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Required activities of this direct services grant include:
- Providing HIV and hepatitis prevention services (e.g., screening, risk assessment, prevention counseling, rapid testing, PrEP, hepatitis vaccination) within a behavioral health care setting;
- Providing case management services to coordinate all aspects of care, including behavioral health, primary care health, and HIV and hepatitis treatment, and other supportive services (e.g., housing, benefits, employment); and
- Implementing outreach strategies to inform individuals of available behavioral health services, and HIV and hepatitis primary care and prevention services.
Up to 10 awards will be made. Projects can be up to four years in duration and the maximum annual award amount is $485,000.
Applications are due March 5, 2018. For more information, read SAMHSA’s grant announcement.