Ryan White Title III HIV Capacity Development and Planning Grants - Address: 393 Central Ave., Newark, NJ 07103 Project Director Name: Christian Mendez-Baez, MD, MA Contact Phone Numbers (Voice, Fax) : 973-483-3444 Email Address: c.mendez-baez@njcri.org Website Address, if applicable: www.njcri.org List all grant program funds requested in the application, if applicable: $150,000 HIV Care Innovation category within the Gender Affirming Care (GAC) Service activity The North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI) is proposing a project under the HIV Care Innovation category, within the Gender Affirming Care Service activity. NJCRI proposes a project to develop the agency’s infrastructure and capacity to provide and integrate Gender Affirming Care into all of its services and throughout the agency as a whole. NJCRI is requesting funding to support organizational assessments, staff trainings and seminars, attend conferences and conduct client outreach and education activities. This will include consultant costs, training and conference costs, facility upgrades, process and procedure documents upgrades, signage, media and social media outreach and education. The project will result in increased awareness and sensitivity, reduction of bias and stigma, for our clients with HIV as well as staff and the general public with regard to Gender Related Issues.