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The Road to AIDS 2012 Houston Town Hall
The United States is experiencing an unprecedented focus on the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic with the convening of AIDS 2012 in Washington, DC and the release of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and companion Implementation Plan.
Now we need you to share your thoughts, ideas, successes, and challenges. This is our health, our plan, and our response.
The Road to AIDS 2012 Houston town hall will be held on March 13 from 5 to 8 pm in the Hobby Center – Zilkha Hall, 800 Bagby Street, Houston, Texas.
To learn more and RSVP, visit the Road to AIDS 2012 Web site at http://roadtoaids2012.org/cities/houston.htm.
From DSHS HIV-STD Insider e-mail, 3/7/12
New Report: HIV Infection and HIV-Associated Behaviors among Injecting Drug Users
Injection Drug Users (IDUs) in the U.S. are at increased risk of acquiring HIV infection. Despite a recent reduction in the number of HIV infections attributed to injecting drug use in the U.S., IDUs remain a substantial proportion of those becoming infected with HIV. In 2009, 9 percent of new HIV infections in the U.S. occurred among IDUs.
To monitor HIV-associated behaviors and HIV prevalence among IDUs, CDC's National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS) conducts interviews and HIV testing in selected metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). NHBS is a behavioral surveillance system used to monitor prevalence and trends in 1) HIV-related risk behaviors, 2) HIV testing, and 3) use of HIV prevention services among populations at high risk for acquiring HIV, including MSM, injection-drug users, and heterosexuals at increased risk for HIV infection. Data are collected in annual cycles from one risk group per year so that each group is surveyed once every 3 years. This report summarizes data from 10,073 IDUs interviewed and tested in 20 MSAs in 2009 as part of NHBS.
The report shares increased evidence of risk behaviors for persons at high risk for HIV infection. Of IDUs recruited in 20 U.S. cities, 9 percent tested positive for HIV, of whom 45 percent were unaware of their infection. Among those at risk of acquiring HIV infection, 34 percent reported sharing syringes and 69 percent reported having unprotected vaginal sex in the past 12 months. Less than half the IDUs reported having been tested for HIV (49 percent) or participating in a behavioral intervention (19 percent) during the same time period. HIV infection among IDUs in the U.S. remains a significant challenge. Although incidence data show that HIV incidence among IDUs is low, these data suggest that risk behaviors and lack of awareness of infection remain high.
Given the prevalence of drug and sexual risk behaviors among IDUs, efforts should be made to provide HIV prevention for IDUs - such as increased access to HIV testing, sterile syringes, and condoms. Multiple reviews find that Syringe Exchange Programs (SEPs) can reduce needle sharing among IDUs, resulting in positive behavior change that can reduce HIV transmission.
The reviews also note that SEPs do not result in negative consequences such as increases in injection frequency, in injection drug use, or in unsafe disposal of needles in the community. SEPs can also provide a positive pathway to prevention for substance abusing persons. Proven prevention strategies remain critical for those at high risk for HIV, such as individuals with multiple sex partners, those in relationships with HIV-positive individuals and IDUs.
Read the full report on the CDC MMWR Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6108a1.htm?s_cid=mm6108a1_e
From DSHS HIV-STD Insider e-mail, 3/7/12
Effective Health Care Program Update: New Draft Report and Key Questions Are Now Available For Comment
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Effective Health Care (EHC) Program is pleased to announce that the following have been posted to the EHC Program Web site:
Draft Report
The following draft report is available for comment until April 2:
* Long-Term Care for Older Adults: A Review of Home and Community Based Services versus Institutional Care. To view and comment, please visit: http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/research-available-for-comment/comment-draft-reports/?pageaction=displayDraftCommentForm&topicid=369&productID=996.
Key Questions
Draft key questions for the following comparative effectiveness review are now open for comment on the EHC Program Web site until April 2:
* Communication and Dissemination Strategies to Facilitate the Use of Medical Evidence. To comment on these key questions, please visit: http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/research-available-for-comment/comment-key-questions/?pageaction=displayquestions&topicid=433&questionset=207.
To view all EHC Program products that are currently available for comment, please visit: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/research-available-for-comment/.
From AHRQ e-mail, 3/5/12
Public Funding Opportunities
NHLBI SBIR Phase IIB Bridge Awards to Accelerate the Commercialization of Technologies for Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Disorders and Diseases (R44): RFA-HL-13-016
SOURCE: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 5/19/12, 5/19/13, 5/19/14. Application: 6/19/12, 6/19/13, 6/19/14.
$ AVAILABLE: NHLBI intends to commit $5 million for up to five awards in FY 2013.
ELIGIBILITY: Only United States small business concerns (SBCs) are eligible to submit applications for this opportunity.
PURPOSE: The purpose of the NHLBI SBIR Phase IIB Bridge Award is to facilitate and accelerate the capital-intensive steps that are required to transition SBIR Phase II projects to the commercialization stage by promoting partnerships between SBIR Phase II awardees and third-party investors and/or strategic partners.
CFDA: 93.837, 93.838, 83.839, 93.233
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-13-016.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 3/8/12
Subject(s) medical research, technology
NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research Grand Challenge: Discovering Novel Drugs for Disorders of the Nervous System (U01): RFA-NS-13-003
SOURCE: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 5/8/12. Application: 6/8/12.
$ AVAILABLE: The participating ICs intend to commit up to $800,000 in FY 2013 to fund up to four awards
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), small businesses, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), state governments, U.S. territories or possessions, Indian/Native American tribal government (federally recognized and other than federally recognized), Indian/Native American tribally designated organizations, non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions, regional organizations, eligible agencies of the federal government, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces a unique opportunity for investigators working with small molecule compounds to gain access to a robust ‘virtual pharma’ network to discover neurotherapeutic drugs.
CFDA: 93.867, 93.866, 93.273, 93.286, 93.865, 93.173, 93.121, 93.279, 93.113, 93.859, 93.242, 93.853, 93.361, 93.213, 93.350
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-13-003.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 3/8/12
Subject(s) medical research
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research -- Dissemination by Health Professionals Associations (PCOR-DHPA) (R18): RFA-HS-12-006
SOURCE: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 4/2/12. Application: 4/25/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Up to $2.5 million annually for three years.
ELIGIBILITY: You may submit an application(s) if your institution/organization has any of the following characteristics:
* Health professionals associations, organizations, and societies.
* Health professional’s education accrediting agencies.
* Health professionals licensing, certification, or disciplinary boards.
* Health professional’s specialty and multispecialty associations, organizations, and societies.
PURPOSE: This announcement supports innovative educational methods to disseminate patient-centered outcomes research.
CFDA: 93.226
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-12-006.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 3/8/12
Subject(s) medical research
Small Business Alzheimer's Disease Research (SBIR[R43/R44]): RFA-OD-12-003
SOURCE: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 3/30/12. Application: 4/30/12.
$ AVAILABLE: NIH intends to commit $2 million to this announcement in FY 2012.
ELIGIBILITY: Only United States small business concerns (SBCs) are eligible to submit applications for this opportunity.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to solicit Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) applications from eligible small business concerns in the area of Alzheimer's disease.
CFDA: 93.113, 93.121, 93.136, 93.172, 93.173, 93.213, 93.242, 93.273, 93.279, 93.286, 93.307, 93.350, 93.351, 93.361, 93.389, 93.393, 93.394, 93.395, 93.396, 93.399, 93.837, 93.838, 93.839, 93.846, 93.847, 93.853, 93.855, 93.856, 93.859, 93.865, 93.866, 93.867, 93.879
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-12-003.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 3/8/12
Subject(s) medical research, mental health
Small Business Alzheimer's Disease Research (SBIR[R41/R42]): RFA-OD-12-004
SOURCE: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 3/30/12. Application: 4/30/12.
$ AVAILABLE: NIH intends to commit $2 million to this announcement in FY 2012.
ELIGIBILITY: Only United States small business concerns (SBCs) are eligible to submit applications for this opportunity.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to solicit Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) applications from eligible small business concerns in the area of Alzheimer's disease.
CFDA: 93.113, 93.121, 93.136, 93.172, 93.173, 93.213, 93.242, 93.273, 93.279, 93.286, 93.307, 93.350, 93.351, 93.361, 93.389, 93.393, 93.394, 93.395, 93.396, 93.399, 93.837, 93.838, 93.839, 93.846, 93.847, 93.853, 93.855, 93.856, 93.859, 93.865, 93.866, 93.867, 93.879
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-12-004.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 3/8/12
Subject(s) medical research, mental health
Private Funding Opportunities
2012 Legacy Tobacco Industry Documents Awards Program
SOURCE: American Legacy Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 3/30/12.
$ AVAILABLE: The awards will be presented at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health to be held August 15-17, 2012, in Kansas City, Missouri. Each recipient will receive a cash award (given to the recipient or an organization upon the recipient's request).
ELIGIBILITY: Nominees must not have any affiliation with the tobacco industry. Nominees for the Christine O. Gregoire Youth/Young Adult Award must be 24 years of age or younger.
Any individual meeting the eligibility criteria may be nominated, including but not limited to educators, social workers, documents researchers, public health practitioners, legal researchers, grassroots organizers, activists, lawyers, academic and scientific researchers, government officials, physicians, and staff of community-based organizations.
Nominations may be made by individuals such as colleagues, peers, co-workers, instructors/professors, governments, or community-based organizations that are qualified to make such a nomination because of their familiarity with the nominee's work and contribution.
PURPOSE: The American Legacy Foundation has announced the 2012 Legacy Tobacco Industry Documents Awards program, which includes the Sybil G. Jacobs Award for Outstanding Use of Tobacco Industry Documents and the Christine O. Gregoire Youth/Young Adult Award for Outstanding Use of Tobacco Industry Documents (for individuals 24 years of age or younger).
These awards recognize youth and adults who have made a significant and well-recognized contribution to the health of the public in the recent past through use of tobacco documents. The awards honor innovation in the use and application of tobacco industry documents to further the goals of tobacco prevention and control in order to help build a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit.
Those nominate should be individuals who have made a notable impact through innovative use of tobacco industry documents as applied to research, policy, or advocacy. At least one of the following two criteria must be met by the nominated individual: nominees must have made a remarkable research, policy, or advocacy contribution to the cause of reducing tobacco use in the United States through the use of tobacco industry documents; and/or nominees must have employed innovative, creative approaches to the employment of tobacco industry documents that result in an improvement in public health or awareness in the U.S. or in one of its states or localities.
CONTACT: Virginia Lockmuller, (202) 454-5555, e-mail: awards@legacyforhealth.org. For more information see http://www.legacyforhealth.org/awards/
From The Foundation Center's RFP Bulletin e-mail, 3/2/12
Subject(s) smoking/tobacco
Nominations of Global Changemakers for Children
SOURCE: World of Children Awards
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 4/1/12.
$ AVAILABLE: The 2012 awards will be granted in three categories:
* The World of Children Youth Award will provide up to $25,000 to a young person under the age of 21 who is making extraordinary contributions to the lives of other children. This person must have been doing this work for three years and have created a sustainable program they plan to continue to lead.
* The World of Children Humanitarian Award will provide up to $50,000 to an individual who has made a significant contribution to children in social services, education, or humanitarian services. This person will have created or managed a sustainable program that has significantly contributed to children's opportunities to be safe, to learn, and to grow.
* The World of Children Health Award will provide up to $50,000 to an individual who has made a significant contribution to children in the fields of health, medicine, or the sciences. This person will have created or managed a sustainable program that has significantly contributed to the health and well-being of children.
ELIGIBILITY: Nominees for the humanitarian and health awards must have been working on behalf of children over and above their normal employment and have been engaged in their efforts for a minimum of ten years.
Award nominations are open to individuals from every country in the world. The call for nominations is available in English, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.
PURPOSE: The award program is dedicated to dramatically improving children's lives by identifying and recognizing extraordinary individuals who have created proven, sustainable nonprofit programs serving children in need and awarding cash grants to advance their work.
CONTACT: World of Children, (925) 399-6411, e-mail: contact@worldofchildren.org. For more information see http://www.worldofchildren.org/
From The Foundation Center's RFP Bulletin e-mail, 3/2/12
Subject(s) children's health
Research Proposals on Understanding the Acquisition, Interpretation, and Use of Research Evidence in Policy and Practice
SOURCE: William T. Grant Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letters of Inquiry due: 4/3/12 or 8/1/12.
$ AVAILABLE: In 2012, the foundation plans to support research projects with awards ranging from $100,000 to $600,000 for direct and indirect costs over two to three years.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be employed at a nonprofit institution, either in the U.S. or abroad.
PURPOSE: The William T. Grant Foundation seeks to fund high-quality empirical research with the goal of improving the lives of youth between the ages of 8 and 25 in the United States. To that end, the foundation has released its fourth Request for Proposals on Understanding the Acquisition, Interpretation, and Use of Research Evidence in Policy and Practice.
The purpose of the announcement is to help increase the understanding of how research evidence is acquired, interpreted, and used in policy and practice that affect youth.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information see http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities/how_to_apply/rfp_for_the_use_of_research_evidence
From The Foundation Center's RFP Bulletin e-mail, 3/2/12
Subject(s) health policy research, children's health, adolescent health
Events
The Process of Collaboration -- Part II: The Next Step
SPONSOR: A Circle of Ten, Inc. Network for Collaboration
WHEN: July 17-19, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
WHERE: Circle of Ten Retreat Center, (Edom, TX).
DESCRIPTION: Part II picks up where the first workshop left off, with four real grants worked on. A team can work on your grant idea or you can learn from being on someone else’s team. Part I required to attend Part II.
COST: $800.
CONTACT: A Circle of Ten, 205 E Commerce, #205, Jacksonville, TX, 75766, (903) 541-0013.
From A Circle of Ten e-mail, 3/5/12
ED Essentials: Intensive Training for Nonprofit Executives
SPONSOR: Greenlights for Nonprofit Success
WHEN: March 22, 23, 29, 30; 9 am to 4 pm.
WHERE: Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, 7703 N. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400, (Austin, TX).
DESCRIPTION: ED Essentials is the ideal course for nonprofit executive leaders who are new to the role or who want to be sure they have a solid understanding of all major aspects of nonprofit management. This popular, intensive program takes place over four full days of training (9am to 4pm on Thursday, March 22, Friday, March 23, Thursday, March 29 and Friday, March 30).
Led by Matt Kouri, Greenlights executive director, and featuring several other nonprofit management experts, the course covers the following topics:
* overview of the nonprofit sector in Central Texas;
* the role of the executive director/CEO;
* analysis and discussion of communication and leadership styles;
* organizational life cycles;
* change management;
* healthy and effective board/ED relationships;
* financial management and fiscal planning;
* fundraising theories, strategies and best practices;
* staff and volunteer management;
* program development, evaluation and outcomes reporting;
* partnerships and collaborations;
* nonprofit communications and external relations.
COST: $400 members / $475 non-members.
CONTACT: Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, (512) 477-5955.
From Greenlights for Nonprofit Success Web site, accessed 3/7/12
Board Essentials
SPONSOR: Greenlights for Nonprofit Success
WHEN: April 17, 3 to 5 pm.
WHERE: Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, 7703 N. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400, (Austin, TX).
DESCRIPTION: This workshop provides the fundamental principles and best practices that every nonprofit board member…and the staff who work with them…should know. Learn the top 10 roles and responsibilities of board members, with special emphasis on the board’s role in financial oversight, fundraising, planning, and partnering with the organization’s executive leader. You’ll come away with a clear understanding of the many roles that are required of the board and how to recruit and manage great board members.
COST: $20 members / $40 non-members.
CONTACT: Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, (512) 477-5955.
From Greenlights for Nonprofit Success Web site, accessed 3/7/12
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