Committee forwards $350,000 CDC supplement to DPH HIV program, raising annual award to about $3.1M

The Budget & Finance Committee voted to forward a resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a $350,000 competitive supplement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support HIV programs (PS20‑3010) aimed at ending the HIV epidemic.

Stephanie Cohen, medical director of San Francisco City Clinic, described the supplement (Comp C) and Project EXCEL, which aims to expand express visits, increase PrEP uptake and retention among populations disproportionately affected by HIV, implement long‑acting injectable PrEP strategies, and optimize Epic across the system for improved screening and treatment coordination. The supplemental funding increased the FY21 total award for the grant to about $3.1 million per year.

There were no public callers; the committee recorded a unanimous vote to forward the resolution to the full Board with a positive recommendation.