Program Guidance and Related Links

Below is the list of Program Guidance and/or related links referenced in the FOA.

Funding Tables

• Funding Tables [PDF – 517 KB]

Evaluation Plan Guidance

• Overview of PS18-1802 Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plans (EPMPs) [PDF – 136 KB]
• PS18-1802 CDC Evaluation Plan Guide [PDF – 2 MB]
• PS18-1802 Combined Jurisdictional Evaluation Performance Measurement Plan (EPMP) and Work Plan for Component A (updated May 1, 2018)
  • Full EPMP Template [DOC – 514 KB]
• PS18-1802 Combined Jurisdictional Evaluation Performance Measurement Plan (EPMP) and Work Plan for Component A (2019 Recipient Update) (Updated June 6, 2019)
  • Abbreviated EPMP Template [DOC – 228 KB]
• PS18-1802 Combined Demonstration Project Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plan (EPMP) and Work Plan for Component B (Updated August 12, 2019)
  • Demonstration Project EPMP Template [DOC – 78 KB]

High Impact Prevention (HIP)

• High Impact HIV Prevention CDC’s Approach to Reducing HIV Infections in the United States [PDF – 2 MB]

HIV Testing

• Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings, 2006
• Implementing HIV Testing in Nonclinical Settings – A Guide for HIV Testing Providers, 2016 [PDF – 2 MB]

Partner Services

• Recommendations for Partner Services Programs for HIV Infection, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydial Infection, 2008

PrEP Guidance

• CDC PrEP Ancillary Support Services Program Guidance for Health Departments [PDF – 232 KB] (Revised December 2021)
• CDC PrEP Program Guidance for HIV Prevention Health Department Grantees (Revised August 2012) (link retired)
• Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States – 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline [PDF – 2 MB]
• Updated Guidelines for Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual, Injection Drug Use, or Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV—United States, 2016

HIV Planning Group (HPG) – Plans and Processes

• HIV Planning Guidance, 2012
• Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan Guidance, including the Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need, CY 2017- 2021

Epidemiologic Profile Guidance

• Integrated Guidance for Developing Epidemiologic Profiles – HIV Prevention and Ryan White HIV/AIDS Programs Planning, 2014 [PDF – 2 MB]

Syringe Services Program (SSP)

• Department of Health and Human Services Implementation Guidance to Support Certain Components of Syringe Services Programs, 2016 (link retired)
• CDC Program Guidance for Implementing Certain Components of Syringe Services Programs, 2016 [PDF – 341 KB]

Cluster Detection and Response

• Detecting and Responding to HIV Transmission Clusters: A Guide to Health Departments, June 2018 [PDF – 5 MB]
• Additional Implementation Guidance for PS18-1802 Strategy 3: Cluster Detection and Response, November 2018 [PDF – 224 KB]
• Cluster Detection and Response Foundational Activities: Resources for Health Departments, December 2018 [PDF – 233 KB]
• Expanded Guidance on Collection, Use, and Release of HIV Sequence Data, October 2021 [PDF – 116 KB]

Perinatal HIV Prevention Program Guidance

• Perinatal Program Guidance [PDF – 318 KB]

Prevention with Positives (PwP) Guidelines

• Recommendations for HIV prevention with adults and adolescents with HIV in the United States, 2014

Laboratory Testing Guidance

• Laboratory testing for the diagnosis of HIV infection: updated recommendations, 2014

Data Security and Confidentiality Guidance

• Data Security and Confidentiality Guidelines for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Disease, and Tuberculosis Programs, 2011
• Assurance of Confidentiality Statement [PDF – 137 KB]

Content Review Guidelines

• Program Guidance on the Review of HIV-related Educational and Information Materials for CDC Assistance Programs, updated June 2016 [PDF 74 KB]
• Assurance of Compliance Form for the Program Guidance on the Review of HIV-related Educational and Information Materials for CDC Assistance Programs, updated June 2016 [PDF – 811 KB]

High-Risk and Substantial Risk Definitions for HIV Infection

[In development]

HIV Surveillance

• HIV Technical Guidance
• HIV Surveillance Overview
• HIV Surveillance Systems

National HIV Monitoring and Evaluation (NHM&E) Guidance

[In development]