Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Partnerships with Community Based Organizations (CBOs). (Short Title: MSI/CBO)

The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce SA and transmission of HIV/AIDS among African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) young adult (ages 18-24) populations. CSAP expects MSIs to partner with one or more community-based organizations (CBOs) to provide integrated SA and HIV prevention programs to African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) young adults (ages 18-24) in the surrounding communities. Applicants are required to base their projects on the five steps of SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF). During the implementation phase, MSIs are expected to work with their collaborating CBOs to conduct the following tasks: • Conduct focus groups to identify high risk populations on the MSI campus and in the surrounding communities; • Implement evidence based substance abuse/HIV prevention and environmental prevention strategies to change community norms; • Provide outreach that includes prevention education strategies to reach racial/ethnic minority young adults on MSI campuses and in the surrounding communities; • Implement required strategies for HIV testing and referral services.