# Interventions for Stigma Reduction to Improve HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-21-344-interventions-for-stigma-reduction-to-improve-hiv-aids/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/335923

> National Institutes of Health offered grants of up to $400,000 to nonprofits and colleges and universities. Applications closed on December 20, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PAR-21-344 |
| Agency | National Institutes of Health |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 20, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $400,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.242, 93.279, 93.393, 93.396, 93.865, 93.989 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) .

## What the grant funds

To develop and/or pilot test interventions for HIV/AIDS-associated stigma and its outcome on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and on the quality of life of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH). Specifically, this initiative will support research on or leading to interventions to address a) innovation in measurement of HIV-associated stigma and of other intersecting stigmas due to multiple morbidities to develop better interventions, b) stigma and adolescent and/or youth health, c) effects of stigma on family members or care givers of PLWH, and on the aging PLWH, d) novel stigma reduction interventions that link to increase in care-seeking behavior and/or decrease in transmission and e) coping with the complexity of added burden of stigmatization due to HIV and to one or more comorbidities/coinfections.

## Questions people ask

### Is PAR-21-344 still open?

No. It closed on December 20, 2022.

### Who can apply for Interventions for Stigma Reduction to Improve HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)?

National Institutes of Health accepted applications from nonprofits and colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Interventions for Stigma Reduction to Improve HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)?

Closed December 20, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $400,000 each.

### Who has been funded under PAR-21-344?

NIH RePORTER lists 13 projects funded under PAR-21-344 in fiscal 2022 to 2026, at 12 institutions. The most were at Duke University, University of Rochester, Infectious Diseases Institute.

### Who has won Mental Health Research Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Yale Univ, University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, University of California, Los Angeles. The program made 6,785 awards worth $8.8 billion in that time.