HOW TO BECOME A CDC PREVENTION PROVIDER IN TENNESSEE:

 

HIV Prevention Funding Quick Facts

  • HIV Prevention strategies in Tennessee include HIV testing, PrEP, linkage to care, condom distribution, partner services and syringe services programs. Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) provide guidelines to ensure programs in HIV Prevention are high-impact and cost-effective.

  • The priority populations and interventions supported with these funds have been identified through a community-driven planning process and reflect the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and the Tennessee HIV/AIDS Strategy.

  • The major goals of this program are reducing new infections, increasing access to care, and promoting health equity.

 

Tell me more about CDC Prevention funding…

The HIV Prevention program is designed to contribute to the achievement of these goals through HIV testing, condom distribution, PrEP navigation, public health strategies (ARTAS), and behavioral interventions that address priority populations in Tennessee which are disproportionately affected by HIV. HIV Prevention strategies have four goals:

  • Reduce New Infections in Highest Incidence Areas

  • Increase Access to Health Care and Improve Health Outcomes

  • Reduce HIV Disparities and Health Inequalities

  • Increase internal and external collaboration between HIV prevention and care providers to ensure a seamless system of care is available to individuals with HIV/AIDS.

 

Which entities can receive CDC Prevention funding?

Funding may be awarded to non-governmental/nonprofit entities, such as community-based organizations, community health centers, migrant health centers, homeless health centers, substance abuse treatment programs, mental health programs, and hospitals.

 

I’m interested! How do I become a Provider?

The process of becoming a Provider begins each fall with a Request for Proposal (RFP) being issued for the following grant year.

Request for Proposal Milestones:

  • RFP is issued

  • Pre-bidders webinar (mandatory)

  • Proposers will complete and submit their proposal

  • If qualified, they will face an interview and vote by the Regional Consortia Grantmaking and Allocations Committee

  • Director of HIV Prevention at the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) authorizes final approval

  • Funding letters are issued

  • United Way of Metropolitan Nashville (UWMN) and funded providers enter into contracts

  • Providers begin providing comprehensive prevention services to priority populations

CDC Prevention grant year is January – December. The process of becoming a Provider begins in the fall with a Request for Proposal (RFP) being issued for the following grant year.

 

Service providers in the Southwest region, go to HIVmemphis.org for more details. (Southwest counties include: Fayette, Shelby, and Tipton)