OpportunityTitle: Strengthening Syringe Services Programs
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: &#160;Applicants are invited to apply to one or two components, if desired.  Applicants are permitted to submit only one application. If you are applying for both components, one application should be submitted with two separate narratives, workplans, and budgets required. CDC will not consider multiple applications from a single applicant. &#160;The application will be considered as nonresponsive and will receive no further review if the requirements in this section are not met.
Description: This NOFO aims to increase access to harm reduction services for people who currently inject or have a history of injecting drugs (PWID) and reduce incidence of infectious diseases and complications of injection drug use through two components. Component 1 will expand a national network of syringe services programs (SSPs) to facilitate communication and networking among SSPs, other harm reduction programs, and trusted national organizations with a demonstrated portfolio in improving the health of persons who use drugs (PWUD). &#8239;This component also improves data about SSPs by surveying SSPs to document capacity, needs, and service gaps. Component 2 will increase support and resources to SSPs for implementation of distribution of sterile injection supplies and disposal of used injection supplies; testing, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases and infectious complications from injection drug use; and mitigation of other harms due to drug use. Applicants may apply for Component 1, Component 2, or both. Expected outcomes include: improved collaboration, communication, and data about SSPs nationwide; increased access to harm reduction services; decreased unsafe injection practices; decreased new infections of HCV, HBV, HAV, HIV, endocarditis, and other infections; decreased overdose rates and mortality; increased capacity for responding to outbreaks of infections associated with injection drug use; and increased services available through SSPs in the United States.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: yno7@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: Aleta Christensen&lt;br/&gt;yno7@cdc.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date.