The initiative shall have all of the following responsibilities:

1. (a) To design and conduct a series of complementary projects to implement policy and planning to address the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on the African-American community, focusing on all of the following categories:

   1. (1) Research.
   2. (2) Policy and advocacy.
   3. (3) Workforce development.
   4. (4) Organizational capacity.
   5. (5) Prevention and treatment information and resources.
2. (b) To provide integrated leadership in developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining HIV-related services and programmatic partnerships between research institutions, community-based organizations, the business community, and public sector agencies.
3. (c) To improve the efficacy of local service providers through the central coordination of service availability, data, and funding sources through the development of a central coordinating body.