The Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University (CIRA) is seeking proposals for the 2023 Fast-Track Supplements in HIV Research, which offers funding to test innovative extensions of ideas and/or methods as a supplement to an investigator's ongoing IRB-approved study at Yale. This is a fast-tracked mechanism for which we expect to announce awardees by October 31, 2023.
Download 2023 Funding Announcement and Application Requirements (PDF)
FUNDING PRIORITIES
Fast-track funding supplements can be used for extensions of an active project that will significantly expand its scope and impact into innovative directions while taking advantage of the infrastructure of the existing study. This funding mechanism is not intended to supplement the costs of activities covered by another grant. To be consistent with the aims of CIRA, we strongly encourage the following:
- Research into reducing HIV inequities and/or incorporating key health justice constructs (e.g., social determinants of health, structural or systemic racism, stigma).
- Studies that focus on populations at high risk of HIV infection and investigate how to reduce disparities in HIV incidence, prevalence, and outcomes among marginalized populations, including those with common co-morbidities such as substance use and mental health disorders.
- Studies that examine the well-being of people with HIV or at risk for HIV who are affected by humanitarian crises (e.g., natural disasters, conflict, or displacement).
- Application of implementation science, community-engaged research, health services research, or digital health methodologies.
- Alignment with the NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities outlined in NOT-OD-20-018.
AWARD AMOUNT
$15,000 maximum
DURATION
One year
NUMBER OF AWARDS
Up to three awards
KEY DATES
Application deadline: 5:00 pm on Monday, October 2, 2023
Awards announcement expected: Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Earliest start date: Friday, December 1, 2023 (dependent on IRB and NIMH approval)
ELIGIBILITY
Emerging and new investigators (including post-doctoral fellows and associates, research associates, research scientists, and assistant professors) affiliated with CIRA will be given priority, although associate professors can also apply as principal investigators (PIs). An individual investigator may only serve as PI on one proposal. All applicants must have an ongoing IRB-approved study to which this funding can serve as a supplement.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Applications should be submitted by email as a single PDF attachment to Daniel Davidson (daniel.davidson@yale.edu) by 5:00 pm on Monday, October 2, 2023.
QUESTIONS
For questions about this funding announcement, please contact John Pachankis (john.pachankis@yale.edu), Director of CIRA’s Development Core.
Download 2023 Funding Announcement and Application Requirements (PDF)
PREVIOUS PILOT AWARDEES
2020
- Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with HIV with tobacco use: A mixed-methods Study (P.I.: Eva Jennifer Edelman)
- Using Web-based Peer Support to Increase HIV Testing Among Men who have Sex with Men in Kenya (P.I.: Deanne Turner)
2019
- Optimizing PrEP's Potential in Non-Clinical Settings: Development and Evaluation of a PrEP Shared Decision Making Tool for Women Seeking Domestic Violence Services (P.I.: Jaimie Meyer & Tiara Willie)
2018
- Developing social capital interventions to improve viral suppression and quality of life among HIV- positive aging populations in New Haven, CT. (P.I.: Yusuf Ransome)
- Interrupting HIV stigma in the household using home HIV testing offers in South Africa. (PIs: Luke Davis, Mari Armstrong-Hough)
2017
- Adapting an evidence-based intervention for stigma-related stress, mental health, and HIV risk for MSM of color in small urban areas (P.I.: John Pachankis, Krystn Wagner)
- Barriers to HIV Care for Adults 50yo+, a Neglected but at-Risk Population in Ukraine (P.I.: Julia Rozanova, Sheela Shenoi)
2016
- Assessing Local HIV Care Continuum Experiences in Small Cities (P.I.: Lauretta Grau, Thomas Stopka)
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis implementation for HIV prevention among substance-using men who have sex with men (P.I.: Philip Chan, Jacob van den Berg, Trace Kershaw, Eva Jennifer Edelman)
- A Theory-informed Education and Counseling Intervention for HIV-TB Treatment Adherence (TEACH) in South Africa and Uganda (P.I.: Luke Davis, Sheela Shenoi)
- Rapid Assessment and Response to Substance Use and Risk of HIV and Other Blood-Borne Infections Among Displaced Populations in Beirut, Lebanon (P.I.: Kaveh Khoshnood)
- Who's On Board: Parent, Child, and Provider Attitudes towards the Feasibility of PrEP Uptake among Adolescents (P.I.: Tamara Taggart, Tashuna Albritton)
2015
- Implementing PrEP in a Family Planning Setting (P.I.: Sarah Calabrese)
- Feasibility of a Multi-Sector Collaboration to Initiate PrEP Uptake among IPV-Exposed Women (P.I.: Trace Kershaw)
- Developing a Comprehensive Model of the HIV Care Continuum in Nine Small Cities in CT, MA and RI (P.I.: Lauretta Grau, Thomas Stopka)
2014
- HIV Prevention Needs among Unstably Housed Youth in Small Urban Areas (P.I.: Heather Mosher)
- Estimating the Size of Hidden and Hard-to-Reach Populations Using Respondent- Driven Sampling (P.I.: Forrest Crawford)
- Implementation of HIV PrEP for MSM with and without Substance Use in Providence, RI and New Haven, CT (P.I.: E. Jennifer Edelman, Phillip Chan, Brandon D.L. Marshall, Onyema Ogbuagu)
2013
- HIV Prevention Needs among MSM in Small Urban Areas (P.I.: John Pachankis, Danya Keene)
- Barriers to Implementation of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in Rural South Africa (P.I.: Sheela Shonoi)
- Overweight/Obesity & Weight Gain among HIV-positive Prisoners in Rhode Island: Prevalence and Intervention Feasibility (P.I.: Amy Smoyer)
