Substance Use Disorder HIV Early Intervention Services - RFA Grant

Note: Letter of Intent due date is indicated above as the deadline for Letter of Inquiry.
Department of Behavioral Health
The Department of Behavioral Health provides prevention, intervention and treatment services and supports for children, youth and adults with mental and/or substance use disorders including emergency psychiatric care and community-based outpatient and residential services.
DBH serves eligible adults, children and youth and their families through a network of community based providers and unique government delivered services. It operates Saint Elizabeths Hospital—the District’s inpatient psychiatric facility.
The Government of the District of Columbia, Department of Behavioral Health, Adult Services Division is soliciting applications certified substance use disorder (SUD) providers to conduct human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) early intervention services (EIS) to individuals seeking treatment services in the District of Columbia.
The goal of this funding is to prevent the spread of HIV by increasing awareness and education through counseling, screening/testing, data collection, linkage and referral to treatment service within the SUD/ Behavioral Health continuum of care provider network.
The DBH will fund grantees to implement HIV EIS to include the following four areas:
Promotion of prevention and education to increase awareness.Provide HIV Screening and testing services.Ensure linkage and coordination of follow-up care and referrals to treatment.Develop a monitoring system to collect the data that aligns with the HIV early intervention process.

Eligibility

District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health certified Substance Use Disorder providerPossess Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) Waiver or be eligible to possess within 30 days of award.