News & Events

OAR Website Redesign

Aug 30, 2018

The Office of AIDS Research (OAR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revamped its website with a fresh, new look and updated, reorganized content. The new site highlights the trans-NIH HIV/AIDS research priorities and the role OAR plays in developing and coordinating research initiatives across the NIH to address these priorities. The website also includes a list of NIH Institutes and Centers that conduct HIV/AIDS research.

Visitors to the site can find an overview of the history of NIH HIV/AIDS research, updates on recent and upcoming OAR news and events, and links to a variety of resources on HIV/AIDS for researchers, health professionals, and members of the public.

Check out the new site today at oar.nih.gov!

National Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) 2021 Meeting

On April 14-15, 2021, more than 300 academic investigators, government scientists, local health department professionals, and community members from throughout the U.S. participated in the virtual National Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Meeting hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the DC Center for AIDS Research (CFAR).

The meeting featured presentations by academic investigators and their implementation and community partners funded through NIH EHE awards and highlighted their data and experiences to date. In addition, Implementation Science Coordination, Consultation, & Collaboration Initiative (ISC3I) hosted a series of methods workshops for HIV implementation research and practice for the 2020 EHE project teams.

New Funding Opportunity: Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has announced a new funding opportunity, "Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities" (RFA-MD-21-004). This initiative will support (1) observational research to understand the role of structural racism and discrimination (SRD) in causing and sustaining health disparities, and (2) intervention research that addresses SRD in order to improve minority health or reduce health disparities. Many topics for this opportunity are of interest to HIV and substance misuse research.

A letter of intent is due July 20, 2021. Applications are due August 24, 2021.