FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT

Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Minority Health, HHS.

Minority Community Health Partnership HIV/AIDS Demonstration Grant Program
APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 19, 2006

As part of a continuing HHS effort to improve the health and well being of racial and ethnic minorities, the Department announces availability of FY 2006 funding for the Minority Community Health Partnership HIV/AIDS Demonstration Grant Program.

The Minority Community Health Partnership HIV/AIDS Demonstration Grant Program seeks to improve the health status relative to HIV/AIDS, of targeted minority populations through health promotion and education activities. This program is intended to test community-based interventions on reducing HIV/AIDS disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations, and demonstrate the effectiveness of community-based partnerships involving non-traditional partners at the local level.

Applicants must identify anticipated project results that are consistent with the overall program purpose and OMH expectations. Project results should fall within the following general categories:

• Mobilizing Coalitions and Networks – by forming community groups, partnerships, and/or local networks to promote improvements in minority health.
• Changing Behavior and Utilization – changing health behavior patterns in minority populations, including promoting use of existing services.
• Increasing Access to Health Care Services – for minority populations through such means as increasing access to insurance coverage, decreasing geographic barriers to obtaining care, and lowering cultural and linguistic barriers to care.
• Increasing Knowledge and Awareness of HIV/AIDS – to effect change in target group's attitude regarding HIV/AIDS issues in minority populations through promotional and educational programs.

The outcomes of these projects will be used to develop other national efforts to eliminate the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on minority populations.

Note: Funded projects will be expected to demonstrate progress in achieving any or all of the anticipated results by the end of the project period. Such progress will be a factor in decisions regarding future funding.

AWARD INFORMATION

Application Deadline: June 19, 2006.

• Federal Register Notice: [PDF]
• Program Guidelines: [PDF]

Online applications and other forms such as Form OPHS-1, Key Personnel Form, Budget Sample, Project Profile and the UDS Article will be available through the following sources: https://egrants.osophs.dhhs.gov or www.grants.gov.

IMPORTANT CONTACTS

For questions on budget and business aspects of the application, contact Ms. Margaret Griffiths, Grants Management Specialist, OPHS Office of Grants Management, Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20852. Ms. Griffiths can be reached by telephone at (240) 453–8822; or by email at mgriffiths@osophs.dhhs.gov.

For questions related to the Minority Community Health Partnership HIV/AIDS Demonstration Grant Program or assistance in preparing a grant proposal, contact Ms. Mimi Chafin, Grants Coordinator, Division of Program Operations, Office of Minority Health, Tower Building, Suite 600, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852. Ms. Chafin can be reached by telephone at (240) 453–8444; or by e-mail at mchafin@osophs.dhhs.gov.

For additional technical assistance, contact the OMH Regional Minority Health Consultant for your region listed in your grant application kit.

For health information, call the OMH Resource Center (OMHRC) at 1–800–444–6472.