Enhanced surveillance of persons with early and late HIV diagnosis to understand system and individual factors associated with new infection and delayed testing

The purpose of this NOFO is to improve understanding of barriers and gaps in HIV prevention services that may lead to continued HIV transmission or delayed diagnosis of HIV. This NOFO will support enhanced surveillance of people diagnosed with HIV during the earliest and latest stages of infection (i.e., stages 0 and 3, respectively) to understand recent experiences with HIV prevention and testing services, as well as the system- and individual-level barriers that led to these failures in early diagnosis and prevention. Recipients of this NOFO will identify, locate, and recruit all persons diagnosed...

Eligible applicants for this NOFO include all US State health departments, the six local health departments with independent HIV surveillance programs (City of Chicago Department of Public Health, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and San Francisco Department of Public Health), the District of Columbia Department of Health, and the territorial health departments (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands) or their Bona Fide Agents. This program is authorized under Section 318(c) of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. Section 247c(c)], as amended.

Melissa Cribbin Sharma mwc4@cdc.gov