NACCHO News and Announcements

Request for Proposals: Facilitator for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Treatment Guidelines Meeting

NACCHO is seeking a meeting facilitator to support the modernization of the STI Treatment Guidelines. This individual will facilitate the meeting in Atlanta, GA from May 5-9, 2025, to review draft recommendations and come to a consensus on what will be adopted. The facilitator will be responsible for participating in pre-meeting planning, facilitating for the duration of the May on-site meeting, participating in a debrief session after the meeting has concluded, and other responsibilities as outlined in the RFP here.

The application deadline is February 7, 2025, and for questions, please contact [email protected].

RFA: Braided Funding Technical Assistance - Whole-Person Approaches for HIV Prevention and Care

NACCHO’s STI, Harm Reduction, and HIV team is accepting applications from expert consultants in braided funding mechanisms to support the technical assistance (TA) for local health departments under the Status Neutral Approach to Improve HIV Prevention and Health Outcomes for Racial and Ethnic Minorities(SNAP)Initiative. This initiative, supported by funding from HRSA, aims to advance the development, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of whole-person approaches to reduce disparities, prevent new HIV diagnoses, and improve health outcomes for communities disproportionately affected by HIV and related syndemics. NACCHO invites applications from consultants skilled in capacity-building and technical assistance to support LHDs in implementing braiding funding mechanisms, as well as sustainability planning for local health department HIV programs implementing status neutral approaches. Up to $75,000 is available to the awarded consultant to support this project. Applicants should review the RFA for additional details.Click here to access the RFA. Important Dates:

• Application Deadline: Thursday, January 30, 5 PM EST
• Estimated Period of Performance: March 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025

Questions about the RFA should be sent to [email protected] with the subject line “Braided Funding RFA.”

WEBINAR: Syphilis Testing and Treatment in Emergency Departments and Jails

Access to STI care must expand out from the traditional public and private clinic structure and take services to populations who are not engaged in STI testing and treatment. Keys to that expansion are moving services to places where there may be a high burden of infections but populations where there may be low engagement with traditional health care such as emergency departments (EDs) and jails.

In 2024, NACCHO conducted surveys to understand how emergency departments and jails in 35 jurisdictions are providing syphilis testing and treatment alone or in partnership with the local health department (LHD). This included a survey of LHDs on their partnerships with EDs and jails in those jurisdictions and surveys of ED and jail staff on their policies and practices for syphilis testing and treatment.

This webinar will highlight the great work of the Marion County Public Health Department to successfully develop partnerships with their local jail and EDs to provide syphilis testing and treatment in those settings. The webinar will also include a review of NACCHO’s surveys on the current testing and treatment landscape.

The webinar will take place on February 20th at 2pm Eastern. To register, please click here.

Syphilis Community of Practice: Connect with your peers to discuss addressing syphilis in your community!

The Syphilis CoP will include discussions of congenital syphilis and the broader implications of untreated syphilis across various populations and communities including ciswomen, MSM, and American Indian/Alaska Natives.

These sessions will allow local health department staff to hear about the work of others and collaborate to enhance their syphilis intervention strategies. CoP meetings will start in February 2025, meeting on the second Thursday of every other month via Zoom for 1.5 hours.

To join, fill out this interest form by Tuesday, January 20, 2025. For questions, reach out to STI Senior Program Analyst Sonia Almonte.

Request for Proposals: Qualitative Data Consultant – Reducing Overdose Disparities for Equitable Outcomes (RODEO)

With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for a Qualitative Data Consultant to support the Reducing Overdose Disparities for Equitable Outcomes (RODEO) Initiative. This project focuses on identifying barriers, facilitators, and systemic challenges in overdose prevention for Black and Native American/Alaskan Native communities, while highlighting strategies and community-driven practices to reduce disparities.

NACCHO will award a consultant up to $75,000 to assist with participant recruitment, qualitative data collection, coding and categorization, and preparing a data analysis summary. Findings from this work will inform actionable strategies to reduce overdose disparities and support community-driven solutions.

For full details about the funding opportunity, please review the Request for Proposals.

Application Submission: Please submit all applications and supporting materials as a PDF via email to [email protected] no later than Monday, February 3, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET with the subject line “2025 Qualitative Data Consultant RODEO Application”.

HIV, STI, Hepatitis & Harm Reduction Resources and News

ORISE fellowship opportunity with the Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) Harm Reduction Team

The fellow will have the opportunity to participate in:

• Providing support related to the direct implementation and operation of syringe services programs.
• Supporting program implementation related to reducing infectious diseases associated with drug use and improving the health of people who use drugs.
• Supporting translation of program data into feasible recommendations through reporting, publications, and presentations.
• Providing technical help to cooperative agreement recipients and community partners.

The participant will gain experience as a fellow in a multi-disciplinary team and obtain advanced experiential learning in the implementation of multiple federal programs to reduce infectious diseases among people who use drugs. Experience working in community-based harm reduction programs is desired.

View the announcement on the Zintellect website to learn more about the fellowship and how to apply.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.