Aids United

SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND

STRENGTHENING INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO HIGH IMPACT PREVENTION IN THE MIDWEST

NATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE FOR STRENGTHENING HIV SYNDEMIC SYSTEMS & SERVICES - AIDS UNITED (AU)'S PS24-0020 CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVE, NATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE FOR STRENGTHENING HIV SYNDEMIC SYSTEMS & SERVICES, AIMS TO IMPLEMENT SCALABLE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) STRATEGIES TO BOLSTER THE CAPACITY OF CDC-FUNDED HEALTH DEPARTMENTS (HDS) AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS). AU AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS WILL USE A FLEXIBLE, CONTINUOUS CONSULTATION APPROACH TO PROVIDE TAILORED TA, ENCOMPASSING MENTORING, SKILLS BUILDING, AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT. COLLABORATING WITH HDS, CBOS, OTHER COMPONENT CBA PROVIDERS, AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH AND AT HIGH RISK FOR HIV, AU WILL ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY AND CULTURAL RELEVANCE THROUGH SERVICES SUCH AS MENTORING SESSIONS, SKILLS ENHANCEMENT WORKSHOPS, AND PEER-TO-PEER KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE. AU'S COMMITMENT TO ENDING THE DOMESTIC HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC IS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH ITS STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING, CAPACITY BUILDING, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND EVALUATION EFFORTS. WITH A PROVEN TRACK RECORD AND EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE, AU CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY IN STRENGTHENING HIV SYSTEMS AND SERVICES NATIONWIDE. AU BRINGS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE FOCUS AREAS OF COMPONENT D, PROVIDING TA ON HARM REDUCTION, TRANSGENDER/NON-CONFORMING COMMUNITY SERVICES, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND MORE. AU HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A WIDE ARRAY OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS. AU ENSURES MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT OF DIRECTLY AFFECTED PEOPLE IN ITS TA WORK, CONDUCTING NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND INCORPORATING FEEDBACK TO TAILOR TA TO THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES MOST AFFECTED BY HIV. AU HAS DEMONSTRATED PROFICIENCY IN ORGANIZING MULTI-PARTNER TA EVENTS, INCLUDING INSTITUTES AND SUMMITS, PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATIONS, MATERIALS, AND POST-EVENT SUPPORT, AS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE ANNUAL AIDSWATCH AND OTHER CDC AND HRSA-FUNDED INITIATIVES. AU'S PROVEN TRACK RECORD IN DELIVERING TARGETED TA INCLUDES SERVING AS A ONE OF THE LEAD MIDWEST CBA PROVIDER AND COLLABORATING WITH NASTAD IN THE SOUTHERN REGION UNDER PS19-1904 AND SHOWCASING ITS NATIONAL REACH AND EXPERTISE IN HIV PREVENTION STRATEGIES UNDER PS14-1403. BY ACTIVELY ENGAGING WITH THE HIV WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AU ENSURES THAT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EFFORTS ARE ROOTED IN LOCAL NEEDS AND CONTEXTS, WITH A FOCUS ON SERVING RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY HIV, FACILITATED THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PLANNING SESSIONS AND LEVERAGING EXISTING PLATFORMS FOR SUSTAINABLE ADVANCEMENTS. EMPHASIZING CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AU WILL USE THE CDC’S EVALUATION FRAMEWORK, INCORPORATING PRE-AND POST-KNOWLEDGE CHECKS TO ASSESS TA EFFICACY AND KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION. AN ITERATIVE FEEDBACK SYSTEM WILL ENSURE PROGRAM ADAPTABILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS. THE PROCESS EVALUATION WILL ALIGN CBA ACTIVITIES WITH PROGRAM OBJECTIVES TO ACHIEVE EXPECTED OUTCOMES. THE OUTCOME EVALUATION WILL MEASURE STRATEGY EFFECTIVENESS IN ACHIEVING SHORT AND INTERMEDIATE GOALS.

GETTING TO ZERO: AIDS UNITED CPCTY BLDG FOR COMM BASED ORGS

AMERICORPS NATIONAL

GETTING TO ZERO: AIDS UNITED CPCTY BLDG FOR COMM BASED ORGS

AMERICORPS*NATIONAL

NATIONAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - AIDS UNITED JOINS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL, CAI GLOBAL, VALLEY AIDS COUNCIL, AND IMPACT + MARKETING TO PROPOSE THE CULTIVATE PROGRAM TO BUILD, PROMOTE, AND ELEVATE THE LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE WITH HIV IN HIV CARE SYSTEMS. PEOPLE WITH HIV HAVE AN ESSENTIAL ROLE TO PLAY AS LEADERS IN ENSURING THAT HIV SERVICES MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL WHO NEED THEM, BUT AVENUES TO BUILDING AND EXERCISING THIS LEADERSHIP CAN BE UNCLEAR, UNWELCOMING, AND COMPLEX. BUILDING SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP REQUIRES ATTENTION TO THREE LEVELS: THE INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY, AND ORGANIZATIONAL. THE CULTIVATE PROGRAM MODEL REFLECTS THE LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE WITH HIV AT ITS CORE, AS AN ADVISORY COUNCIL (COMPOSED OF A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WITH HIV) WILL PROVIDE INPUT AND GUIDANCE ACROSS ALL PHASES OF THE PROJECT. THROUGH EXTENSIVE OUTREACH AND A FORMAL APPLICATION PROCESS, CULTIVATE WILL RECRUIT 200 DIVERSE, HIGHLY MOTIVATED PEOPLE WITH HIV TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. AIDS UNITED WILL LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADAPTED AND NEW CURRICULA AND MATERIALS TO SUPPORT LEADERSHIP TRAINING ACROSS THREE PROGRAM PILLARS THAT RESPOND TO THE THREE LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT; ALTOGETHER, AT LEAST 28 MODULES WILL COMPRISE THE CULTIVATE TOOLKIT FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THE 200 PEOPLE WITH HIV RECRUITED FOR CULTIVATE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THREE-DAY TRAINING-OF-TRAINERS (TOT) PROGRAMS (10 TOTS ALTOGETHER, 20 PEOPLE PER TOT, 8 TOTS IN-PERSON, 2 VIRTUAL, AND 2 DELIVERED IN SPANISH). DURING THE TOTS, TRAINEES WILL RECEIVE EXTENSIVE ORIENTATION TO THE CULTIVATE TOOLKIT, WATCH THE DELIVERY BY AN EXPERT TRAINER OF MODULES FROM THE CULTIVATE TOOLKIT, AND ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DELIVER ONE OF THE MODULES THEMSELVES, WITH FEEDBACK PROVIDED BY BOTH EXPERT TRAINERS AND FELLOW TRAINEES. FOLLOWING THE TOTS, TRAINEES WILL BENEFIT FROM EXTENSIVE FURTHER SUPPORT, INCLUDING BI-WEEKLY COACHING SESSIONS, PARTICIPATION IN QUARTERLY ONLINE PEER TO PEER LEARNING, AND ACCESS TO EXTEN SIVE RESOURCES FOR ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING. WITH SUPPORT FROM COACHES, EACH TRAINEE WILL, WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF THEIR TOT, DELIVER LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY; ALTOGETHER, AIDS UNITED PROJECTS THAT THESE LOCAL TRAININGS WILL REACH 2000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND POTENTIAL LEADERS WITH HIV. A RIGOROUS EVALUATION WILL DOCUMENT THE IMPACT OF THE CULTIVATE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND PROMOTE ITS CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OVER THE GRANT’S LIFE. TO SUSTAIN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT BEYOND THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT, CULTIVATE PARTNERS WILL USE MULTIPLE MEANS TO BROADLY DISSEMINATE THE CULTIVATE TOOLKIT. AIDS UNITED CONTACT INFORMATION: ALICIA DOWNES, PROJECT DIRECTOR ADOWNES@AIDSUNITED.ORG (202) 408-4848 1634 EYE STREET NW, SUITE 1100 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-4003 AIDSUNITED.ORG $800,000 IN FUNDS REQUESTED ANNUALLY FOR FOUR YEARS.

PACT - WE ARE UNITED - IN RESPONSE TO CDCS NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (NOFO), PARTNERING AND COMMUNICATING TOGETHER, AIDS UNITED (AU), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE, THE BLACK WOMEN?S IMPERATIVE, THE COLLABORATIVE TO ADVANCE HEALTH SERVICES, FIJATE BIEN/MPACT GLOBAL ACTION FOR GAY MEN?S HEALTH AND RIGHTS, AND BUILDING HEALTHY ONLINE COMMUNITIES SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO BRING HIV PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MESSAGING TO KEY PRIORITY POPULATIONS AND AREAS ACROSS THE U.S. THIS APPLICATION FOR PACT ? WE ARE UNITED - IS SUBMITTED UNDER CATEGORY A AND B OF THE FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT TO SUPPORT THE DISSEMINATION OF CDC?S LET?S STOP HIV TOGETHER (TOGETHER) CAMPAIGN VIA THE USE OF DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND AT IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS. THE SCOPE OF STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO REACH AND ENGAGE MSM, YOUNG MSM OF COLOR, TRANSGENDER WOMEN, HISPANIC/LATINX, AND COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN U.S. EVENTS ARE PLANNED TO TAKE PLACE IN TEN CRITICAL JURISDICTIONS IDENTIFIED BY THE ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC INITIATIVE (EHE) INCLUDING IN FLORIDA, GEORGIA, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, NEW YORK, OHIO, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, WASHINGTON. D.C, AND PUERTO RICO. TODAY, WE HAVE REAL SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN THE US. YET, DESPITE ACCESS TO TREATMENT AND CARE, NEW ADVANCES IN TREATMENT, AND NEW PREVENTION MODALITIES SUCH AS PREP, 38,000 NEW HIV DIAGNOSES ARE REPORTED YEARLY WITH DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON CERTAIN SECTORS OF THE POPULATION. SOME OF THE CHALLENGES TO HIV PREVENTION AND TREATMENT CAN BE DIRECTLY LINKED TO LACK OF ACCURATE AND CURRENT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HIV AND THE IMPACT OF STIGMA. GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE ALONG WITH INTERNAL NEGATIVE ATTITUDES, BEHAVIORS, AND JUDGEMENTS TOWARDS PEOPLE LIVING WITH OR AT RISK FOR HIV ARE LINKED TO DISCOURAGING INDIVIDUALS FROM LEARNING THEIR HIV STATUS, ACCESSING TREATMENT, OR STAYING IN CARE. ADDITIONALLY, EXPERIENCES OF RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL BARRIERS IN HEALTHCARE AND, OFTEN, ARE LINKED TO DISPARITIES ACCESSING IMPORTANT HIV PREVENTION TOOLS, INCLUDING PRESCRIPTION OF PREP.BUILDING UPON THE SUCCESSES OF THE CURRENT CDC FUNDED PACT PROGRAM (FORMERLY ACT AGAINST AIDS) THAT MOBILIZED NATIONAL AND LOCAL-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP DELIVER HIV INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO LGBTQ COMMUNITIES, AU WILL ENGAGE A BROADER AND TARGETED NETWORK OF NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTINUE DISSEMINATING THE TOGETHER CAMPAIGN MESSAGING. WORKING SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH THE PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH A NETWORK OF ONLINE COMMUNITIES ? AND UTILIZING DIGITAL, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND EVENTS ? WE PROPOSE TO DISSEMINATE HIV INFORMATION AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HIV PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OPTIONS TO SPECIFIC AREAS AND POPULATIONS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY HIV AND TO THEIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. OUR PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL DISSEMINATE THE TOGETHER CAMPAIGN MESSAGES AND MATERIALS USING A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO INCLUDE TOGETHER-RELATED MESSAGES AND CONTENT IN SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, BLOGS AND NEWSLETTERS, DIGITAL ARTICLES, AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLACEMENTS ACROSS VARIED PLATFORMS. FURTHERMORE, ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO INCLUDE TOGETHER DIGITAL AD PLACEMENTS AND STORIES GENERATED IN THE MEDIA, CAMPAIGN-RELATED MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION (MORE THAN 5000), AT LEAST 12 VIRTUAL AND 10 IN-PERSON EVENTS, CONTINUAL AD PLACEMENTS ON MSM DATING SITES, ENGAGEMENT OF NEW NATIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS, AND MUCH MORE. THESE EFFORTS AIM TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF OPTIONS TO PROMOTE HIV TESTING, ENCOURAGE EARLY ENGAGEMENT IN AND ADHERENCE TO HIV TREATMENT, AND INCREASE THE USE OF EFFECTIVE PREVENTION TOOLS, INCLUDING PREP (AMONG OTHERS) TO REDUCE NEW HIV RATES AMONG OUR TARGET POPULATIONS

M2MPOWER: IGNITING A MOVEMENT - ENHANCING HIV PREVENTION COMMUNICATION AND MOBILIZATION EFFORTS THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AMONG LGBTQ COMMUNITIE

ENGAGES AMERICORPS MEMBERS IN FULL AND PART-TIME SERVICE TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS IN EDUCATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, VETERANS, AND OTHER AREAS. FI

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AMERICORPS NATIONAL

M2MPOWER: IGNITING A MOVEMENT - ENHANCING HIV PREVENTION COMMUNICATION AND MOBILIZATION EFFORTS THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AMONG LGBTQ COMMUNITIE

SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

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