New Funding Opportunity Announcement to Evaluate Locally-Developed (Homegrown) HIV Prevention Interventions for African American and Hispanic/Latino MSM

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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new research funding opportunity announcement (FOA) -- RFA-PS-09-007 entitled " Evaluating Locally-Developed (Homegrown) HIV Prevention Interventions for African-American and Hispanic/Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) (U01). "

Please share this FOA with your grantees and other colleagues in the community whom you believe have an eligible locally-developed HIV prevention intervention for African American or Latino MSM.

Per the FOA:

This funding opportunity will support applicants in the United States that partner with a local community-based organization (CBO), including but not limited to AIDS service organizations or faith-based organizations, to implement and rigorously evaluate potentially effective but insufficiently evaluated HIV prevention interventions for

(A) high risk African-American men who have sex with men (MSM) or

( high-risk Hispanic/Latino MSM.

The intervention must have been developed by the CBO with substantial input from the served community, and may be referred to as a locally-developed or homegrown intervention.

The applicant must provide evidence that the CBO developed the intervention with substantial input from the served community; has been delivering the intervention to African-American or Hispanic/Latino MSM for a minimum of two years; has collected prior positive process evaluation data demonstrating fidelity, availability, and acceptability of the intervention, or has collected outcome monitoring data before and after delivering the intervention that demonstrate positive and significant changes in relevant outcomes; and that the intervention has not undergone a rigorous evaluation. The applicant must also submit copies of all intervention materials or procedures (curricula and/or facilitator guides or manuals) used by the CBO to deliver the intervention.

The FOA can be found on the CDC/PGO website at: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PS09-007.htm

Application Submission Receipt Date(s): March 3, 2009

Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): September 1, 2009

A conference call with all potential applicants will be held on January 13, 2009 at 1:00pm, E.T., phone number 866-620-0420 pass code 8943360.

All research/scientific questions regarding this FOA should be directed to:

Dr. Shoukat Qari

Scientific Program Administrator

Extramural Programs

Strategic Science and Program Unit

Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

CDC 1600 Clifton Rd. MS E-60

Atlanta, GA 30333

Tel: 404 498 2274

Fax: 404 498 2626

Email: SQari@...

General questions regarding this FOA should be directed to:

Technical Information Management Section

CDC Procurement and Grants Office

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

2920 wine Road

Atlanta, GA 30341

Telephone: 770-488-2700

Email: PGOTIM@...