Ryan White Title III HIV Capacity Development and Planning Grants - Project Title: FY 2025 RWHAP Part C Capacity Development Program Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation 2882 Holly Road Corpus Christi, TX 78415 Project Director: Andrea Harrod Phone Number: 361-814-2001 ext. 238 Fax Number: 361-883-1998 andreah@cbwellness.org www.cbwellness.org CBWF seeks funding of $150,000 for a one-year project period to support an HIV Care Innovation activity focused on developing strategic partnerships to address the complex challenges of re-engaging those with HIV who have fallen out of care and early linkage to primary HIV care. CBWF will implement training and capacity building with organizations beyond the traditional healthcare setting to access hard-to-reach populations and provide a more whole person care support system. CBWF will train community health workers and/or peer navigators from the community with skills to identify and engage those with HIV, emphasizing culturally competent care and confidentiality. CBWF will implement evidence-based interventions to train HIV-positive peers to support and navigate care systems, offering mentorship and fostering trust within the community. CBWF will develop and promote tools, training, and resources for primary care professionals, behavioral health professionals, treatment facilities, social service organizations providing housing and employment services, and other community organizations serving with those priority populations with HIV and those groups at highest risk for HIV infection. By leveraging the trust and reach of these non-traditional partners, CBWF will create more effective, culturally competent, and sustainable pathways to re-engagement, ensuring that people with HIV receive the comprehensive care they need to achieve optimal health outcomes. The proposed activities will increase linkage to HIV care, receipt of HIV care, and retention in HIV care. CBWF requests funding preference based on qualifications for providing care services in a rural area.
