August 26, 2002 |
Contact:
HRSA Press Office
301-443-3376 |
HRSA Makes $2 Million Available for
HIV/AIDS Peer Educator Training Sites
HRSA is making available $2 million in fiscal year 2002 funds to support
up to four HIV/AIDS Peer Educator Training Sites (PETS) and one Resource
and Evaluation Center (REC) demonstration cooperative agreements.
Through the training of peer treatment educators, the PETS program
will expand and improve the delivery of HIV/AIDS primary health care
services in underserved minority communities that have been significantly
affected by HIV/AIDS. Activities undertaken as part of these cooperative
agreements are a part of the emergency funds allocated to the Minority
AIDS Initiative.
Funding will be directed to activities designed to deliver services
specifically targeting racial and ethnic minorities affected by HIV/AIDS.
Eligible organizations include: nonprofit community-based organizations,
national organizations, colleges and universities, clinics and hospitals,
research institutions, state and local government agencies and tribal
government and tribal/urban Indian entities and organizations, and faith-based
and community-based organizations. All eligible organizations
are encouraged to apply.
Application kits are available from the HRSA Grants Application Center
at 1-877-477-2123. Request the OMB Catalogue of Federal Domestic
Assistance number (CFDA) 93.145, and cite “Peer Treatment Educator Training
Sites and Resource and Evaluation Center Cooperative Agreements.” Full
applications are due Sept. 6, 2002.
Program guidance and the Aug. 7, 2002, Federal Register notice
announcing the availability of funds may be accessed from the HIV/AIDS
Bureau web site at http://hab.hrsa.gov.
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