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    Using Social Network Testing (SNT) to Increase HIV Testing in Vulnerable Populations in Wisconsin

    Project Overview

    4th Funding Cycle Impact Award
         Project Start Date: 7/1/2008
         Project End Date: 6/302011

    Project Goal Statement: New approaches are needed to identify HIV-positive individuals who have not been previously tested. We propose to expand an existing Social Network Testing (SNT) pilot program to improve diagnosis of HIV in vulnerable populations.

    Original Award Amount: $443,525
    Adjusted Award Amount: $346,421*

    Community Partner:
    Primary Community Partner: AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin

    Academic Partner:
    Primary Academic Partner: John Fangman, MD, Department of Medicine

    Project Progress Summary Reports:
         Project Progress Report Summary 7/1/2008 - 4/30/2009
         Project Progress Report Summary 5/1/2009 - 6/30/2009
         Project Progress Report Summary 7/1/2009 - 12/31/2009
         Project Progress Report Summary 1/1/2010 - 6/30/2010
         Project Progress Report Summary 7/1/2010 - 12/31/2010
         Project Final Report Summary    

    Affiliated Web Pages:
         AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin

    Project Dissemination Efforts (as reported by project partners)
         None reported.

    *In 2009 award amounts, based on the remaining budget, were adjusted to reflect the decline in endowment asset value due to the downturn in the economy.