Concept Proposals are due DECEMBER 2, 2024, at 11:59 PM EST.
Adelante – meaning forward or onward in Spanish – is funded by the NIH/NIMHD and managed by the Center for AIDS Research at Emory University in collaboration with the District of Columbia CFAR. Through this program, the NIH strives to promote the mentored development of early career investigators who focus on HIV prevention, treatment, and care in Latina/o/x (Latinx) and/or Hispanic communities in the United States. The CFAR Adelante Program also aims to address the HIV epidemic in this population by strengthening the capacity of Latinx-serving community-based organizations to participate in and lead HIV-oriented research.
The CFAR Adelante Program supports two-year, academic-community partnered research projects led by an Adelante Team: a Scholar (early career HIV investigator), a CFAR-affiliated Mentor, and a Collaborating Partner project representative who is from a community-based organization that serves Hispanic and/or Latinx populations. Adelante Teams should be supportive, diverse, and interdisciplinary. Proposed research should be community-based and reflect local Hispanic and/or Latinx community needs, as identified by science and the local community.
Eligible research topics must focus on Hispanic and/or Latinx populations in the U.S. and may include but are not limited to:
- Developing, testing, and implementing strategies to improve HIV prevention and/or care services.
- Developing, testing and implementing strategies for improving health and well-being for these populations living with HIV.
- Developing, testing, and implementing socio-behavioral interventions to improve uptake of HIV prevention and care strategies.
- Conducting implementation research to optimize and/or enhance uptake of, linkage to, or engagement in HIV prevention and care services.
- Examining HIV-related health and social issues, including mental health or substance use disorder, that are clearly linked with HIV (transmission, pathogenesis, morbidity and mortality, stigma).
Applicants may request up to $125,000 in direct costs per year ($250,000 over two years) plus applicable indirect costs. Attached is the program Research Funding Announcement (RFA). You can download the complete RFA below and find more information about the program on the CFAR Adelante website: cfar-adelante.org/apply-for-program/how-to-apply/
Interested investigators are invited to attend the CFAR-Wide Webinar, CFAR Adelante Research Capacity Program: Community/Academic Partnerships to Reduce HIV-Related Health Disparities for Latinx Community in the U.S., on Monday, September 23, 2024, from 3:30-4:30 PM EST. You can register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtdOCgpjwjHNwH_Pwk1cMyfNmklqKsWKM0#/
If you have questions about the program, the RFA, and/or the application process, please reach out to CFAR Adelante Program Manager, Jenny Anderson (jenny.anderson@emory.edu).
Read/Download the RFA: