Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is seeking organizations to apply for funding to design, develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate an innovative and comprehensive HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program to curb the burden of HIV among rural communities at greatest risk of infection.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/08/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
MDH seeks to make the greatest impact by expanding PrEP services to Minnesotan residents in rural counties where PrEP use remains low and inadequate. Expanding PrEP care accessibility in rural Minnesota will increase demand and use, which is one of MDH’s preventive priorities. In addition, this RFP will continue to support MDH’s Advancing Health Equity Initiative, launched in 2014 to promote health equity and reduce disease prevalence among Minnesotans disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS.
Goals and Objectives
The primary goal of this PrEP funding is to prevent as many new HIV infections as possible and/or reduce the risk of transmission to HIV negative people, especially in communities that continue to experience the highest rates of HIV. PrEP is a biomedical evidence-based intervention that significantly contributes towards achieving the goals of the National HIV/AIDS strategy, Eliminating HIV Epidemic Initiative (EHE), CDC’s High Impact HIV Prevention (HIP) approach, as well as the local legislatively mandated END HIV MN plan. Major objectives include:
- Increased HIV screening and re-screening among persons at elevated risk for HIV.
- Increased active referrals and rapid linkage of persons eligible for PrEP.
- Increased PrEP prescription among persons eligible for PrEP.
- Decreased risk behaviors for acquiring HIV infection.
Funding Information
- Estimated Amount to Grant: $600,000
- Estimated Number of Awards: 4-6
- Estimated Award Maximum: 150,000
- Estimated Award Minimum: 100,000
- Length of Project Period: 18 months
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, community health centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), tribal governments, tribal health boards, educational institutions, county governments/community health boards, and any other public or private non-profit organizations. Eligible applicants’ experience may include but is not limited to the following:
- Providing HIV prevention education, PrEP, testing, counseling, harm reduction/risk reduction and/or syringe services to individuals who are more vulnerable to HIV exposure.
- Assessing the needs of those more vulnerable to HIV exposure and providing active referrals to address those needs.
For more information, visit MDH.
