Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) PS15-1502: Comprehensive High-Impact HIV Prevention Projects for Community-Based Organizations
Program Announcement PS15-1502 Cdc-pdf
Purpose
The purpose of the program is to implement comprehensive HIV prevention programs to reduce morbidity, mortality, and related health disparities. In accordance with the National HIV/AIDS StrategyExternal
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $216 million over five years to 90 community-based organizations (CBOs) nationwide to deliver effective HIV prevention strategies to those at greatest risk, including people of color, men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender individuals, and people who inject drugs. Through the newly developed CBO HIV Prevention Partnership, an additional 47 organizations will make a contribution in delivering more comprehensive prevention services to those at highest risk of acquiring and/or transmitting HIV. The average individual award is approximately $400,000 per year and the average CBO HIV Prevention Partnership award is $850,000. The HIV Prevention Programs for this announcement are awarded in the following two categories:
Category A: HIV prevention services for members of racial/ethnic minority communities. These services must focus on members at greatest risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV infection. Examples of these minority communities include, but are not limited to, Black/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians/Alaskan Natives, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders.
Category B: HIV prevention services for members of groups at greatest risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV infection, regardless of race/ethnicity. Examples include, but are not limited to, HIV-positive persons, men who have sex with men [MSM], injection drug users [IDUs], and transgender persons.