U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Prevention and Surveillance Activities-Health Department Based
Key facts
- Open now
- None right now
- Opening soon
- 2 grants
- Type of help
- Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)
- Typical award
- Awards range from $2,000,000 - $235,706,951. Average Award is $78,878,744.
Opening soon
Announced, but you can't apply yet. Get ready now.
- Demonstration Projects for Whole-Person Health Models for Women Living with HIV in the South · Opens Jan 14, 2027 · due about Mar 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Direct-to-Consumer Distribution of HIV and other STI Self-Tests · Opens Mar 22, 2027 · due about May 21, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
What it pays for
To assist States and political subdivisions of States in meeting the cost of establishing and maintaining Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention and surveillance programs.
To continue and strengthen effective human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) programs and to affect, maintain, measure and evaluate the extent of HIV/AIDS incidence and prevalence throughout the United States and its territories, providing information for targeting and implementing HIV prevention and surveillance activities.
Who can apply
States, and in consultation with State health authorities, political subdivisions of States including American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments or tribal organizations located wholly or in part within their boundaries and U.S. territories and possessions.
How applications are judged
Applications will be evaluated based on: (1) satisfactory progress in meeting project objectives; (2) the extent to which the objectives for the new budget period are specific, measurable, time phased, realistic, and consistent with National HIV Prevention Goals; (3) the extent to which proposed changes in methods of operation are appropriate and likely to improve prevention efforts; (4) evaluation plans which enhance the success of the project; (5) the availability of funds.
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
5 awards to Tennessee groups since 2018. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Department of Health | Nashville, Davidson County | $33.7M | 2018 |
| United Way of Middle Tennessee, Inc | Nashville, Davidson County | $8M | 2023 |
| Tennessee Department of Health | Nashville, Davidson County | $2M | 2020 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $1M spent that year | 2024 |
| Tennessee Department of Health | Nashville, Davidson County | $559K | 2022 |
Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Health
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Health passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 51 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Health | $2.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| United Way of Middle Tennessee, Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Health | $882K spent that year | 2023 |
| Friends for Life Corporation | Memphis, Shelby County | Shelby County, TN | $755K spent that year | 2025 |
| United Way of Middle Tennessee, Inc | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Health | $501K | 2023 |
| Madison County, Tennessee | Jackson, Madison County | Tennessee Department of Health | $383K spent that year | 2023 |
| The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Health | $356K spent that year | 2023 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Inc. | $200K | 2025 |
| Hamilton County, Tennessee | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Health | $175K spent that year | 2023 |
| Nashville Cares | Nashville, Davidson County | Middle TN Regional Advisory Committee in Collaboration With the United Way of Metro Nashville | $173K spent that year | 2023 |
| Nashville Cares | Nashville, Davidson County | The Middle Tennessee Regionaly Advisory Committee in Collaboration With the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville | $169K spent that year | 2024 |
| Nashville Cares | Nashville, Davidson County | Middle Tennessee Regional Community Planning Group in Colloboration With the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville | $161K spent that year | 2025 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Health | $151K | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).