Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) for HIV Prevention Programs to End the HIV Epidemic in the United States

Background
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is funding a Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) program to strengthen the capacity and improve the performance of the nation’s HIV workforce. The program supports a network of funded providers, established as the CBA Provider Network (CPN), to implement six inter-related program components. The program aligns with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States 2022–2025, the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States (EHE) initiative, the HIV Care Continuum, and CDC’s High-Impact Prevention (HIP) approach. It also addresses social determinants of health (SDOH) and syndemics affecting HIV-related outcomes.

Grant Details
The program will constitute a national CBA Provider Network (CPN) to deliver CBA services to an interdisciplinary HIV prevention workforce within CDC-funded state and local health departments and community-based organizations. The six inter-related program components include:
- Technical assistance
- Instructor-led training
- eLearning training
- Organization/workforce development
- Management for community-based organizations
- CPN resource and coordination center.

Eligibility Requirements
The grant is open for competition. It is a Cooperative Agreement type with approximately 15 awards expected. The total period of performance funding is $127,500,000 with an average one year award amount of $2,150,000. There are no cost sharing or matching requirements.

Period of Performance
The total period of performance length is 5 years with an estimated award date of July 01, 2024.

Grant Value
$127,500,000 is the total period of performance funding with individual award amounts specified for each component.

Place of Performance
The grant will be performed at CDC-funded state and local health departments and community-based organizations across the United States.