August 4, 2010

CDC Awards $42M to Community-Based HIV Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $42 million to 133 community-based organizations (CBOs) to help them implement HIV prevention programs, according to a CDC statement. CBOs will use the funds to create effective HIV prevention programs for people living with HIV/AIDS and for those most at risk for the virus, as well as to increase HIV testing and HIV status awareness. The average award per CBO is about $323,000 per year for five years.

To read the CDC statement, click here.

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