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Milestones
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July 2021 | In its second round of major EHE funding, CDC awards $117 million to advance innovation and health equity—and help HIV programs regain momentum in the wake of COVID-19.
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December 2020 | EHE jurisdictions submit updated plans by Dec 31st.
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October 2020 | CDC hires and sends seven additional Public Health Field Assignees (total 17) to EHE jurisdictions across the country to increase the HIV workforce capacity of health departments in these areas.
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September 2020 | CDC awards $109 million to 32 state and local health departments that represent the 57 EHE jurisdictions.*
HHS launches America’s HIV Epidemic Analysis Dashboard (AHEAD)external icon, a tool that provides national and jurisdictional data from CDC on the six EHE indicators.
CDC awards $2 million EHE supplemental capacity-building assistance funds to four regional technical assistance providers to assist local areas with community engagement.
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August 2020 | A new investment from the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (MHAF) aimed to specifically address under-resourced STD clinics. This investment leverages the current CDC-funded PS20-2004: National Network of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) to bolster training and technical assistance efforts so STD specialty clinics can better provide HIV prevention services. Activities include providing onsite or distance-based (web or phone) consultations, guidance to conduct clinic assessments, in-person site visits, and resources.
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January 2020 | CDC continued support for scaling up HIV prevention services in STD specialty clinics with the announcement of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): PS20-2010: Integrated HIV Programs for Health Departments to Support Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States (EHE) to support the development and implementation of programs tailored to ending the HIV epidemic in America. This NOFO is made up of three components; component C is focused on implementing strategies and activities that scale up HIV prevention services to reach populations that access care in STD clinics.
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December 2019 | CDC releases an EHE Vital Signs report that highlights the critical need for federal funding to focus on testing, treatment, prevention, and health disparities.
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Summer 2019 | CDC awards $16.5 million from the HHS Minority HIV/AIDS Fund to three jumpstart sites and to all sites to develop community focused, multi-year EHE plans, with an emphasis on bringing new voices to the table.
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February 2019 | Ending the HIV Epidemic announced.
* EHE Priority Jurisdictions include the 48 counties, Washington, D.C., San Juan, Puerto Rico, and seven states with a substantial rural burden that account for more than 50% of all new HIV diagnoses in the country.
