Funded applicants will be expected to implement the following activities and services: 1. Community education and Hepatitis C awareness: Funded applicants are expected to conduct activities that educate the public about hepatitis C, including HIV/hepatitis C coinfection, and promote hepatitis C prevention, testing and treatment, harm reduction and health promotion. Funded applicants are expected to plan and host at least one community-wide hepatitis C event each year to promote hepatitis C testing, linkage to care and treatment. Successful community education will help engage and mobilize the community to address hepatitis C. 2. Community mobilization: Funded applicants are expected to conduct activities to engage regional constituents, including people with lived experience of hepatitis C or HIV/Hepatitis C coinfection, community stakeholders, and organizations to actively support hepatitis C elimination efforts. Successful community mobilizations will help ensure public support, foster cooperation across organizations in the community, and mobilize necessary resources for actions that will advance hepatitis C elimination. 3. Establish and maintain a regional hepatitis C elimination coalition: Funded applicants are expected to establish a regional coalition of hepatitis C service organizations and community stakeholders, local health departments, policy makers and persons impacted by hepatitis C, including people with HIV/hepatitis C coinfection. Funded applicants are expected to develop a coalition structure and group process, including member and meeting expectations and communication methods...
