HIV, HCV and Related Comorbidities in Rural Communities in the United States: Building Systems for Prevention, Treatment and Control

Deadline: 10 January 2017

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is currently seeking proposals from eligible entities for its programme titled- HIV, HCV and Related Comorbidities in Rural Communities Affected by Opioid Injection Drug Epidemics in the United States: Building Systems for Prevention, Treatment and Control.

The programme will support biphasic (i.e., two stage, multi-method) research projects that inform community response and promote comprehensive, integrated approaches to prevent HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, along with associated comorbidities such as hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), among people who inject drugs (PWID) in rural US communities. Opioid injection and its consequences (e.g., HIV, HCV, HBV, STDs and overdose) are the primary foci here. These projects should yield evidence of the effectiveness of community response models and best practices in responding to opioid injection epidemics that can be implemented by public health systems in similar rural communities in the US.

Funds Available

Application budgets must not exceed $400,000 in direct costs for any year of the project.

Eligibility Criteria

Private institutions of higher education
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
State governments
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Small businesses
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
County governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
City or township governments
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs)
Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
Hispanic-serving Institutions
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations)
Regional Organizations
Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
U.S. Territory or Possession
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.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.