Deadline: 7 January 2020
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking applications for a program entitled ” Innovations in Mechanisms and Interventions to Address Mental Health in HIV Prevention and Care Continuum “.
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications focused on
- advancing understanding of mechanisms by which mental health affects HIV prevention and treatment in order to identify modifiable intervention targets; and
- developing and pilot testing expanded interventions to improve both mental health and HIV outcomes along the entire HIV care continuum (from HIV testing to viral suppression).
Funding Information
- The combined budget for direct costs for the two year project period may not exceed $275,000.
- No more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year.
- The total project period may not exceed 2 years.
Areas of Interest
- Studies on multi-level factors and pathways between mental disorders and other co-morbidities in HIV risk acquisition or transmission and engagement in HIV care (e.g., linkage and retention to care, ART treatment and adherence, viral load and immunological outcomes, mortality), and to identify modifiable intervention targets. Where appropriate, the mechanisms of mental disorder pathways could be based on behavioral dimensions and neurobiological measures found in the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC).
- Studies to examine pathophysiology and direction of effects between mental disorders and HIV acquisition as well as broader HIV outcomes.
- Studies (particularly longitudinal) on drug-drug interactions with psychopharmacological treatments, ART, and other HIV associated treatments.
- Studies to validate a common set of biomarkers to assess the status of mental disorders, HIV, and comorbidities.
- Studies to advance the measurement, monitoring and characterization of HIV (including host factors) and mental disorders, particularly over time, among those at high-risk for HIV transmission or acquisition, as well as among people living with HIV.
- Studies to examine the impact of changes in policy/legislation that affect delivery of mental health care and HIV integration.
- Studies to examine social and structural determinants (including stigma) of mental disorders and HIV that may facilitate or impede intervention outcomes (mental health and HIV).
- Studies designed to enhance understanding and identify modifiable targets of provider, clinic and systems-level factors that may impact capacity to implement evidence-based screening for mental symptoms or disorders among persons at highest risk for HIV acquisition or transmission, and refer and link to appropriate levels of mental health care and HIV prevention or treatment.
Eligibility Criteria
- Independent school districts
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Private institutions of higher education.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can access the application package via given website.
Eligible Countries: United States
For more information, please visit grants.gov.