OpportunityTitle: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants for this NOFO include all US State health departments, the six local health departments with independent HIV surveillance programs (City of Chicago Department of Public Health, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and San Francisco Department of Public Health), the District of Columbia Department of Health, and the territorial health departments (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands) or their Bona Fide Agents. This program is authorized under Section 318(c) of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. Section 247c(c)], as amended.
Description: The purpose of this NOFO is to support ongoing bio-behavioral surveillance to monitor HIV-related behaviors, detect changes over time in HIV risk behaviors among populations at high-risk for HIV infection, and to inform and evaluate HIV prevention activities. This NOFO will aim to fill gaps in knowledge regarding HIV prevention priorities among populations in geographic areas where current data are limited. Data collected will be used to improve HIV prevention, response, testing and treatment services, and reduce HIV incidence among populations at high-risk for HIV infection.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: nhbs@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: Kathryn Lee&lt;br/&gt;nhbs@cdc.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.