OpportunityTitle: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance For Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The NHBS funding opportunity announcement (FOA) was approved for limited eligibility in 2010 and awarded by January 1, 2011. Eligibility was limited based on highest AIDS prevalence in directly funded city/county health departments containing the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) or specified Division within MSAs where HIV infection was most concentrated.     Twenty (20) jurisdictions were selected to receive NHBS awards using a peer review process and these sites began NHBS project activities on or about January 1, 2011. Authorization is requested to limit the eligibility for NHBS supplemental awards (NHBS for Young MSM) only to the 20 NHBS sites already funded and functioning at full capacity. The 20 state or local health departments currently funded for NHBS are as follows:    1. County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services;  2. San Francisco Department of Public Health;   3. City of Chicago Department of Public Health;  4. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene;   5. Philadelphia Department of Public Health;  6. Houston Department of Health and Human Services;  7. California Department of Health and Human Services ;  8. Colorado Department of Health and Human Services;  9. Washington, D.C. Department of Health and Human Services;  10. Florida Department of Health and Human Services;  11. Georgia Department of Health and Human Services;  12. Louisiana Department of Health and Human Services;  13. Massachusetts  Department of Health and Human Services;  14. Maryland Department of Health and Human Services;  15. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services;  16. New York State Department of Health and Human Services;  17. New Jersey Department of Health and Human Services;  18. Puerto Rico Department of Health and Human Services;   19. Texas Department of Health and Human Services; and   20. Washington State Department of Health and Human Services.    Only applicants listed here would be considered for eligibility for the supplemental award; this list includes all the sites currently receiving funds for NHBS (PS-11-001).
Description: The purpose is to announce a funding opportunity for a supplemental award to the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) System. The purpose of the supplemental program is to monitor the HIV epidemic through HIV behavioral surveillance of men who have sex with men (MSM) between 13 and 17 years of age. This behavioral surveillance system will ascertain the prevalence of and trends in HIV risk behaviors and HIV infection among this group of young MSM, and measure the prevalence of co-infections, such as other sexually transmitted infections, when indicated. Information from the system will be used to determine the best method(s) for sampling this group of young MSM as well as develop and contribute to the evaluation of national and local HIV prevention services and programs. CDC&#146;s HIV Strategic Plan has determined that monitoring behaviors that place people at risk for HIV infection is a key element of an integrated surveillance system.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)
GrantorContactText: CDC &lt;br/&gt;Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) &lt;br/&gt;Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700
CloseDateExplanation: This announcement is a supplement funding opportunity to the original RFA under PS-11-001.