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- The National Institutes of Health in the education health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advancing Community level Approaches to Reduce HIV Infection in Highly Impacted Communities (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.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 5, 2012 and posted on Jul 5, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 11, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) For profit organizations other than small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Special district governments County governments Private institutions of higher education State governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Small businesses.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions 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) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non domestic (non U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Institutes of Health grant opportunity titled "Advancing Community level Approaches to Reduce HIV Infection in Highly Impacted Communities (R01)" (Funding Opportunity Number RFA-MH-13-090) was designed to support research that strengthens what is known about community-level HIV prevention and HIV care interventions in places and among populations carrying a disproportionate HIV burden. Instead of focusing only on individual-level interventions, this announcement emphasizes approaches that can reach and affect large numbers of people at once by working at the level of neighborhoods, networks, local systems, or other shared community contexts. The underlying idea is that meaningful and durable reductions in HIV incidence and community viral load often require changes to the environments, structures, and systems that shape risk and care outcomes, not just changes in individual knowledge or motivation.
A central priority of the announcement is the development and testing of interventions that operate at a community scale and can be sustained in real-world settings. The FOA explicitly encourages structural and systemic interventions, meaning strategies that modify policies, service delivery systems, access pathways, or other community-level conditions that influence HIV vulnerability, prevention uptake, and treatment engagement. The goal is to reduce new HIV infections and lower HIV viral load across entire communities by driving behavior change through practical, cost-effective, and sustainable mechanisms. This includes interventions relevant both to people at risk for acquiring HIV and to people living with HIV, recognizing that prevention and treatment outcomes are interconnected at the population level.
The FOA uses a broad definition of "community" and allows applicants to define the targeted community in multiple ways, as long as the definition is clear and justified. Communities can be defined by geographic proximity (for example, a city, county, or specific neighborhoods), shared goals or affiliations, and/or common characteristics. The announcement notes that these characteristics may include race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, education level, behavior, and identity, among others. This framing is meant to encourage proposals tailored to the realities of highly impacted groups and locations, while still keeping the emphasis on interventions that can shift outcomes across a large segment of the target population.
Another important expectation is that proposed intervention approaches account for the organizations and agencies already embedded in the community. Applicants are encouraged to design studies with a realistic pathway to adoption, implementation, and maintenance by local partners such as community-based organizations, clinics, public health agencies, faith-based organizations, schools, housing authorities, or other entities positioned to deliver or institutionalize the intervention. In practical terms, the FOA is signaling that efficacy is not just about producing a statistically significant effect in a controlled research environment, but also about producing an intervention that a community can actually take up and continue using after the study ends.
From an administrative and eligibility standpoint, this was a discretionary NIH grant using the R01 research project grant mechanism, categorized under education and health. It carried no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The estimated total funding listed was $2,500,000. The opportunity was posted July 5, 2012, with an original and current closing date of January 11, 2013, and an archive date of February 11, 2013, meaning it is no longer open but remains a useful reference for understanding NIH priorities in community-level HIV intervention research. The FOA was associated with CFDA numbers 93.242 (Mental Health Research Grants) and 93.279 (Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs), reflecting the overlap between HIV outcomes, mental health, substance use, and related social determinants.
Eligibility was broad across public and private institutions and community entities. Eligible applicants included nonprofits (both with and without 501(c)(3) status), public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), small businesses, independent school districts, city/township/county/state governments, special district governments, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), and Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments). The FOA also specified additional eligible applicants such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, eligible federal agencies, U.S. territories or possessions, and Indian/Native American tribal governments that are not federally recognized. At the same time, it clearly excluded non-U.S. entities: foreign institutions were not eligible to apply, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations were not eligible, and foreign components as defined by NIH policy were not allowed.
Overall, the opportunity can be understood as an NIH effort to push HIV research beyond individually focused interventions and toward community-level strategies that can measurably shift population outcomes in places and groups most affected by HIV. It emphasizes scalable impact, structural and systems change, and practical adoption by existing community organizations, with the ultimate public health aim of reducing HIV incidence and lowering community viral load through interventions that are both effective and sustainable.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this NIH grant opportunity?
The funding opportunity is titled "Advancing Community level Approaches to Reduce HIV Infection in Highly Impacted Communities (R01)."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is RFA-MH-13-090.
What type of grant mechanism does this opportunity use?
This opportunity uses the NIH R01 Research Project Grant mechanism.
What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The purpose is to support research that strengthens what is known about community-level HIV prevention and HIV care interventions in communities and populations experiencing a disproportionate burden of HIV, with the aim of reducing new HIV infections and lowering community viral load.
How is this FOA different from individual-level HIV interventions?
Rather than focusing only on changing individual knowledge, attitudes, or motivation, the FOA emphasizes approaches that operate at the community level (for example, neighborhoods, networks, or local systems) and can affect large numbers of people at once by changing environments, structures, or systems that shape HIV risk and care outcomes.
What kinds of interventions are encouraged?
The FOA explicitly encourages interventions that are structural and systemic, including strategies that modify policies, service delivery systems, access pathways, and other community-level conditions that influence HIV vulnerability, prevention uptake, and treatment engagement.
Does the FOA focus only on HIV prevention, or also on treatment and care?
It addresses both. The FOA includes interventions relevant to people at risk for acquiring HIV as well as people living with HIV, recognizing that prevention and treatment outcomes are interconnected at the population level.
What does the FOA mean by "community-level" approaches?
"Community-level" approaches are those designed to operate at the scale of a community context such as a neighborhood, network, or local system, aiming for measurable change across a large segment of the target population rather than only at the level of individual participants.
How does the FOA define "community"?
The FOA uses a broad definition of "community" and allows applicants to define the targeted community in multiple ways as long as the definition is clear and justified.
Can a community be defined geographically?
Yes. The FOA notes that communities may be defined by geographic proximity, such as a city, county, or specific neighborhoods.
Can a community be defined by shared characteristics or identity?
Yes. The FOA allows definitions based on shared goals or affiliations and/or common characteristics, which may include race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, education level, behavior, identity, and other factors.
Why does this FOA emphasize structural and systems change?
The FOA is grounded in the idea that durable reductions in HIV incidence and community viral load often require changes to environments, structures, and systems that shape risk and care outcomes, not only changes in individual behavior.
What does the FOA say about sustainability and real-world use?
A central priority is the development and testing of community-scale interventions that can be sustained in real-world settings, with realistic pathways to adoption, implementation, and maintenance after the study ends.
Does the FOA expect collaboration with existing community organizations?
Yes. Applicants are encouraged to account for organizations and agencies already embedded in the community and to design studies that can be adopted and maintained by local partners.
What types of local partners are mentioned as potential implementers?
The FOA mentions entities such as community-based organizations, clinics, public health agencies, faith-based organizations, schools, housing authorities, and other organizations positioned to deliver or institutionalize the intervention.
Is the FOA focused on controlled research settings or practical implementation?
It emphasizes practical implementation alongside effectiveness. The FOA signals that success is not only about producing statistically significant effects in controlled environments, but also about producing interventions that communities can realistically take up and continue using.
What is the estimated total funding for this opportunity?
The estimated total funding listed for the opportunity was $2,500,000.
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The FOA specified that there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
When was this funding opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on July 5, 2012.
What was the closing date for applications?
The original and current closing date listed was January 11, 2013.
Is this FOA still open for applications?
No. The archive date was February 11, 2013, which indicates the opportunity is no longer open, though it remains a reference for NIH priorities in this area.
What is the subject area or category of this grant?
It was categorized under education and health and focused on community-level HIV prevention and HIV care intervention research in highly impacted communities.
Which CFDA program numbers are associated with this FOA?
The FOA was associated with CFDA 93.242 (Mental Health Research Grants) and 93.279 (Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs).
Why are mental health and substance use CFDA programs associated with an HIV-focused FOA?
The FOA reflects overlap between HIV outcomes and mental health, substance use, and related social determinants, which can influence HIV risk, prevention uptake, and treatment engagement at the community level.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included a wide range of public and private institutions and community entities, including nonprofits, higher education institutions, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), small businesses, governments, school districts, housing authorities, tribal governments and organizations, and other specified community and regional organizations.
Are nonprofits eligible even if they do not have 501(c)(3) status?
Yes. The FOA listed nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status as eligible applicants.
Are for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. For-profit organizations (other than small businesses) were listed as eligible, and small businesses were also listed separately as eligible applicants.
Are institutions of higher education eligible?
Yes. Eligible applicants included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education.
Are state, local, and tribal governments eligible?
Yes. Eligible applicants included city/township/county/state governments, special district governments, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), and Indian/Native American tribal governments that are not federally recognized (as specified in the FOA).
Are public housing authorities eligible?
Yes. Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities were included among eligible applicants.
Are faith-based or community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. The FOA explicitly listed faith-based or community-based organizations among additional eligible applicants.
Are minority-serving institutions specifically included?
Yes. The FOA listed Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) among additional eligible applicants.
Are U.S. territories or possessions eligible?
Yes. U.S. territories or possessions were included among additional eligible applicants.
Are foreign institutions eligible to apply?
No. The FOA clearly excluded non-U.S. entities: foreign institutions were not eligible to apply.
Can a U.S. organization apply if the work is conducted through a non-domestic component?
No. The FOA stated that non-domestic components of U.S. organizations were not eligible.
Are foreign components allowed under NIH policy for this FOA?
No. The FOA indicated that foreign components, as defined by NIH policy, were not allowed.
What overall public health outcome is the FOA trying to achieve?
The FOA aims to reduce HIV incidence and lower community viral load through effective, cost-effective, scalable, and sustainable community-level interventions, particularly in highly impacted communities.
Why is this archived FOA still useful?
Although it is no longer open, it remains a helpful reference for understanding NIH priorities around community-level HIV intervention research, including emphasis on structural/systemic strategies and real-world sustainability through local partners.
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