May 11, 2006. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded the School of Social Work a two-year grant of $400,000 for the dissemination of an HIV intervention model developed by the Social Interventions Group. Led by Professor Susan Witte, Project Connect is the first relationship-based HIV/STI prevention intervention for couples to be developed and tested in efficacy trials. CCNMTL will receive $271,000 of the grant to help develop technology and media for Multimedia Connect.