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In 2008, the Arkansas Minority Health Commission established the Outreach Initiative Grants Program to garner community-based participation in its minority health outreach by supporting tax-exempt, non-profit organizations with new, innovative, and effective strategies to improve minority health and reduce racial and ethnic health and healthcare disparities in Arkansas.
The health focus for the 2009 grants is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) within racial and ethnic minority communities in Arkansas. This health focus was selected because minority Arkansans suffer from a high rate of this life threatening disease.
Funded 2009 HIV Grantees
ARKANSAS MINORITY HEALTH COMMISSION ANNOUNCES SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS AS GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR HIV/AIDS PREVENTION
LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Arkansas Minority Health Commission (AMHC) announces the seven organizations awarded $340,419 in grants to help in the fight against HIV/AIDS in minority communities in Arkansas.
“Our goal is to strengthen organizations across the state by building their capacity to implement HIV prevention and awareness programs,” said Patricia Minor, RN Project Manager for the HIV/AIDS Outreach Initiative for the AMHC. African Americans make up only16% of the total population, however, in 2006 African Americans made up 47.1% of the HIV cases in Arkansas. Hispanics demonstrated an increase of 5.3% of HIV cases. Females made up approximately one third (33%) of the HIV cases, which was up from 18.8% during the time period of 1983 to 1998.
The individual programs selected focus on high risk populations in the state that include college students, African American and Hispanic women, the youth, the homeless, rural populations, and the same-sex community.
The grant recipients, amounts of awards and brief program descriptions are as follows:
Alliance on Community Health, Inc. – $50,000; Through its Southern Arkansas AIDS Project, gender relevant and culturally sensitive social skills training will be conducted to reduce high risk behavior by heterosexual women. In addition, a community mobilization program will be implemented to reduce unintended pregnancy and HIV.
Arkansas Human Development Corporation – $50,000; The goal of this program is to educate the Hispanic population in order to increase HIV/AIDS awareness and screening in an effort to reduce the spread of the disease.Black Community Developers, Inc. – $50,000; Providing HIV prevention education messages to youth and young adults ages 12 to 25 through Play Safe, a program that utilizes visual and performing arts, written words, group presentations, and workshop seminars to enhance awareness. A link to job readiness and life skills will be included in this program.
Brotha’s & Sistah’s, Inc. – $50,000; Founded in the early 1990’s to provide prevention education and testing for HIV/AIDS, this organization initially targeted the African American gay and lesbian population. Plans are to distribute literature, implement incentive programs and provide testing to the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender population. Social networks will also be used to disseminate and gather information.
Future Builders, Inc. – $40,419; Reduce risky behaviors associated with the transmission of HIV/AIDS of 600 African American homeless individuals in Pulaski County through a program called It’s Your Choice. Services will be delivered at the River City Ministry in North Little Rock, AR, a Day Resource Center for the homeless.
Jefferson Comprehensive Care System, Inc. – $50,000; Through its program called SISTAHS, 48 college students from Philander Smith College, Arkansas Baptist College and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will be randomly selected to participate in a class. Sessions are gender specific, culturally relevant and include behavioral skills practice, group discussions, lectures, role-playing, prevention video viewing and take-home exercises.
Tri County Rural Health Network, Inc. – $50,000; Community-wide health information summits that focus on HIV/AIDS education will be held for residents of Lee, Monroe, Phillips and St. Francis Counties. The summits will be creatively implemented as a fun day. Residents will receive a listing/directory of HIV/AIDS resources available in Arkansas or within a 100-mile radius.
For more information, call the Arkansas Minority Health Commission at 501.686.2720 or toll-free at 877.264.2826.
To review the press release, grant guidelines and appendices please see the following links:
- 2009 AMHC Outreach Initiative Grant Guidelines - PDF
- 2009 AMHC Outreach Initiative Proposal Appendices - DOC
A workshop on the Community Grant for HIV/AIDS was presented on January 13, 2009. Here is the presentation for your viewing. HIV/AIDS Community Grant Workshop Presentation - PPT
ADH/AMHC 2010 HIV Prevention Project RFA Letter of Intent Deadline Extended!!!!
AMHC/ADH JOINT HIV RFA GRANT WORKSHOP
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
1:00p-5:00p
Little Rock Hilton Hotel Conference Center
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The Arkansas Minority Health Commission and the Arkansas Department of Health are partnering to Eliminate Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS by increasing awareness and testing to ultimately improve the health of all Arkansans. The joint effort has garnered 41 letters of intent from potential applicants! NOW THAT’S EXCITING!!. The deadline to submit a letter of intent has been extended. If your nonprofit agency is still interested in applying, it is not too late!! You may submit your letter of intent now through October 7th. However,
Applications Must STILL Be Submitted
No Later Than 4:30 P.M.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Get the Request for Applications (RFA) for the 2010 HIV Prevention Project at: http://www.state.ar.us/dfa/procurement/bids/bid_info.php?bid_number=DH-09-1009
The purpose of this grant is to reduce new HIV infections in Arkansas. The funding period is January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010. This Request for Applications (RFA) represents a unique and novel collaborative effort by the Arkansas Department of Health and the Arkansas Minority Health Commission to foster a statewide coordinated effort to more effectively combat HIV/AIDS in Arkansas. This effort combines the strengths of the individual organizations to reach those most at risk for HIV/AIDS infection. We collectively believe that this effort will lead to an increased statewide response to this epidemic and ultimately lead to fewer Arkansans contracting HIV/AIDS, better health care and quality of life of those living with HIV/AIDS.
For more information on the RFA click here
HIV Prevention RFA Workshop Questions and Answers - PDF
HIV Prevention RFA Written Questions and Answers - PDF
Deadline: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
RFA HIV/AIDS
Prevention Project - PDF
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Prevention RFA Workshop Questions and Answers - PDF
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Prevention RFA Written Questions and Answers - PDF