Program Announcement PS11-1113

This Web site is designed to facilitate the application process for Community-Based Organizations applying for funding under Program Funding Opportunity Announcement PS11-1113.

Purpose

The purpose of the program is to support the development and implementation of effective community-based HIV Prevention Programs that serve Young Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM of color) and Young Transgender (YTG) persons of color and their partners at high risk for acquiring or transmitting HIV; to increase the number of YMSM of color and YTG persons of color who are aware of their HIV status and linked to care, treatment, and prevention services; to build the capacity of CDC-funded CBOs delivering selected structural interventions, behavioral interventions, outreach or Enhanced HIV Testing with Personalized Cognitive Counseling to YMSM of color and/or YTG persons of color and their partners at high risk for acquiring or transmitting HIV; to ensure provision of HIV prevention and care services; and to promote collaboration and coordination of HIV prevention efforts among CBOs, health departments, and private agencies.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces the availability of fiscal year 2011 funds for a cooperative agreement program for community-based organizations (CBOs) to develop and implement HIV Prevention Programs in the following two categories:

Category A: HIV prevention services for high risk Young Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM of color) and their partners regardless of age, gender, and race/ethnicity.

Category B: HIV prevention services for high risk Young Transgender persons (YTG) of color and their partners regardless of age, gender, and race/ethnicity.

NOTE: Throughout this funding opportunity announcement, “young” and “youth” is specifically defined as individuals between the ages of 13 and 29 years.

Applicants should request funding to implement a Comprehensive HIV Prevention Program that supports the HIV prevention priorities outlined in their jurisdiction’s comprehensive HIV prevention plans. The applicant’s comprehensive HIV prevention program for YMSM of color and/or YTG persons of color will consist of the following program components:  1) client recruitment; 2) enhanced HIV testing; 3) risk reduction interventions and strategies through the implementation of one of the following: Comprehensive Risk Counseling Services (CRCS) with CLEAR, or an effective behavioral intervention (EBI), or an existing, locally developed, theory based intervention; 4) condom distribution; and 5) a coordinated referral network and service integration.

This opportunity is limited to non-profit organizations (e.g., community- and faith-based organizations) with documented experience working with the target populations and providing services to the target populations in the applicant’s service area. In addition, applicants must be located and provide services in one or more of the identified Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA):

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA; Austin-Round Rock, TX; Baltimore-Towson, MD; Baton Rouge, LA; Birmingham-Hoover, AL; Boston, Mass-NH; Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC; Chicago, IL-IN-WI; Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN; Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH; Columbia, SC; Columbus, OH; Dallas, TX; Denver-Aurora, CO; Detroit, MI; El Paso, TX; Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX; Indianapolis, IN; Jackson, MS; Jacksonville, FL; Kansas City, MO-KS; Las Vegas-Paradise, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Memphis, TN-MS-AR; Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL; Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI; Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN; New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA; New York, NY-NJ-PA; Orlando, FL; Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD; Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ; Raleigh-Cary, NC; Richmond, VA; Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA; San Antonio, TX; San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA; San Francisco-Oakland, CA; San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA; San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR; Seattle, WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC; Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV.

Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Divisions

For additional information related to counties/cities included in the MSAs, please click here.

Based on anticipated availability of funds, CDC expects to award up to 30 cooperative agreements under Categories A and B. The average award will be approximately $300,000, with a floor of $250,000 and a ceiling of $600,000 (See Section II: Award Information).

The amounts indicated are for a 12-month budget period and includes both direct and indirect costs.  (If the applicant applies for Category A and B, $600,000 is the combined maximum amount that will be awarded.)