Cicatelli Associates Inc.

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm and is reviewed and approved by the board members prior to submission with the irs.”

“The organization has a conflict of interst policy that covers all board members, officers, employees, and certain consultants. Throughout the years, all covered individuals are required to disclose any changes to interests or transactions that may be a potential conflict. The independent board members review any potential conflicts and determines whether any conflict exists. Any interested board member is recused from participating and voting on the discussions and decisions involving such conflict.”

“Cai's initial wages are based on the salary range researched and developed for each position, with variations dependent upon employee qualifications, education, and experience. When funds are available each year on the anniversary date of hire, staff receive a cost of living adjustment (cola) increase of approximately 3%. In addition to cola increase, one may receive a merit raise according to our policy. The independent board approves salary raises for the president and officers of the company and documents decisions contemporaneously.”

“The governing documents, conflict of inerest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“Over the course of FY2020, Cicatelli Associates Inc. (CAI) administered over 40 contracts, including 17 supported by federal funding, and 17 supported by state or local government. During this time, we conducted 672 capacity building events, including trainings, learning collaboratives, webinars, and technical assistance (TA) to over 11,680 participants. Some notable achievements for CAI this year include: - As the New York State Department of Health Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Training Center since 2009, CAI has continued to see notable improvements among the providers we train and the clients they serve. Over the course of the year, the WIC Training Center conducted 25 trainings days for 607 participants; provided 20 self-paced online training programs containing 85 modules that reached 1,430 people; delivered 52 live and on-demand webinars that reached 7,119 viewers; and facilitated a Learning Collaborative among 11 WIC agencies across four regional state centers designed to revitalize participant-centered services. - In March 2020, CAI was awarded funding from the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau to serve as the National Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) TA Provider. CAIs TA Provider Innovation Network (TAP-in) supports 47 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Parts A and B jurisdictions across America in the strengthening of their EHE work plans, promotion of cross-jurisdictional learning, and ensuring these jurisdictions have access to the resources they need. CAI, in collaboration with the UCLA Department of Family Medicine and an array of strategic partners, is providing capacity building and TA so that the jurisdictions have effective systems in place to identify people newly diagnosed with HIV and engage people with HIV who are not in care and/or not virally suppressed. In this first year of implementation, TAP-in has begun jurisdictional plan review as a foundation point in understanding jurisdictions TA needs and categorization of jurisdictions for low-intermediate-high intensity TA; finalized partner and sub-contractor agreements with other supporting entities such as Housing Works and Black Aids Institute; begun developing jurisdiction specific data dashboards; and developed criteria for identifying jurisdictions as in need of high, medium, and low intensity TA. - CAI continued to serve as the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) AIDS Institute (AI)s Regional Training Center (RTC) for NYC and the Mid-Hudson, offering a comprehensive menu of 40 to 70 training programs tailored to address needs identified by AI, other regional training organizations, HIV service providers, and key populations affected by HIV AIDS, STIs and Viral Hepatitis. In line with Governor Cuomos three-point plan to end the AIDS epidemic in NYS and the national EHE strategies, the overarching goal of the RTC is to accelerate progress in reducing new infections by providing state-of-the-art capacity-building support for non-clinical providers. Objectives include increasing non-clinical provider capacity to: (1) Increase knowledge of HIV status among people with HIV (PWH); (2) Increase linkage to care and uptake of ART; (3) Increase retention in care and re-engagement of PWH who have fallen out of care; (4) Reduce HIV disparities by improving outcomes for populations with unmet need, and (5) Increasing uptake a PrEP to prevent new HIV infections. The RTC was able to adjust to the challenges presented by COVID, adopting course offerings to a remote learning format and delivering 46 trainings to 1,174 participants in FY20. - In year two of our CDC-funded Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) initiative, CAI has continued to assist community partners as they plan and carryout local and culturally appropriate programs to address a wide range of health issues among African American people who reside in Buffalos East Ferry Corridor. An additional key component of REACH is bringing together community members to address the health issues”

“- CAI serves as the National HIV Classroom Learning Center (NHCLC), funded by the CDC, conducting state of the art training programs in jurisdictions that have been hit hardest by HIV, addressing each of the key prevention pillars in the End The Epidemic plan. In February 2020, The NHCLC was in a highly productive mode as it neared the end of its first project year, on track to exceed the annual deliverable of 150 training sessions by up to 15 additional sessions. Nearly 1,500 staff from over 500 different organizations had participated in training sessions delivered throughout the nation (including 4 in Puerto Rico, conducted in Spanish) with most of the events occurring in hotspot counties and states prioritized by Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America. Curriculum development was also proceeding as planned, with 2 new courses ready to be added to the list of interventions and public health strategies in the annual training plan and updates to 5 existing courses completed. Additionally, the project had conducted 4 of 5 planned Training of Trainer (TOT) events as part of its plan to increase the availability and capacity of the National Trainer Roster. As COVID-19 began to impact project activities, the CDC directed CAI to shift its curriculum development efforts to convert 9 existing classroom courses to a live, instructor-led, virtual classroom format, in addition to developing 3 new training packages in this format. CAI acted swiftly, assigning teams of three to four staff, comprised of training and content experts, to convert each course by applying adult learning theory and best practices of course design. The teams analyzed each courses aim, goals, objectives, structural design, content, and activities and restructured the course for the instructor-led, virtual classroom setting. - In the third year of an initiative with the New Jersey Department of Health to support more than 30 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP)-funded HIV care and treatment agencies in integrating Trauma Informed Care into their culture, environment, and service delivery; CAI delivered 26 clustered TA sessions and trainings to 326 participants. CAI continued to facilitate effective collaboration and coordination, with monthly check-in calls with NJ DOH DHSTS, regularly providing updates on project implementation at these meetings and progress towards TA goals. In response to COVID-19, CAI focused on sharing resources and tools that would be most helpful during COVID-19. Additionally, the training and TA team created a weekly Take 5 Webinar series to remind all staff about their trauma informed skills and strategies that are helpful during the pandemic, which were viewed by 523 participants. Significant focus was added to scaling up online training conversions, finalizing and printing French and Spanish materials, developing training related videos for development of communication skills, purchase and training up on Rehearsal, as new software to support TA delivery and practice, and other online training tools. - In year five of HOPE Buffalo, an initiative funded by the Office of Adolescent Health to reduce teen pregnancy and improve adolescent wellness, CAI has continued to be successful in engaging a variety of stakeholders to implement evidence-based interventions that encourage positive sexual health choices among teens. CAI maintained our 3-tiered community mobilizing structure, which consists of a 12-member Youth Leadership Team (YLT), 47 formal & informal partners, a Community Action Team (CAT), 3 Action Groups (AG) and 69 individual CAT members - to foster community engagement, ownership, and take collective action to the next level. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CAI and partners adapted HOPE interventions (Raising Healthy Children, Families Talking Together, 17 Days, and Be Proud! Be Responsible!) to be facilitated in virtual setting and developed additional materials to support implementation, and were able to maintain satisfac”

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“Description:payroll service fee total fees:19509”