The HIV/STD/TB (HST) program of the Oregon Health Authority is pleased to submit this application for cooperative agreement
PS24-0047 to implement high impact, comprehensive HIV prevention and surveillance programming to prevent new HIV infections and
improve the health of people with HIV. This application aligns with the CDC's DHP strategic focus areas to bolster community
engagement, health equity, syndemic and whole-person approaches to HIV prevention. We aim to increase knowledge of HIV/STI
status, reduce transmission, prevent new infections, improve rapid linkage to care and viral suppression and maintain elimination of
perinatal transmission through data driven program planning and service delivery. Our activities and strategies align with the Healthy
People 2030 focus on HIV, STI and health equity and other national public health strategies and priorities outlined in the National
HIV/AIDS Strategy for the US (2022-2025); Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE), CDC's Data Modernization Initiative, and the NCHHSTP
Strategic Plan (2022-2026). We will comply with the CDC Technical Guidance (TG) for HIV Surveillance Programs, CDC Data Security
and Confidentiality Guidelines, National HIV Prevention Program Monitoring and Evaluation Guidance for HIV Prevention Programs,
and the Cluster Detection and Response (CDR) Guidance. This proposal includes a Table of Contents, Project Narrative, Project Work
Plan, and Budget Narrative which outline how our integrated HIV Prevention and Surveillance Program will continue to collect high
quality case surveillance data to inform and improve high impact HIV prevention. We describe how our program will address all six
PS24-0047 strategies and corresponding activities to achieve overarching project goals: to increase knowledge of HIV/STI status;
reduce transmission; and prevent new infections through integrated testing, equitable PrEP and PEP access, access to condoms and
harm reduction services, perinatal HIV surveillance & prevention, enhanced partner services, rapid access to care and/or
re-engagement in care, viral suppression, as well as through community engagement and planning, meaningful collaboration, and
cluster detection and outbreak management. We will partner with Oregon’s CDC Project Officer’s during the first 6 months to finalize the
EPMP. We have a proven track record of providing high quality, high impact HIV prevention and surveillance programming, and
welcome the opportunity to continue the critical work of improving the health of all Oregonians through this award.