Grants & Funding

Featured – November 10, 2023

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program The AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program consists of a network of HIV experts who, collectively, work to increase and support a workforce capable of and who intend to provide care and treatment to people with or at-risk of HIV. Each regional AETC will provide training and technical assistance to the health care workforce, health care organizations, faculty responsible for training students enrolled at health professions programs, and instructors in health-related organizations that manage programs for health professions programs. Eligibility is limited to city, township, county, special district, and state governments; Native American tribal governments and organizations; independent school districts; private, public, and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits; for-profit organizations; and small businesses. Award Ceiling: N/A. Deadline Date: 2024-02-05

Featured – November 9, 2023

• Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F Regional AIDS Education and Training*
  • November 16: Technical Assistance Webinar: 1:00 p.m. t0 3:00 p.m. ET. HIV/AIDS Bureau’s Office of Program Support technical assistance webinar for funding opportunity announcement HRSA-24-059*, for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP). Funding under this announcement will support eight (8) regional AETCs. Each regional AETC will provide training and technical assistance to the health care workforce, health care organizations, faculty responsible for training students enrolled at health professions programs, and instructors in health-related organizations that manage programs for health professional students. As part of this NOFO, applicants will be able to request funding for the AETC base program, Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) and the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. Initiative (EHE).

Featured – November 7, 2023

• Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Competitive Grant: Housing Interventions (HINT) to End the HIV Epidemic – Department of Housing and Urban Development* This funding will provide communities an opportunity to create and implement new projects that align with initiatives aimed at ending the HIV epidemic, and elevate housing as an effective structural intervention in ending the epidemic. HUD is seeking projects with exemplary and innovative qualities, including incorporation of Housing First principles, community-level coordination, data collection with emphasis on stable housing and positive health outcomes, the use of cultural humility in providing housing and services, and a systemic approach to advance equity in underserved communities that can serve as a national place-based model . . .  Award Ceiling: $2,500,000. Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 31, 2024.

Posted November 10, 2023

• State of Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) Prevention Partnership Grant (PPG)* The purpose of this program is to support evidence-based substance use prevention programs and strategies intended to prevent or reduce substance use. Applications must demonstrate a clear, precise connection between local risk and protective factors that impact prevention and current need for the program or strategy selected to address the state priorities for consumption reductions in: Underage Drinking, Marijuana Use, and Non-Medical Prescription Drug Use. Eligibility is limited to schools or agencies licensed for prevention in compliance with rule 65D-30, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), acting in partnership with schools. Award Ceiling: $450,000. Deadline Date: 2024-02-01

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rural Community-Centered Drug Misuse Prevention and Harm Reduction Research: Addressing Implementation, Dissemination, and Equity Challenges across the Continuum of Care* The purpose of this program is to test prevention and harm reduction strategies, extending the continuum of care within the U.S. rural communities impacted by the opioid/psychostimulant misuse epidemic to reduce risks for individuals with unmet prevention and harm reduction needs. Eligibility is limited to city, township, county, special district, and state governments; Native American tribal governments and organizations; independent school districts; private, public, and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits; for-profit organizations; small businesses; public/Indian housing authorities; eligible agencies of the federal government; U.S. Territory or Possession; faith-based or community-based organizations; regional organizations; non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. organizations; and foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. Award Ceiling: N/A. Deadline Date: 2024-01-26

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) The Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI) Grants* The purpose of this program is to support selected communities to develop and implement systems infrastructure to better address youth homelessness. The grants will focus on systems change to create and build capacity for Youth Action Boards; collect and use data that work with at-risk youth; develop strong leaders within a community; and improve the coordination, communication, operation, and administration of homeless assistance projects to better serve youth, including prevention and diversion strategies. The goal of the Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI) is to increase the capacity of communities to better serve youth and create projects that are responsive to the needs of youth at-risk of or experiencing homelessness in the community. Eligibility is limited to city, township, county, special district, and state governments; Native American tribal governments and organizations; public/Indian housing authorities; tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, as demonstrated by criteria at 24 CFR 5.109(l)(1) through 24 CFR 5.109(l)(5); and faith-based organizations, as set forth at 24 CFR 5.109, and subject to the protections and requirements of 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq. Award Ceiling: $2,000,000. Deadline Date: 2024-02-15

Posted November 3, 2023

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Housing – Housing Counseling Training Grant Program* The purpose of this program is to invest in the creation and maintenance of a professional and effective housing counseling industry that is able to meaningfully assist consumers by providing them with the information they need to make informed housing choices. The Housing Counseling Training Grant Program supports courses that provide training in the areas of disaster preparation and recovery. HUD recognizes that counselors may specialize in specific housing counseling topics, and that counselors will need more than general housing counseling training in order to provide high quality services that include general and specialized housing counseling topics. This grant program supports the provision of both basic housing counseling training and specialized topics of training including training in the core topics for housing counselor certification, rental housing counseling, mortgage delinquency/default counseling, and disaster preparation and recovery to help meet these perceived needs. This financial support will assist housing counseling agencies to increase the use of partnerships with local and state-wide organizations to provide additional place-based training on state and local issues. Eligibility is limited to nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. Award Ceiling: $2,750,000. Deadline Date: 2023-11-30

Posted October 12, 2023

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Multidisciplinary Research to Accelerate Hepatitis B Cure in Persons Living with HIV and HBV* The purpose of this program is to support research to better understand the impact of host and viral heterogeneity on pathogenesis of disease, viral persistence, and immunopathology of Hepatitis B (HBV) and inform cure strategies for HBV in people living with HIV (PLWH). Applicants will establish multidisciplinary teams that span the clinical and basic/translational research arenas and establish an observational cohort to accelerate discovery and increase clinical impact. Eligibility is limited to city, township, county, special district, and state governments; Native American tribal governments and organizations; independent school districts; private, public, and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits; for-profit organizations; small businesses; public/Indian housing authorities; eligible agencies of the federal government; U.S. Territory or Possession; non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign institutions); non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. organizations; and foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. Award Ceiling: N/A. Deadline Date: 2024-03-13

Posted September 12, 2023

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Engaging Survivors of Sexual Violence and Trafficking in HIV and Substance Use Disorder Services* The purpose of this program is to support exploratory research and preliminary interventions to address the interrelated and compounding contextual factors that contribute to substance use and HIV risk among survivors of sex trafficking. This would be accomplished through research that builds new interventions and models of care that can effectively engage survivors of sex trafficking in care for substance use disorder (SUD), HIV, trauma, and other mental health outcomes and addresses key structural and social determinants of health that contribute to risk for sexual trafficking, as well as barriers to and facilitators of escaping continued exploitation. Eligibility is limited to city, township, county, special district, and state governments; Native American tribal governments and organizations; independent school districts; private, public, and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits; for-profit organizations; small businesses; public/Indian housing authorities; eligible agencies of the federal government; faith-based or community-based organizations; non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign institutions); non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. organizations; foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement; regional organizations; and U.S. Territory or Possession. Award Ceiling: N/A.  Deadline Date: 2024-08-05

Posted July 28, 2023

• Miami-Dade County (MDC) Rental Assistance Program* Miami-Dade County continues to offer rental assistance for residents experiencing economic hardship through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program 2.43 (ERAP 2.4). Qualifying Miami-Dade County residents whose families are experiencing difficulties paying their full monthly rent may receive rental assistance based on family size, bedroom size of the housing unit, the rent owed, and current household income. To be eligible, your household must earn no more than 80 percent of the County Area Median Income (AMI). Award Ceiling: N/A. Deadline Date: 2023-12-23 (Originally posted in December 2022)

Posted July 7, 2023

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Precision HIV Health: Integrating Data and Implementation Science to Accelerate HIV Prevention and Treatment* The purpose of this program is to accelerate the implementation of more targeted and sustainable HIV interventions with the goals of: using data science methods to model complex systems, including the social and structural determinants of health, to identify more targeted HIV prevention, treatment, and care interventions and implementation strategies; using novel measurement approaches and modern statistical methods to evaluate the implementation of data-driven discoveries; and integrating meaningful engagement of community and implementing partners at every stage of the research. Eligibility is limited to city, township, county, special district, and state governments; Native American tribal governments and organizations; independent school districts; private, public, and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits; for-profit organizations; small businesses; public/Indian housing authorities; eligible agencies of the federal government; faith-based or community-based organizations; non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign organizations); regional organizations; and U.S. Territory or Possession. Award Ceiling: N/A.  Deadline Date: 2023-11-22

• Walmart Foundation Local Community Grants* The purpose of this program is to address the unique needs of the local community. There are eight areas of funding for which an organization can apply: Community and Economic Development, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Environmental Sustainability, Health and Human Service, Hunger Relief and Healthy Eating, Public Safety, and Quality of Life. Eligibility is limited to organizations holding a current tax-exempt status as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, listed on the IRS Master File and conducting activities within the United States, classified as a public charity under Section 509(a)(1), (2) or (3) (Types I or II); a recognized government entity, including law enforcement or fire departments; K-12 public or nonprofit private school, charter school, community/junior college, state/private college or university; and a church or other faith-based organization. Award Ceiling: $5,000. Deadlines for submissions are as follows: Quarter 1: Feb 1 – April 15; Quarter 2: May 1 – July 15; Quarter 3: August 1 – October 15; Quarter 4: November 1 – December 31

Posted May 8, 2023 

• Transgender People: Immunity, Prevention, and Treatment of HIV and STIs (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)* (NIH) The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support hypothesis-generating research in transgender people with the objective of characterizing the biological and immunological impact of the interventions (hormones, drugs and surgical) used for gender reassignment and their impact on susceptibility to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). Current Closing Date for Applications: Dec 07, 2024; Award Ceiling: $275,000.

Posted May 2, 2023

• From Grants.gov*
  • NIDA REI*: Reaching Equity at the Intersection of HIV and Substance Use: Novel Approaches to Address HIV Related Health Disparities in Underserved Racial and/or Ethnic Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (Original Closing Date for Applications: Nov 14, 2024)
  • High Priority HIV and Substance Use Research* (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (Current Closing Date for Applications: Feb 15, 2024)

Posted July 29, 2022

• Gilead HIV Research Scholars*  The Research Scholars Program supports innovative basic and clinical research from emerging investigators around the world to incorporate new perspectives in our pursuit of scientific understanding and progress. We believe that new voices and research topics are needed to advance scientific knowledge in areas of unmet medical need and create a healthier world. . . The Research Scholars Program is actively working towards reducing potential barriers to entry and success for applicants from population groups who are typically underrepresented in research. Award selections are made without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression.

Posted September 23, 2020

• Rebuild Florida Business Loan Fund The Rebuild Florida Business Loan Fund focuses on creating and enhancing the diversification and resiliency of Florida’s economy. Its purpose is to address the current gap in available, affordable capital for businesses by providing longer term loans with higher funding levels at market interest rates. The Rebuild Florida Business Loan Fund has $40 million available to assist businesses statewide with economic development and resiliency. An additional $10 million is available to assist businesses that were impacted by Hurricane Michael in Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Taylor, Wakulla and Washington counties.

Posted May 22, 2020

• Miami-Dade County Small Business Assistance Forgivable Loan Program Loans up to $25,000, with O% interest and no origination fees, are now available. The “forgivable” feature of the loans rests on the ability of the small business borrower to retain jobs that are held by those of low or moderate income, meaning those who earn less than 80% of the annual Area Median Income. In Miami-Dade County, the annual AMI for a single person is $51,200. To be eligible, the small business must meet certain criteria such as: having no more than 25 employees, providing some evidence of being impacted by COVID-19, and not previously having received assistance from other special COVID-19 programs . . .  Deadline Date: Open