plan to for the inclusion of both sexes and racial and ethnic minority populations for appropriate representation; 4) whether the design of the study is adequate to measure differences when warranted; 5) whether the plans for recruitment and outreach for study participants include the process of establishing partnerships with community (ies) and recognition of mutual benefits; and (6) agreement by the applicant to pilot test CDC-developed software and provide diskettes of the database to the CDC on a monthly basis. All data collected must be kept confidential and in secured files. OTHER LIMITATIONS Eligible applicants are limited to the official public health agencies of States and local governments or their bona fide agents. This includes the District of Columbia, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Federated states of Micronesia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palua, and federally recognized Indian Tribal Governments. APPLICATION DEADLINE July 29, 1996 APPLICATION PROCEDURE CONTACT PERSON Van Malone Grants Management Branch Procurement and Grants Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE Room 300, Mailstop E-15 Atlanta, GA 30305 (404) 842-6872 OTHER CONTACT Juanita Dangerfield (404) 842-6577 FUNDER NAME US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Procurement and Grants Office ***************FUND INFORMATION*************** FUND ACCESSION NUMBER S 12184-074 FUND TITLE Evaluation of Counseling and Testing of Tuberculosis Patients for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Reporting of Test Results DESCRIPTION (FUND) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996 funds for the Evaluation of Counseling and Testing of TB Patients for HIV Infection and Reporting of Test Results. The purpose of this program is to 1) assess current HIV counseling and testing practices for TB patients; 2) evaluate the extent to which TB patients are receiving counseling and testing; 3) characterize TB patients who are not being tested and barriers to testing; 4) evaluate the extent to which HIV results on TB patients known to be coinfected are reported to the State and local health department TB program; and 5) characterize patients who were tested but are not being reported to the State or local health department TB program, and barriers to reporting HIV test results. This project is intended to assist State and local TB control and AIDS programs to identify barriers to HIV counseling and testing of TB patients and to develop guidelines and initiate programs that will overcome these barriers within the health department and provider community. TARGET AUDIENCE Persons With AIDS, HIV Positive Persons SUBJECT AREAS Antibody tests, Counseling, Epidemiological research, Surveillance, Test related counseling AMOUNT AVAILABLE - TOTAL $750,000 FUND TOTAL NOTE Funding amounts may vary and are subject to change. AMOUNT OF FUND - MINIMUM $100,000 AMOUNT OF FUND - MAXIMUM $200,000 AMOUNT OF FUND - AVERAGE $125,000 FUND DURATION 12-month budget period within a 2-year project period. INTENDED AWARD DATE On or about September 1, 1996. APPLICANTS AND/OR PROJECTS MUST BE LOCATED IN: Location unrestricted. United States and US territories. ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS Public Health, Social Services Department TYPE OF SUPPORT Cooperative agreement. Demonstration projects. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Recipients will be required to 1) provide joint training sessions to personnel from TB and AIDS programs in local and State health departments; 2) assess current practices and policies of TB care providers who have reported cases to the health department in the past year, including policies and practices for HIV counseling and testing of TB patients, availability of services for coinfected patients, referral for services, reporting of coinfected patients, and perceived barriers to testing and reporting; 3) evaluate the completeness of the TB surveillance system by matching the AIDS and TB registries; 4) describe barriers to providing HIV counseling and testing to TB patients and to reporting HIV results to the TB program; 5) make recommendations and initiate programs to overcome identified barriers and to improve coverage of HIV counseling and testing, reporting of HIV test results, and provisions of services for coinfected patients. Also, Recipients will be required to implement a study protocol, developed jointly with the CDC, to determine by medical record review whether TB patients, age 25-44 years, were offered HIV counseling and testing, the results of such testing, whether patients were questioned about HIV risk factors, missed opportunities for counseling and testing, and whether HIV-positive patients were referred for HIV-related services. All data collected must be kept confidential and in secured files. OTHER LIMITATIONS Eligible applicants are limited to the official public health agencies of States and local governments or their bona fide agents. This includes the District of Columbia, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Federated states of Micronesia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palua, and federally recognized Indian Tribal Governments. APPLICATION DEADLINE July 29, 1996 APPLICATION PROCEDURE CONTACT PERSON Van Malone Grants Management Branch Procurement and Grants Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE Room 300, Mailstop E-15 Atlanta, GA 30305 (404) 842-6872 OTHER CONTACT Juanita Dangerfield (404) 842-6577 FUNDER NAME US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Procurement and Grants Office