NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH, 5600 FISHERS LN., RM 9C-15, ROCKVILLE, MD, 20857-8030

A -- SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) AND SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PROGRAMS FOR INNOVATIVE HIV/AIDS RELATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES POC DR. WALTER GOLDSCHMIDTS (301) 443-7281 Potential Sources Sought - Research & Development; National Institute of Mental Health(NIMH), Office on AIDS(OA), 5600 Fishers Ln., Rm. 10-75, Rockville, MD 20857-8030, POC: Dr. Walter Goldschmidts at (301)443-7281, FAX (301)443-9719 or email at wgoldsch@nih.gov. Research & Development sources are sought for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) programs. The NIMH OA supports basic and applied behavioral research to understand, prevent, a nd/or change HIV high-risk behaviors, and to sustain lower risk HIV-related behaviors over time. The NIMH Neuro-AIDS Research Program supports research to increase our understanding of the profound effects of HIV on the Central Nervous System (CNS). In addition to traditional research support mechanisms utilized by colleges and universities, the NIMH-OA also supports HIV-related research and development initiatives proposed by small businesses under the SBIR and STTR programs. The NIMH-OA SBIR and STTR programs provide support to small businesses for the development of innovative technologies and methodologies that have commercial potential and that are relevant to the research mission of the NIMH-OA. The NIMH-OA seeks to support SBIR and STTR research initiatives in the following areas: 1) Behavior change and prevention; development of innovative methods to reduce, prevent, and/or change HIV-associated risk behaviors and relapse prevention methods, development of innovative sch ool-based curricula to promote HIV prevention, development of innovative curricula for training clinicians in promoting HIV-prevention, 2) Neuro-AIDS; development of innovative methods to detect and monitor HIV disease progression in the CNS, development of innovative methods to diagnose and treat neurocognitive deficits in pediatric and adult populations, development of innovative strategies to block/reverse/treat CNS dysfunction associated with HIV infection, 3) Neurobehavioral and psychosocial issues in HIV; development of materials to assist people living with HIV in self-care management, development of instruments to enhance coping skills for families living with HIV/AIDS and, 4) AIDS mental health services delivery; development of training curricula on HIV counseling in pre- and post-HIV testing settings, development of methods to evaluate and enhance clinical skills in HIV risk reduction counseling. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute and Invitation for Bid(IFB), Request for Proposal(RFP), or Request for Application(RFA), and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Federal Government.(0330)

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