Saturday, April 26, 2025
4/26/2025
Ryan White Title III HIV Capacity Development and Planning Grants - • Project Title: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part C Capacity Development Program • Category: Infrastructure Development: Office Dental Equipment for Expanding Dental Service Capacity • Applicant Organization Name: North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI) • Address: 393 Central Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103 • Project Director Name: Anny Pastor, Director of Nursing • Phone Numbers: voice: (973) 483-1065 / fax: (973) 648-0312 • E-Mail Address: a.pastor@njcri.org • Web Site Address: www.njcri.org • Grant program funds requested: $150,000 for the one-year project period • Statutory preference requested: Underserved population The North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI) is proposing a project under the Infrastructure Development category, within the Office Dental Equipment for Expanding Dental Service Capacity activity. NJCRI proposes a project to develop the agency’s infrastructure and capacity to provide dental services. NJCRI is requesting funding to support the purchase of dental equipment and the creation of a dental operatory. This will include the purchase of a dental chair, X-ray machine, autoclave for sterilization, and dental tools. The funding will also support the start-up costs of hiring dental staff; these positions will be supported through reimbursements as the services become fully operational. The project will result in increased access to services for HIV-positive clients as well as increased reimbursements for NJCRI for the delivery of oral health services. Needs to be addressed: NJCRI’s proposed project for oral health infrastructure capacity building will address gaps in access to care, linkage to care, retention in care, and viral load suppression rates for the agency’s HIV-positive clients. The oral health status of NJCRI’s target population--PLWH of color living in Newark and surrounding areas--is generally poor due to a range of factors, including homelessness, and co-morbidities such as mental illness and substance use, poor access to oral health services, poor oral hygiene, and lack of access to healthy foods. As a result, the treatment needs in the target population are significant and often unaddressed. As a one-stop shop provider of services, the addition of dental services will ensure NJCRI is able to continue addressing the full range of needs each client presents. Proposed services: NJCRI is requesting funding to support the purchase of dental equipment and the creation of a dental operatory. The funding will also support the start-up costs of hiring dental staff; these positions will be supported through reimbursements as the services become fully operational. Population group(s) to be served: NJCRI serves populations with high levels of demonstrated need and is particularly skilled at reaching and serving “hard to reach” populations, including homeless persons, youths, transgender persons, MSM, injection drug users, immigrants, and sex workers. Fully 83% of NJCRI’s clients are persons of color (78% are African-American or Black, and 22% are Hispanic or Latino); 30% are homeless and over 50% are unstably housed; 58% are male, 41% are female, and 1% is transgendered; 60% are ages 30 to 49, and 32% are ages 13 to 30; 98% live below the poverty line; 98% are uninsured; 76% are HIV-positive and 30% have AIDS.
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