Technical Assistance Programs

The CBA Request Information System (CRIS) is used to submit CBA Requests, as well as monitor, track, and follow-up on CBA Requests. A user ID and password are required to access this CDC-sponsored web application at www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/cba/index.htm

(Note: DEBI Trainings cannot be requested via CRIS)

The CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) provides financial assistance to national and regional nongovernmental organizations in four focus areas. The purpose of Focus Area 2, also referred to as the Capacity Building Assistance Strategy for Enhancing HIV Prevention Interventions, is to improve the capacity of community-based organizations (CBOs) and health departments (HDs) to adapt, tailor, implement, and evaluate effective HIV prevention interventions. The sixteen organizations funded under this focus area are:

• AIDS Project Los Angeles
• Arizona-Mexico Border Health Foundation
• Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center
• Cicatelli Associates, Inc.
• ETR Associates
• Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc.
• Harm Reduction Coalition
• Jackson State University, Mississippi Urban Research Center (MURC)
• JSI Research and Training Institute
• Latino Commission on AIDS
• Medical and Health Research Association of New York City, Inc. (MHRA)
• National Black Alcoholism & Addictions Council (NBAAC)
• National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
• PROCEED, Inc.
• Regents of the University of California San Francisco
• St. Louis University, Community Wellness Project (CWP)
• UT Southwestern Medical Center, Capacity Building Assistance Center (CBAC) 

To learn about the Capacity Building activities offered by the CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, please visit www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/cba/index.htm.

The American Psychological Association's (APA) Behavioral and Social Science Volunteer (BSSV) Program provides free, ongoing technical assistance (TA) in behavioral science by linking CBOs, Health Departments, and community planning groups (CPGs) that want state-of-the-art prevention for their community with local behavioral scientists such as psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, and public health experts. The BSSV Program also assists with adapting and tailoring evidence-based effective interventions and helps translate science into applicable, practical methods, and techniques. More information on how to access TA through the BSSV Program is available at www.apa.org/pi/aids/bssv.html and on the BSSV Program brochure.