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Date: March 27, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bonnie Aikman, PHS/HRSA (301) 443-3376
The awards go to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam in amounts that vary according to the severity of AIDS in each jurisdiction.
"These grants demonstrate that the president and HHS are committed to improving access to quality care for people with HIV," Secretary Shalala said.
The awards mark the fifth year of grants under Title II of the Ryan White CARE Act, named in memory of the Indiana teen-ager whose battle against AIDS helped raise public awareness of the disease.
Philip R. Lee., M.D., assistant secretary for health and director of the U.S. Public Health Service, said, "Since 1991, $612 million in Title II funds have been awarded to states to meet the needs of thousands of Americans with HIV and AIDS."
The grants support a wide range of services to persons living with HIV disease, among them payment of health insurance premiums for the unemployed and treatments to prolong life or prevent serious deterioration of health.
"Resources made available through Ryan White grants have helped Americans with HIV live longer, more productive lives with dignity while avoiding unnecessary and expensive emergency room use and hospitalization," said Ciro V. Sumaya, M.D., administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. HRSA, which administers the Ryan White CARE Act, is one of eight PHS agencies within HHS.
These Title II formula grants are awarded to states based on the number of AIDS cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the two-year period from Oct. 1, 1992, through Sept. 30, 1994.
California, Florida, New York and Texas reported the most AIDS cases for that period and received the largest Title II grant awards.
The Ryan White Act requires that care be directed primarily to low-income and underserved people who do not have insurance and are not covered by Medicare, Medicaid or state-funded programs. At least 15 percent of the grant must provide health and support services to infants, children, women and families.
Note to Editors: On March 1, HHS announced $174.7 million in supplemental grants under Title I of the Ryan White CARE Act to 42 metropolitan areas to help them meet the growing care needs of uninsured and underinsured people with AIDS. Although today's dollar amount is similar, the grants awarded today are under Title II and are made to the states. A list of today's Title II Ryan White grants is attached.
Cases Formula
Reported Grant
STATE FY93/FY94 Award
Alabama 1,294 $ 1,349,942
Alaska 105 100,000
Arizona 1,778 1,759,313
Arkansas 701 753,038
California 30,085 27,867,193
Colorado 2,067 1,980,699
Connecticut 2,782 2,404,858
Delaware 625 585,604
Dist. of Col. 2,865 2,532,524
Florida 18,504 17,780,752
Georgia 4,802 4,731,696
Hawaii 532 499,350
Idaho 133 138,867
Illinois 5,870 5,577,650
Indiana 1,541 1,536,770
Iowa 328 333,360
Kansas 572 568,263
Kentucky 611 643,697
Louisiana 2,602 2,785,044
Maine 228 228,492
Maryland 5,189 4,684,012
Massachusetts 4,143 3,776,077
Michigan 2,750 2,675,943
Minnesota 1,006 973,550
Mississippi 863 954,192
Missouri 2,501 2,504,335
Montana 55 100,000
Nebraska 263 267,083
Nevada 1,015 964,174
New Hampshire 188 175,763
New Jersey 10,105 8,958,831
New Mexico 456 479,074
New York 31,467 29,093,044
North Carolina 2,405 2,414,668
North Dakota 37 100,000
Ohio 2,651 2,623,138
Oklahoma 1,019 1,050,786
Oregon 1,313 1,300,587
Pennsylvania 5,310 5,177,510
Puerto Rico 5,254 7,682,087
Rhode Island 581 554,753
South Carolina 2,599 2,679,771
South Dakota 42 100,000
Tennessee 1,809 1,846,877
Texas 12,592 12,636,414
Utah 405 428,266
Vermont 105 103,727
Virginia 2,812 2,642,609
Washington 2,417 2,310,797
West Virginia 172 184,768
Wisconsin 1,070 1,063,650
Wyoming 60 100,000
Guam 3 2,902
TOTAL 180,682 $174,766,500