Urgent targeting efforts to address congenital syphilis

Overview

This grant opportunity will run over 2 years from 2025-26 to 2026-27. The purpose of this grant opportunity is to reduce cases of congenital syphilis, by improving access to antenatal care that includes syphilis testing and treatment (and testing and treatment of partners when appropriate), so that syphilis infections are diagnosed and treated, and syphilis is not passed on to the baby. To support this, the grant will trial and evaluate innovative and new models of care in pregnancy that improve accessibility and service reach for people experiencing complex social factors who have barriers to accessing care or who are at risk of not receiving antenatal care (that includes syphilis testing and treatment). The objective of the grant opportunity is to develop an evidence base on innovative and new models of care that aim to reduce cases of congenital syphilis, burden of disease and associated deaths through targeted antenatal care programs. These outcomes will inform the national syphilis response.  The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are: An evidence-base to inform the national syphilis response on models of care that increase syphilis testing and care in pregnancy and for partners. An evidence-base on models of care that increase access to antenatal care for vulnerable populations, including but not limited to: people experiencing domestic and family violence  people experiencing homelessness Culturally and Linguistically Diverse populations, including migrants and refugees people affected by drug and alcohol use people who are incarcerated (or with a history of). To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.