ABSTRACT The UW/Fred Hutch CFAR Administrative Core leads the CFAR and is responsible for strategic planning and operational management. The Aims of the Administrative Core are to: 1) LEADERSHIP: Create and support a strategic vision with that centers equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and fosters a multidisciplinary, collaborative environment, to facilitate the best science and growth of the next generation of diverse HIV researchers, both which will impact the global HIV epidemic; and 2) MANAGEMENT: Deliver efficient, effective, timely, compliant, and collegial operational management to add value to the HIV research enterprise at our CFAR. These aims will be actualized through the following objectives: 1a) Support our Cores, SWGs, and partners and reach across disciplines and institutions through convening activities; 1b) Implement and continuously refine our CFAR strategic plan; 1c) Create an environment to grow collaboration and respond to emerging needs, opportunities, and scientific priorities; 1d) Foster bidirectional, trusting and robust community engagement across our CFAR; 1e) Promote equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) across the CFAR by implementing our EDI plan; 2a) Manage the CFAR and its grant, finances, and personnel according to robust and equitable principles, policies, and procedures; 2b) Grow funding, facilities, and other resources for HIV research; and 2c) Effectively advertise and promote utilization of CFAR services by ensuring effective communication systems, promoting engagement and collaboration across researchers, trainees, and the community. The Core works across our collaborating institutions to achieve these goals, including with: the President, Provost, and Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW), the President of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, and CEOs of affiliated institutions, obtaining substantial institutional commitment of funding and space to grow the work of the CFAR; the UW Department of Global Health, where the Administrative Core is based, to facilitate and leverage efficient and effective grant administration and operational support for our investigators; research centers and institutes within our organizations, to catalyze new research and support robust existing programs; local, state, and federal agencies, and international partners, to achieve impact at scale in the prevention and treatment of HIV; community-based organizations for collaborative leadership and engagement; and with other CFARs to synergize with the larger CFAR mission. Key innovations in the Administrative Core for this proposed cycle include our new Director and restructured Leadership Team which includes our Directors of EDI and Office of Community Engagement (OCE), implementation of our new EDI plan and a new strategy for incorporating community engagement across our CFAR, incorporating ESIs into Core and SWG leadership, and substantial institutional commitment to meet CFAR aims. Our Administ...