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OAKLAND PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM - SUMMARY. WOMEN ORGANIZED TO RESPOND TO LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES WORLD IS PROPOSING A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND HIV PREVENTION SERVICES TO RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY MALES AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS, INCLUDING MSM AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS; WORLD WILL ALSO FOCUS EFFORTS ON PERSONS LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS AND SHELTERS IN OAKLAND, CA. WORLD WILL SERVE 120 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY WITH GRANT FUNDS AND 600 OVER THE ENTIRE PROJECT PERIOD. PROJECT NAME. OAKLAND PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED. THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS (POF) WILL BE RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY MALES AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS, INCLUDING MALES WHO HAVE SEX WITH OTHER MALES (MSM), TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ+ WHO ARE NOT IN STABLE HOUSING AND RESIDE IN COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH INCIDENCE RATES OF HIV; WORLD WILL ALSO FOCUS EFFORTS ON PERSONS LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS AND SHELTERS. THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA WHERE SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED WILL BE OAKLAND, CA, WITH A FOCUS ON THE ZIP CODES OF 94609, 94605, AND 94603. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) PROVIDE SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND HIV AND HEPATITIS PREVENTION EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION; 2) EDUCATE PROVIDERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SCREENING FOR HIV AND HEPATITIS; 3) PARTNER WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY SECTORS TO IMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSTANCE MISUSE, HIV, HEPATITIS, AND OTHER PREVENTION STRATEGIES; 4) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS FOR OUTREACH/RECRUITMENT; 5) CONDUCT HIV TESTING, AND REFERRALS FOR VIRAL HEPATITIS TESTING FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING TESTING ON-SITE AT WORLD, DURING OUTREACH EVENTS, AND THROUGH TESTING EVENTS; AND 6) PROVIDE NAVIGATION SERVICES TO LINK INDIVIDUALS TO CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, SUBSTANCE MISUSE, HIV, AND HEPATITIS. WORLD WILL IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING EBPS: SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION, AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (SBIRT); MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI); AND SEEKING SAFETY. PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES. THE PROPOSED GOAL IS TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND HIV PREVENTION SERVICES TO RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY MALES, TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS, AND THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ+ AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS. THE PROGRAM’S OBJECTIVES ARE TO: IDENTIFY AT LEAST 5 AGENCIES IN YEAR ONE AND 8 IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO ON SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND HIV PREVENTION FOR THE POF; BEGIN OFFERING TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS FOR AT LEAST 5 AGENCIES ON THE RISKS OF SUBSTANCE AND HIV IN THE; COLLABORATE WITH AT LEAST 8 COMMUNITY SECTOR PARTNERS PER YEAR TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSTANCE MISUSE, HIV, HEPATITIS, AND OTHER PREVENTION STRATEGIES; CONDUCT TARGETED OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES, REACHING 1,200 PERSONS PER YEAR; DEVELOP SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS AND CAMPAIGNS TO CONDUCT PUBLIC MESSAGING AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, REACHING 1,500 PERSONS PER YEAR; PROVIDE REFERRALS TO HIV, STD, AND HCV TESTING FOR 100 PERSONS PER YEAR; PROVIDE 12 PREVENTION EDUCATION COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS PER YEAR FOR AT LEAST 20 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS PER WORKSHOP; PROVIDE SEEKING SAFETY EVIDENCE BASED INTERVENTION TO 25 MEMBERS OF THE POF PER YEAR; PROVIDE NAVIGATION TO SUD TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT FOR 75% OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS SCREENING POSITIVE FOR TREATMENT NEEDS; PROVIDE HIV COUNSELING, TESTING, AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO AT LEAST 120 PERSONS FROM THE POF EACH YEAR, NAVIGATING 100% OF THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE TO HIV CARE SERVICES; PROVIDE REFERRALS TO HCV SCREENING FOR AT LEAST 75 PERSONS FROM THE POF EACH YEAR; PROVIDE NAVIGATION SERVICES TO 75% OF ENROLLED CLIENTS TO LINK INDIVIDUALS TO CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, SUBSTANCE MISUSE; CONDUCT SCREENING FOR MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS, HIV/VIRAL HEPATITIS RISK, AND OTHER PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES; AND PROVIDE REFERRALS TO 75% OF PARTICIPANTS TO SUPPORTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, REFERRALS, AND LINKAGES TO NEEDED SERVICES AND RESOU

THE NAVIGATION UTILIZING REGARD, TRAINING, UNIVERSAL RESOURCES & EMPOWERMENT (NURTURE) PROJECT - THE NAVIGATION UTILIZING REGARD, TRAINING, UNIVERSAL RESOURCES & EMPOWERMENT (NURTURE) PROJECT HERE’S TO LIFE (HTL) IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS, WILL OFFER THE NAVIGATION UTILIZING REGARD, TRAINING, UNIVERSAL RESOURCES & EMPOWERMENT (NURTURE) PROJECT. THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF MOST IN NEED POPULATIONS IN THE GREATER FULTON COUNTY AREA OF GEORGIA FOR MANY YEARS. THE NURTURE PROJECT WILL CONTINUE THIS HISTORY OF SERVICE BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND RELATED WRAP AROUND SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 450 (50 IN YEAR 1 AND 100 EACH IN YEARS 2-5) AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM) AND TRANSGENDER FEMALES, WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR HIV/AIDS OR ARE ALREADY POSITIVE. HTL HAS BEEN REACHING OUT TO SERVE THE PRIMARILY AFRICAN AMERICAN LGBTQ COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS, PROVIDING HIV RELATED SERVICES, SO IS IN THE PERFECT POSITION TO MAKE THE NURTURE PROJECT A GREAT SUCCESS. THESE FUNDS WILL BE WELL UTILIZED IN THE EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL LEVEL AND QUALITY PREVENTION SERVICES FOR THIS POPULATION BY MAKING CERTAIN THAT FEWER CITIZENS ARE FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS AND NOT RECEIVING THE SUPPORT THAT WILL HELP THEM LEAD HAPPIER AND MORE SUCCESSFUL LIVES. PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: OBJECTIVE 1) TO COMPLETE A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF FULTON COUNTY, WITH EXTENSIVE EXAMINATION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MSM AND TRANSGENDER FEMALE POPULATION, AND THE SPF PROCESS BY THE END OF THE 4TH MONTH OF FUNDING. OBJECTIVE 2) TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED SA, HCV AND HIV PREVENTION CLASSES FOR AT LEAST 450 AFRICAN AMERICAN MSM AND TRANSGENDER WOMEN BY THE END OF THE FIFTH PROJECT YEAR (50 IN YEAR 1, AND 100 EACH IN YEARS 2-5), AS ASSESSED BY A REVIEW OF PROGRAM ATTENDANCE RECORDS. OBJECTIVE 3) TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS-RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES AND NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE INCLUDING SUBSTANCE MISUSE TREATMENT, IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, HIV MEDICAL CARE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, FAMILY, EDUCATION, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE SERVICES, PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) AND POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP) SERVICES, FOR 450 PRIMARILY AFRICAN AMERICAN MSM AND TRANSGENDER WOMEN, BASED ON NEEDS ASSESSMENT RESULTS, OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT (50 IN YEAR 1 AND 100 EACH IN YEARS 2-5), AS ASSESSED BY A REVIEW OF PARTICIPANT FILES. OBJECTIVE 4) TO CONDUCT TRAINING FOR AT LEAST 3 SERVICES PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY EACH PROJECT YEAR ON SUBSTANCE USE AND HIV CARE AND TREATMENT SERVICES, AS WELL AS PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) AND POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP), AS ASSESSED BY A REVIEW OF PROJECT TRAINING RECORDS. OBJECTIVE 5) TO CONDUCT A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO REACH AT LEAST 5,000 INDIVIDUALS WITH A SA, HCV, AND HIV PREVENTION, IN ADDITION TO IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH MESSAGE TARGETED TOWARDS PRIMARILY AFRICAN AMERICAN AND OTHER MINORITY MSM AND TRANSGENDER WOMEN BY THE END OF THE PROJECT (1,000 PER YEAR), AS ASSESSED BY COUNTING THE VISITS TO SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. OBJECTIVE 6) TO INCREASE HIV, VIRAL HEPATITIS, AND STI TESTING NUMBERS BY 10% EACH PROJECT YEAR, AS ASSESSED BY A REVIEW OF TESTING RECORDS.

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PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE MUSICIAN CHANGEMAKER ACCELERATOR WORKSHOPS.

THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WITH THE FUNDING AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF AND PARTICIPATION IN THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM AMONG THOSE ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS MOST IN NEED OF AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY.