Timeline
Shortly after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America, Shelby County was identified as a priority county and awarded funding to support continued strategic planning activities to end HIV in Memphis by 2030.
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Planning Begins
National Center for HIV-AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Strategic Partnerships and Planning to
Support Ending the HIV Epidemic begins.
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CDC Announces EHE Program
In the State of the Union, the President announces the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America initiative.
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Jurisdictions Announced
CDC awards $12 million from the HHS Minority HIV/AIDS Fund for all EHE jurisdictions* to develop multi-year and community-tailored EHE strategic plans, with an emphasis on bringing “new voices” to the table.
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Shelby County Awarded Funding
In July 2020, CDC awarded $109 million to accelerate progress in the fight to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. as part of the federal initiative Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America (EHE).
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Partnership Conversations Begin
The Core Team, local stakeholders and community leaders gather and begin planning.
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Program Launches to Public
The End HIV 901 website and social media platforms launch. This lays the groundwork for the EHE Initiative in Shelby County.
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Next Step: 2021
Jan 2021: EndHIV901 Kick-Off Press Conference.
March 2021: CBO Capacity building and training for grant request for proposal (RFP).
Feb 2021: Monthly C2P/EHE planning group & implementation oversight Committee Meetings begin.
September 2017
February 2019
September 2019
July 2020
August 2020
December 2020