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

The summary for the Prevention for HIV Infected Women Living in Puerto Rico; and HIV Prevention for Women Living in the U.S. Virgin Islands grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Office of Public Health and Science, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

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