Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 14 132
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- The National Institutes of Health in the education health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Accelerating Improvements in the HIV Care Continuum (R01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants 93.279 Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs 93.856 Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 28, 2014 and posted on Feb 28, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 7, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses Independent school districts For profit organizations other than small businesses State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education City or township governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Special district governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs) Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government Faith based or Community based Organizations Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply. Non domestic (non U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
Accelerating Improvements in the HIV Care Continuum (R01) (Funding Opportunity Number PA 14-132) was a National Institutes of Health (NIH) discretionary grant opportunity designed to support research that strengthens and modernizes the evidence base around the HIV care continuum. The core purpose of the announcement was to encourage innovative, rigorous studies that address persistent gaps in continuum research, especially areas that had received comparatively less attention even though they are critical for public health impact. The HIV care continuum is widely used as a practical framework for measuring progress toward major national objectives, including the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) goals related to HIV testing, linkage to treatment, and achieving sustained clinical outcomes. NIH positioned this FOA as a way to move beyond what is already well studied and to push the field toward solving harder, underexamined problems related to getting people into care and helping them remain successfully engaged over time.
In practical terms, the opportunity focused on research that improves understanding of where and why people fall out of the continuum and what can be done to close those gaps. While the continuum often gets discussed as a sequence of steps (for example, diagnosis, linkage to care, retention in care, treatment initiation, and viral suppression), the FOA highlighted that some stages and transitions remain relatively understudied and require urgent attention. This includes the real-world barriers that prevent timely entry into care after diagnosis, the complex reasons patients disengage from care, and the interventions, systems, or service delivery approaches that can improve long-term retention and consistent treatment. The intent was not simply to describe the continuum, but to generate actionable findings that can guide interventions and improve outcomes at one or more points along it, with an emphasis on measurable progress toward testing and treatment targets.
The funding mechanism was the NIH R01 research project grant, which typically supports investigator-driven, hypothesis-based projects with substantial scope and the ability to produce generalizable knowledge. The activity areas aligned with health and education-related research, and the FOA was associated with multiple CFDA numbers reflecting NIH institutes and scientific domains relevant to HIV continuum work, including mental health research (93.242), drug abuse and addiction research (93.279), and microbiology and infectious diseases research (93.856). This mix signals that NIH expected applicants to approach continuum challenges from multiple angles, including behavioral health, substance use, structural and systems-level factors, and biomedical considerations that influence engagement in HIV care.
Eligibility was intentionally broad, reflecting NIH’s interest in drawing proposals from diverse research and service settings. Eligible applicants included a wide range of U.S. entities such as small businesses, other for-profit organizations, nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) organizations), public and private institutions of higher education, and multiple levels of government (state, county, city/township, special district). Tribal governments and tribal organizations were eligible, including federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal entities. The FOA also explicitly included faith-based and community-based organizations, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, school districts, and a variety of mission-focused higher education institutions such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs). Importantly, non-U.S. (foreign) organizations and foreign institutions were eligible to apply, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations were eligible, and foreign components as defined in NIH policy were allowed, which opened the door for international or cross-national research where appropriate to the scientific aims.
From an administrative standpoint, this was a posted NIH opportunity with no cost sharing or matching requirement. It was originally posted on February 28, 2014, with an original and final application due date listed as January 7, 2017, and an archive date of February 7, 2017. Applicants were directed to the full announcement for complete details via the NIH Grants Guide posting (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-132.html). For technical access issues, NIH listed contact support through the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster channels.
Overall, the FOA’s message was straightforward: the HIV care continuum remains one of the most useful organizing tools for improving HIV outcomes at scale, but meaningful progress depends on targeted research that confronts the less studied, high-impact problems of entering care and staying in care. NIH used the R01 mechanism to attract substantial, creative projects capable of producing strong evidence for interventions, implementation strategies, and service models that can measurably improve continuum performance and advance national HIV goals.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Accelerating Improvements in the HIV Care Continuum (R01).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FOA number)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is PA-14-132.
Which agency offered this grant opportunity?
This was a discretionary grant opportunity offered through the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
What is the main purpose of this FOA?
The core purpose was to support innovative, rigorous research that strengthens and modernizes the evidence base for the HIV care continuum, with particular emphasis on persistent gaps and underexamined problems that limit public health impact.
What is the HIV care continuum in the context of this FOA?
In this FOA, the HIV care continuum is described as a practical framework often discussed as a sequence of steps such as diagnosis, linkage to care, retention in care, treatment initiation, and viral suppression. It is used to measure progress toward national objectives.
How does this FOA connect to national HIV goals?
The FOA framed the continuum as a tool for measuring progress toward major national objectives, including National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) goals related to HIV testing, linkage to treatment, and achieving sustained clinical outcomes.
What types of research were encouraged?
NIH encouraged studies that go beyond well-studied aspects of the continuum and instead tackle harder, less examined problems, including why people fall out of care and what interventions or systems approaches can close those gaps.
What continuum stages or transitions were highlighted as needing more research attention?
The FOA emphasized understudied stages and transitions such as timely entry into care after diagnosis, reasons for disengagement from care, and approaches that improve long-term retention and consistent treatment.
Was the intent mainly descriptive research, or actionable research?
The intent was to generate actionable findings that can guide interventions and improve outcomes at one or more points along the continuum, with an emphasis on measurable progress toward testing and treatment targets.
What funding mechanism was used?
The funding mechanism was the NIH R01 Research Project Grant.
What does the R01 mechanism imply about the scope of projects?
As described in the opportunity summary, the R01 typically supports investigator-driven, hypothesis-based projects with substantial scope and the ability to produce generalizable knowledge.
What scientific or program areas were associated with this FOA?
The FOA aligned with health and education-related research and reflected multiple scientific domains relevant to HIV continuum work, including behavioral health, substance use, structural and systems-level factors, and biomedical considerations influencing engagement in HIV care.
Which CFDA numbers were associated with this opportunity?
The FOA referenced multiple CFDA numbers, including 93.242 (mental health research), 93.279 (drug abuse and addiction research), and 93.856 (microbiology and infectious diseases research).
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included many U.S. entity types, including small businesses, other for-profit organizations, nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) organizations), public and private institutions of higher education, and multiple levels of government (state, county, city/township, special district).
Were tribal governments and tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. The FOA included eligibility for federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal entities, as well as tribal organizations.
Were faith-based and community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. The FOA explicitly included faith-based and community-based organizations among eligible applicants.
Were public housing authorities and school districts eligible?
Yes. The FOA included public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities and school districts as eligible applicants.
Did NIH highlight eligibility for specific institution types such as HBCUs or Hispanic-serving institutions?
Yes. The FOA explicitly included mission-focused higher education institutions such as HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and AANAPISIs.
Were non-U.S. (foreign) organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. The FOA stated that non-U.S. (foreign) organizations and foreign institutions were eligible to apply.
Were non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations allowed?
Yes. The FOA allowed non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations.
Were foreign components allowed under NIH policy?
Yes. The FOA indicated that foreign components, as defined in NIH policy, were allowed.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was the opportunity originally posted?
The FOA was originally posted on February 28, 2014.
What were the application due dates listed in the provided information?
The provided information lists an original and final application due date of January 7, 2017.
When was the FOA archived?
The archive date listed was February 7, 2017.
Where can applicants find the full official announcement?
The full announcement was available through the NIH Grants Guide posting at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-132.html
What kinds of problems in the HIV care continuum was NIH most interested in addressing through this FOA?
NIH emphasized addressing real-world barriers to timely entry into care, understanding the complex reasons people disengage, and developing or testing interventions, systems, and service delivery approaches that improve long-term retention and consistent treatment.
What overall message did NIH communicate with this FOA?
The FOA message was that the HIV care continuum remains a key organizing tool for improving HIV outcomes at scale, but meaningful progress depends on targeted research that confronts less studied, high-impact problems of getting people into care and keeping them successfully engaged over time.
Who was listed for technical access or support issues?
For technical access issues, NIH referenced support through the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster channels.
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