Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 17:57:27 -0400 From: "David Radune" Subject: Funding Opportunities (10/09/96) October 9, 1996 NEW/UPDATED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES The Clearinghouse's Funding Databases describe more than 950 current and archival funding opportunities. These descriptions primarily are intended to serve as a starting point for individuals and organizations seeking support for HIV/AIDS education, prevention, service provision, behavioral research, and information dissemination. The funding 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 (800) 458-5231 or (800) 243-7012 (deaf access/TDD). If you know of opportunities that are not contained in our databases, please contact us at aidsinfo@cdcnac.aspensys.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Community-Based Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Projects 2) National Insitute on Drug Abuse: Economics of Drug Treatment Services 3) National Insitute on Drug Abuse: Drug Use, Sexual Risk Behaviors, and HIV in Men ----------------------------------------------------------------- ***************FUND INFORMATION*************** FUND TITLE Community-Based Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Projects DESCRIPTION (FUND) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1997 funds for cooperative agreements for HIV prevention projects for minority and other community-based organizations (CBOs) serving populations at increased risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV infection. TARGET AUDIENCE Persons Practicing High Risk Behavior, Minorities, Persons With AIDS, HIV Positive Persons SUBJECT AREAS HIV prevention, Outreach, Prevention programs AMOUNT AVAILABLE - TOTAL $17,000,000 AMOUNT AVAILABLE - AVERAGE $200,000 AMOUNT AVAILABLE - MAXIMUM $300,000 AMOUNT AVAILABLE - MINIMUM $75,000 FUND DURATION Project period of 3 years. INTENDED AWARD DATE April 1997. APPLICANTS AND/OR PROJECTS MUST BE LOCATED IN: Applicants' location is unrestricted within the United States. Programs must located in the following areas: Arizona: Phoenix-Mesa; California: Los Angeles-Long Beach, Oakland, Orange County, Riverside-San Bernardino, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Rosa; Colorado: Denver; Connecticut: Hartford, New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury-Waterbury; Delaware-Maryland: Wilmington-Newark; District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia-West Virginia: Washington, D.C. (including Prince George's County); Florida: Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, West Palm Beach-Boca Raton; Georgia: Atlanta; Illinois: Chicago; Louisiana: New Orleans; Maryland: Baltimore; Massachusetts-New Hampshire: Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton; Michigan: Detroit; Minnesota-Wisconsin: Minneapolis-St. Paul; Missouri-Kansas: Kansas City; Missouri-Illinois: St. Louis; New Jersey: Newark, Jersey City, Bergan-Passaic, Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, Monmouth-Ocean, Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton; New York: Duchess County, New York City, Nassau-Suffolk; North Carolina-South Carolina: Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill; Ohio: Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria; Oregon-Washington: Portland-Vancouver; Pennsylvania-New Jersey: Philadelphia; Puerto Rico: Caguas, Ponce, San Juan-Bayamon; South Carolina: Columbia; Tennessee-Arkansas-Mississippi: Memphis; Texas: Austin-San Marcos, Dallas, Ft. Worth-Arlington, Houston, San Antonio; Virginia-North Carolina: Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, Richmond- Petersburg; Washington: Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS Community Based Organization, IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization, Minority Owned TYPE OF SUPPORT Cooperative agreement ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This program will provide assistance to CBOs to: (1) develop and implement effective community-based HIV prevention programs that reflect national program goals and are consistent with the HIV prevention priorities outlined in their state or local health departments comprehensive HIV prevention plan developed through HIV Prevention Community Planning (where available); and (2) promote collaboration and coordination of HIV prevention efforts among CBOs and the local activities of HIV prevention service agencies, public agencies including local and state health departments (and HIV prevention community planning groups), substance abuse agencies, criminal justice systems, and affiliates of national and regional organizations. OTHER LIMITATIONS To be eligible for funding under this announcement, applicants must be a tax-exempt, non-profit CBO whose net earnings in no part accrue to the benefit of any private shareholder or person. Tax-exempt status is determined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code, Section 501 (c)(3). CBOs may apply as either: (1) minority CBOs intending to serve predominantly racial or ethnic minority populations at high-risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV infection, or(2) CBOs serving high-risk populations without regard to their racial or ethnic identity. To apply as a minority CBO the applicant organization must have the following: (1) a governing board composed of more than 50% racial or ethnic minority members, (2) a significant number of minority individuals in key program positions (including management, administrative and service provision) who reflect the racial and ethnic demographics and other characteristics of the population to be served, and (3) and established record of service to a racial or ethnic minority community or communities. APPLICATION DEADLINE January 6, 1997 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, Mail Stop E-15 Atlanta, GA 30305 (404) 842-6872 FAX: (404) 842-6513 OTHER CONTACT Maggie Slay (404) 842-6797 FUNDER NAME Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ***************FUND INFORMATION*************** FUND TITLE Economics of Drug Treatment Services DESCRIPTION (FUND) The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announces the availability of funds for research on the economics of drug abuse treatment services. This field of economic research is concerned with the behavior of consumers, providers, governments, and third party payers, and how they respond to economic incentives related to drug abuse treatment services in the United states. Applications are sought that would employ the methods of economic analysis to the most pressing problems facing the financing and delivery of drug abuse treatment services in the United States. Particular concern is directed to understanding the structure of public and private drug abuse treatment markets at a time when new insurance benefits and alternative organizations for service delivery are being created. Applied research on alternative payment systems, public and private financing systems, and the design of insurance for drug abuse treatment is of special interest. TARGET AUDIENCE Drug Abuse Treatment Personnel, Injecting Drug Users SUBJECT AREAS Program evaluation, Research, Substance abuse AMOUNT AVAILABLE - TOTAL Unspecified. FUND TOTAL NOTE It is anticipated that the size of the awards will vary. FUND DURATION Unspecified INTENDED AWARD DATE Unspecified APPLICANTS AND/OR PROJECTS MUST BE LOCATED IN: Location unrestricted. ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS Educational Organization, Institution; Federal; Hospital; Non Profit; Non US; Public Health, Social Services Department; Research Institution; State TYPE OF SUPPORT Research grant (R01), small grant (R03), FIRST awards (R29) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Research studies are sought on (1) financing of drug abuse treatment services, including mental health insurance and/or payment mechanisms. (2) alternative delivery systems and managed care, (3) cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, and cost-utility analysis, (4) cost of drug abuse treatment, and (5) methodological research. Studies of financing include issues of health insurance and/or payment mechanisms. OTHER LIMITATIONS Foreign institutions are eligible for all awards except the First Independent Research Support and Transition (FIRST) (R29) award. APPLICATION DEADLINE February 1, 1997 APPLICATION PROCEDURE CONTACT PERSON William S. Cartwright, Ph.D. US Department of Health and Human Services Services Research Branch National Institute on Drug Abuse 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10A30 Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-2317 FAX: (301) 443-2317 OTHER CONTACT Gary Fleming, J.D., M.A. (301) 443-6710 FUNDER NAME US Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse FUNDER'S DESCRIPTION The National Institute on Drug Abuse' (NIDA) mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. This charge has two critical components: The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is to ensure the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy. ***************FUND INFORMATION*************** FUND TITLE Drug Use, Sexual Risk Behaviors, And HIV in Men DESCRIPTION (FUND) The National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health announces the availability of funds for epidemiological and HIV prevention research on drug use, sexual risk behaviors, and HIV in an especially high risk group: men who use drugs and have sex with men (DU MSM). This PA seeks to stimulate research on (1) the co-occurrence of HIV risk behaviors among men who use injection and/or non-injection drugs and who have sex with men, and the adverse health consequences, (2) antecedents and correlates of high risk, especially social/situational contexts of HIV risk and protective behaviors among DU MSM and their drug use and/or sex partners and networks; (3) the efficacy and effectiveness of behavioral and biological HIV prevention interventions for diverse groups of DU MSM, including comparative evaluations of intervention outcomes and costs/ benefits of community-based outreach, prevention, and treatment approaches to averting new HIV infection; and (4) development and evaluation of new behavioral therapies, drug abuse treatment approaches, health services, and health care services delivery to DU MSM. TARGET AUDIENCE Persons Practicing High Risk Behavior, Homosexuals, injecting Drug Users, Persons With AIDS, Injecting Drug Users Who Have HIV/AIDS, HIV Positive Persons SUBJECT AREAS Epidemiological research, Homosexuals, IV drug users AMOUNT AVAILABLE - TOTAL Unspecified FUND DURATION Unspecified INTENDED AWARD DATE January 2, 1998 APPLICANTS AND/OR PROJECTS MUST BE LOCATED IN: Location unrestricted. ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS Unrestricted TYPE OF SUPPORT Research grants ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Applications may be submitted by foreign and domestic, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, public and private, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments, and eligible agencies of the federal government. OTHER LIMITATIONS Foreign institutions are not eligible for First Independent Research Support and Transition (FIRST) (R29) awards. APPLICATION DEADLINE May 1, 1997 APPLICATION PROCEDURE CONTACT PERSON Richard H. Needle, Ph.D., M.P.H. US Department of Health and Human Services Div of Epidemiology and Prevention Research National Institute on Drug Abuse 9600 Fishers Lane, Room 9A-42 Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-6720 FAX: (301) 443-2636 OTHER CONTACT Robert J. Battjes 301-443-6697 FUNDER NAME US Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse FUNDER'S DESCRIPTION The National Institute on Drug Abuse' (NIDA) mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. This charge has two critical components: The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is to ensure the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.