GRANT PROGRAM NO.:

13-18-AIDS

13-19-AIDS

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

New Jersey Statute 26:5 C-1 et seq.

Sec 310 (A), 311, 317 (K) (3)

Public Health Service Act

TYPE OF AWARDS TO BE ISSUED:

Cost-reimbursement Grants

PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS WILL BE USED:

To conduct behavioral surveillance in the Newark Metropolitan Statistical Area. Persons identified at high-risk for HIV will be surveyed to assess sexual and drug use history, testing experience and the use of prevention services. The data will help to enhance prevention planning.

AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE GRANT PROGRAM:

Grant amount to approximately $450,000. Award begins on July 1, 2012 and/or January 1, 2013, and will be made for a 12-month budget period. Funding estimates vary and are subject to the Annual Appropriations Act. Grant is contingent upon receipt of state funding.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS MUST COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

1. Terms and Conditions for the Administration of Grants

2. General and specific Grant Compliance requirements issued by the Granting Agency

3. Applicable Federal Cost Principles relating to the Applicant

GROUP OR ENTITIES WHICH MAY APPLY FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM:

Universities, hospitals, non-profit corporations, state agencies, local governments and community-based organizations.

QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED BY APPLICANT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A GRANT:

Knowledge of HIV/AIDS in at risk populations. Proven ability to implement and follow epidemiologic study methodologies and CDC protocols in community-based agencies, shelters, drug treatment centers and neighborhood social venues. Appropriate professional licenses and compliance with appropriate regulations.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Completion of the Grant Application and Application forms must be submitted electronically through the State of New Jersey System for Administering Grants Electronically (NJSAGE). Agencies must register at the following internet website address: www.sage.nj.gov.

If you are a first time applicant whose organization has never registered in NJSAGE, you must:

1. Complete the FORM For Adding Agency Organizations Into NJSAGE

2. Identify your validated Authorized Official, or if none, have the Authorized Official register as a new user. The new user (Authorized Official) will be validated when the organization is validated and assigned to the organization.

3. Sign a hard copy of the FORM For Adding Agency Organizations Into NJSAGE and submit it via a FAX or as an email attachment to Cynthia Satchell

a. FAX (609) 633-1705

b. Email: Cynthia.Satchell@doh.state.nj.us

NOTE – If you have previously applied in NJSAGE, please do not reapply. Your Organization information has already been established.

A Request for Application (RFA) will be released to eligible entities.

Submission of a concept paper may or may not be required. Concept papers, if required, should include delineated goals and objectives and tentative budget.

Appropriate Contact Information is available for each grant program.

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Barbara Bolden, Ph.D., Epidemiologic Services

Division of HIV/AIDS Services

P.O. Box 363 Trenton, NJ 08625-0363

TELEPHONE: (609) 984-5940

FAX: (609) 633-2791

E-MAIL: barbara.bolden@doh.state.nj.us

DEADLINE BY WHICH APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED:

Unless otherwise noted, usually three (3) to four (4) months prior to funding.

DATE BY WHICH APPLICANT SHALL BE NOTIFIED WHETHER THEY WILL RECEIVE FUNDS:

Unless otherwise noted, usually one (1) to two (2) months prior to funding.