Seattle Transitional Grant Area Planning Council

Planning Council duties

• Assess King, Snohomish and Island County's HIV/AIDS service needs
• Establish priorities for the allocation of funds
• Allocate funds to service categories
• Develop a comprehensive care plan
• Establish operations to make planning tasks function smoothly
• Assess the efficiency of Public Health in rapidly allocating funds to areas of greatest need
• Confirm that the services procured by Public Health fulfill the allocation plan created by the Council

The Council also allocates percentages of a community funding pool to services for each of the priority populations.

Planning Council meetings

The regular meeting time of the HIV/AIDS Planning Council is on the second Monday of each month from 4 pm to 6:30 pm. Meetings are typically held virtually through Zoom during social distancing measures. All meetings are open to the public and are subject to change. If you would like to receive a link to the meeting, be on the Council's Interested Parties Mailing List to receive an email prior to each meeting with the documents for that meeting, or have any other questions, please email Karen Chung at kchung@kingcounty.gov. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and those in need of interpreters provided with advanced request.

Recent meeting minutes and upcoming agendas

The regular meeting time of the HIV/AIDS Planning Council is on the second Monday of each month from 4 pm to 6:30 pm. Meetings are typically held virtually through Zoom during social distancing measures. All meetings are open to the public and are subject to change. If you would like to receive a link to the meeting, be on the Council's Interested Parties Mailing List to receive an email prior to each meeting with the documents for that meeting, or have any other questions, please email Karen Chung at kchung@kingcounty.gov. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and those in need of interpreters provided with advanced request.

• November 11, 2024 minutes (442 KB)
• October 7, 2024 minutes (434 KB)
• September 9, 2024 minutes (442 KB)

For older minutes, please contact Karen Chung at kchung@kingcounty.gov

Planning Council Committees

All committees are open to the public and you can attend virtually through Zoom while social distance measures are in place. If you would like to be on the Interested Parties Mailing List for any or all committees, and receive an email prior to each meeting with the documents that will be used in that meeting, please email the Planning Council administrator Karen Chung at kchung@kingcounty.gov. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities provided with advanced request.

Needs Assessment, Priority Setting, & Resource Allocation Committee (NAPSRA)

Meets every fourth Thursday of the month virtually through Zoom. This committee conducts needs assessments, prioritizes services, and allocates Ryan White Part A funds to service categories.

System of Care Committee (SOC)

Meets every fourth Monday of the month virtually through Zoom. This committee creates standards of care and measures for these standards for all service categories and creates the comprehensive plan.

Membership/Operations Committee

Meets every third Thursday of the month at 5 pm to 7 pm virtually through Zoom. This committee writes bylaws and policies and brings on new Council members. They are actively seeking membership currently.

+Caucus

Meets every first Thursday of the month at 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm virtually through Zoom. The +Caucus builds a supportive community around people living with HIV and provides a place for people living with HIV to learn more about the Council and provide input from lived experience on the work of the Council.

➔ Download a brochure to learn more (243 KB).