CCIH Monthly Bulletin

July 2006

1. CCIH AND MEMBER NEWS

CCIH MEMBERS ELECT NEW BOARD MEMBERS

The Board of Directors of CCIH is happy to announce the results of the recent elections for Board positions. The election process began at the Annual Meeting on May 29. Five current Board members, whose terms were ending, ran for reelection: Dr. Milton Amayun as President, Vickie Johnson as Secretary, David Beversluis as student member-at-large, and Lance Renault and Laura Van Vuuren as regular members-at-large.  Milton, Vickie, and David ran unopposed. Also running for regular member-at-large positions on the Board were Bram Bailey, Sister Phyllis Hughes and Armand Utshudi. A vote was taken of members present at the meeting but there was not a quorum.  In accordance with CCIH bylaws, election ballots were then sent out by email to all organizational and individual members. A total of 148 votes were cast. The Board would like to thank all organizational and individual members who voted and contributed to this important function of CCIH’s leadership.

For the four open regular member-at-large positions, incumbents Lance Renault and Laura Van Vuuren were reelected.  The two new members joining the Board are Bram Bailey and Sister Phyllis Hughes. Milton Amayun, Vickie Johnson and David Beversluis were all reelected.

The Board would like to extend its sincere appreciation to two members who stepped down this year, Dr. Henry Mosley and Dr. Clydette Powell. Henry and Clydette contributed greatly to the mission of CCIH during their tenure. Both have expressed a desire to explore new ways in which they can continue to support CCIH.

The CCIH 2006-2007 Board of Directors, showing email addresses and the affiliation of those representing organizational members, is as follows:

President – Dr. Milton Amayun, World Vision, iaimilton@aol.com

Vice-President – Dr. Dorothy Brewster-Lee, dblee@catholicrelief.org

Secretary – Vickie Johnson, Interchurch Medical Assistance, vickiejohnson@interchurch.org

Treasurer – Bob Blees, SIM USA, bob.blees@sim.org

Student member-at-large – David Beversluis, davidbeversluis@yahoo.com

Regular members-at-large -

Bram Bailey, Salvation Army World Service, Bram_Bailey@usn.salvationarmy.org

Dr. Phyllis Hughes, Catholic Relief Services, phughes@catholicrelief.org   

Jacqui Patterson, jpatters1@yahoo.com  

Lance Renault, American Leprosy Missions, LMRenault@leprosy.org

Dr. Howard Searle, hsearle@ehausa.org  

Laura Van Vuuren, Northwest Medical Teams International, lvanvuuren@nwmti.org

CCIH FACILITATES ROLE FOR RICK AND KAY WARREN AT TORONTO INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE

Rick Warren is the author of The Purpose-Driven Life, and The Purpose-Driven Church, best sellers that have sold 30 million copies globally. He is the founder and pastor of the Saddleback Church in California and was also on a recent cover of Newsweek magazine as one of their “ 15 People Who Make America Great”, recognized as someone deserving of the Giving Back Award for "Winners who use fame, fortune, heart and soul to help others".

Rick and his wife, Kay, have become deeply involved in AIDS ministries. See their website, http://www.saddlebackfamily.com/peace/hiv_aids_initiative/, for more information and a seven-minute video by Kay.

CCIH has helped arrange speaking roles for them at both the Toronto International AIDS Conference, August 13-18, as well as at the ecumenical pre-conference. In a message to CCIH Executive Director Ray Martin, Kay Warren wrote: Ray, I deeply appreciate the effort you have put into connecting us with the IAC, Helene, and the ecumenical group. Others have been trying, but it seems like your involvement became the tipping point! May God bless you as you minister for His sake. We celebrate yet another example of the networking role that CCIH is able to play both within the Christian community and the wider world.

BAPTIST GENERAL CONFERENCE MISSIONARIES INVITED TO BRIEF U.N. TEAM IN NIGERIA ABOUT THEIR AIDS STRATEGY

Art and Dorothy Helwig, after a meeting with a representative of the U.N. High Commission for Refugees, were invited to Abuja, the Nigerian capital, to participate in a series of meetings with the entire U.N. delegation to brief them about their strategy to address AIDS. The Helwigs (email: bgc.adhelwig9691@uuplus.com) are missionaries leading the AIDS ministry of the Baptist General Conference, a CCIH member (http://www.bgcworld.org/), in Gembu in the Taraba State of Nigeria. They attended the 2004 CCIH annual conference. In their meeting in Nigeria they used a PowerPoint presentation to lay out the entire program strategy of their faith-based AIDS ministry. Reporting on their experience, they said “The opportunity to give a testimony about our faith-based ministry was awesome.” Members of the Presidency were also present.

This description of the AIDS ministry of the Baptist General is taken from http://www.bgcworld.org/cplantin/hivaids.htm:

The Helwigs are convinced that the church must become increasingly involved in work that will contribute to the reduction of HIV/AIDS transmission while proclaiming a message of life in Christ. Their ministry has four thrusts:

1. Awareness and Prevention

Pastors are taught to become proactive in training their churches about the virus and its spread. Young people, in particular, must be given a solid understanding about the transmission of the virus. This thrust also includes training a corps of volunteers who will visit schools to teach AIDS education.

2. Encouraging Women to be Tested for HIV/AIDS

While this AIDS initiative is not a medical response, it will work closely with the medical community. Women of childbearing age will be encouraged to take the HIV/AIDS test before and during pregnancy. The Helwigs and church leaders will work with medical clinics to see a Mother to Child Transmission program successfully implemented.

3. Care for Orphaned Children

Accurate research is needed in many communities to identify children that are truly orphaned. Then the local churches will need assistance as they provide shelter, food, protection, clothing and education to those that need it.

4. Care for the Infected and Affected

The churches will be led in a study of the Biblical standards of showing compassion to those in need. Lessons will be developed in cooperation with medical professionals on the proper care for the sick in their communities.

What You Can Do to Help

There are several ways that BGC churches and individuals can be involved in ministering “to the least of these”—the individuals, families and churches in Africa that are faced with this deadly epidemic.

• Pray daily for God’s mercy on the innocent children and women in Africa.

• Art and Dorothy Helwig need prayer partners. You can commit to personal prayer ministry for Art and Dorothy.

• The BGC has established a budget to fund its AIDS ministries in Cameroon and Nigeria. To contribute to this initiative, send your contribution to the Baptist General Conference, 2002 South Arlington Heights Road , Arlington Heights, IL 60005-4193 , marked “AIDS/Africa” and it will be used for this purpose.

MEDICAL AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL: TRAINING IN COMMUNITY HEALTH EVANGELISM

CCIH member Medical Ambassadors International (MAI) is dedicated to equipping people in developing nations to minister to the needs of their own people. For the past 25 years MAI has developed and used a strategy called Community Health Evangelism (CHE) to train and empower individuals to take more responsibility for their own health and well-being and to equip Christian leaders and organizations to implement their own integrated ministry of community health and evangelism. The concept of CHE is taught in Training of Trainers (TOT) seminars for Christian leaders and organizations. MAI has held over 1,000 TOTs and trained people from over 500 different organizations, hundreds of projects have been established, and an estimated 24,000 trainers have been educated. Completion of the week-long TOT course equips participants to set up a CHE program and to train CHE volunteers for work in their communities that witness to Christ and the transforming power of His Gospel in both word and deed. All teaching is in a participatory style using large and small group discussions, various hands-on activities, and methods that can easily be replicated to the village setting.

For information about MAI, visit their website at http://www.medicalambassadors.org. To learn about TOT seminars and other trainings offered by MAI, follow the links for CHE Training. Further information can be obtained by contacting info@med-amb.org.

ADONAI MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

CCIH member Adonai Missions International (AMI – http://www.adonaimissions.com) works in Central Africa in evangelism, medical outreach, and relief. AMI’s International Director, Edet George Offong, has sent an appeal to assist with needed medical, food and shelter supplies to meet the needs of thousands of displaced people in the northwestern region of Central African Republic (CAR). Since 2005, fighting between rebel groups and the government have displaced over 50,000. AMI sees a need to share God’s love for more than 24,000 (including one of AMI’s missionary families) currently living in the bush due to infiltration by armed rebel soldiers entering the CAR from Chad. (A series of articles detailing the current situation can be found at http://allafrica.com/centralafricanrepublic/.)The World Food Program and the Red Cross are currently attempting to bring in supplies but it is not enough to meet the demand. AMI is prepared to use its networks to send in supplies and is seeking financial support and prayers from CCIH members and friends. For further information please contact Edet George Offong at dir_ami@yahoo.fr or AMI’s Medical Missions Director, Dr. Linus Ojukwu, at agapehc@tstonramp.com.

HEALTH ASSETS MAPPING

I.M.A. Assists Church in Tanzania with Mapping Survey

CCIH member Interchurch Medical Assistance (I.M.A. – http://www.interchurch.org) is assisting the Christian Social Services Commission (CSSC - www.cssc.or.tz/) of Tanzania in a mapping exercise of church-related health facilities in 102 Catholic and Protestant dioceses. This mapping project relates to CCIH's GRHAM (Global Religious Health Assets Mapping – http://www.ccih.org/grham) initiative. The planning and implementation of this activity is being coordinated by I.M.A. through two USAID-funded programs, the ACCESS project (Maternal and Newborn Care - http://www.accesstohealth.org/) and the CAPACITY project (human resource development - http://www.capacityproject.org/).

In Tanzania, the data and information gathered will support efforts by CSSC in policy advocacy, resource allocation requests and future planning, particularly in the areas of human resources, antenatal care and HIV/AIDS initiatives. The data will be shared with the Tanzanian Ministry of Health. By the time the mapping, complete with GPS data, is completed, nearly 1000 CSSC health facilities will have been catalogued. Information will also be collected about congregation-based health assets, especially for HIV/AIDS programs.

Health Assets Mapping in Central America

CCIH Board member David Beversluis, taking a break from his medical school studies, has devoted his summer to beginning the task of identifying and mapping Christian Health Assets in Central America for inclusion on the GRHAM database (http://www.ccih.org/grham). David welcomes information from CCIH members concerning faith-based health facilities and programs, especially in Honduras, Nicaragua and Haiti. He is also interested in learning what types of mapping information members would find useful and that they would like to see on the GRHAM site. If you can assist CCIH and David with this task, please write to him at ddb11@case.edu or contact Sharon at sfranzen@ccih.org.

 

 

A CALL TO CCIH MEMBERS TO REPORT ON THEIR ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE AVIAN FLU

This notice is being repeated again this month in an effort to encourage additional responses from our membership: Avian Influenza (AI) is a topic which is reported on nearly every day. Many governmental, international and non-governmental agencies are following the spread of the disease and preparing for a response to it. At the CCIH Annual Conference Drs. Sri Chander and Milton Amayun of World Vision shared their understanding and experience of the disease as well as their organization's preparation and education activities on AI. Caryl Weinberg (carylpcusa@yahoo.com), of CCIH member organization Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA), contacted CCIH recently to say that they were currently working on a plan to respond to the Avian Flu and wondered about the activities of other CCIH members, and other Christian organizations, on the issue. Realizing that an effort to coordinate such information fits well with CCIH's mandate, we are calling for our members, and other faith-based organizations, to send us information regarding their response to the Avian Influenza, including educational materials, plans for overseas staff, organizational protocols, etc. CCIH will collect and consolidate the information and make it available as a reference tool. Please contact Sharon Franzén at sfranzen@ccih.org.

CCIH MEMBERS SEEK HELP TO ESTABLISH WEBSITE

Do you know someone who has experience in setting up and maintaining websites, and would be willing to volunteer their skill to small, developing country organizations?

A few CCIH organizational members and many other developing country church groups and Christian NGOs could benefit from having a simple website, but do not have the skills to set one up nor the funding to pay somebody to do it. If you, or somebody you know, would consider helping such organizations design and set up websites as a ministry to these small, grassroots organizations, please contact Sharon Franzén at sfranzen@ccih.org.

VARIOUS OPTIONS FOR CCIH INFORMATION SERVICES

This CCIH monthly bulletin that you are now reading is CCIH’s flagship information service to our members.

Are you taking advantage of all the other CCIH information channels that can help provide you information of value to Christians working in international health? These include:

A. EMAIL LISTSERVS - CCIH moderates four email listservs which anyone is welcome to join free. The easiest way to join is to go to the CCIH website ( http://www.ccih.org) and follow the links on the right side of the page.

1) CCIH-News sends occasional messages of news and information on international health and wholeness from a Christian perspective. To join, send a blank email to: News-join@ccih.org

2) CCIH-AIDS sends occasional messages on latest developments, reports, and funding sources of interest to Christians involved in AIDS in developing countries. To join, send a blank email to AIDS-join@ccih.org

3) CCIH-ABCplus sends messages on HIV prevention emphasizing healthy behaviors focusing largely on abstinence and fidelity, recognizing also the importance of gender equity, poverty, etc. A = Abstinence; B = Being faithful; C = Condoms. To join, send a blank email to ABCplus-join@ccih.org

4) CCIH-Hospitals sends occasional reports and messages on challenges and solutions relating to service provision, management, and financing of Christian hospitals. To join, send a blank email to Hospitals-join@ccih.org

B. WEBSITE – Our website, http://www.ccih.org, is a treasure trove of information on Christian perspectives on international health, wholeness, and AIDS. We are working on adding new material and welcome suggestions from our membership. If you have information that you think would be useful to Christians working in international health, please send it to sfranzen@ccih.org for consideration.

C. INDIVIDUALIZED MESSAGES – Given our limited staff (Ray & Sharon), we cannot research and respond to individual information requests as much as we’d like, but we still do manage to send a lot of emails in response to your respective information needs. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have a question, and we’ll respond if we can. (CCIHdirector@aol.com or sfranzen@ccih.org).

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE CCIH COMMUNITY

Click here to view the July 2006 Prayer Calendar.

2. CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-PS06-639

Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,100,000

Funding Instrument type: Cooperative Agreement

Closing Date for Applications: July 21, 2006

This RFA will fund up to one award to expand access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS care and treatment while building the capacity of national organizations and contributing to sustainable service delivery within the health sector in Côte d’Ivoire. The recipient of these funds is responsible for activities in multiple program areas designed to target underserved populations in Côte d’Ivoire. Either the awardee will implement activities directly or will implement them through its subgrantees and/or subcontractors; the awardee will retain overall financial and programmatic management under the oversight of HHS/CDC and the strategic direction of the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator. The awardee must show a measurable, progressive reinforcement of the capacity of indigenous organizations and local communities to respond to the national HIV epidemic, as well as progress towards the sustainability of activities.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=10065.

USAID RFA: STRENGTHENING CAPACITY FOR IMPROVED COMMUNITY HEALTH (SCICH)

Funding Opportunity Number: USAID-CAMBODIA-442-06-003-RFA

Estimated Total Program Funding: $19,500,000

Funding Instrument type: Cooperative Agreement

Closing Date for Applications: July 24, 2006

USAID is seeking applications to implement this program to improve the health and survival of the people of Cambodia. The SCICH Program will support the Ministry of Health’s strategic plans and national programs, as well as Strategic Objectives and program components of USAID/Cambodia. The grantee(s) will not directly provide health services; rather, the program’s objective is to facilitate and enable public and local NGO health sector providers to provide community-based health services at the village and health center levels. Possible program interventions might include (but are not limited to) health education for target populations and providers; training in disease prevention, diagnosis, management, and treatment; quality improvement for facility based health care and service delivery; expanded access and quality of outreach services at the village and health center levels; and strengthened referrals from community health structures to the formal health sector.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=9869&mode=VIEW.

THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA: CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE 6th ROUND

Closing date for applications: August 3, 2006

The Global Fund, a unique public-private partnership dedicated to attracting and disbursing additional resources to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, has announced a call for a new round of grant proposals from countries striving to combat these diseases. The launch of Round Six of the program enables countries to seek funding for achieving global targets such as universal access to AIDS treatment and prevention by 2010 and cutting the number of deaths from tuberculosis and malaria by half by 2015. In addition, the launch of the sixth round is especially significant for a number of countries whose current grants will reach the end of their five-year lifespan over the coming years. Where countries have shown effective use of donor resources, Round Six presents the opportunity to build on programs which are having an impact in fighting and preventing the three diseases, and to ensure continuity for those already on treatment.

For more information, go to http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/apply/call6/documents.

CDC RFA: EXPANSION OF ANTI-RETROVIRAL TREATMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE UNDER PEPFAR NEW

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-PS06-653

Estimated Total Program Funding: $600,000

Funding Instrument type: Cooperative Agreement

Closing Date for Applications: August 7, 2006

CDC expects to fund up to two awards to enhance anti-retroviral treatment (ART) in rural Mozambique, particularly in the provinces of Zambezia and Inhambane. The Mozambican MOH has designated certain public-sector health facilities as ART centers, but few District-level centers have opened. For the Mozambican MOH and the U.S. Government to meet their ART goals, additional district ART centers must come online, and the availability of treatment expand greatly.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10248&mode=VIEW.

CDC RFA: AGE-APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR-CHANGE COMMUNICATION THROUGH RADIO AND REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR HIV PREVENTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA UNDER PEPFAR NEW

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-PS06-624

Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000

Funding Instrument type: Cooperative Agreement

Closing Date for Applications: August 10, 2006

This funding opportunity announcement is limited to indigenous organizations located in the Republic of Botswana.$1,000,000 will be available in FY2006 to fund one award to strengthen the national

response to the HIV epidemic in Botswana, through the continuation and expansion of age-appropriate local-language behavior-change communication through radio programming and related community-based reinforcement activities, which focus on HIV prevention and target the general population and youth.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10279&mode=VIEW.

CDC RFA: EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY-LED, AGE-APPROPRIATE HIV/AIDS PREVENTION AND CARE IN THE REPUBLIC OF COTE d’IVOIRE UNDER PEPFAR NEW

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-PS06-637

Estimated Total Program Funding: $450,000

Funding Instrument type: Cooperative Agreement

Closing Date for Applications: August 10, 2006

This funding opportunity announcement is limited to indigenous organizations located in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. $450,000 will be available in FY2006 to fund one award to expand progressively, and promote the continuity of high-quality community-led, age-appropriate HIV/AIDS prevention and care

in the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10278&mode=VIEW.

CDC RFA: HIV PREVENTION, CARE AND SUPPORT, AND CONFIDENTIAL HIV COUNSELING AND TESTING IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA UNDER PEPFAR NEW

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-PS06-626

Estimated Total Program Funding: $350,000

Funding Instrument type: Cooperative Agreement

Closing Date for Applications: August 11, 2006

The applicant should be a Nigerian indigenous organization with a good track record of working with most at-risk populations in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. $350,000 will be available in FY2006 to fund one award to provide HIV prevention, care and support, and confidential counseling and testing to persons at increased risk of HIV prevention in Nigeria.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10289&mode=VIEW.

AWARD OPPORTUNITY: DEVELOPMENT GATEWAY AWARD

Award Amount: $100,000

Closing Date for Nominations: August 11, 2006

The Development Gateway Foundation is calling for nominations from around the globe for the third annual Development Gateway Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in the use of Information and Communication Technologies to improve the lives of people in developing countries. This year the program is highlighting projects that empower or improve the conditions of youth. The nominated projects must leverage the power of ICT to create fresh opportunities and address development challenges such as health, education, employment, or other areas important to social and economic development. The $100,000 award will help the winning organization expand upon its success and mentor other prospective leaders in the field of ICT for development. In addition to giving a significant cash prize to the award winner, the Development Gateway will highlight the stories of all the finalists on the Development Gateway Foundation Web site.

For more information, go to http://www.developmentgateway.org/award.

USAID-KENYA RFA: APHIA II - HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS MARKETING NEW

Funding Opportunity Number: USAID-KENYA-RFA623-A-06-030

Estimated Total Program Funding: $40,000,000

Funding Instrument type: Cooperative Agreement

Closing Date for Applications: August 17, 2006

The purpose of this award is to improve health outcomes through increased prevention and adoption

of healthy behaviors. This will be done through marketing and communications activities within the health sector that will also build the sustainability of local organizations to do this work. This activity has both a national component and a community-level component in targeted areas or with targeted populations. The bulk of funding for this integrated program will be allocated for HIV/AIDS-related programming, with the remaining funds earmarked for malaria initiatives and child survival and health (CSH) activities, and reproductive health (RH) and family planning (FP) initiatives.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10219&mode=VIEW.

HHS CDC RFA: IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF CARE FOR HIV/AIDS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AND TUBERCULOSIS IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA UNDER PEPFAR NEW

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-PS06-621

Estimated Total Program Funding:$200,000

Funding Instrument type: Cooperative Agreement

Closing Date for Applications: August 14, 2006

$200,000 will be available in FY2006 to fund approximately one award to build progressively an indigenous, sustainable response to the national HIV epidemic in Zambia.

For more information go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=10336 and http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PS06-621.htm

HHS/NIH PA: RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND HIV

Funding Opportunity Number: PA-04-115

Funding Instrument type: Grant

Closing Date for Applications: September 1, 2006

This PA calls for studies to examine the extent and nature of religious organizations' involvement in HIV-related activities, the factors that influence such involvement and its effectiveness. The focus is on religious organizations or congregations such as churches, synagogues or mosques. Faith-based organizations -- i.e., those supported by or tied to religious organizations, but not directly providing

religious services -- may be involved in the research, but are not the focus of the research.

For more information see http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=3085. For additional information, go to http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateFund.asp?SearchType=Simple and search for Fund Number 2612.

HHS PA: HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH HIV/AIDS (RO1)

Funding Opportunity Number: PA-06-251

Estimated Total Program Funding: Not available

Funding Instrument type: Grant

Closing Date for Applications: September 1, 2006

The question of long term effects of HIV/AIDS and its treatment, such as the long term use of antiretroviral therapy, as it pertains to all the communication disorders remain unanswered. Further, as the perinatally exposed infants survive to their adolescent years, questions related to the effects of the infection, and the very early and long exposure to antiretroviral therapy, to the neurological

development of areas that affect communication abilities need to be systematically studied. The limited knowledge base about communication disorders in persons living with HIV/AIDS is compounded by the current situation that U.S. national databases, such as those sponsored by the CDC, do not specifically collect information pertaining to communication disorders or difficulties

experienced by this population. Research is needed to clarify the role of HIV, AIDS, and therapeutic agents used in the treatment of these diseases in the etiology and development of hearing loss and other communication disorders. Heretofore ignored deficits in hearing, voice, speech and language, balance, taste, and smell in persons living with HIV/AIDS, need to be identified, assessed, and treated, and this program announcement calls for research studies in all of these areas. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated

that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=8572&mode=VIEW. For

additional information go to http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateFund.asp?SearchType=Simple and search for Fund Number 3039.

HHS FOA: MEN’S HETEROSEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND HIV INFECTION (R03) AND (R21) NEW

Funding Opportunity Number: R03 - PA-06-354

Award Ceiling: $50,000

Funding Instrument type: Grant

Closing Date for Applications: September 1, 2006

Funding Opportunity Number: R21 - PA-06-353

Award Ceiling: $200.000

Funding Instrument type: Grant

Closing Date for Applications: September 1, 2006

This Funding Opportunity Announcement calls for basic social and behavioral science studies on the

determinants of the sexual behavior of adult heterosexual men. Improved information on their behaviors can suggest ways to increase men's active participation in preventing the spread of HIV infection and provide program designers with information to improve interventions and prevention strategies. Researchers are asked to focus on social and cultural determinants of heterosexual men's sexual behavior. The PA also invites research exploring how gender is interwoven with biology and psychological and social structural factors (including the economic, institutional, and policy contexts) in influencing heterosexual men's behavior.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=9037&mode=VIEW (R03) and http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=9035&mode=VIEW (R21). For additional

information, go to http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateFund.asp?SearchType=Simple

NIH PA: RESEARCH ON PATHWAYS LINKING ENVIRONMENTS, BEHAVIORS AND HIV/AIDS (R01)

Funding Opportunity Number: PA-06-114

Funding Instrument type: NIH Research Project Grant (R01)

Closing Date for Applications: Multiple dates, Final due date September 1, 2008 ( see full announcement)

This announcement invites research on the interrelationships among, and pathways linking, social, economic, cultural, and institutional environments; prevalence and patterning of individual behaviors related to HIV risk and prevention; and the prevalence, patterning, and spread of HIV infection in a population.  This announcement seeks to stimulate innovative approaches to understanding the complex mechanisms involved in the spread of HIV and its consequences in a variety of populations across the globe. This includes the search for, production of and testing of improved models to account for changes in both behavior and biology under different levels of disease prevalence.

Applicants may wish to consider a range of potential approaches, including observational studies, experimental designs, and simulation modeling.

Examples of research questions include: How do changes in or disruptions of family structures and functioning contribute to increases in HIV-risk behaviors? How do changes in or disruptions of family structures and functioning contribute to increases in HIV-risk behaviors? How does death and disability caused by the spread of HIV in a population affect living arrangements, family composition, relationships and partnerships, relationships across generations and the ability of the family or social unit to provide for itself and/or its children? How has HIV/AIDS changed the role of older people in families and communities?

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=7466. For additional information, go to http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateFund.asp?SearchType=Simple and search fro Fund Number 2982.

HHS/NIH PA: GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM AWARD

Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-05-128

Estimated Total Program Funding: $600,000 with an award ceiling of $207,000

Funding Instrument type: Grant

Closing Dates for Letters of Intent: August 14, 2006; August 13, 2007

Closing Dates for Applications: September 13, 2006; September 13, 2007

The purpose of this announcement is to invite applications for U.S. and developing country institutions for programs to provide non-HIV/AIDS infectious disease research training to scientists and health professionals in order to build sustainable research capacity at institutions in low- and middle-income endemic countries.

For more information, go to http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateFund.asp?SearchType=Simple and search for Fund Number 2850.

HHS/NIH PAR: DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH IN HEALTH

Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-06-039, PAR-06-072

Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Closing Date for Applications: There are multiple deadlines, the next deadline is September 22, 2006

These program announcements (PAR) encourage investigators to submit research grant applications that will identify, develop, and refine effective and efficient methods, structures, and strategies that test models to disseminate and implement research-tested health behavior change interventions and evidence-based prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment, and quality of life improvement services into public health and clinical practice settings. Programs should support innovative approaches to overcoming barriers to the adoption of evidence-based interventions that previous efficacy or effectiveness research has shown to be effective, but where adoption to date has been

limited or significantly delayed.

For more information see http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=3305 and http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=3318. For additional information, go to http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateFund.asp?SearchType=Simple and search for Fund Numbers 2942 and 2963.

USAID RFA: ANNUAL PROGRAM STATEMENT PUBLIC PRIVATE ALLIANCES

Funding Opportunity Number: M-OAA-GRO-EGAS-06-07

Funding Instrument type: Cooperative Agreement, Grant or other

Closing Date for Applications: September 30, 2006 (see below)

The Global Development Alliance Secretariat of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invites interest from prospective partner organizations to form public-private alliances to carry out activities in support of USAID's international development objectives. Alliance partners are expected to bring significant new resources, ideas, technologies, and/or partners to address development problems in countries where USAID is currently working. Successful proposals

will bring at least a 1:1 resource leveraging to focus on priority development activities within USAID’s manageable interest. However, proposals with greater resource leverage ratios (generally 2:1 or more) are more competitive. Since FY 2002, USAID has obligated $1.1 billion to approximately 290 public private alliances worldwide, and leveraged over $3.7 billion in committed partner contributions. Through these alliances, USAID has not only gained additional financial resources for development activities, but also new technologies, intellectual capital and technical and managerial expertise that enhance its ability to address an increasingly complex set of development challenges. This solicitation is encouraging and creating the competitive environment for new alliances to be created in FY06 .

The deadline is September 30, 2006 however applications received later than December 16, 2005 despite deserving support, may not be able to obtain funds simply because available funds may

already have been earmarked for deserving proposals that were received on or before December 16, 2005. However, such proposals if received before September 30, 2006 may be considered for funding in FY2007. Please review the RFA for more information.

For more information see http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=2086.

NIH PAR: COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH

Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-05-026

Estimated Total Program Funding: Total amount to be awarded depends on the scientific merit of applications and the funds available at the participating NIH Institutes/Centers

Funding Instrument type: Grant

Closing Date for Applications: multiple dates, see full announcement

The ultimate goal of this program is to support research on health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities that is jointly conducted by communities and researchers . Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is defined as scientific inquiry conducted in communities and in partnership with researchers. The process of scientific inquiry is such that community members, persons affected by the health condition, disability or issue under study, or other key stakeholders in the community's health have the opportunity to be full participants in each phase of the work (from conception, design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, conclusions, communication of results). CBPR is characterized by substantial community input in the development of the grant application.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=3247&mode=VIEW. For additional information go to http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateFund.asp?SearchType=Simple and search for Fund Number 2702.

NIH/NIDA PA: INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION ON DRUG ADDICTION (ROI)

Funding Opportunity Number: PA-06-050

Funding Instrument type: Grant

Closing Date for Applications: Multiple dates, see full announcement

This program announcement is part of The National Institute of Drug Addiction’s effort to encourage rigorous collaborative international research and will provide funding for projects conducted in whole or in part outside the U.S. The International Program extends the Institute mission internationally through programs that: 1) take advantage of unique opportunities to advance scientific knowledge through research, 2) address the global impact of addiction on public health through activities that build research capacity internationally, and 3) effectively disseminate and share the knowledge gained through NIDA-supported research to scientists, treatment providers, and policy makers around the world. The research must be conducted by U.S. investigators in collaboration with non-U.S.-based investigators.  This is a broad call for innovative research and applications are encouraged in all areas of science addressing drug addiction including but not limited to prevention, basic science, epidemiology, treatment and health services.  While the priorities will change from year to year, in FY06 priority areas include: linkages between HIV/AIDS and drug abuse, methamphetamine abuse, inhalant abuse, smoking during pregnancy, and drugs and driving.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=3186.

NIH PA: RECENT HIV INFECTION: NEW PREVENTION CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Funding Opportunity Number: PA-05-164

Funding Instrument type: Grant

Closing Date for Applications: Multiple dates, see full announcement

This Program Announcement solicits innovative basic or applied research applications that will advance prevention opportunities to reduce transmission risk or minimize neuro-cognitive impairment in persons with recent HIV infection (i.e., 0 – 6 months post-exposure). Principal Investigators are urged to develop new research that extends knowledge of the basic biological processes of acute and early HIV disease to address the specific prevention needs of highly infectious, newly infected persons who may account for a disproportionate share of secondary HIV transmissions. This PA is intended to support basic and applied HIV prevention science research. Examples of possible research topics are research on the identification of, and referral for treatment and prevention services for, persons with recent HIV infection; studies to tailor brief, efficacious HIV risk reduction counseling to persons with acute IV infection, particularly those from severely affected communities or subgroups; and studies to interrupt mother to child transmission (MTCT) in persons with recent HIV infection.

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=3181.

ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC 2252

Fund category: HIV/AIDS

Closing Date for Applications: There is no deadline

The mission of the Elton John AIDS Foundation is to provide funding for educational programs targeted at HIV/AIDS prevention and/or the elimination of prejudice and discrimination against HIV/AIDS-affected individuals, and for programs that provide services to people living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS. The Foundation funds nonprofit organizations providing direct care for persons with HIV/AIDS or prevention education programs directed towards persons practicing high risk behavior.

For additional information, go to http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateFund.asp?SearchType=Simple and search for Fund Number 2252.

W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC 2924

Fund Category: Other health-related

Closing Date for Applications: There is no deadline

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to apply knowledge to solve the problems of people. Its founder W.K. Kellogg, the cereal industry pioneer, established the Foundation in 1930. Since its beginning the Foundation has continuously focused on building the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to solve their own problems. Grants are made in the four areas of: Health, Food Systems and Rural Development, Youth and Education, and Philanthropy and Volunteerism. Most grants are awarded in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and seven southern Africa countries including Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.

For more information, go to http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateFund.asp?SearchType=Simple and search for Fund Number 2924 or go to the Kellogg website at http://www.wkkf.org/Grants/.

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES: SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM

Funding Opportunity: up to 5 grants are awarded annually for up to $5000

Closing date for Applications: varies, next cycle is October 1, 2006

The Small Grants Program is designed to fund pilot research projects by young investigators in developing countries. The goal is to support and foster the professional development of young individuals in the field of infectious diseases research by helping them to acquire additional skills and data to apply for other grants. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to investigations of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis or treatment of infectious diseases, the epidemiology and control of hospital-acquired infections, and modeling of cost effective interventions. Upon completion of the project, a written report of the project must be sent to the Society.

For information, go to the Society website at http://www.isid.org/programs/prog_smgrants.shtml.

MAC AIDS FUND: GLOBAL FOUNDATION GRANTS

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC 2228

Fund category: HIV/AIDS

Closing Date for Applications: Application dates are open ended; see below

The MAC AIDS Fund encourages charitable, non-profit organizations to submit applications now for funding in a number of HIV/AIDS related program areas. Typically the Fund supports organizations that provide basic needs, direct services, education, awareness and prevention programs to men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS. Proposals need to be received at least three weeks prior to quarterly board meetings, usually held in March, June, September, and December.

For additional information, go to http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateFund.asp?SearchType=Simple and search for Fund Number 2228.

MILAGRO FOUNDATION

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC 2739

Fund Category: Other health-related

Estimated Total Program Funding: $2500 - $5000

Closing Date for Applications: There is no deadline; see below

Milagro is a charitable foundation that supports children and youth in three areas: helping them to live healthy lives through education and prevention of disease; helping them live literate lives through learning; and helping them live culturally enriched lives through arts education. Grants are awarded to community-based, grass-roots organizations that work with children and youth, especially those at risk and disadvantaged due to factors as poor health, illiteracy or insufficient educational and cultural opportunities. There is no application deadline. The Board makes decisions on grants in February, June and October. Grant deadlines are usually at least two months prior to meetings so the next opportunity would be in June.

For additional information, go to http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateFund.asp?SearchType=Simple and search for Fund Number 2739.