Syndemic Approach to Preventing HIV and Substance Use Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities | SP 24 004

Opportunity Information: Apply for SP 24 004

The Syndemic Approach to Preventing HIV and Substance Use Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities (Funding Opportunity Number SP 24 004) is a discretionary, health-focused cooperative agreement offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under CFDA 93.899. The program is built around a syndemic framework, meaning it is designed to address multiple, interconnected health challenges that reinforce one another rather than treating each issue in isolation. In practical terms, the opportunity targets the overlapping burdens of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, substance use and substance use disorders, and related mental health conditions, with a strong emphasis on improving equity in outcomes for racial and ethnic minority communities.

A central priority of the SAP program is advancing health equity for Black female identities in the Southern United States, explicitly including cisgender women as well as transgender, nonbinary, and genderqueer or gender-fluid individuals. This focus reflects recognition that these groups often face layered barriers, such as unequal access to culturally responsive health care, stigma and discrimination, structural inequities, and higher exposure to risk environments that increase vulnerability to HIV, substance use harms, and co-occurring mental health conditions. By centering these populations, the program aims to support interventions that are more responsive to real community needs and more effective at reducing disparities.

Funding is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically signals that the federal agency will have substantial involvement during the project period, such as collaboration on implementation approaches, monitoring, technical assistance, or shared planning expectations. The maximum award amount is $400,000 per award, and SAMHSA expects to make approximately four awards. The original application closing date listed for the opportunity is August 28, 2024, and the opportunity record indicates a creation date of July 29, 2024.

Eligibility is broad but specific to entities positioned to deliver public health and behavioral health services at scale or with strong community grounding. Eligible applicants include U.S. states and a wide range of U.S. territories and affiliated jurisdictions (including Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau), as well as the District of Columbia and political subdivisions of states. Tribal entities are eligible, including Indian tribes and tribal organizations as defined in federal statute, along with health facilities or programs operated by, or under contract or award with, the Indian Health Service. In addition, other public or private non-profit organizations may apply, which opens the door to community-based organizations, non-profit health providers, and other mission-driven institutions that can demonstrate capacity to serve the populations emphasized in the notice.

Overall, this grant opportunity is aimed at supporting coordinated, equity-driven strategies that can reduce HIV and related infectious disease transmission, prevent and treat substance use disorders, and address co-occurring mental health needs in a way that reflects how these challenges cluster in real life. The intent is not just to expand services, but to improve outcomes for communities experiencing persistent disparities, especially Black women and Black femme-identifying people in the South across a full spectrum of gender identities.

• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Syndemic Approach to Preventing HIV and Substance Use Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.899.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-07-29.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-08-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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