# SWG: EHE

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · 2024 · $35,783

## Abstract

Ending the HIV Epidemic Scientific Working Group (EHE SWG) Project
Summary/Abstract
The overall objectives of the SD CFAR Scientific Working Group (SWG) program are to: 1) identify priority areas
of HIV research through our strategic planning process, 2) develop research expertise and capacity in these
priority areas, and 3) coordinate new collaborations across the SD CFAR network and with implementing
partners (i.e., county public health departments, community partners, and local/regional clinics). We designed
our SWG program to be flexible, allowing us to respond to new research priorities as they arise. We anticipate
adopting 2-3 new SWG research topics during the 5-year award period.
In 2019, the U.S. enacted a bold plan to End the HIV Epidemic (EHE) by implementing interventions across four
key strategic pillars: 1) Diagnose; 2) Treat; 3) Prevent; and 4) Respond. In response to this historic opportunity
and after a robust strategic planning process in mid-2019, the EHE Scientific Working Group (SWG) was
launched in November 2019. Since its inception, the SWG has been highly productive in securing research
grant support focused on the EHE pillars. These accomplishments fueled continued enthusiasm during the SD
CFAR 2021 Strategic Planning Retreat to maintain the SWG’s focus on EHE as an opportunity to expand and
strengthen our activities in 2022-2023. The EHE SWG convenes established and early career investigators, as
well as implementing partners with diverse expertise and interest in developing better approaches to achieving
EHE targets. The EHE SWG capitalizes on: 1) location within a southwestern “geographic hotspot” that includes
six geographically contiguous high burden counties (5 in southern California, 1 in Nevada), and 1 nearby
jurisdiction in Arizona; 2) a long history of successful community-academic partnerships; 3) outstanding clinical,
epidemiology, and translational science research infrastructure; and 4) a successful partnership with the
internationally-renowned implementation science experts of the UCSD Altman Clinical Translational Research
Institute Dissemination and Implementation Science Center (DISC) - which led to the 2020-2023 funding of the
SD CFAR Implementation Science (IS) Hub.
With guidance from PAR-20-106 and input from SD CFAR members, we will address the following specific aims:
1. Expand Research: Expand partnerships with implementing partners and identify new priority areas of HIV
 research for future SWG research topics.
2. Engage and Network: Engage a broad range of scientific experts from the four EHE pillars to present and
 participate in regular EHE meetings and support SWG partnerships.
3. Educate and Train: Educate SD CFAR members on EHE goals and support the training of the next
 generation of scientific leaders in EHE research (and future SWG focus areas).

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10819201
- **Project number:** 5P30AI036214-30
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
- **Principal Investigator:** SUSAN JANET LITTLE
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $35,783
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-04-01 → 2028-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10819201

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10819201, SWG: EHE (5P30AI036214-30). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10819201. Licensed CC0.

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