For use on the Genesis Modern Portfolio child theme. Create a second widget area to mimic the homepage "About" widget on other pages in the site.

mp_functions.php

/** Register widget areas */
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
    'id'				=> 'cta-1',
	'name'			=> __( 'Call to Action', 'mp' ),
	'description'	=> __( 'This is the call to action section.', 'mp' ),
) );


/** Add CTA widget support for site. If widget not active, don't display */

//Adding priority 5 will make the widget appear above the primary nav. 
//Change priority to 15 if you want primary nav above widget
add_action( 'genesis_after_header', 'mp_cta_genesis', 5 ); 

function mp_cta_genesis() {

    // MP Home page already has the About widget, so we don't want to show it
    if ( is_home() ) {
		return;
	}
    
    // You can create additional widgets and use multiple elseif statements with conditional checks
    // to show different widgets on different pages
	else {
		genesis_widget_area( 'cta-1', array(
			'before' => '<div id="about"><div class="wrap">',
			'after' => '</div></div>',
		) );

	}
}