Announcing the Fall 2022 DC CFAR Traditional Pilot Awards Cycle and Virtual Grant Writing Workshop |
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The DC CFAR is pleased to announce the next round of soliciting research proposals through our Pilot Awards Program. The goal of the Traditional Pilot Awards is to provide pilot research funds to early stage and new HIV/AIDS investigators to collect preliminary data that will enable them to then compete successfully for NIH funding in HIV/AIDS as principal investigators. Please see the RFA for specific eligibility requirements.
Applications should focus on the NIH high priority HIV/AIDS research areas. Special consideration will be given to applications in the focus areas of the DC CFAR Scientific Working Groups (SWGs) in HIV Cure Research and Ending the HIV Epidemic and Scientific Interest Groups (SIGs) in Drug User Health, Women and HIV, Aging and Comorbidities, Latina/x/o, Global, and Sexual and Gender Minorities. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the relevant SWG and/or SIG leaders to explore possible mentorship and/or collaboration on their proposals. Pre-submission forms are due September 8, 2022.
The Developmental Core is also hosting a one-day virtual grant writing workshop on Friday, September 16, from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. The Grant Training Center has designed a comprehensive day that will include activities and discussions around grant writing concepts, developing an application, writing specific aims, the review process, resubmissions, and more. Click here to view the agenda. We encourage potential applicants to participate in this important workshop.
For complete details about these funding opportunities, please visit our website. Please click here to register for the Virtual Grant Writing Workshop.
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Below you will find several resources of interest developed and gathered by DC CFAR partner institutions and community-based organizations. We encourage you to send information that may be of interest to our DC CFAR community to CFARinDC@gmail.com.
Monkeypox Virus Latinx Community Townhall: What you need to know on Monday, August 29th from 3 – 4 PM EST. The call will be hosted by the UnidosUS Esperanza Hope for All Vaccine Program (CDC-EHFA) in partnership with the Multinational Monkeypox Emergency Response of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The QUICk Survey – Monkeypox (MPV): This study will help researchers understand how monkeypox (MPV) (and strategies to slow the outbreak) are impacting people during this challenging time. This is particularly important as we do not know very much about this current MPV outbreak and how we can address the needs of affected communities. The QUICk Survey is a confidential online study which can be taken in 5 minutes or less. It can be taken on a computer or on a smartphone. If you are interested, please go to: https://redcap.link/QUICk_MPV.
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New DC Cohort Publication on Virologic Control Among PWH |
DC CFAR Clinical Population Sciences Core Scientific Advisory Dr. Debra Benator (VAMC) with DC CFAR and DC Cohort Investigators Drs. Hana Akselrod, Jose Lucar, Anne Monroe, Amanda Castel, Rupali Doshi, Leah Squires, and Ms. Morgan Byrne published an article in the Journal of AIDS and Behavior August 2022 entitled " Improvements in Virologic Control Among PWH Over Time: Narrowing the Gap Between Those With and Without STIs". In this study among in-care persons with HIV (PWH) enrolled in the DC Cohort the authors assessed the association between STI and uncontrolled HIV replication.
Click here to read the full article.
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Save the date: Virtual Seminar on Research Gaps and the Monkeypox (MPX) Outbreak - Jointly sponsored by the DC CFAR Sexual and Gender Minority and Latina/x/o Scientific Interest Groups |
Please save the date for a virtual seminar entitled "Defining a Research Agenda During a Viral Storm: Research Gaps and the Monkeypox Outbreak" on Wednesday, September 7 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm ET with Mr. Greg Millet, Vice President, and Director, Public Policy at amfAR and a member of the DC CFAR Scientific Advisory Committee. The event will be jointly hosted by the DC CFAR Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM) and Latina/x/o Scientific Interest Groups (SIGs). Additional details are forthcoming.
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New HPTN 073 Publication on Support for Promoting PrEP Among Black MSM |
The HPTN 073 was a vanguard study of PrEP and C4 (client centered care coordination) among Black MSM conducted at the GW HPTN CRS in the early days of PrEP availability. Other key collaborators on HPTN 073 include Dr. Marc Siegel, Dr. Jeanne Jordan, Dr. Irene Kuo, Ms. Melissa Turner, and numerous outstanding SPH graduate students and SPH and MFA research staff.
Click here to read the full article.
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Funding to Support Research on HIV in Latina/x/o Communities - CFAR Adelante Releases New RFA |
We are happy to announce the NIH has released the CFAR Adelante 2023 RFA. Adelante - meaning forward or onward in Spanish - is funded by the NIH/NIMHD and administered through the DC and Emory CFARs. Through this program, the NIH strives to promote the mentored development of early-career investigators who focus on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care in Latinx communities.
The Adelante program supports 2-year Adelante Teams consisting of a scholar (Early Stage Investigator), a CFAR affiliated mentor, and a collaborating partner who is a representative from a Community-based Organization that serves Latinx populations.
Applicants may request up to $100,000 in direct costs per year ($200,000 over two years) plus applicable indirect costs, not to exceed direct costs per year. Concept proposals are due November 10, 2022.
Click here for more information. Questions? Contact DC CFAR Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Manager Allison O'Rourke.
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On Tuesday, August 31 from 5-8:30 pm join the Ward 6 International Overdose Awareness Day networking event “You are not Alone” #LivelongDC. The goal is to bring greater awareness to this crisis by providing information and support on drug user health to the general public. This in-person event will take place at Westminster DC, 400 I Street SW, Washington DC 20024 and will be live-streamed to our FB page. Click here for more information.
Do you have an event you would like to see included in the next edition of the Community Spotlight? We invite any news or updates from the DC CFAR community and encourage you to send information that may be of interest to CFARinDC@gmail.com. |
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DC CFAR partner institutions and community-based organizations have developed numerous excellent COVID-19 resources. We've included a collection of these here, along with a number of other opportunities for your reference. We will continue to update these resources in the days ahead and we encourage you to send information that may be of interest to our DC CFAR community to CFARinDC@gmail.com.
The Two in One HIV + COVID Screening & Testing Model is interested in recruiting MDs, DOs, PAs, NPs, and RNs to participate in a research study to share their experience with HIV and COVID screening and testing. For more information, click here. |
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August 25, 2022
August 25, 2022
My Faith, My Story Film Screening and Discussion
August 28, 2022
September 7, 2022
September 7, 2022
September 7, 2022
September 12, 2022
September 22, 2022
September 22, 2022
August 26, 2022
October 13-14, 2022
October 24-26, 2022
Abstracts due August 26
November 7-9, 2022
November 15-18, 2022
Abstracts due September 30th
November 14, 2022
December 13-16, 2022
For more DC CFAR events please see the calendar here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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The African Academy of Sciences (AAS), in partnership with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), announces a call for applications for the 3rd cohort of the African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI) fellowships. APTI Fellows are trained and supported to become scientific leaders who can advocate for increased research and innovation projects in Africa.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse released the Racial Equity Initiative to organize the Institute’s efforts to eliminate racism in NIDA’s workplace, scientific workforce, and research portfolio. Including a number of funding opportunities here.
Health Promotion Practice seeks to publish a collection of short-format articles describing and reflecting upon advocacy, education, resilience, and resistance initiatives to support LGBTQIA2S+ children, youth, and young adults. The deadline is August 31st.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) released a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) to identify new opportunities for cure interventions administered during active HIV infection at or near the start of antiretroviral therapy (ART) or as a potential replacement for conventional ART, with the ultimate goal of achieving a sustained ART-free HIV remission.
The Inter-CFAR Implementation Science Working Group and the Mid-Atlantic CFAR Implementation Science Hub are welcoming applications for an NIH-funded training opportunity in implementation science (IS) for early stage investigators (ESIs) engaging in HIV-related research. Applications are due September 11.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of AIDS Research (OAR) released the second HIV Stakeholder Outreach and Engagement Report: September 2020-July 2021 which summarizes the process and feedback from NIH OAR listening sessions.
The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Network would like to increase non-network and international DAIDS Network investigator access to stored specimens available and the purpose of this new opportunity is to encourage the use of pedigreed ACTG specimens to facilitate continued and novel research.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-22-223
Posting Date: August 9, 2022
Closing Date: December 7, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-22-222
Posting Date: August 4, 2022
Closing Date: December 7, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HD-23-013
Posting Date: July 22, 2022
Closing Date: December 6, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-22-191
Posting Date: July 20, 2022
Closing Date: November 18, 2022
Click here for additional funding opportunities available from the National Institutes of Health.
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The DC CFAR is an NIH funded program (P30AI117970), which is supported by the following NIH Co-Funding and Participating Institutes and Centers: NIAID, NCI, NICHD, NIDCR, NHLBI, NIDA, NIMH, NIA, NIDDK, NINR, NIMHD, FIC, and OAR. The content isthe responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. |
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