This federal Cooperative Agreement award for $1,800,000.00 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) will enable Positive Impact Health Centers Inc., a non-profit organization in Atlanta, Georgia, to partner with the Gwinnett County Board of Health to enhance HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and prevention services in the Atlanta...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Positive Impact Health Centers Inc., a non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. The grant was awarded on September 1, 2024 under the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program (CFDA 93.145) and will run through August 31, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to enhance the healthcare workforce's capacity to provide high-quality HIV prevention, care,...
The State of Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH) has been awarded a 5-year, $34,975,849 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Non-Governmental Organization Based program (CFDA 93.939). This funding will support GDPH's comprehensive approach to HIV prevention and surveillance activities across Georgia. Key products and services to be delivered include: increased HIV testing and linkage to care, expanded access to...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Health Education, Assessment and Leadership, Inc. (H.E.A.L., Inc.) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program. The grant funding will enable H.E.A.L.'s Healing Community Center in Atlanta, Georgia to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services for underserved, low-income, and predominantly African American populations. Key services to be provided include...
The National Center for HIV/AIDS, a civilian federal agency, awarded Emory University a $699,996 Cooperative Agreement under the HIV Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education Projects (CFDA 93.941) program. The four-year award, effective June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2028, supports the "INTEGRATE" project to integrate tailored oral and long-acting injectable PrEP services for Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the Atlanta...
The Federal Grant Award of $289,134 was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Ryan White Title III HIV Capacity Development and Planning Grants program (CFDA 93.145 - AIDS Education and Training Centers) to Empowerment Resource Center Inc., a non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. The funding supports Empowerment Resource Center's efforts to enhance the capacity of the healthcare workforce to provide high-quality HIV prevention, care, and...
This $298,720 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program (CFDA 93.145). The grant supports the non-profit organization Aid Atlanta, Incorporated in delivering a range of HIV prevention, care, and support services primarily serving the Atlanta metropolitan area. Key products and services funded through this award include healthcare workforce development, housing assistance,...
This $1,800,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940) aims to strengthen sexual health infrastructure and service delivery for priority populations in New York City. The project, led by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYCHHC), will expand access to high-quality sexual health services such as HIV testing, STI testing and treatment, vaccinations, and...
This $2,400,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based Program (CFDA 93.940) supports the Southwest Center Ways to Scale Up Prevention (SWC WSUP) project. The project aims to provide affirming, stigma-free HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention and linkage to care services for four priority populations and three groups of interest disproportionately impacted by the...
The National Center for HIV/AIDS has awarded a 5-year, $1,800,000 Cooperative Agreement to Ashwell, doing business as The Wright House Wellness Center, to implement the "ASHWELL LEVEL UP OF HIV PREVENTION AND CARE" project. This project aims to enhance HIV and STI prevention and care services for low-income populations of color, especially men who have sex with men (MSM) and LGBTQ+ individuals in Travis County, Texas. The project activities will include identifying and addressing...
FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION - PROJECT TITLE: PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION (PCHP) APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: HEALTH EDUCATION, ASSESSMENT AND LEADERSHIP, INC. (HEAL) HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM GRANT NUMBER (H8026594) ADDRESS: 3915 CASCADE ROAD SW, STE T-90, ATLANTA, GA 30331-8660 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: DONALD E. USHER CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: (VOICE) 404-564-7749 EMAIL ADDRESS: DUSHER@HCCATLANTA.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.HEALINGCOMMUNITYCENTER.ORG THE GOAL OF HEAL'S PCHP INITIATIVE IS TO BUILD UPON THE PRIORITY JURISDICTION EFFORTS IN FULTON COUNTY, GA TO OPTIMIZE RESOURCES AMONG OUR FIVE PRIMARY CARE LOCATIONS - MEDICAL, DENTAL AND AN EXISTING MOBILE UNIT - TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS COUNSELED AND TESTED FOR HIV, THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS PRESCRIBED PREP, AND THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS LINKED TO HIV CARE AND TREATMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DIAGNOSIS. THESE NEW RESOURCES TO ENHANCE WORKFORCE CAPACITY FOR INTEGRATING HIV SERVICES WITHIN THE PRIMARY SETTING WILL AID US IN IMPROVING TESTING AND COUNSELING FOR HIV RESULTING IN INCREASED PREVENTION EFFORTS AND IMPROVED OUTCOMES. WE WILL SUPPORT THIS WORK BY TARGETING EXISTING AND NEW HEALTH CENTER PATIENTS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL AND IN THE PRACTICE SETTING WITH A FOCUS ON TELE-PREP ONLINE PRESCRIBING. WORK WILL BE FURTHER SUPPORTED VIA PROVIDER TRAINING OFFERING CONTINUING EDUCATION AND THROUGH HIRING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE CAPACITY IN PROMOTING PREP, GIVEN EXPANDED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. UTILIZING UDS DATA TRENDS, WE WILL ESTABLISH BASELINES AND PROJECT TARGETED INCREASES FOR PATIENTS REFLECTING LINKAGES TO CARE AND TREATMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DIAGNOSIS. BEYOND DIRECT PATIENT OUTREACH AND INTERVENTION, HEAL WILL REVIEW, RESEARCH AND ENGAGE WITH LEADERS AMONG EXISTING EHE INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS BARRIERS. THESE EFFORTS SUCH AS THE FULTON COUNTY RYAN WHITE PROGRAM, THE METROPOLITAN ATLANTA HIV HEALTH SERVICES PLANNING COUNCIL (PC), THE FULTON COUNTY HIV ADVISORY COMMITTEE (FCHAC), COMMUNITY MEMB ERS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE STATE'S EHE HIV INTEGRATED PLAN WILL INFORM A WORKPLAN TO ADDRESS ANY GAPS, GIVEN THE ABILITY TO TAKE DEEPER DIVES WITH OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIFIC TO THOSE IN OUR TARGETED SERVICE AREA ZIP CODES BEYOND THE BROADER COUNTY OUTREACH. WE WILL COLLABORATE WITH THESE EXISTING EFFORTS IN OUR AIM TO OPTIMIZE FEDERAL INVESTMENTS BY ENHANCEMENTS TO EACH OF OUR FIVE PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS TO ADDRESS BARRIERS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THREE YEARS OF WORK THROUGHOUT THE JURISDICTION. ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TARGETED TO THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION SPECIFIC TO THE HEALTH CENTER'S APPROVED SERVICE AREA WILL AFFORD A MORE DETAILED FOCUS WITHIN THE FULTON COUNTY JURISDICTION. HEAL'S SERVICE AREA COMPRISES THE 30331 ZIP CODE, WHERE PATIENTS HAVE ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH HEALTH CENTER PROVIDERS. THESE PROVIDERS WILL RECEIVE TARGETED TRAINING, SUPPORT AND INCENTIVES TO ASSIST US IN ACHIEVING THE FOUR WORKPLAN ACTIVITIES OF PREP, OUTREACH, TESTING, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.