# SWG2: End the HIV Epidemic

> **NIH NIH P30** · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $53,626

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC SCIENTIFIC WORKING GROUP 2
 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed to end the HIV epidemic in the
 United States with the ambitious goal of 75% reduction in new HIV infections in 5 years and 90% reduction in 10
 years targeting communities hardest hit by the epidemic. Cuyahoga County, where Case Western Reserve
 University (CWRU) is located, is one of the 48 highest burden counties. CWRU and University of Pittsburgh (Pitt)
 will create an Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Scientific Working Group (SWG2) within the RUSTBELT CFAR.
 The overarching goal of the EHE SWG2 is to promote interdisciplinary collaborations that result in successful
 applications for new HIV prevention and implementation research projects. Pitt has a diverse portfolio of
 successful biomedical and behavioral research with active community engagement including initiatives such as
 AIDS-Free Pittsburgh. Recently, Allegheny County has significantly reduced its HIV incidence from 139 cases
 in 2015 to 85 cases in 2018. CWRU has a strong relationship with local public health officials and the HIV
 community, in which formal and informal channels have been maintained for over 19 years with deep roots to
 community inclusion via public and private organizations and numerous community events and educational
 meetings. EHE SWG2 will build on the regional, cultural, and demographic similarities between Pittsburgh and
 Cleveland to promote robust HIV prevention research, practice, and research training. The EHE SWG2 has two
 aims: (1) Expand academic/community/practitioner partnerships to develop research programs that identify gaps
 across EHE pillars in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. EHE SWG2 will bring together researchers, community
 stakeholders, and nontraditional partners to address each of the pillars of the National Plan to End the HIV
 Epidemic. SWG leadership will provide support to investigators to implement an array of successful community-
 based HIV prevention and implementation research programs. This initiative will produce joint Pitt/CWRU
 investigative teams and generate valuable pilot data for additional End the HIV Epidemic supplementary
 proposals and other R21/R34 mechanisms. (2) Facilitate new EHE implementation research projects that align
 with the pillars of the NIH HIV strategy in communities disproportionately impacted by HIV. EHE SWG2 will
 develop productive interactions with RUSTBELT CFAR Cores, Sex & Gender SWG1, and the Inter-CFAR
 Implementation Science Working Group to develop grant proposals for a robust EHE research and practice,
 leveraging each institution’s strengths to facilitate a new, dynamic program of HIV prevention implementation
 and research. The EHE SWG2 will utilize an empowered community framework for shared decision-making in
 EHE research prioritization, design, implementation, and dissemination and support the development of new
 research initiatives and advocacy...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10457729
- **Project number:** 2P30AI036219-26A1
- **Recipient organization:** CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** ANN K AVERY
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $53,626
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1997-04-01 → 2027-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10457729

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10457729, SWG2: End the HIV Epidemic (2P30AI036219-26A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10457729. Licensed CC0.

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