Minnesota awards $6.2M in HIV grants for 2009

By Jeff Marion , Senior Manager, Project Management | September 22, 2008 | 12:00 AM

In an effort to reduce the spread of HIV, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will award 16 agencies about $6.2 million in state and federal money starting in January 2009.

The HIV prevention grants will mark a new, four-year funding cycle. Money will be awarded to 22 programs targeted at preventing the spread of HIV in adults and young people.

"The grants represent our continued commitment to prevent as many new HIV infections as possible within the communities hardest hit by this epidemic," said Peter Carr, director of the STD and HIV Section at MDH. "We selected programs that will have the greatest chance of successfully reaching and impacting those at high risk of infection. We also made an effort to provide a good geographic balance of prevention programs, delivered through a diverse group of agencies."

A total of 57 proposals were received from 38 different agencies. Decisions were based on populations identified within statewide HIV prevention plans, and recommendations submitted by a 47-member community proposal review committee.

Many programs are in the Twin Cities metropolitan area where the epidemic is greatest. To follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) recommendation for more universal testing, some programs will offer HIV testing and counseling services.

List of HIV Prevention Grants - 2009-2012

  • Access Works - injection drug users (IDU) all races, ages, and genders; except men who have sex with men (MSM)/IDU

  • African Health Action - African high risk heterosexuals (ages 25+)

  • Centro Campesino - Latino/a high risk heterosexuals (ages 25+)

  • Face to Face - young high risk heterosexuals all races (ages 13-24)

  • Hennepin County - young high risk MSM all races (ages 13-24)

  • Hennepin County - MSM of all races (ages 25+)

  • Indigenous Peoples Task Force - Native American high risk heterosexuals (ages 25+)

  • Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation - HIV positive persons all races, all ages, and all genders

  • Minnesota AIDS Project - HIV positive persons all races, all ages, and all genders

  • Minnesota AIDS Project - MSM/IDU all races and all ages

  • Minnesota AIDS Project - MSM of all races (ages 25+)

  • Minnesota AIDS Project - young high risk MSM all races (ages 13-24)

  • Mwanyagetinge - African high risk heterosexuals (ages 25+)

  • Neighborhood House - Latino/a high risk heterosexuals (ages 25+)

  • Neighborhood House - Asian Pacific Islander high risk heterosexuals (ages 25+)

  • Pillsbury - MSM of all races (ages 25+)

  • Rural AIDS Action Network - MSM of all races (ages 25+)

  • The City, Inc. - young high tisk MSM all races (ages 13-24)

  • The City, Inc. - young high risk heterosexuals all races (ages 13-24)

  • Turning Point - African American high risk heterosexuals (ages 25+)

  • University of Minnesota HIV/STI Intervention and Prevention Studies -MSM of all races (ages 25+)

  • West Side Community Health Services - MSM of all races (ages 25+)