Targeting Persistent HIV Reservoirs Grant Program
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With that, the Targeting Persistent HIV Reservoirs Grant Program seeks to efficiently monitor and specially target reservoirs of latently infected cells in order to facilitate and enable the testing of various strategies in curing HIV infections in vivo.

The NIH, together with its partner organizations, is set to administer annual funds in the amount of $275,000 to $300,000 to support the initiatives of this program.

The institutions and organizations which will be considered eligible to take part in this program are the following:

a) Higher Education Institutions such as Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education and Private Institutions of Higher Education

b) Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions

c) Nonprofit organizations other than institutions of higher education

d) For-Profit Organizations such as Small Businesses

e) State Governments, County Governments, City or Township Governments, Special District Governments, Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized), and Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)

f) Independent School Districts, Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities, Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Faith-based or Community-based Organizations, and Regional Organizations.

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