The 2022 Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University (CIRA) Fast-Track Pilot Project Supplements in HIV Research offer funding to test innovative, cutting-edge ideas or untested methods as a supplement to an ongoing study funded by an existing grant, including CIRA and REIDS pilot projects. This is a fast-tracked mechanism for which we expect to announce awardees by December 15, 2022.
FUNDING PRIORITIES
Fast-track pilot project supplements can either be new and novel ideas that use the infrastructure of an existing award or extensions of an active project that will significantly expand its scope and impact. 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, and stigma).
- Studies that focus on populations at the highest 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, other displacements or forced migrations).
- 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
$25,000 maximum
DURATION
One year
NUMBER OF AWARDS
Up to two awards
KEY DATES
Application deadline: 5:00 pm on Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Awards announcement expected: Thursday, December 15, 2022
Earliest start date: January, 2023 (dependent on IRB and NIMH approval)
ELIGIBILITY
Emerging and new investigators (including Post-Doctoral Fellows and Associates, Research Associates, and Assistant Professors) affiliated with CIRA will be given priority, although Associate Professors can also apply as PIs. You may only serve as PI on one proposal. All applicants must have an ongoing funded study (CIRA pilot, REIDS pilot, or other grant) with an active IRB approval.
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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)
