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CSAP Grant: Minority SA/HIV Prevention Initiative
Request for Applications (RFA) No. SP-08-001
Posting on Grants.gov: January 28, 2008
Receipt Date: April 1, 2008
Announcement Type: Initial
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for Prevention of Substance Abuse (SA) and HIV for At-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Subpopulations (Short Title: Minority SA/HIV Prevention Initiative) cooperative agreements.
The purpose of this program is to support an array of activities to assist grantees in building a solid foundation for delivering and sustaining quality and accessible state-of-the-science substance abuse and HIV prevention services. Specifically, the program aims to engage community-level domestic public and private nonprofit entities to prevent and reduce the onset of SA and transmission of HIV/AIDS among the following at-risk racial/ethnic minority subpopulations:
- Reentry populations (i.e., racial/ethnic minorities who have been released from prisons and jails within the past 2 years)
- Men having sex with men (MSM)
- Black, Latina, or Hispanic women
- Adolescents (age 12—17)
- Young adults (age 18—24)
- Older adults, age 50 and over in communities of color disproportionately affected by SA and HIV/AIDS
Download the Complete Announcement No. SP-08-001:
Download RFA in Adobe PDF format
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For questions on program issues, contact:
Claudia Richards, MSW, LICSW
240-276-2409
fy08mairfa@samhsa.
hhs.gov
For questions on grants management, contact:
Edna Frazier
240-276-1405
edna.frazier@samhsa.
hhs.gov
Funding Mechanism: |
Cooperative Agreement |
Due Date for Applications: |
April 1, 2008 |
Anticipated Total Available Funding: |
$17.89 million |
Anticipated Number of Awards: |
46 |
Anticipated Award Amount: |
Up to $400,000 per year |
Length of Project Period: |
Up to 5 years |
