The Ending the HIV Epidemic Fund
We have a unique, once-in-a-generation opportunity to leverage data, scientific tools and technology to eliminate HIV in the United States by 2030. The national initiative Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America is focused on the highest burden 48 counties, Washington, D.C., and San Juan, Puerto Rico, as well as seven states with the highest rural HIV burden. These jurisdictions together account for more than 50 percent of new HIV diagnoses in recent years.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is leading the End of the HIV Epidemic initiative. This plan aims to reduce the number of new HIV diagnoses by at least 90 percent within 10 years.
Importantly, this plan will leverage scientific advances in HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care by coordinating the highly successful programs, resources and technical expertise of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other HHS agencies.
Success requires the involvement of the public, philanthropic and private sectors. The CDC Foundation’s Ending the HIV Epidemic Fund is designed to build on and extend public funding, enabling individual and organizational donors to support this historic opportunity to eliminate HIV in the United States.
Digital Education Strategy and Campaign
Need
It can be difficult to reach audiences most susceptible to HIV with effective messaging.
Intervention
Develop innovative digital campaigns to reach those living with and most vulnerable to HIV, in coordination with state and local partners, for maximum impact.
Type of Activities
Campaigns to increase diagnosis, link people to treatment, prevent HIV transmission, and respond quickly to outbreaks.
Approximate Funding Need
Funding needs are variable depending on specific activity.
Innovative Models of Community Care
Need
While traditional care approaches work for reaching some communities, reaching all those most vulnerable will require disruptive, innovative approaches.
Intervention
Design care delivery systems that deliver comprehensive, evidence-based prevention and treatment services, including support for syringe services programs.
Type of Activities
Prevention
Approximate Funding Need
Funding needs are variable depending on specific activity.
Rural Access to Treatment and Care
Need
Many rural communities lack sufficient access to preventive healthcare services, including PrEP, and HIV testing in their locations.
Intervention
Expand opportunities for care in rural communities by mobilizing and promoting programing and technologies such as community-based pharmacies, home-based HIV testing, and greater utilization of telemedicine.
Type of Activities
Linkage to Care
Approximate Funding Need
Funding needs are variable depending on specific activity.