Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Description

The purpose of the program is to announce the availability of fiscal year 2011 funds for project grant applications to support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of innovative, interdisciplinary projects to reduce STD disparities, promote sexual health, and advance community wellness using community engagement methods (e.g., community-based participatory research) and multi-sector partnerships to build local capacity to impact STD disparities in communities with disparately high STD burden. This program addresses the “Healthy People 2020” focus area(s) • STD-1 Reduce the proportion of adolescents and young adults with Chlamydia trachomatis infections; • STD-2 Reduce Chlamydia rates among females aged 15-44 years; • STD-6 Reduce gonorrhea rate; • STD-7 Reduce sustained transmission of primary and secondary syphilis; and • STD-8 Reduce congenital syphilis.

Who can apply

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses
• Others

Contact

CDC <br/>Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) <br/>Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) <br/>Phone 770-488-2700
pgotim@cdc.gov