Prevention for HIV Infected Women Living in Puerto Rico; and HIV Prevention for Women Living in the U.S. Virgin Islands

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	Federal Grant Title:	Prevention for HIV Infected Women Living in Puerto Rico; and HIV Prevention for Women Living in the U.S. Virgin Islands
	CFDA Number:	93.015
	CFDA Description:	HIV Prevention Programs For Women
	Federal Agency Name:	Office of Public Health and Science
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	OWH-HIVPREV-PUERTO-RICO-VI-06-004
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 05, 2006
	Creation Date:	May 15, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 05, 2006 To receive consideration, applications must be received by the Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) Office of Grants Management no later than June 5, 2006. Applications will be considered as meeting the deadline if they are received by the OPHS Office of Grants Management no later than 5 p.m. Eastern time on the application due date. Applications will not be accepted by fax, nor will the submission deadline be extended. The application due date requirement specified in this announcement supercedes the instructions in the OPHS-1.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jul 05, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	4
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$400,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$200,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$100,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible entities may include: Not for profit community-based organizations, national organizations, colleges and universities, clinics and hospitals, research institutions, State and local government agencies, and tribal government and tribal/urban Indian entities, and organizations. Faith based organizations are eligible to apply.
Grant Description: The Office on Women's Health (OWH), Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) is the focal point for women's health within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Under the direction of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health, OWH provides leadership to promote health equity for women and girls through gender-specific approaches. To that end, OWH has established public/private partnerships to address critical women's health issues ationwide. These include supporting collaborative efforts to provide prevention education to infected women as well as women at risk for infection living in the U.S. and its territories. The emphasis of these efforts is on education and prevention counseling, including the ABC - Abstinence, Being Faithful, Condoms model, covering the full spectrum of primary and secondary prevention adapted to a female centered perspective. In addition, efforts to establish enrichment support activities for women living with HIV are a primary emphasis as well. This initiative is intended to demonstrate a collaborative partnership approach between the grantee and local health or social service providers, e.g., community health centers, rural health centers, family planning clinics, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), tribal governments and organizations, Indian Health Service providers, community based organizations, faith based organizations, public assistance programs, and local health departments.
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