Public Health England HIV Prevention Innovation Fund

The HIV Prevention Innovation Fund was created and implemented by PHE to support voluntary sector organisations reduce the impact of HIV through innovative interventions targeting groups most affected by HIV. To date, funding has been allocated to two cohorts of projects; a first cohort of seven projects in 2015 which were completed at the end of 2016, and a second cohort of 13 projects in late 2016 which are due to complete in late 2017. A third cohort of projects is soon to be funded in November 2017. PHE commissioned Ipsos to undertake a process and impact evaluation of the HIV Prevention Innovation Fund and its projects.

This report focusses on Cohort 1, providing a summary of the activities and achievements of this cohort. The report can be used to gain insight into the following:

• the types of projects that were funded and how these interventions were implemented;
• achievements of the individual projects and the Fund overall;
• understanding what works in terms of HIV prevention in specific contexts;
• lessons for implementing these types of interventions, including enablers and barriers;
• the lasting legacy for the projects; and
• implications for the Fund as a whole.

The report also has value as a resource for VCS organisations in developing innovative HIV prevention approaches.

The related infographic is a one-page graphical representation providing an overview of the achievements of Cohort 1 projects.

Technical details

The report is based upon the following activities carried out in March 2017:

• Project evaluation reports: Each project has its own evaluation report, covering project-specific detail. These reports have been reviewed to feed into this overarching evaluation report;
• Interviews with project leads; and
• Interviews with project evaluators.