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Project NaviGAte: Connecting Georgia to Substance Use and HIV Prevention

Award Number: H79SP082105
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/31/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/30/2025

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Project NaviGAte: Connecting Georgia to Substance Use and HIV Prevention - Project Abstract Summary. Project NaviGAte: Connecting Georgia to Substance Use and HIV Prevention” targets two pervasive public health concerns, HIV and substance misuse among at-risk and underserved communities, specifically trauma-exposed racial/ethnic minorities. Project NaviGAte will provide much needed navigation services, develop a public health messaging and awareness campaign, and enhance HIV and substance misuse screening, prevention and treatment among trauma-exposed racial/ethnic minorities in 4 of the 48 federally-designated “hotspots” hardest hit by the HIV epidemic: Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties in GA. HIV/AIDS remains an epidemic that continues to disproportionately impact African American and Latinx populations. Racial/ethnic minorities experience more traumatic events, and trauma-exposed individuals are at an increased risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV, as well as experiencing an excess burden of detrimental health consequences and disease progression, including substance misuse. Racial/ethnic minorities also underutilize vital prevention and treatment services due to myriad barriers, like stigma concerns and limited access and knowledge about available services. We estimate reaching 117,740 racial/ethnic minorities through Project NaviGAte’s key activities aimed at identifying risk and protective factors and adding navigation services to reduce barriers to substance misuse and HIV prevention and treatment services. These activities include: a community needs assessment in year 1 (n=1690), to improve organizations’ capacity to recruit and retain racial/ethnic minorities in services; implementing navigation, treatment, screening, and testing services (n=800) beginning in year 2, to enhance access to services for racial/ethnic minorities in these counties; and disseminating a public health campaign across the 4 GA “hotspot” counties (n= 115,000) in year 4, to raise awareness about available substance use and HIV services and their benefits. The goals, objectives, and activities focus on cultural competence, sustainability, and evidence-based practices. Goal 1: Establish connections between community partners that treat trauma-exposed racial/ethnic minorities in GA with partners that provide prevention/treatment for HIV and substance misuse. Goal 2: Complete a community needs assessment of risk and protective factors of HIV and substance misuse as well as barriers and facilitators to using evidence-based prevention and treatment. Goal 3: Increase the capacity of partner organizations to provide evidence-based HIV and substance misuse prevention and develop a community partnership-based implementation plan. Goal 4: Implement a public messaging campaign for racial/ethnic minorities. Goal 5: Implement opportunities for screening and testing for HIV and viral hepatitis for racial/ethnic minorities in counties highly impacted by HIV and provide navigation services to link individuals to care for HIV and substance misuse where indicated. In sum, Project NaviGAte will connect existing organizations, increase capacity and public awareness, and provide opportunities for HIV/STI testing and substance misuse screening for trauma exposed racial/ethnic minorities in Georgia.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $199,889 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 E CAMPUS RD RM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	5	7/30/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,889
2024	2023	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 E CAMPUS RD RM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	4	4/12/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2023	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 E CAMPUS RD RM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	4	10/26/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $199,889

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $199,985 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 EAST CAMPUS RD TUCKER HALL ROOM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	4	8/15/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,985
2023	2022	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 EAST CAMPUS RD TUCKER HALL ROOM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	3/15/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $199,985

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $199,709 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 EAST CAMPUS RD TUCKER HALL ROOM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	003	3	7/29/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,709
2022	2021	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 EAST CAMPUS RD TUCKER HALL ROOM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	2	3/24/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2022	2021	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 EAST CAMPUS RD TUCKER HALL ROOM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	11/4/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2020	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 EAST CAMPUS RD TUCKER HALL ROOM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	11/23/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $199,709

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $199,558 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 EAST CAMPUS RD TUCKER HALL ROOM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	2	8/6/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,558
2021	2020	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 EAST CAMPUS RD TUCKER HALL ROOM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	4/27/2021	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $199,558

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $199,528 )
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 EAST CAMPUS RD TUCKER HALL ROOM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	6/9/2020	NEW	$199,528
														Subtotal = $199,528

Grand Total All Awards = $998,669

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Project NaviGAte: Connecting Georgia to Substance Use and HIV Prevention

Award Number: H79SP082105

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/31/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/30/2025

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