OpportunityTitle: Using New Media to Prevent Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS for Populations at High Risk (Short Title: SA &amp; HIV/AIDS Prevention &amp; New Media)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility is limited to past and present SAMHSA MAI grant recipients.  SAMHSA is limiting eligibility to these entities because they have the greatest likelihood of achieving success through the SA &amp; HIV/AIDS Prevention and New Media grant program.  Only these entities have the requisite experience and background critical to the success of the SA &amp; HIV/AIDS Prevention and New Media grant program because they have: 1) an established community-based infrastructure addressing SA and HIV/AIDS prevention &#150; rooted in the Strategic Prevention Framework model; 2) experience in working collaboratively with communities to achieve substance abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention goals; 3) familiarity and experience with the alignment of behavioral health with primary prevention; and 4) a history of delivering culturally competent and evidence-based SA and HIV/AIDS prevention services over time.  Eligible applicants are past and present recipients of SAMHSA&#146;s CSAP MAI Prevention grants:  &#149; Substance Abuse (SA), HIV, &amp; Hepatitis Prevention for Minority Populations and Minority Reentry Populations in Communities of Color - SP-05-001;   &#149; Prevention of Substance Abuse (SA) and HIV for At-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Subpopulations Cooperative Agreements - SP-08-001;   &#149; Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Ready-To-Respond Initiative in Communities Highly Impacted by Substance Use and HIV Infection - SP-10-003; and   &#149; Capacity Building Initiative for Substance Abuse (SA) and HIV Prevention Services for At-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Young Adults - SP-10-004)    The statutory authority for this program prohibits grants to for-profit agencies.
Description: The purpose of this Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) program is to use new media to promote targeted SA and HIV prevention messages to racial/ethnic populations at high risk for SA and HIV infection. The SA and HIV/AIDS Prevention and New Media program is intended to leverage the expertise of past and present SAMHSA CSAP MAI grantees. The program aims to decrease prejudice and discrimination by giving those at risk of contracting HIV the opportunity to share their stories online, allowing for interaction with others in their community, and encouraging healthy behaviors. In addition, volunteer peer mentors/coaches will be used to train and encourage racial/ethnic populations/subpopulations of focus to participate in SA and HIV prevention programs. This program will use new media (e.g., interactive forms of communication that use the Internet including podcasts, RSS [really simple syndication] feeds, social networks, mobile health applications, text messaging, blogs, wikis, virtual worlds, and more) to communicate targeted prevention messages around SA and HIV/AIDS.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: eileen.bermudez@samhsa.hhs.gov
GrantorContactText: Eileen Bermudez &lt;br/&gt;Office of Program Services, Division of Grants Management  &lt;br/&gt;Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration &lt;br/&gt;1 Choke Cherry Road &#150; Room 7-1091 &lt;br/&gt;Rockville, Maryland 20857 &lt;br/&gt;(240) 276-1412