Agency: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHHD)
Deadlines: 10/1/98 and 2/1/99
Funding: No specific setaside
Contact: Susan Newcomer, 301-496-1174, email: snewcomer@nih.gov
Web: web.fie.com/htdoc/fed/nig/gen/any/proc/any/05129804.htm
NICHHD is offering grants to study the effects of media consumption on young people's sexual attitudes and behavior.

Women, Children, and Families Living with AIDS

Agency: Mutual of New York Foundation
Deadline: 10/15/98
Funding: No specific setaside
Contact: Lynn Stekas, President, 1740 Broadway, Mail Drop 9-5, New York, NY 10019, 212-708-2632, fax: 212-708-2399
Web: www.mony.com/daretodream.html
Foundation grants funding to New York City agencies addressing service gaps to underserved populations and communities affected by AIDS, including women, single parents, and children.

Pilot Research on AIDS and Aging

Agency: National Institute on Aging
Deadline: 11/17/98
Funding: Up to $50,000 for one year
Contact: Wanda Solomon, 301-435-3046, email: Gpquery@extramur.nia.nih.gov
Web: web.fie.com/htdoc/fed/nih/gen/any/proc/any/ 01099809.htm
NIA is seeking applications for pilot research in HIV/AIDS and aging, including behavioral, social, clinical, neuroscientific, and/or biological research on older people affected by HIV/AIDS.

Collaborative Research in Mechanisms of AIDS Pathogenesis

Agencies: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), NICHHD, National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR), National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD), and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Deadline: 1/2/99
Funding: No specific setaside
Contact: Opendra Sharma, 301-496-9041, email: os4g@nih.gov
Web: web.fie.com/htdoc/fed/nih/gen/any/proc/any/07109806.htm
Agencies invite applications from collaborative multidisciplinary re-search teams comprised of specialists in different scientific disciplines to examine the molecular and cellular biology, virology, and immunology of HIV within the context of animal models, well-defined human cohorts, or patient samples.

HIV Vaccine Research and Design

Agency: NIAID
Deadline: 1/2/99
Funding: No specific setaside
Contact: Steve Bende, 301-435-3756, email: sb22k@nih.gov
Web: web.fie.com/htdoc/fed/ nih/gen/any/proc/any/07109804.htm
NIAID seeks applications for all areas of AIDS vaccine research, including basic research, product development, and clinical trials.

Demographic Research on Sexual Behaviors Related to HIV

Agencies: NICHHD, NIDR, and NIMH
Deadline: 1/2/99
Funding: No specific setaside
Contact: Susan Newcomer, 301-496-1174, email: snewcomer@nih.gov; Patricia Bryant, 301-594-2095, email: bryantp@de45.nidr.nih.gov; Willo Pequegnat, 301-443-6100, email: wpquegn@nih. gov
Web: web.fie.com/htdoc/fed/ nih/gen/any/proc/any/08159716.htm
Agencies seek applications to study the social and behavioral aspects of HIV transmission through sexual intercourse, including oral sexual practices.

Adult Therapeutic Clinical Trials Program for AIDS

Agency: NIAID
Deadline: 1/15/99
Funding: $95 million to be awarded to one or more collaborative groups
Contact: Frederick Batzold, 301-402-4582, email: fb10c@nih.gov; Peter Jackson, 301-496-8426, email: pj8v@nih.gov
Web: web.fie.com/htdoc/fed/nih/gen/any/proc/any/07319801.htm
NIAID invites applications for studies evaluating the long-term effects of antiretroviral therapies and relating to the development of new and more durable approaches to reduce viral replication, including new drugs and intervention strategies.

World AIDS Foundation Grants for International Research

Agency: World AIDS Foundation (WAF)
Deadline: No specific deadline
Funding: Awards range from $50,000 to $150,000
Contact: Assistant Secretary for Health, c/o Director, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room B2C02, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2220, Bethesda, MD 20892-2220, 301-496-2516; outside the U.S.: Fondation Mondiale SIDA, c/o Directeur de l'Institut Pasteur, 28, rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris, Cedex 15, France
The WAF supports AIDS education and research in the developing world in order to better enable developing countries to respond to the AIDS epidemic. WAF priorities include support of training programs for health professionals and provision of seed money for prevention research.

Patient Care Services and Education

Agency: Elton John AIDS Foundation
Deadline: No specific deadline
Funding: No specific setaside
Contact: Grant Manager, P.O. Box 17139, Beverly Hills, CA 90209-3139, 301-535-1775
Web: www.ejaf.org
The Foundation invites applications for funding services supporting men, women, and entire families living with or affected by HIV/AIDS.