OpportunityTitle: Improving Sexually Transmitted Disease Programs through Assessment, Assurance, Policy Development, and Prevention Strategies (STD AAPPS)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: For Parts A- STD AAPPS and Part B- GISP  Eligible public health agencies include all 50 states; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; District of Columbia; Chicago, IL; Baltimore, MD; New York City, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and the U.S. Virgin Islands or their Bona Fide Agents.  A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state or local government as eligible to submit an application under the state or local eligibility in lieu of a state application. If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a legal, binding agreement from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required.
Description: The purpose of this FOA is to strengthen STD prevention programs in eligible jurisdictions. By the end of this five year project period the following primary outcomes will be achieved: 1) Increased community screening and treatment per CDC guidance; 2) Improved services for STD clients and their partners including linkages to care; 3) Reduced re-infection; and 4) Increased community and provider knowledge of STD-related treatment, prevention, epidemiology and effective polices. The long-term goals are to 1) Reduce the incidence of CT, GC, and syphilis and their respective sequelae; 2) Improve the integration of STD services into clinical care across the healthcare system; 3) Increase access to STD services for those populations most at-risk; and 4) Reduce the threats of antibiotic-resistant GC, other emerging STDs, and congenital syphilis.
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 &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Application Deadline Date: September 12, 2013, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, on www.grants.gov