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STRATEGIES FOR IDENTIFYING AFRICAN AMERICAN MSM UNAWARE OF THEIR HIV STATUS

Award Number: UR6PS000330
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR PREVENTION SERVICES
OPDIV: CDC
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2006
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2010

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STRATEGIES FOR IDENTIFYING AFRICAN AMERICAN MSM UNAWARE OF THEIR HIV STATUS - DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this project is to assess the effectiveness of different strategies in identifying at-risk African American Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) who are unaware of their status and bringing them into Counseling, Testing, and Referral Services. These objectives directly meet the goal delineated in CDC's 'Advancing HIV Prevention: New Strategies for a Changing Epidemic" initiative, launched in 2003, to reduce barriers to early diagnosis of HIV and to increase access to quality medical care, treatment, and ongoing Prevention services. The specific aims of this project are to evaluate the activities of the current Partner Counseling and Referral Services (PCRS) activities at Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc. in Washington, DC (the community- based partner for this work), implement and evaluate new social network and alternate venue testing strategies, and compare these strategies' effectiveness in reaching the target population. Formative research will be used to guide the development of the social network and alternate venue testing strategies in order to ensure that these enhanced approaches are appropriate and feasible within the community. This project will also work with Us Helping Us to redesign their current data collection methods in order to gather information that can most clearly and accurately respond to the study aims. This research is relevant to public health in that undiagnosed HIV infection in general, and among African American MSM in particular, remains a significant issue. Early knowledge of HIV status is critical to accessing appropriate and effective medical services, including antiretroviral therapies. In addition, awareness of HIV infection can reduce transmission of HIV, and by doing so, is critical to HIV prevention efforts. This research contributes to the field of public health by assessing the effectiveness of three different strategies -- Partner Counseling and Referral Services (PCRS), social networks, and alternate venue testing -- in identifying at-risk African American Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) who are unaware of their HIV status.


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: 2009 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2009	2008	ABT ASSOCIATES	55 wheeler	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	MIDDLESEX	USA	HIV Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education Projects	001	3	1/28/2009	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2009	2008	ABT ASSOCIATES	55 wheeler	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	MIDDLESEX	USA	HIV Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education Projects	002	3	8/27/2009	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2009	2008	ABT ASSOCIATES	55 wheeler	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	MIDDLESEX	USA	HIV Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education Projects	000	3	11/4/2008	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2008 ( Subtotal = $366,664 )
2008	2008	ABT ASSOCIATES	55 wheeler	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	MIDDLESEX	USA	HIV Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education Projects	000	3	8/27/2008	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$366,664
														Subtotal = $366,664

Issue Date FY: 2007 ( Subtotal = $242,550 )
2007	2007	ABT ASSOCIATES	55 wheeler	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	MIDDLESEX	USA	HIV Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education Projects	000	2	8/30/2007	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$242,550
														Subtotal = $242,550

Issue Date FY: 2006 ( Subtotal = $224,345 )
2006	2006	ABT ASSOCIATES	55 wheeler	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	MIDDLESEX	USA	HIV Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education Projects	000	1	8/31/2006	NEW	$224,345
														Subtotal = $224,345

Grand Total All Awards = $833,559

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STRATEGIES FOR IDENTIFYING AFRICAN AMERICAN MSM UNAWARE OF THEIR HIV STATUS

Award Number: UR6PS000330

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR PREVENTION SERVICES

OPDIV: CDC

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2006

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2010

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