What Cicatelli Associates does

Cicatelli Associates Inc. (CAI) is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded circa 1979-1980 and headquartered in New York City, delivering training, technical assistance, research, and customized capacity-building services to health departments, healthcare systems, and community-based organizations across all 50 U.S. states. Its portfolio spans the Community Health Worker Training Certificate & Apprenticeship Program (CHWTP, approved by NYS Department of Labor and Department of Education), the National HIV Learning Center (NHLC), Project SUCCEED (substance use disorders), the Improving Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes Project (MIH), and the Merck-funded 'Strengthening the Capacity and Resilience of U.S. HIV Organizations' initiative. The organization reports 106,000+ training attendees instructed and 71,000+ TA encounter hours provided.

CAI has no proprietary technology platform; its intellectual capital sits in adult-learning curricula, evidence-based program design, and implementation-science methodology. Revenue is derived almost entirely from institutional grants — federal (HRSA), pharmaceutical philanthropy (Merck & Co., Gilead Foundation), and state health departments — rather than fee-for-service payments to end clients. GTM is relationship-led: CAI secures multi-year program funding and then delivers customized training and TA through partnerships with thousands of CBOs, FQHCs, and public agencies, supplemented by conference presence, an emailed newsletter, and a Manhattan meeting/event center used for ancillary rental income. The organization is led by Founder and President Barbara Cicatelli with a staff of 101-250 employees.

Name

Cicatelli Associates

Legal name

Cicatelli Associates Inc.

Website

https://caiglobal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cicatelli Associates Inc. (CAI) is a New York-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers training, technical assistance, and capacity-building services to U.S. health departments, healthcare systems, and community-based organizations across all 50 states, funded primarily by federal, state, and pharmaceutical-philanthropy grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Workforce Training and Capacity Building

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nursing & Allied Health Certification Prep (CNA, EMT/Paramedic, Radiology, Sonography, PT/OT) (EDANAIAB)

Keywords

• Health workforce training
• Capacity building services
• HIV prevention programs
• Maternal health training
• Community health worker training

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government and Foundation Grants: CAI operates primarily as a grant-funded nonprofit organization, receiving funding from federal agencies (HRSA), pharmaceutical company philanthropy (Merck), state health departments, and other institutional funders to deliver training, technical assistance, and capacity-building programs in health and social services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cicatelli Associates Inc. (CAI) is a nonprofit organization that delivers expert training, technical assistance, research, and customized capacity-building support to health departments, healthcare systems, and community-based organizations. Its offerings center on workforce development (Community Health Worker training and apprenticeship), HIV prevention and organizational resilience programs, maternal and infant health initiatives, and substance use disorder training, grounded in adult learning principles and evidence-based approaches.

Product overview

Cicatelli Associates Inc. (CAI) is a healthcare and social services capacity-building organization offering a portfolio of training programs, technical assistance services, and grant coordination initiatives. The organization operates a multi-product service model centered around workforce development (Community Health Worker Training Certificate & Apprenticeship Program), specialized HIV prevention programs (National HIV Learning Center, HIV organizational resilience grants), maternal/infant health initiatives, substance use disorder training (Project SUCCEED), and a physical meeting facility rental service. All offerings are delivered using adult learning principles and evidence-based approaches to strengthen health departments, healthcare systems, and community-based organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Community Health Worker Training Certificate & Apprenticeship Program (CHWTP): A program providing training and apprenticeships for Community Health Workers in New York, approved by NYS Department of Labor and Department of Education, supported by HRSA.
• Strengthening the Capacity and Resilience of U.S. HIV Organizations
• National HIV Learning Center (NHLC)
• Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes Project (MIH)
• Project SUCCEED

Products and services

• Community Health Worker Training Certificate & Apprenticeship Program (CHWTP)

Quantifiable outcome

• 106,000+ training attendees instructed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFQHC partners identify prospective CHW trainees from communities they serve, provide experiential learning and mentorship, and co-sponsor Registered Apprenticeships. This collaborative model ensures trainees develop skills in environments where lived experience is valued as expertise.
• Harm Reduction ProgramscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarm reduction programs partner with CAI's CHWTP by identifying prospective trainees from communities they serve, providing experiential learning and mentorship, and co-sponsoring Registered Apprenticeships.
• Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBOs partner with CAI's CHWTP by identifying prospective trainees from communities they serve, providing experiential learning and mentorship, and co-sponsoring Registered Apprenticeships for community health workers.
• NJ Department of HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAI partnered with the NJ Department of Health to host a daylong harm reduction conference in Newark, NJ, with over 100 attendees engaging in dynamic discussions and informative presentations led by field experts.
• City of DenvermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAI partners with the City of Denver to improve families' access to healthy food, supporting community health initiatives.
• NYS Department of LaborcoreOthersThe NYS Department of Labor has approved CAI's Community Health Worker Training Certificate & Apprenticeship Program curriculum, enabling participants to receive recognized credentials.
• NYS Department of EducationcoreOthersThe NYS Department of Education has approved CAI's Community Health Worker Training Certificate & Apprenticeship Program, ensuring educational credentials meet state standards.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Education Development Center (EDC): EDC is a global nonprofit that designs and delivers training, technical assistance, and capacity-building programs in public health, education, and workforce development — a direct functional peer to CAI's adult-learning-based training and TA model.
• ETR (Education, Training and Research Associates): ETR is a nonprofit specializing in health education, workforce development, and capacity-building across HIV, sexual/reproductive health, and adolescent health — closely overlapping CAI's HIV Learning Center, MCH, and CHW training portfolio.
• Public Health Solutions: Public Health Solutions is a New York-based nonprofit that delivers direct services and capacity-building support to health departments and community organizations — a strong direct peer given geographic and programmatic overlap with CAI's NYC-anchored work.
• HealthHIV: HealthHIV is a national nonprofit focused on HIV/AIDS workforce capacity building, education, and technical assistance to clinics and CBOs — directly overlaps CAI's National HIV Learning Center and Merck-funded HIV organizational resilience initiative.
• Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS): CHCS is a nonprofit policy and TA organization that partners with state Medicaid agencies, health plans, and providers — comparable to CAI in delivering customized capacity-building to healthcare systems and government health programs.
• AIDS United: AIDS United is a national nonprofit providing capacity-building, grantmaking, and TA to HIV-focused organizations — directly comparable to CAI's role coordinating center for the Merck HIV Organizational Resilience initiative.
• JSI Research & Training Institute: JSI is a public-health research and consulting firm that delivers training, technical assistance, and capacity-building to health departments, CBOs, and ministries of health globally — directly comparable to CAI's grant-funded training/TA model across all 50 states and multiple focus areas (HIV, MCH, workforce).
• National Council for Mental Wellbeing: National Council provides training, technical assistance, and capacity-building to community mental health and substance-use organizations nationwide — comparable peer in the nonprofit TA/training space serving health-affiliated CBOs.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): NACCHO is a broad-incumbent association and capacity-building resource for the 3,000+ local U.S. health departments — serves a much larger national footprint of the same target customers (local health departments) as CAI.
• National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI): NNPHI is a membership network of public-health institutes providing training and TA to governmental health agencies — operates in the same capacity-building niche as CAI across training, program development, and evaluation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CAIGLOBAL
• Facebookfacebook.com/CAIGlobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caiglobal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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