Research specifically investigating HIV/AIDS, communication, and communication disorders is limited, compounded by the fact that national databases do not specifically collect information pertaining to communication disorders experienced by persons living with HIV/AIDS. The purpose of this announcement is to encourage research in hearing, voice, speech, language, balance, taste, and smell disorders in persons with HIV/AIDS. [...]

The purpose of the HOPWA program is to provide states and localities with the resources and incentives to devise long-term comprehensive strategies for meeting the housing needs of low-income persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquire Immunodeficiency Syndrome(HIV/AIDS). The deadline for applications is June 13, 2006.
Link to Full Announcement
apply.grants.gov/forms_apps_idx.html

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) seek to support collaborative intervention trials in the treatment, prevention or rehabilitation of those with mental disorders and alcohol use disorders and comorbid mental disorders. Support is also sought for other collaborative clinical studies, including but not limited [...]

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) focuses on studies that will elucidate the factors that determine HIV shedding in the male genital tract. This includes studies that elucidate the infectivity of HIV in semen fractions, the effect of antiretroviral therapy on HIV infectivity in semen fractions, the relationship between the immunobiology of the male genital tract [...]

BET (Black Entertainment Television, www.bet.com ),
the Black AIDS Institute ( www.blackaids.org/ ),
and the Kaiser Family Foundation ( www.kff.org/ )
have announced the 3rd Annual Rap-It-Up/Black AIDS Short
Subject Film Competition.
The competition provides a platform to creatively explore
issues around HIV/AIDS in African-American, Afro-Caribbean,
and Afro-Latin communities in the U.S., including stigma
and [...]