DHHS/NIH announces US Children with Perinatal HIV who were Born Internationally

Deadline: 14 November 2019

The U.S Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for its grant program entitled “US Children with Perinatal HIV who were Born Internationally” to stimulate research on an area of emerging public health significance and improve understanding of the natural history, epidemiology, diagnosis and management of HIV and co-morbid conditions among US children who were born internationally and acquired HIV from their mothers.

Scopes

In US children and adolescents with perinatal HIV who were born internationally, this initiative will support studies including but limited to those :

Evaluating the natural history and diagnosis of HIV infection and its consequences (e.g. non-clade B HIV disease course, co-transmitted infections, opportunistic infections, etc)
Addressing the diagnostic implications for current HIV screening methodologies to identify undiagnosed HIV infection, stop HIV disease progression and reduce onward transmission including in families (e.g. siblings with perinatal HIV born in the US)
Exploring the ART treatment implications for the management of HIV infection (e.g. HIV subtypes, drug resistance mutations)
Evaluating culturally appropriate strategies to address disclosure of HIV infection, and readiness for care and improve access/linkage to and retention in care
Exploring how life events experienced and structural factors (family conflict, distrust of medical establishment, fears of legal authorities and policies on immigrant status, stigma, etc) impact health seeking behaviors like adherence to care and medications, and that test interventions to ameliorate barriers
Improving their understanding of how to effectively address stress and trauma (adjustment to school, new environment, culture shock, gender identity issues, etc)
Evaluating wrap-around and other support services to sustain engagement in care and adherence to medications with the goal of viral suppression for children experiencing challenges
Evaluating how to adopt appropriate primary care management recommendations (e.g. vaccination, TB screening and prevention) and the impacts of late HIV diagnosis on neurocognitive, learning, and behavioral development

Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,200,000
Award Ceiling: $300,000

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Organizations
- Higher Education Institutions
  - Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
  - Private Institutions of Higher Education
  - The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
    - Hispanic-serving Institutions
    - Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
    - Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
    - Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
    - Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
- Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
  - Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
  - Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- For-Profit Organizations
  - Small Businesses
  - For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
- Governments
  - State Governments
  - County Governments
  - City or Township Governments
  - Special District Governments
  - Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  - Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
  - Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
  - U.S. Territory or Possession
- Other
  - Independent School Districts
  - Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
  - Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
  - Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
  - Regional Organizations
Foreign Institutions
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.