The City of Philadelphia's Disease Control Division has been awarded a 5-year, $470,740 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940). This funding supports the division's comprehensive HIV prevention, surveillance, and treatment efforts across the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Key activities include HIV testing, linkage to care, prevention...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) a $9,447,424 Cooperative Agreement under the HIV Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.939). The 5-year award, effective August 1, 2024, will fund a comprehensive HIV prevention and surveillance program to reduce new HIV infections and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV in Philadelphia. Key objectives include...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) was awarded a $15,608,726 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based program (CFDA 93.939). The five-year award, beginning August 1, 2024, will support PADOH's implementation of an integrated HIV surveillance and prevention program across 66 counties in Pennsylvania, excluding Philadelphia. Key activities include systematic HIV testing, data...
The Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) was awarded a $1,800,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940). The funding will support BCHD's Sexual Health and Wellness Clinics (SHWC) to scale up HIV prevention services from August 2024 to July 2029. Key activities include: Building capacity to provide immunizations for vaccine-preventable sexually transmitted infections...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $1,800,000 Cooperative Agreement under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940) to Public Health-Seattle & King County in Washington. The funding will support activities to increase the number of patients served at the agency's Sexual Health Clinics and improve the services they provide. Key goals include strengthening the clinic's infrastructure, improving service delivery to address the...
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) was awarded a $1,800,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940). The funding will support and scale up HIV prevention services in sexual health clinics across the city of Chicago, which has a population of 2.83 million and high HIV/STI morbidity. Key activities to be performed under this 5-year award (August 2024 to July 2029)...
The Sacramento County Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health received a 5-year Cooperative Agreement award of $1,800,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940). The funding will be used to: Expand and strengthen the Division's existing Sexual Health Clinic infrastructure to improve service delivery, patient engagement, and health outcomes for people living with HIV. This includes hiring...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $22,462,884 Cooperative Agreement under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940) to the Baltimore City Health Department. The award aims to support comprehensive HIV prevention, surveillance, and treatment efforts across the jurisdiction. Key activities include implementing high-impact HIV prevention strategies, improving health outcomes for people living with HIV, and working towards...
The City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HHD) received a $38,072,220 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Prevention and Control Grants program (CFDA 93.977). The award will fund enhanced HIV surveillance, prevention, and treatment activities in Houston and Harris County from August 2024 through May 2029. Key objectives include: 1) Increasing and expanding HIV testing through...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $1,440,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940). The award will support comprehensive HIV prevention, surveillance, and treatment efforts in Chicago over a 5-year period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029. Key activities funded through this award include HIV testing, linkage to care, prevention...
The City of Philadelphia, through its Department of Public Health (PDPH), has been awarded a 5-year, $1,800,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940). The funding will support the city's Ending the Epidemic Initiative by maintaining existing and scaling up new HIV prevention services in the city's sexual health clinics. Key expected outcomes include developing an improved electronic health record system, re-establishing a satellite STD clinic, conducting patient experience assessments, implementing targeted social media outreach, and enhancing partnerships with the PDPH Division of HIV Health and community organizations to address the disproportionate impact of HIV on Black, Brown, and LGBTQ+ communities in Philadelphia.