Gender, Youth and HIV Risk (R21)

The summary for the Gender, Youth and HIV Risk (R21) Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Gender, Youth and HIV Risk (R21)
	CFDA Number:	93.24293.865
	CFDA Description:	Mental Health Research Grants 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institutes of Health
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health Income Security and Social Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-HD-08-017
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 31, 2008
	Creation Date:	Mar 31, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 29, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Aug 29, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$200,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) State governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Small businesses City or township governments Special district governments Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: 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) Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession
Grant Description: -Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by NICHD and NIMH, National Institutes of Health, solicits Exploratory/Developmental (R21) applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to study the developmental and environmental processes contributing to HIV risk in individuals under the age of 24. It calls for studies focusing on HIV risk in specific settings around the globe where HIV prevalence is high or increasing and relevant environmental contexts are changing rapidly. -Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism and runs in parallel with a FOA of identical scientific scope, RFA-HD-08-013, that solicits applications under the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) grant mechanism. -Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The total amount of funding that NICHD expects to award through this announcement and that of FOA RFA-HD-08-013 is $2,000,000; the anticipated number of awards is 6-8. NIMH will commit $400,000 to fund one or two applications under this R21 FOA.
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