What is Capacity Building Assistance (CBA)?

Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) focuses on maintaining and increasing the infrastructural systems and resources necessary to support interventions, and enhance the abilities of key personnel to plan and implement interventions and activities. Capacity building focuses on the development of core competencies, or skills of individuals in both organizations and communities to more effectively deliver HIV prevention services, and to sustain and support infrastructure for HIV programs.

What is MPIC~APIN?

The Midwestern Prevention Intervention Center of the African American Prevention Intervention Network (MPIC~APIN) is a project designed to assist community based organizations (CBOs) in the Midwestern Region of the United states with adaptation, implementation, quality assurance and evaluation of effective HIV prevention interventions.

The geographic region serviced by MPIC~APIN is: CO, IA, KS, MO, MT, NE, S. Dakota, N. Dakota, UT and WY.

How can Capacity Building Assistance help you to better serve your community?

• Through jointly developing a comprehensive capacity building assistance needs assessment that reflects your prioritized needs.


• Through stronger community based organizations representative of African Americans in science based prevention efforts against HIV disease.


• Through behavioral science and intervention effectiveness that are essential elements in building the capacity of organizations to lead the fight against HIV disease.

How Do You Access CBA Services?

• Contact your CDC Project Officer.
• Your CDC Project Officer will deliver your request to the CBA Coordinator.
• The CBA Coordinator will assign your request to the appropriate provider(s).
• A CBA provider will contact your organization directly to assess your needs.
• Community stakeholders, indirectly or non-CDC funded health departments and community based organizations should contact the MPIC Coordinator, E. Tyronne Howze at (314) 421-9600 or by e-mail at ET Howze@aol.com