Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Activity

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funds HIV prevention communication, education, and strategic partnership activities under Assistance Listing 93.118, with the most recent grant award dated September 30, 2021. Program activity has been sparse in recent years; only seven awards were made in 2021, down from 33 in 2019 and 30 in 2015, with no awards recorded in the source data between 2021 and October 2026.

The program supports dissemination of HIV prevention messaging and public awareness campaigns to communities disproportionately affected by HIV, with a focus on gay and bisexual men, transgender women, Black and African American communities, Hispanic and Latino communities, and youth. Recent awards fund organizations to leverage digital and social media platforms, host in-person and virtual events, and coordinate with community partners to extend CDC's "Let's Stop HIV Together" campaign. The portfolio also historically supported strategic planning initiatives aligned with the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative and technical assistance to directly funded health departments.

Awards are predominantly Project Grants (87% of 910 awards) with a smaller share of Cooperative Agreements (11% of 116 awards) and Block Grants (1% of 15 awards). The CDC administered all 1,041 awards in the portfolio, obligating a combined federal total of $173.9 million across the program's 25-year history since October 2001.

Recent cooperative agreements (September 2021) ranged from $500 thousand to approximately $2.99 million. Representative awards included $2.99 million to the National Hispanic Medical Association for disseminating HIV prevention messages to Hispanic communities at in-person and virtual events; $2.57 million to AIDS United to reach MSM, transgender women, and Hispanic/Latino populations across ten Southern U.S. jurisdictions; and $1.40 million to the Center for Black Health & Equity for HIV awareness and prevention targeting African American communities. An earlier $18 million award (September 2019) supported a national network to enhance strategic communications and partnerships between CDC and health departments.

A Notice of Funding Opportunity (CDC-RFA-PS21-2104, "Partnering and Communicating Together") posted September 11, 2020 with due date April 5, 2021 sought cooperative agreements to disseminate CDC HIV prevention materials via digital and social media (Category A) or in-person and virtual events (Category B), targeting communities with the highest disease burden. Eligible applicants included organizations with demonstrated reach and platforms across priority populations. No more recent grant opportunities are present in the source material.