# 25th Annual United States Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA)

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2021 · $74,500

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
In 1996, a group of national HIV organizations came together to create the United States Conference on AIDS
(USCA) – then known as the National Skills Building Conference. Led by NMAC, this coalition understood the
value of bringing together the diverse communities impacted by the disease to be educated on the latest science,
build support and bring hope to people facing an epidemic. In 2020, this was renamed as the United States
Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA). As one of the largest domestic HIV/AIDS conferences with a community
focus, USCHA receives an average attendance of 3,000 people each year. Attendees include case managers,
representatives from local, state and federal government, capacity building providers, researchers,
representatives from national AIDS services organizations, pharmaceutical representatives, peer navigators and
people living with HIV. Skills building takes place in the form of over 100, 2-hour workshops and 4 plenary
sessions. USCHA is held every other year in Washington, DC to ensure the maximum possible participation by
federal representatives. The 2020 USCHA was planned to be held in San Juan, PR from October 10-13 but
pivoted to a virtual platform due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 USCHA will be held in Washington, DC
at the Marriott Marquis Hotel from September 9-12.
USCHA focuses on a range of HIV/AIDS issues. Content is developed and organized for the conference through
various channels including institutes, conference tracks and through the submission of abstracts. The conference
has moved from a program developed mainly through abstract submissions to include curated content identified
by the conference planning committee and direct outreach to subject matter experts. Several federal agencies,
including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration and
HHS’ Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund, have partnered with USCHA to conduct workshops on
prevention, care and treatment, hepatitis, PrEP, viral suppression and stigma in minority communities. Other
workshops are filled through a call for abstract submissions which are reviewed by committees of experts in their
respective fields. The conference is organized into Conference Tracks that feature workshops in the areas of
biomedical HIV prevention, gay men, leadership, people living with HIV, stigma and public policy. Each year,
tracks are reviewed and changed as needed to reflect current issues and OAR HIV/AIDS Priorities. NMAC
previously partnered with the DC CFAR to host a series of workshops on HIV treatment and cure research. The
UNC CFAR looks forward to continuing this partnership. Conference support from the NIH R13 grant will be used
to support this collaboration and to fund conference scholarships for people living with HIV over 50, cis and trans
women, emerging youth leaders and people of color. As collaborators, the UNC CFAR leadership and HIV
investigators will contribute...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10323910
- **Project number:** 1R13AI165010-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** Ronald I Swanstrom
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $74,500
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-09-14 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10323910

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10323910, 25th Annual United States Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) (1R13AI165010-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10323910. Licensed CC0.

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