Deadline- June 15, 2012
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 funds for a cooperative agreement program to enhance HIV mobilization among organizations serving gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. The goals of this announcement are:
- Fund national non-HIV focused organizations that historically serve gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) to enhance their focus on the sexual health of MSM by increasing HIV awareness, prevention, and action among gay, bisexual, and other MSM, as well as improve the health of MSM living with HIV.
- To increase the number of other non-HIV focused organizations that historically serve gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) to adopt the sexual health of MSM and HIV prevention as a focus for their organizations.
Based on anticipated funds available, CDC plans to award up to 2 cooperative agreements. The maximum award will be $220,000.
The purpose of the cooperative agreement is to provide an opportunity for organizations to build upon their existing infrastructure, influence, and activities to prioritize and enhance HIV prevention among gay, bisexual, and other MSM they serve. This program addresses five of the “Healthy People 2020 ” HIV focus area(s) of:
- HIV-2: (Developmental) Reduce new (incident) HIV infections among adolescents and adults (Developmental) Reduce new (incident) HIV infections among adolescents and adults
- HIV-6: Reduce the number of new AIDS cases among adolescent and adult men who have sex with men Reduce the number of new AIDS cases among adolescent and adult men who have sex with men
- HIV-13: Increase the proportion of persons living with HIV who know their serostatus Increase the proportion of persons living with HIV who know their serostatus
- HIV-14: Increase the proportion of adolescents and adults who have been tested for HIV in the past 12 months
- HIV-17: Increase the proportion of sexually active persons who use condoms
Eligibility-
Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
- Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education)
- Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education)
- For-profit organizations (other than small business)
- Small, minority, and women-owned businesses
- Universities
- Colleges
- Research institutions
- Hospitals
- Community-based organizations
- Faith-based organizations
- Federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments
- American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations
- Alaska Native health corporations
- Urban Indian health organizations
- Tribal epidemiology centers
- State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau)
- Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States
For more information, visit grants.gov and searchby funding opportunity number.CDC-RFA-PS12-1211
