National Minority AIDS Council Building Healthier Communities

The current outbreak of influenza A (H1N1 virus) - commonly called swine flu - can have serious implications for those living with with HIV/AIDS. Included here is a guidance provided by the World Health Organization, the CDC, and AIDS.gov. 
 

Save-the-Date for the Next NMAC Stakeholder Call

As announced last week, NMAC will hold its second Stakeholder Call on Friday, May 22, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. EST, with guest speaker Dr. Kevin Fenton, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). He will be discussing the CDC's new HIV/AIDS awareness campaign, Act Against AIDS.

To participate, just dial (605) 475-6333 and type in access code: 481162. Due to the large number of participants expected, the call is not planned to be an open forum. You may submit your questions for Dr. Fenton in advance, however, via communications@nmac.org until Thursday, May 22, 2009, 5 p.m. EST.

 
Grant proposals for Round 3 are being accepted online at http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations until May 28, 2009, on the following topics:

-- Create Low-Cost Diagnostics for Priority Global Health Conditions
-- Create New Ways to Induce Mucosal Immunity
-- Create New Vaccines for Diarrhea, HIV, Malaria, Pneumonia and Tuberculosis
-- Create New Tools to Accelerate the Eradication of Malaria

Topics for Round 4 will be announced September 2, 2009, and proposals will be accepted through November 2, 2009. Additional information is available at: http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations. 

 

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NMAC has announced new dates for its SOAR training-of-trainers (TOT) series. These three day training session certify professional trainers to deliver courses in Strategic Planning, Human Resources, Fund Development and Proposal Writing, Board Development, Financial Management or Budget Basics, and Coalition Building to Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) providing HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services throughout the United States.

For more information, please contact:
Myrtelina Gonzalez * (202) 483- 6622 ext. 310 * mgonzalez@nmac.org 
Jaime Gonzalez * (202) 483- 6622 ext. 322 * jgonzalez@nmac.org 

The Women Of Color Leadership Intitute (WOCLI) is designed to equip and empower a cadre of skilled leaders to understand the policymaking system, the role of advocacy and the need to find a voice in the decision-making process that impacts health for Women of color. Click here to learn about upcoming trainings, to register, or for more information. If you are interested in holding a training in your area, please contact us at woc@nmac.org or by calling 202-483-6622, extension 316.

Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS grant proposals will be released on May 6 in the following categories:

* Emergency Assistant Programs
* One-Time Expense Requests
* Direct Serivces (Non-Food Programs)
* Substance Abuse and Harm Reduction
* Quality of life





June 15, 2009 is the last day to submit proposals to the MAC AIDS Fund's Housing Community Grants program.

REYATAZ^® (atazanavir sulfate) is now accepting entries for the “Fight HIV Your Way” Contest for photographs with essays or videos that express the individual fight against HIV/AIDS of people who are infected with or affected by the disease. The goal of the contest is to help raise awareness about HIV/AIDS among the general public and inspire people impacted by the disease to continue their fight. The deadline for entries is May 15, 2009; participants must be 18 or older. For information and/or to enter, go to: http://www.fighthivyourway.com/.  

Final selection of the two Grand Prize Winners - one video and one photograph - will be determined by the public via online voting. The entries of the Grand Prize Winners and 90 additional Award of Distinction winners will be showcased in a public exhibit in Union Square, San Francisco, from Oct. 27-29, 2009.



The 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference, set for August 23-26, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, in Atlanta, GA, has announced a call for late breaker abstracts. Submissions are being accepted now until May 15, 2009. For more information, click here.

The meeting also invites organizations to display materials in the NGO Village, set for August 24, 2009, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. To be considered, you must be registered for the conference and submit the "NGO Table Reservation Form" by July 31, 2009, along with proof of nonprofit status. Click here for more information.
Information about registration, abstracts and general exhibiting at NHPC is available here.

The National Library of Medicine Announces HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects 2009 (NLM-09-078/SES) 

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the solicitation of quotations from organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects that will improve access to HIV/AIDS related health information for patients, the affected community, and their caregivers. Click here for more information. Quotations are due to NLM on Monday, June 1, 2009.

Primary Point of Contact: Shari E. Shor, Contract Specialist, shorse@mail.nlm.nih.gov, Telephone: (301) 435-4388, Fax: 301-402-0642

Secondary Point of Contact: Robin D. Hope-Williams, Contracting Officer, rhwilli@mail.nih.gov, Telephone: 301-435-4379, Fax: 301-402-8169

Upcoming Grant Opportunities You Should Be Aware Of...

National American Indian AIDS Summit 2009, July 14-15, in Rochester, NY

The Liberty Research Group, an all volunteer agency advocating for those individuals living with HIV/AIDS from all segments of communities of color and those less served in low-income communities throughout the U.S.A., is proud to announce the National American Indian AIDS Summit 2009, set for July 14-15, in Rochester, NY, at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. The theme of this year's meeting is "Keeping the Promise....United We Stand at the Crossroads." The conference has issued a call for abstracts for those who wish to present workshops and roundtable discussions. The deadline for submissions is May 15, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. EST. To obtain a copy of the call for abstracts, send an e-mail to calvinwoguns@ymail.com.

September 14-15, New York, NY
National Conference on Latinos and AIDS, A National Forum on HIV/AIDS for Health Professionals Who Provide Care for Latinos.

To view the complete program and register, or to download the registration brochure, please visit: http://www.minority-healthcare.com/. For more information call toll free: 866-901-6267.


The following subjects will be presented suring the conference:

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